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BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

1991-1-4:2005
+A1:2010
Incorporating
corrigenda
July 2009
and January 2010

Eurocode 1: Actions on
structures —
Part 1-4: General actions — Wind
actions
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ICS 91.010.30

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BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010

National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of


EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010, incorporating corrigendum January 2010.
It supersedes BS EN 1991-1-4:2005 which is withdrawn. Details of
superseded British Standards are given in the table below.
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indicated in the text by tags. Tags indicating changes to CEN text
carry the number of the CEN amendment. For example, text altered by
CEN amendment A1 is indicated by !".
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indicated in the text by tags. Text altered by CEN corrigendum
January 2010 is indicated in the text by Š‹.
NOTE The content of CEN corrigendum January 2010 replaced the content of CEN
corrigendum July 2009.

The structural Eurocodes are divided into packages by grouping


Eurocodes for each of the main materials: concrete, steel, composite
concrete and steel, timber, masonry and aluminium; this is to enable a
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common date of withdrawal (DOW) for all the relevant parts that are
needed for a particular design. The conflicting national standards will
be withdrawn at the end of the coexistence period, after all the EN
Eurocodes of a package are available.
Following publication of the EN, there is a period allowed for national
calibration during which the National Annex is issued, followed by a
co-existence period of a maximum three years. During the co-existence
period Member States are encouraged to adapt their national
provisions. At the end of this co-existence period, the conflicting parts
of national standard(s) will be withdrawn.
In the UK, the following national standards are superseded by the
Eurocode 1 series and, based on this transition period, these standards
have now been withdrawn.
Eurocode Superseded British Standards
EN 1991-1-1 BS 6399-1:1996
EN 1991-1-2 none
EN 1991-1-3 BS 6399-3:1988
EN 1991-1-4 BS 6399-2:1997, BS 5400-2:1978*
EN 1991-1-5 BS 5400-2:1978*
EN 1991-1-6 none
EN 1991-1-7 none
EN 1991-2 BS 5400-1:1988, BS 5400-2:1978*
EN 1991-3 none
EN 1991-4 none
* BS 5400-2:1978 will not be fully superseded until publication of Annex A.2 to
BS EN 1990:2002.

This British Standard was Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication


published under the authority
of the Standards Policy and
Strategy Committee on Date Comments
25 April 2005

31 December 2009 Implementation of CEN corrigendum July 2009


© BSI 2011
31 August 2010 Implementation of CEN corrigendum January 2010

31 January 2011 Implementation of CEN amendment A1:2010

ISBN 978 0 580 68497 5


BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical


Committee B/525, Building and civil engineering structures, to
Subcommittee B/525/1, Actions (loadings) and basis of design.
A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be
obtained on request to its secretary.
Where a normative part of this EN allows for a choice to be made at
the national level, the range and possible choice will be given in the
normative text, and a note will qualify it as a Nationally Determined
Parameter (NDP). NDPs can be a specific value for a factor, a specific
level or class, a particular method or a particular application rule if
several are proposed in the EN.
To enable EN 1991-1-4 to be used in the UK, the NDPs have now been
published in a National Annex.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary
provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct
application.
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity
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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM April 2010

ICS 91.010.30 Supersedes ENV 1991-2-4:1995


Incorporating corrigendum January 2010

English version

Eurocode 1: Actions on structures - Part 1-4: General actions -


Wind actions

Eurocode 1: - Actions sur les structures - Partie 1-4: Eurocode 1: Einwirkungen auf Tragwerke - Teil 1-4:
Actions générales - Actions du vent Allgemeine Einwirkungen - Windlasten

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 4 June 2004.


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