GOST 27751-2014 PDF

Full title and description

GOST 27751-2014 — Reliability for constructions and foundations. General principles (Russian: Надежность строительных конструкций и оснований. Основные положения). The standard establishes the basic principles, terminology and general requirements used to ensure the reliability (safety, serviceability and durability) of building structures and their foundations across design, construction, reconstruction, manufacture and operation stages.

Abstract

This interstate (GOST) standard defines general provisions for reliability of building structures and foundations: definitions of limit states, classification of reliability (responsibility) levels, basic approaches to design working life and durability, rules for establishing design schemes and combinations of actions, and requirements for development of more detailed regulatory documents. It takes into account ISO 2394:1998 and EN 1990:2002 and is intended as a top-level normative document for structural reliability within the relevant national and interstate regulatory framework.

General information

• Status: Effective / in force (interstate standard introduced as national standard in the Russian Federation).
• Publication date: Adopted 11 December 2014; introduced into force (date of application) 1 July 2015.
• Publisher: Interstate Council for Standardization, Metrology and Certification (MGS) / implemented in Russia by the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology (Rosstandart).
• ICS / categories: 91.040.01 — Buildings (general).
• Edition / version: 2014 edition (GOST 27751-2014); with Amendment No.1 adopted in 2022 and entered into force for the Russian Federation on 1 February 2023.
• Number of pages: 27 (original text as published).

Scope

GOST 27751-2014 sets out the general principles to be applied when ensuring the reliability of building structures and foundations. It is applicable to the design process (including determining limit states and combinations of actions), assessment of load-bearing capacity and serviceability, specification of durability and design working life, and when preparing regulatory, technical and methodological documents related to structural reliability. The standard is intended for use in new design, reconstruction, manufacture and operation of building structures.

Key topics and requirements

• Definitions and classification of reliability concepts (safety, serviceability, durability).
• Principles for determining limit states and acceptance criteria for structures and foundations.
• Classification of levels of responsibility (reliability classes) and recommended approaches for choosing them.
• Rules for establishing design working life and durability requirements for structural elements.
• General rules for selecting design schemes, modelling assumptions and assessment of actions (loads) and their combinations.
• Use of partial and global safety factors and recommendations for their application in design codes and standards.
• Guidance for harmonization with international documents (ISO 2394, EN 1990) and for development of national/regional regulatory documents.

Typical use and users

Primary users are structural engineers and designers, code writers, technical regulators, construction project managers, building inspectors and researchers in structural reliability. The standard is used as a top-level reference when preparing design documentation, developing or updating normative design documents (national/regional building codes), performing reliability assessments and life‑cycle/durability studies.

Related standards

GOST 27751-2014 references and aligns with international standards ISO 2394:1998 and European standard EN 1990:2002 (Basis of structural design). It is related to national design standards and SNiP/SP documents dealing with loads and actions, foundations, steel and concrete structures (examples: SP 20.13330, SP 16.13330, SP 22.13330), and replaces or consolidates provisions formerly found in earlier national documents such as GOST R 54257-2010 (see text comparisons in normative databases).

Keywords

reliability; structural reliability; foundations; limit states; design working life; durability; safety factors; levels of responsibility; loads and actions; ISO 2394; EN 1990.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: An interstate (GOST) standard that sets general principles for ensuring the reliability (safety, serviceability and durability) of building structures and foundations; adopted in 2014 and introduced into force 1 July 2015.

Q: What does it cover?

A: Definitions and basic provisions for limit states, classification of reliability levels, design working life and durability, rules for modeling and load combinations, and guidance for applying partial/global safety factors and preparing more detailed regulatory documents.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Structural engineers, designers, regulatory authorities, standards developers, construction project managers, building inspectors and academics working on structural reliability and durability.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The 2014 edition is currently in force; Amendment No.1 was adopted by the interstate body in 2022 and the amendment entered into force in the Russian Federation on 1 February 2023 (the document remains active and is used as the basic reliability provision).

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is a top-level (basic provisions) standard for structural reliability and is intended to be used together with more specific national/regional standards and technical codes (SNiP/SP, sectoral GOSTs) and harmonized with ISO 2394 / EN 1990 principles.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Reliability, limit state, durability, design working life, safety factors, levels of responsibility, foundations, structural design.