Summary of the Meeting on 11 December 2015 on Adaptation of Structural Design to Climate Change

Abstract

The objectives of the meeting were as follows: 1. Discuss the feasibility and needs for creating snow map for structural design which accounts for the climate change: • availability of methodology and data; • scope of a snow map project – geographic, time span; • support / resources needed. 2. Set-up a group to create a document on the rational and needs for a snow map for structural design which accounts for the climate change. 3. Discuss the interaction with CEN/TC 250 Project Team (PT) on SC1.T5 (the Project Team on the CEN report on adaptation of the Eurocodes to the climate change, Task 5 of SC1, under Mandate M/515). 4. Identify other actions on structures whose effect on structures shall be considered