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fib Model Code (2020) is a comprehensive concrete design code that integrates provisions for both new and existing structures, prioritising sustainability by considering societal needs, life-cycle cost, and environmental impacts. fib MC (2020) emphasises an integrated life-cycle perspective, addressing aspects like safety, durability, and adaptability while factoring concrete’s significant role in climate change.

Developed by over 1’400 contributors from 67 countries, fib MC (2020) represents the cutting-edge global consensus on concrete structure design, incorporating advancements in science and materials to ensure tested and reliable models.

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A series of articles written by experts and related to the fib Model Code for Concrete Structures 2020 is available on Wiley website. Please make sure you are logged in as a fib member to access all the articles.

fib Mastering challenges and encountering new ones - Pages 1-85 - by Joost Walraven
fib Reliability in the performance-based concept of fib Model Code 2010 - Pages 309-319 - by Agnieszka Bigaj-van Vliet and Ton Vrouwenvelder
fib Sustainability in fib Model Code 2010 and its future perspective - Pages 301-308 - by Koji Sakai
fib Concrete: Treatment of types and properties in fib Model Code 2010 - Pages 320-334 - by Harald S. Müller, Isabel Anders, Raphael Breiner and Michael Vogel
fib Fibre-reinforced polymer reinforcement enters fib Model Code 2010 - Pages 335-341 - by Thanasis Triantafillou and Stijn Matthys
fib Fibre-reinforced concrete in fib Model Code 2010: Principles, models and test validation - Pages 342-361 - by Marco di Prisco, Matteo Colombo and Daniele Dozio
fib Sound engineering through conceptual design according to the fib Model Code 2010 - Pages 89-98 - by Hugo Corres Peiretti
Design for service life: Implementation of fib Model Code 2010 rules in the operational code ISO 16204 - Pages 10–18 - by Steinar Helland
Background to the fib Model Code 2010 shear provisions – part I: Beams and slabs Pages 195–203 - by Viktor Sigrist, Evan Bentz, Miguel Fernández Ruiz, Stephen Foster and Aurelio Muttoni
Background to fib Model Code 2010 shear provisions – part II: Punching shear Pages 204–214 - by Fernández Ruiz, Evan Bentz, Stephen Foster and Viktor Sigrist
Design recommendations for interface shear transfer in fib Model Code 2010 - Pages 230-241 - by Norbert Randl

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