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EN 1991-1-6:2005/AC:2013

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Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures Part 1-6: General actions - Actions during execution
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06-02-2013

FOREWORD
BACKGROUND OF THE EUROCODE PROGRAMME
STATUS AND FIELD OF APPLICATION OF EUROCODES
NATIONAL STANDARDS IMPLEMENTING EUROCODES
LINKS BETWEEN EUROCODES AND HARMONIZED TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS (ENS AND ETAS) FOR PRODUCTS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO EN 1991-1-6
NATIONAL ANNEX
SECTION 1 GENERAL
  1.1 SCOPE
  1.2 NORMATIVE REFERENCES
  1.3 ASSUMPTIONS
  1.4 DISTINCTION BETWEEN PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION RULES
  1.5 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
  1.6 SYMBOLS
SECTION 2 CLASSIFICATION OF ACTIONS
SECTION 3 DESIGN SITUATIONS AND LIMIT STATES
  3.1 GENERAL - IDENTIFICATION OF DESIGN SITUATIONS
  3.2 ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES
  3.3 SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES
SECTION 4 REPRESENTATION OF ACTIONS
  4.1 GENERAL
  4.2 ACTIONS ON STRUCTURAL AND NON-STRUCTURAL MEMBERS
       DURING HANDLING
  4.3 GEOTECHNICAL ACTIONS
  4.4 ACTIONS DUE TO PRESTRESSING
  4.5 PRE-DEFORMATIONS
  4.6 TEMPERATURE, SHRINKAGE, HYDRATION EFFECTS
  4.7 WIND ACTIONS
  4.8 SNOW LOADS
  4.9 ACTIONS CAUSED BY WATER
  4.10 ACTIONS DUE TO ATMOSPHERIC ICING
  4.11 CONSTRUCTION LOADS
  4.12 ACCIDENTAL ACTIONS
  4.13 SEISMIC ACTIONS
ANNEX A1 (NORMATIVE) SUPPLEMENTARY RULES FOR BUILDINGS
  A1.1 ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES
  A1.2 SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES
  A1.3 HORIZONTAL ACTIONS
ANNEX A2 (NORMATIVE) SUPPLEMENTARY RULES FOR BRIDGES
  A2.1 ULTIMATE LIMIT STATES
  A2.2 SERVICEABILITY LIMIT STATES
  A2.3 DESIGN VALUES OF DEFLECTIONS
  A2.4 SNOW LOADS
  A2.5 CONSTRUCTION LOADS
ANNEX B (INFORMATIVE) ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES DURING ALTERATION,
                      RECONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gives principles and general rules for the determination of actions which should be taken into account during the execution of buildings and civil engineering works.

Committee
TC 250
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes ENV 1991-2-6 (10/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current

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