Eurocode Guides: Choose Standards by Project

Use this guide to find the Eurocode articles relevant to a project and understand what each Genorma document collection contains.

Package numbers are not Eurocode numbers

A retailer's package number identifies its own collection. Official Eurocode numbers identify standards families: for example, Eurocode 4 is composite steel and concrete design, Eurocode 7 is geotechnical design, and Eurocode 9 is aluminium design. A package may combine documents from several families or include only selected parts.

Choose a guide by project topic

Genorma package topics and related guides
PackageRead the guideListed references
1Building loads and design basisEN 1990 and selected EN 1991
2Concrete and composite buildingsEN 1992-1-1 and EN 1994-1-1
3Steel buildingsSelected EN 1993-1 parts
4Timber and masonryEN 1995 and EN 1996
5Geotechnical designEN 1997
6Earthquake design for buildingsSelected EN 1998 parts
7Bridge design and loadsSeveral Eurocode families
8Structural fire designFire parts across EN 1991–1996
9Silos, tanks and pipelinesSelected EN 1991–1993 and EN 1998
10Towers, masts, piling and cranesSelected EN 1993 and EN 1998

Before selecting documents

Compare each package inventory with the project's document schedule. Check editions, amendments, national adoptions, National Annexes and language. A collection can contain historical or withdrawn documents, so its overall publication status does not establish that every item is current.

The guides explain the listed scope and notable limits; buying a package does not certify a design. For the authoritative topic-to-number mapping, consult the European Commission JRC's Eurocodes family overview.

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