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EN 1295-1 : 1997

Foreword
6.4   Buckling of pressure pipes
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This European Standard has been prepared by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 165, Waste water  6.5   Thrusts and longitudinal stresses 6

engineering, the Secretariat of which is held by DIN. 7   In

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This European Standard shall be given the status of a  7.1   General 6
national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement at the latest by January 1998, 7.2   Trenching procedures 6
and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn 7.3   Pipe bedding 6
at the latest by January 1998.
7.4   Filling procedures 7
 Accordin
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g to the CEN/CEN
CEN/CENELEC
ELEC Internal Regulatio
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ns,
8   Design philosophies and factors of 
the national standards organizations of the following
safety 7
countries are bound to implement this European
 I Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,  Annexes
 S Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland,
 B  A    (informative) Pipe definition according
  Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, to cross-sectional behaviour 7
 © Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
  B   (informative) Nationally established
 , This standard is intended for use in conjunction with
 y methods of design 7
 p the series of product standards covering pipes of 
 o  various
 various materials
materials for the water
water industry
industry.. B.1   Identification of methods and
 C addresses where they are available 8
 
d This standard comprises two Parts: B.1.1   Austria 8
 e 1:  General requirements,
± Part 1: General requirements, dealing with the
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l requirements for structural design of pipelines and B.1.2   Belgium 8
 o giving the basic principles of the nationally
 r B.1.3   Denmark 8
 t established methods of design;
 n B.1.4   Finland 8
 o 2:  Summary of the nationally established
± Part 2: Summary
 c  method
 met hodss of design
design,, giving an overview of these B.1.5   France 8
 n
 U methods as prepared by the various countries where B.1.6   Germany 8
  they are in use.
 , B.1.7   Netherlands 9
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2 B.1.9   Spain 9
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/ Foreword 2 B.1.11   Switzerland 10
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2 0   Introduction 3 B.1.12   United Kingdom 10
 
 , 1   Scope 3
d B.2   Description of methods 11
 t 2   Normative references 3 B.2.1   Austria 11
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  3   Definitions 3
 r B.2.2   Belgium 12
 e 3.1   Installation terms 3
 t B.2.3   Denmark 12
 a 3.2   Design terms 4
 W B.2.4   Finland 13
  4   Requirements 4
 t B.2.5   France 14
 n 5   Basis of design procedures 4
 e B.2.6   Germany 14
 r 5.1   General 4
 T B.2.7   Netherlands 15
 
 n 5.2   External loads 5 B.2.8   Norway 15
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 e 5.3   Limit states 5 B.2.9   Spain 15
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 e 5.4   Longitudinal effects 5 B.2.10   Sweden 16
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considerations
ns for pressure B.2.11   Switzerland 17
 y  pipelines
 pipelines 5
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 o B.2.12   United Kingdom 17
 c 6.1   General 5
 
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6.2   Stresses and strains resulting from
 e simultaneous loads 5
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 n 6.3   Effect of pressure on deformation 6
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