UK structural and geotechnical engineers have long used the British Standard codes for design of railroad bridges. Those days are now gone as all rail structures are required to use the Eurocode. This article is a nice overview of the code system, which is separated into 10 codes with a total of 58 parts, and 58 country specific National Annexes. [Source: rail.co. Image: Rail.co]
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