ELASTIC RESPONSE SPECTRUM IN THE NEW EUROCODE 8

Mandatory application of Eurocodes in the Republic of Serbia was introduced relatively recently, which in some cases imposed challenges since the differences compared to the previous practice are significant. The preparation of the new generation of Eurocodes is currently in its final phase. Since in the near future the new generation of Eurocodes will be published and obligatory in the European Union countries, this is also expected in domestic practice. The implementation of the new generation of standards in practice is a demanding and complex process, which is primarily based on the timely familiarization of the professional public with all relevant details. The main idea of this paper is to provide information about the novelties related to the elastic response spectrum in part 1-1 of the new Eurocode 8. Since the topic of the spectrum cannot be isolated from the other provisions of the standard that affect it, the paper provides an appropriate overview of a number of other important provisions.