Harmonization and improvement of the terms and definitions used in codes of practice in the field of mechanical security of buildings and structures
Results of monitoring and the analyzing of normative technical and normative legal documents in the construction, executed with objective of unification and perfection of terms and the definitions applied in the arches of rules in the field of a mechanical security of buildings and constructions are given. The analysis of the Russian regulatory framework, including Federal laws, acts of the Government of the Russian Federation, applied in codes of practice and other normative documents containing terms and definitions relating to the mechanical safety of buildings and structures is carried out. The analysis of the normative technical base of the Ministry of Construction of Russia and the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology is listed. The terms and definitions used in the Eurocodes are analyzed and compared with terms and definitions relating to the mechanical safety of buildings and structures in the codes of practice of the Ministry of Construction of Russia. Based on the results of the analysis, proposals were made to introduce amendments to the regulatory documents of the Russian Federation containing terms and definitions relating to the mechanical safety of buildings and structures. It is proposed to include the terms and definitions used in the normative documents in the field of mechanical safety in the code of practice ‘Terms and definitions', and also to develop ‘Manual on terminology in the field of mechanical safety of buildings and structures'.