Madrid 9.

December 2013

Infrastructure
Steel in Norway;
Requirements and Specifications

Kjetil Myhre
Chairman ECCS/TC9
Manager Norwegian Steel Association

Norwegian Steel
Association
has promoted the use
of steel since 1993

EN 1090

EN 1090
Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures
EN 1090-1: Requirements for conformity assessment of
structural components (inclusive rules for CE Marking)
EN 1090-2: Technical requirements for steel structures
EN 1090-3: Technical requirements for aluminium structures

NB! EN 1090-1 is a harmonised standard (hEN)

CEN/TC 135 with Norwegian chairman and secretariat

Technical committee
TC 135

Experts from:
Companies
Authorities
R&D
Organizations
Consumers
Manufacturers

Working group
WG 1

Working group
WG 2

Working group
WG 3

CE marking

EN 1090-1 is a technical spesification and basis for:

- Certification of manufacturers FPC* system
- Declaration of Performance (DoP)
- CE Marking
Time schedule CE Marking:
Published in Official Journal (OJ)
& start CE-merking: 1. January 2011
Co-existence / transition period: 3,5 years
Mandatory CE Merking: 1. July 2014

* FPC = Factory production control

CPR & CE Marking

New Construction Products Regulation (CPR)

Objective:
To promote common
standards across Europe
in order to make trade
easier, by CE-marking and
declaring the performance
of the products

CPR & CE Marking

New Construction Products Regulation (CPR)

The CPD was withdrawn and the full CPR came into
force: 1. July 2013
CE Marking is absolute mandatory in EU member states
from 1. July 2013 and in Norway from 1. January 2014*
(except NS-EN 1090-1 who has the date 1. July 2014)
* When there is a harmonised standard where the co-existence
period has expired or when there is an ETA

Regulations and standards

The Planning and Building Act
+ Regulations on technical requirements
including Construction Products Regulation (CPR)
Basis of structural design
NS-EN 1990 + National Annexes
Projecting standards
NS-EN 1991-1998 + National Annexes
Execution standard NS-EN 1090-2
Product and test standards

Regulations and standards

Additional national standards
Norwegian contract standards for execution of building
and civil engineering works: NS 8405/7 & 15/17
Specification texts for building, construction
& installations: NS 3420
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration:
- Manual 025 Standard specification texts for road contracts
- Manual 026 Standard specification texts for bridges and quays
- Manual 185 Bridge design (Eurocode version)
- Manual 122 Cables for suspension bridge
Jernbaneverket (Norwegian governments agency for railway
services): Technical regulations

Eurocodes
NS-EN 1993 Design of Steel Structures
NS-EN 1993-1 General rules and rules for buildings.
NS-EN 1993-2 Steel bridges.
NS-EN 1993-3 Towers, masts and chimneys.
NS-EN 1993-4 Silos, tanks and pipelines.
NS-EN 1993-5 Piling.
NS-EN 1993-6 Cane supporting structures.
NS-EN 1993-2 to EN 1993-6 refer to the generic rules in NS-EN 1993-1.
The rules in parts NS-EN 1993-2 to NS-EN 1993-6 supplement the generic rules
in NS-EN 1993-1.

NS-EN 1994 Design of composite steel and concrete structures

NS-EN 1994-1-1 General rules and rules for buildings
NS-EN 1994-1-2 Structural fire design
NS-EN 1994-2 Bridges

Eurocodes
NS-EN 1993-1 Design of Steel Structures
NS-EN 1993-1-1 General rules and rules for buildings.
NS-EN 1993-1-2 Structural fire design.
NS-EN 1993-1-3 Cold-formed thin gauge members and sheeting.
NS-EN 1993-1-4 Stainless steels.
NS-EN 1993-1-5 Plated structural elements.
NS-EN 1993-1-6 Strength and stability of shell structures.
NS-EN 1993-1-7 Strength and stability of planar plated structures transversely loaded.
NS-EN 1993-1-8 Design of joints.
NS-EN 1993-1-9 Fatigue strength of steel structures.
NS-EN 1993-1-10 Material toughness and through-thickness properties.
NS-EN 1993-1-11 Design of structures with tension components made of steel.
NS-EN 1993-1-12 Supplementary rules for high strength steel.

Eurocode 3
Select proper steel for outdoor climate
NS-EN 1993-1-9 National Annex: Table NA.2(904)
Bridges: NS-EN 1993-2 National Annex: Table NA.3(901)

Service temperature: -50C - +35C

Note: The lowest service temperature is given in NS-EN 1991-1-5/NA.

NS-EN 1993-2 National Annex: Table NA.3(901):

Maximum permitted thickness in mm for bridges

NS-EN 1090

EN 1090-1 contains no technical requirements

for execution, only rules to demonstrate
conformity between the component's properties
and the declaration (CE Marking standard)

The technical requirements are given in NS-EN

1090-2 (steel) and NS-EN 1090-3 (aluminium)

These standards cover all types of load bearing

structures and single components

CE Marking is only for manufacturing, not erection

CE Marking is only delivered building site

NS-EN 1090-2
Scope
Hot rolled, structural steel products up to and
including grade S690
Cold formed components and sheeting up to and
including grade S700
Hot finished and cold formed stainless steels
Hot finished and cold formed structural hollow
sections
Also custom-made sections manufactured by welding
Also grades up to and including S960, if necessary
additional requirements are specified.

The standard applies to steel structures designed

according to relevant parts of Eurocode 3 and 4

NS-EN 1090-2 Contents

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Scope
Normative references
Terms and definitions
Specifications and documentation
Constituent products
Preparation and assembly
Welding
Mechanical fastening
Erection
Surface treatment
Geometrical tolerances
Inspection, testing and correction

Some definitions in NS-EN 1090-2

Execution class
a set of requirements specified for the execution of the works as a
whole, of an individual component or of a detail of a component

Constituent product
material and product used for manufacturing a component and
which remains as part of it, e.g. structural steel product, stainless
steel product, mechanical fastener, welding consumable

Component
a part of a steel structure (made of constituent products) which
may be an assembly of several smaller components

5 Constituent products

NS-EN 14399-3:

Structural steels
Welding consumables
Mechanical fasteners
Hot rivets
Grouting materials
Expansion joints for
bridges
Identification
High strength cables, rods Inspection documents
and terminations
Traceability
Steel grade (S355)
Surface condition

6 Preparation and assembly

Identification/marking
Handling and storage
Shearing/cutting
Shaping/forming
Holing
Cut outs
Assembly

7 Welding
Welding plan
Welding processes
Qualification of welding
procedures and welding
personnel
Preparation and execution of
welding
Acceptance criteria
Welding of stainless steels

8 Mechanical fastening

Bolting assemblies
Preparation of contact surfaces
Tightening of bolts
Hot riveting
Fit bolts
Fastening of thin gauge
components

1 - mutter
2 - underlagsskive under mutteren nr
mutteren dreier under stramming
3 - mellomleggsskive
4 - mleinnretning for skruens strekk
5 - avfaset underlagsskive for
sammensettingen eller den avfasede
mellomleggsskiven
6 - skruehode

9 Erection

Safety of the works

Description of the erection method (design basis)
Survey (Site measurements)
Supports, anchors and bearings
Erection and work at site
- Drawings
- Marking
- Handling and storage
- Trial erection
- Erection methods

10 Surface treatment

Preparation of steel
Corrosivity categories
Galvanizing
Sealing of spaces
Inaccessible surfaces
Repairs after cutting or welding
Cleaning after erection

ISO 8501-3:

11 Geometrical tolerances
Essential and functional tolerances
Manufacturing

Erection

12 Inspection, testing and correction

Requirements for inspection and testing included in quality
documentation or quality plan as relevant:

Constituent products and components

Manufacturing
Welding
Mechanical fastening
Surface treatment and corrosion protection
Erection

Execution classes
What is execution class?
A set of requirements, given in class, for execution of:
The whole construction;
A part of the construction;
One single component;
A group of details;
One single detail;
This means: A construction may have one or more execution
classes (EXC)

Execution classes
Four execution classes: from EXC 1 to EXC 4
Grade of strictness increase from EXC1 to EXC 4
If class is not specified: applies EXC2
The requirements according to execution classes are
summarised in Annex A.3
Guidelines for choosing execution class is given in
informative Annex B.

Execution classes
The criteria for the selection of execution class
Designers choose from three different conditions:

Consequence Class (CC1 to CC3)

- defined in NS-EN 1990 in informative annex B

Service Category (SC 1 or SC2)

- defined in NS-EN 1090-2 informative Annex B

Product Category (PC1 or PC2)

- defined in NS-EN 1090-2 informative Annex B

Consequences classes = Reliability classes

Consequences of failure or malfunction of the structure

NB! Particular members of the structure may be designated in the same, higher or
lower consequences class than for the entire structure.

Service Category (SC)

Hazards connected with the use of the structure

NB! A structure or part of a structure can contain components or structural details

that belong to different service categories.

Production categories (PC)

Hazards connected with execution of the structure

NB! A structure or part of a structure may contain components or structural details

that belong to different production categories.

EN 1090-2

Execution classes
Table B.3 Recommended matrix for determination of
execution classes

EN 1090-2

Execution classes
Table B.3 Recommended matrix for determination of
execution classes

Medium
Static

S355

Execution classes
Guidance:
Actual construction types. A rough classification:
EXC1 Small houses, warehouses, agricultural buildings,
nurseries, quays. Welded and non-welded structures with
simple fabrication
EXC2 Homes, offices, commercial buildings, halls, institutional
buildings, harbor facilities, towers, masts, small road bridges
and footbridges
EXC3 Larger road and railway bridges, crane structures, large
buildings with huge crowds, large tribunes, sports arenas ...
EXC4 Nuclear facilities, extraordinary designs. As for EXC3 but
with particularly large impact, high utilization by fatigue and
complex fabrication conditions.

New proposal: Annex in EN 1993-1-1

If the required execution class for components or details is

different from that applicable to the structure, then the
components or details
shall be clearly identified.

New proposal: Annex in EN 1993-1-1

NOTE The National Annex may specify the choice of execution class in
terms of types of components or details. The following is recommended:
If EXC1 is selected for a structure, then EXC2 shall apply to the following
types of component:
a) welded components manufactured from steel products of grade S355 and
above;
b) welded components essential for structural integrity that are assembled
by
welding on the construction site;
c) welded components of CHS lattice girders requiring end profile cuts;
d) components with hot forming during manufacturing or receiving thermic
treatment during manufacturing.

Table A.3 Requirements to each EXC

Requirements for welding

Welding in general (7.1)
Quality requirements in accordance with EN ISO 3834:
EXC1: Part 4 "Elementary quality requirements";
EXC2: Part 3 "Standard quality requirements";
EXC3 and EXC4: Part 2 "Comprehensive quality
requirements".

Requires a welding plan prepared for the work

NS-EN 1090-2: Table 14 Technical knowledge of the

welding coordinator (RWC). Structural carbon steels
EXC

Thickness (mm)
25 < t 50
t 25 a
t > 50
b

Steels
(steel group)

Reference standards

S235 to S355
(1.1, 1.2, 1.4)

EN 10025-2, EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4

EN 10025-5, EN 10149-2, EN 10149-3
EN 10210-1, EN 10219-1

Cc

S420 to S700
(1.3, 2, 3)

EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4, EN 10025-6

EN 10149-2, EN 10149-3
EN 10210-1, EN 10219-1

Cd

S235 to S355
(1.1, 1.2, 1.4)

EN 10025-2, EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4

EN 10025-5, EN 10149-2, EN 10149-3
EN 10210-1, EN 10219-1

S420 to S700
(1.3, 2, 3)

EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4, EN 10025-6

EN 10149-2, EN 10149-3
EN 10210-1, EN 10219-1

Alle

Alle

EXC2

EXC3

EXC4

a Column base plates and endplates 50 mm.

b Column base plates and endplates 75 mm.
c For steels up to and including S275, level S is sufficient.
d For steels N, NL, M and ML, level S is sufficient.

National approved Welding Coordinator 1090-2

and IIW competence
EXC

EXC2

Steels
(steel group)

Reference standards

S235 to S355
(1.1, 1.2, 1.4)

EN 10025-2, EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4

EN 10025-5, EN 10149-2, EN 10149-3
EN 10210-1, EN 10219-1

S420
(1.3, 2.1)
S420 to S700
(1.3, 2, 3)
generelt
S235 to S355
(1.1, 1.2, 1.4)

EXC3

S420
(1.3, 2.1)
S420 to S700
(1.3, 2, 3)

EXC4

Alle

EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4, EN 10025-6

EN 10149-2, EN 10149-3
EN 10210-1, EN 10219-1

EN 10025-2, EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4

EN 10025-5, EN 10149-2, EN 10149-3
EN 10210-1, EN 10219-1
EN 10025-3, EN 10025-4, EN 10025-6
EN 10149-2, EN 10149-3
EN 10210-1, EN 10219-1
Alle

a Column base plates and endplates 50 mm.

b Column base plates and endplates 75 mm.
c For steels up to and including S275, level S is sufficient.
d For steels N, NL, M and ML, level S is sufficient.

Thickness (mm)
25 < t 50
t 25 a
t > 50
b

Niv2
eller IWS

Niv 3
eller IWT

Niv 3
eller IWT

Niv 3
eller IWE d

IWE c

IWE
IWT

IWE d

Niv 3
eller IWT

IWE

IWE

IWE

IWE

IWE

IWE

Niv 3
eller IWE
IWE
IWE

NS EN 1090-2
Quality requirements & NDT of welds
Qualifying for execution. The first 5 welds with new WPS
must always meet the following requirements:
- The quality level B (ISO 5817)
- NDT shall be double of the values in Table 24
- Minimum length to be inspected is 900 mm
- If inspection gives non conforming results, a new set of
five joints shall be tested
- After acceptable result the manufacturing shall meet:
- EXC1
- EXC2
- EXC3
- EXC4

quality level D
quality level C (partly level D)
quality level B
quality level B + (additional requirements)

- The extent of supplementary NDT shall meet Table 24.

NS EN 1090-2
Quality requirements & NDT of welds

Specifications and documentation

NS-EN 1090-2 requires
1 Execution
Specification

2 Constructor's
Documentation

Documentation
1 Execution Specification
All necessary information and technical requirements for execution

2 The constructor's documentation

- Quality plan and documentation
- Welding plan
- Erection works and safety plan
- Inspection plan
- Execution / AS-built documentation

Execution Specification
The engineer should draw up the Execution
Specification! - So that the load bearing
capacity, stability and functionality are met.
The steel contractor must ensure that the
Execution Specification meets the
requirements of EN 1090-2 and eventually
supplement with the missing.
The steel contractor is responsible!

Execution Specification
NS-EN 1090-2 requires Execution Specificaton
= Necessary information and technical requirements for
execution incl. procedures for alterations
shall consider the following items when relevant:
a) additional information, as listed in A.1;
b) options, as listed in A.2;
c) execution classes, see 4.1.2;
d) preparation grades, see 4.1.3;
e) tolerance classes, see 4.1.4;
f) technical requirements regarding the safety of the works,
see 4.2.3 and 9.2.

Execution Specification

Execution Specification

NS-EN 1090-1

Requirements for conformity assessment

of structural components

NS-EN 1090-1
Contents
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
4 Requirements
5 Evaluation methods
6 Evaluation of conformity
7 Classification and designation
8 Marking
Annex A (informative) Guidelines for preparation of the component
specification
Annex B (normative) Assessment of factory production control
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard
Addressing the provisions of EU

CE marking of products

CE marking comprises all types of:

- Load bearing steel components and kits
- Unique components
Although fabricated steel components are generally
bespoke, being one-offs or to a limited number typically
of less than 10 identical items this may be series or nonseries production.

From 1. July 2014:

Mandatory in the EU and EFTA member countries

Definitions in NS-EN 1090-1

Component specification
document or documents giving all necessary information and
technical requirements for manufacturing the structural component

Design brief
documents containing all information necessary to perform a
structural design of the component, considering its intended use

Structural characteristics
properties of the component connected with its ability to function
satisfactorily under the influence of the actions it is subject to
(the performance characteristics are load bearing capacity, fatigue strength,
resistance to fire and deformation at serviceability limit state)

How to evaluate conformity?

EN 1090-1 specifies the performance characteristics

That shall be declared by the manufacturer or supplier
The general principles of evaluation of conformity is the
use of
- Initial Type Testing (ITT)
- Factory Production Control (FPC).

How evaluate conformity?

The basis of ITT is:
- A manufacturer develops a product (a prototype) to
demonstrate its properties in relation to the performance
characteristics.
- The manufacturer starts to produce the new product,
and representative samples from new production are tested to
determine that the production methods used can produce
consistent products.

Initial type testing (ITT)

ITT is needed
- at the start of production of a new product,
- the use of new constituent products
- at the start of a new or modified method of production
if this would affect a characteristic subject to evaluation
- if production is changed to a higher Execution Class.

Initial type testing (ITT)

Example:
- A manufacturer develop a preliminary welding procedure
specification (pWPS);
- Based on the pWPS, the manufacturer carries out a
welding procedure test, which is subjected to destructive
and nondestructive tests (NDT). The results are recorded in
a welding procedure qualification record (WPQR);
- The WPQR is used to support application of the WPS in
practice and the qualification of other WPS to be used in
production within a defined range of essential variables, e.g
material type/thickness, joint types, welding position etc.

Initial type testing (ITT)

- The WPS can be used in a variety of specific welds

which differs slightly from the initial type test.
- This is an example of the allowance in EN 1090-1 for
extended use of ITT to other situations within a "family".

- The range of qualification allowed in the welding

standards defines how big the family may be, which in
terms of parent materials is done using steel groups cited
in EN 1090-2 Table 14:
S235 to S355 (1.1, 1.2, 1.4)
S420 to S700 (1.3, 2, 3)

Factory production control, FPC

Factory production control (FPC) is needed to establish

that a manufacturer can produce conforming product in
regular ongoing production.
The FPC system shall consist of written procedures,
regular inspections and tests and/or assessments and
the use of results to control the components constituent
products, equipment, the production process and the
manufactured component.

Factory production control, FPC

A FPC system conforming to the requirements of EN ISO 9001

and made specific to the requirements of EN 1090-1 shall be
considered to satisfy the requirements.
The results of inspections, tests and assessments stated in the
manufacturer`s FPC system shall be recorded.
The action to be taken if control values or criteria are not met
shall be recorded and retained for the period specified in the
manufacturers FPC procedures.
The assessment of FPC shall be as Annex B.

Assessment of FPC
The tasks for the initial assessment are given in Table B.1

Tasks related to execution work

- General: Inspection and evaluation of execution resources
(premises, personnel and equipment), in particular:
- Evaluation of competence of personnel (and job descriptions)
- Inspection and evaluation of the control system for checking
conformity, and procedures for handling any nonconformity.
- Check that the factory and the welding plant meet the requirement
with regard to equipment (testing and calibration)

Assessment of FPC

Assesment of tasks related to structural design work:

- General: Inspection and evaluation of design resources
(premises, personnel and equipment), in particular:
- Evaluation of competence of personnel (and job descriptions)

- Evaluation by samples that relevant equipment and resources

e.g. procedures for hand calculations and/or computer equipment
and computer programs for the work are available and functional.
- Evaluation of procedures for structural design including control
procedures to secure that conformity is obtained.

Essential performance characteristics

The first 6 are material properties & geometrical data
(mandatory to declare)
The next 4 (blue text) are structural characteristics
Tolerances on dimensions
and shape

Durability

Weldability
Fracture toughness

Load bearing capacity

Fatigue strength

Reaction to fire

Resistance to fire

Emission of radioactivity
and Release of cadmium.

Deformation at
serviceability limit state

Example: declaration of essential characteristics

Essential characteristics

Performance

Harmonised technical
specification

Tolerances on dimensions and shape

EN 1090-2, tolerance class 1

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

Weldability

EN 10025-2, S275JR & S355JR

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

Fracture toughness/impact resistance S275JR & S355JR (27J @ 20C)

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

Load bearing capacity

NPD

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

Fatigue strength

NPD

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

Resistance to fire

NPD

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

Reaction to fire

Class A1 (steel only)

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

Release of cadmium and its

compounds
Radioactivity

NPD

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

NPD

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011

Durability

Surface preparation according to EN

EN 1090-1: 2009 + A1: 2011
1090-2, Preparation grade P3. Surface
painted according to EN ISO 12944.

Eksample:
Declaration of
Performance

CE marking and labelling

The manufacturer or his authorised representative established
within the EEA is responsible for the affixing of
the CE marking.
The CE marking symbol affix shall be in accordance with
directive 93/68/EC and shall be shown on the component or
may be on the accompanying label, the packaging or on the
commercial documentation.

The CE marking consists

of the initials "CE" and
regulated information.

Eksample: CE mark

Main harmonised steel product standards

Start
coexistens/
Start CE
marking

End
coexistens/
Mandatory
CE merking

Harmonised
standard
(hEN)

Description

EN 10025-1

Steel sections and plates

Nov 2004

01/09/2005

01/09/2006

EN 10210-1

Hot finnished hollow

sections

Apr 2006

01/02/2007

01/02/2008

EN 10219-1

Cold formed hollow sections

Apr 2006

01/02/2007

01/02/2008

EN 14399-1

Preloadable bolts

Mar 2005

01/01/2006

01/10/2007

EN 15048-1

Non-preloadable bolts

Apr 2007

01/01/2008

01/10/2009

EN 1090-1

Fabricated structural
steelwork

Oct 2009

01/01/2011

01/07/2014

Available
date

How to ensure conformity of steel

System 2+: system for production control FPC,

controlled by a Notified Body
The Notified Body issues a certificate to the
manufacturer that gives the right to CE Mark
The notified body carries out regular inspections to
confirm the certificate

The Notified Body checks the system, not the

component

It is the manufacturer's responsibility to deliver

components that conform to the declaration, which
refers to the component specification and standards.

NS-EN 1090-1
Intervals between inspections after the initial surveillance

EXC1 and EXC2

Intervals between inspections

of manufacturer's FPC after
the ITT (years)
1 2 3 3

EXC3 and EXC4

11233

Execution classes

The frequency of inspection may be increased if there is:

a) new or changed essential facilities;
b) change of responsible welding coordinator;
c) new welding processes, type of parent metal and the
associated welding procedure qualification record (WPQR);
d) new essential equipment.

CE marking, the process

Here is a procedure leading to CE marking:

A - Identify the Execution class(es) including steel materials
B - Identify the performance characteristics to be declared
C - Perform Initial Type Testing (and ev. ITC)
D - Establish a system for production control, FPC
E - Certification of FPC by a Notified Body.
F - Make a Declaration of Performance
G - Affixing the CE mark

Examples: FPC and Welding Certificate

Thank you
Any questions?