SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005/A2:2014
(Amendment)Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for buildings
General Information
- Abstract
General rules for the structural design of buildings and civil engineering works made of timber and/or wood-based panels, either singly or compositely with concrete, steel or other materials. Detailed rules for structural design of buildings.
- Status
- Published
- Public Enquiry End Date
- 30-Dec-2013
- Publication Date
- 30-Jun-2014
- Technical Committee
- KON - Structures
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 19-May-2014
- Due Date
- 24-Jul-2014
- Completion Date
- 01-Jul-2014
Overview
SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005/A2:2014 is the Slovenian adoption of the European Standard for timber design, known as Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for buildings. This standard provides the fundamental requirements, general principles, and detailed structural design rules for buildings and civil engineering works built using timber and wood-based panels, either alone or in combination with materials such as steel or concrete.
As part of the Eurocode series, this document ensures unified, high-quality design and safety practices across Europe, supporting engineers, architects, and industry professionals in the structural design of timber buildings.
Key Topics
- General Principles for Timber Design: Outlines basic concepts and requirements for structural safety, serviceability, and durability in timber construction.
- Serviceability and Limit States: Details how to address deformation, load duration, and moisture effects for optimum building performance.
- Material Compatibility: Guidance on the use of timber with other materials like steel and concrete, including rules for composite construction.
- Mechanical Connections: Sets requirements for fasteners and connectors (nails, screws, dowels, split rings, toothed plates), including minimum spacing, edge, and end distances to ensure structural integrity.
- Corrosion Resistance: Updates to coated steel components, referencing modern steel and coating standards for protection in timber structures.
- Compression, Torsion, and Combined Loading: Specific provisions for timber members under different load situations, such as compression perpendicular to the grain, torsion, and combined bending and axial tension.
- Updated Reference Standards: Integration of the latest norms for steel coatings and timber connectors, aligning national practices with EN and ISO standards.
Applications
SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005/A2:2014 is essential for a wide range of timber engineering applications, including:
- Residential and Commercial Buildings: Provides the technical backbone for modern timber houses, multi-story buildings, offices, and institutional structures.
- Civil Engineering Projects: Applicable to bridges, walkways, and load-bearing civil infrastructure where engineered wood is used.
- Timber-Concrete and Timber-Steel Hybrid Structures: Supports the safe and efficient integration of timber with other structural materials to create innovative, sustainable building solutions.
- Renovation and Restoration: Sets guidelines for intervention in existing timber buildings, facilitating upgrades to current safety and performance levels.
- Connection Design: Ideal for professionals designing and specifying mechanical fasteners, steel plates, and specialty connectors in timber frameworks.
By adhering to this Eurocode 5 part, professionals can ensure compliance with European-wide safety, durability, and performance criteria, supporting both new-build and retrofit projects.
Related Standards
Professionals working with this standard should consider these complementary and referenced standards:
- EN 1990 – Eurocode: Basis of structural design (general principles and limit states)
- EN 1995-1-2 – Eurocode 5: Structural fire design for timber structures
- EN 10346 – Continuously hot-dip coated steel flat products (updates for steel components)
- EN ISO 1461 – Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles (coating specifications and test methods)
- EN 14592 – Timber connectors – Requirements for nails, screws, and bolts
Adopting these standards ensures optimal interoperability, durability, and code conformity for modern timber construction across Europe. For timber engineering firms, architects, contractors, and code officials, SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005/A2:2014 is an indispensable resource supporting safe, innovative, and sustainable timber building design.
Relations
- Effective Date
- 26-Nov-2025
- Refers
SIST EN 10346:2015 - Continuously hot-dip coated steel flat products - Technical delivery conditions - Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 28-Jan-2026
- Effective Date
- 01-Jul-2014
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005/A2:2014 is a amendment published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for buildings". This standard covers: General rules for the structural design of buildings and civil engineering works made of timber and/or wood-based panels, either singly or compositely with concrete, steel or other materials. Detailed rules for structural design of buildings.
General rules for the structural design of buildings and civil engineering works made of timber and/or wood-based panels, either singly or compositely with concrete, steel or other materials. Detailed rules for structural design of buildings.
SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005/A2:2014 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 91.010.30 - Technical aspects; 91.080.20 - Timber structures. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005/A2:2014 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to kSIST FprEN 1995-1-1:2025, SIST EN 10346:2015, SIST EN ISO 1461:2022, SIST-TS CEN/TS 19103:2022, SIST EN 12369-2:2025, SIST EN 14592:2022, SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
SIST EN 1995-1-1:2005/A2:2014 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 305/2011; Standardization Mandates: M/265. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2014
Evrokod 5: Projektiranje lesenih konstrukcij - 1-1. del: Splošna pravila in pravila za
stavbe
Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General - Common rules and rules for
buildings
Eurocode 5: Bemessung und Konstruktion von Holzbauten - Teil 1-1: Allgemeines -
Allgemeine Regeln und Regeln für den Holzbau
Eurocode 5: Conception et calcul des structures en bois - Partie 1-1 : Généralités -
Règles communes et règles pour les bâtiments
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1995-1-1:2004/A2:2014
ICS:
91.010.30 7HKQLþQLYLGLNL Technical aspects
91.080.20 Lesene konstrukcije Timber structures
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 1995-1-1:2004/A2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
May 2014
ICS 91.010.30; 91.080.20
English Version
Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures - Part 1-1: General -
Common rules and rules for buildings
Eurocode 5: Conception et calcul des structures en bois - Eurocode 5: Bemessung und Konstruktion von Holzbauten -
Partie 1-1 : Généralités - Règles communes et règles pour Teil 1-1: Allgemeines - Allgemeine Regeln und Regeln für
les bâtiments den Hochbau
This amendment A2 modifies the European Standard EN 1995-1-1:2004; it was approved by CEN on 18 February 2014.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this
amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such
national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the
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Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
Foreword . 3
1 Modifications to 1.2, Normative references . 4
2 Modification to 1.6, Symbols used in EN 1995-1-1 . 4
3 Modifications to 2.2.3, Serviceability limit states . 4
4 Modification to 2.3.2.2, Load-duration and moisture influences on deformations . 4
5 Modification to 4.2, Resistance to corrosion . 5
6 Modification to 6.1.5, Compression perpendicular to the grain . 5
7 Modification to 6.1.8, Torsion . 5
8 Modification to 6.2.3, Combined bending and axial tension . 5
9 Modification to 6.5.2, Beams with a notch at the support . 6
10 Modification to 8.3.2, Axially loaded nails . 6
11 Modifications to 8.4, Stapled connections . 6
12 Modification to 8.6, Dowelled connections . 6
13 Modifications to 8.7.1, Laterally loaded screws . 7
14 Modification to 8.7.2, Axially loaded screws . 7
15 Modifications to 8.8.5.1, Plate anchorage capacity. 8
16 Modification to 8.8.5.2, Plate capacity . 8
17 Modification to 8.9, Split ring and shear plate connectors . 9
18 Modification to 8.10, Toothed –plate connectors . 9
19 Modifications to Annex A . 10
20 Modification to B.4, Maximum shear stress . 10
Foreword
This document (EN 1995-1-1:2004/A2:2014) has been prepared by Technical Committee
CEN/TC 250, “Structural Eurocodes”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This Amendment to the European Standard EN 1995-1-1:2004 shall be given the status of a national
standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 2015, and
conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by May 2015.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such
patent rights.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and
the European Free Trade Association.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
1 Modifications to 1.2, Normative references
Delete:
"
EN 10147, Specification for continuously hot-dip zinc coated structural steel sheet and strip
– Technical delivery conditions".
Add:
"
EN 10346, Continuously hot-dip coated steel flat products – Technical delivery conditions".
Add:
"
EN ISO 1461, Hot dip galvanized coatings on fabricated iron and steel articles – Specifications
and test methods (ISO 1461)".
2 Modification to 1.6, Symbols used in EN 1995-1-1
In the list of Latin lower case letters, remove the two entries about Symbols "h " (Distance from lower
rl
edge of hole to bottom of member) and "h " (Distance from upper edge of hole to top of member).
ru
3 Modifications to 2.2.3, Serviceability limit states
Replace Paragraph (3) with the following:
"
(3) The final deformation u , see e.g. w in Figure 7.1, should be calculated by superimposing the
fin fin
creep deformation u calculated using the quasi-permanent combination of actions,
creep
see EN 1990:2002, 6.5.3(2)(c), on the instantaneous deformation u calculated from 2.2.3(2). The
inst
creep deformation should be calculated using mean values of the appropriate moduli of elasticity,
shear moduli and slip moduli and the relevant values of k given in Table 3.2.".
def
Replace Paragraph (4) with the following:
"
(4) If the structure consists of members or components having different creep behaviour, the long-term
deformation due to the quasi-permanent combination of actions should be calculated using the final
mean values of the appropriate moduli of elasticity, shear moduli and slip moduli according to
2.3.2.2 (1). The final
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