DIN 18801:1983-09

1 Scope
2 General
3 General design principles
      3.1 Effective plate width (totally effective flange
             area)
4 Design loads
      4.1 General
      4.2 Classification of loads
      4.3 Load cases (load combinations)
5 Verification required
      5.1 General stress analysis
      5.2 Checking the deformation
6 Design assumptions for structural members
      6.1 Special dimensioning rules for rolled steel,
             cast steel and cast iron members
             6.1.1 Tension members
             6.1.2 Solid web girders subject to bending
             6.1.3 Truss girders
             6.1.4 Reinforcing braces, framework and panels
      6.2 Ropes, verification
             6.2.1 All types of rope
             6.2.2 Fully locked spiral ropes
7 Design assumptions for structural members in the
      assembled condition
      7.1 Basic rules for connections and joints
             7.1.1 Contact joints
             7.1.2 Gravity axes of cns
             7.1.3 Hole bearing stress
      7.2 Welded joints
             7.2.1 Edge fillet welds
             7.2.2 Welds not to be taken into account
             7.2.3 Welds assumed to be non-loadbearing
             7.2.4 Butt joints in steel sections and steel
                      bars
             7.2.5 Spot welding
8 Permissible stresses
9 Constructional details
      9.1 Bolting
      9.2 Welding
             9.2.1 Spot welding
10 Corrosion protection
11 Requirements to be met by the manufacturer