Calibration of partial safety factors according to Eurocodes

Abstract

Recommended reliability levels and their adequate partial safety factors can be found in Eurocodes only for design of new structures and bridges. Modified reliability levels and partial safety factors for verifying bridge structures for their remaining lifetime were determined by theory of reliability at Department of Structures and Bridges at Civil Engineering Faculty, University of Žilina. This paper is focused on verification of modified partial safety factors of materials and load effects using calibration.