:::Summary
The project addresses the urgent need for implementing principles of the assessment and verification of existing structures in practice in the Czech Republic and other European countries. Assessment of existing structures is an issue of great economic significance in most countries around the world, as more than 50 % of all construction activities concern existing buildings, bridges and other civil engineering works. Presently the Eurocodes which are being used in many CEN Member countries are primarily focused on the design of new structures. Additional operational rules for existing structures are still missing. The international standard ISO 13822 provides only general principles for the assessment of existing structures that should be further developed for their effective operational use in practice.
The project outcomes include vocational training materials based on the documents of the international research organization Joint Committee on Structural Safety JCSS and international research projects, selected outcomes of another project of the Leonardo da Vinci programme completed by five of the partners in 2008-2010, and also on the background documents to new European and international standards.
Available innovations are being adapted for needs of education and training of civil engineers, designers, technicians, teachers in technical schools, officers of public authorities, and also for students at secondary technical schools.
The project outcomes include vocational training materials based on the documents of the international research organization Joint Committee on Structural Safety JCSS and international research projects, selected outcomes of another project of the Leonardo da Vinci programme completed by five of the partners in 2008-2010, and also on the background documents to new European and international standards.
Available innovations are being adapted for needs of education and training of civil engineers, designers, technicians, teachers in technical schools, officers of public authorities, and also for students at secondary technical schools.