TY - CONF A1 - Diamantidis, Dimitris A1 - Sýkora, Miroslav T1 - Reliability Differentiation and Uniform Risk in Standards T2 - Scientific Symposium Future Trends in Civil Engineering, Zagreb,Croatia, 17 October 2029 N2 - Reliability of structures and infrastructures is a major issue in structural engineering. Structural standards have traditionally been mainly concerned with public safety preventing loss of life or injury; this view has been shifting in recent years towards minimisation of economic loss. This contribution discusses the reliability differentiation principle in modern standards. Its aim is to achieve uniform risk levels for the various classes of structures. Codified criteria for reliability differentiation and risk informed decisions inherent in standards and especially in the Eurocodes are critically reviewed. It is shown that the classification of structures based on consequences of failure is an approach that has not been widely implemented in everyday design. Practical rules for the classification and implementation in design are needed and related proposals are presented. Y1 - 2020 UR - https://opus4.kobv.de/opus4-oth-regensburg/frontdoor/index/index/docId/2484 SP - 241 EP - 260 ER -