NENEN1992

NEN-EN 1992 is the Dutch designation for EN 1992, the European standard governing the design of concrete structures and a key part of the Eurocode 2 family. It provides the rules for designing buildings and civil engineering works using concrete, including reinforced and prestressed concrete, and covers normal-weight as well as lightweight aggregates.

The standard outlines requirements for materials, durability, design methods, detailing, and quality control, addressing both ultimate limit state and serviceability limit state objectives. It includes provisions related to exposure conditions, creep, shrinkage, cracking, and fire design through its various parts. The main part EN 1992-1-1 sets forth general rules for buildings, while additional parts handle specialized topics such as structural fire design (EN 1992-1-2), bridges (EN 1992-2), and precast components (EN 1992-3), among others.

In the Netherlands, a national annex (NEN) accompanies the Eurocode to adapt the harmonized rules to local practice, climate, and regulations, without altering the core Eurocode framework. NEN-EN 1992 thus serves to harmonize design approaches across Europe while permitting national deviations where required. The standard is used by engineers for the design and assessment of concrete structures and is typically applied in conjunction with other Eurocodes, such as EN 1990 (Basis of structural design) and EN 1991 (Actions on structures), to provide a complete framework for structural analysis and safety.