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En 1992-4
07/2018
National Foreword
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Contents
European foreword....................................................................................................................................................... 5
1 Scope .................................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.1 General ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
1.2 Type of fasteners and fastening groups .................................................................................................. 7
1.3 Fastener dimensions and materials ......................................................................................................... 9
1.4 Fastener loading ........................................................................................................................................... 10
1.5 Concrete strength and type ...................................................................................................................... 10
1.6 Concrete member loading ......................................................................................................................... 10
2 Normative references ................................................................................................................................. 10
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations ................................................................................ 11
3.1 Terms and definitions ................................................................................................................................ 11
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations ...................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.1 Indices .............................................................................................................................................................. 18
3.2.2 Superscripts ................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2.3 Actions and resistances (listing in alphabetical order) ................................................................. 20
3.2.4 Concrete and steel........................................................................................................................................ 25
3.2.5 Fasteners and fastenings, reinforcement ............................................................................................ 26
3.2.6 Units .................................................................................................................................................................. 28
4 Basis of design ............................................................................................................................................... 28
4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 28
4.2 Required verifications................................................................................................................................ 29
4.3 Design format ................................................................................................................................................ 29
4.4 Verification by the partial factor method............................................................................................ 30
4.4.1 Partial factors for actions .......................................................................................................................... 30
4.4.2 Partial factors for resistance.................................................................................................................... 30
4.5 Project specification.................................................................................................................................... 33
4.6 Installation of fasteners ............................................................................................................................. 34
4.7 Determination of concrete condition ................................................................................................... 34
5 Durability ........................................................................................................................................................ 35
6 Derivation of forces acting on fasteners – analysis.......................................................................... 35
6.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 35
6.2 Headed fasteners and post-installed fasteners ................................................................................. 36
6.2.1 Tension loads................................................................................................................................................. 36
6.2.2 Shear loads ..................................................................................................................................................... 39
6.3 Anchor channels ........................................................................................................................................... 42
6.3.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 42
6.3.2 Tension loads................................................................................................................................................. 43
6.3.3 Shear loads ..................................................................................................................................................... 44
6.4 Forces assigned to supplementary reinforcement .......................................................................... 45
6.4.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 45
6.4.2 Tension loads................................................................................................................................................. 45
6.4.3 Shear loads ..................................................................................................................................................... 45
7 Verification of ultimate limit state......................................................................................................... 46
7.1 General ............................................................................................................................................................. 46
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European foreword
Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures — Part 1-1: General rules and rules for
buildings
Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures — Part 1-2: General rules — Structural fire
design
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1 Scope
1.1 General
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Key
c max h ; d
c max h ; d
c max h ; d
Figure 1.2 — Configuration of fastenings with headed and post-installed fasteners covered by
this EN
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f /
2 Normative references
Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for
buildings
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Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 1-2: General rules - Structural fire design
3.1.1
anchor
fastener
3.1.2
anchor channel
3.1.3
attached element
3.1.4
attachment
fixture
3.1.5
base material
3.1.6
bending
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3.1.7
bonded expansion fastener
3.1.8
bonded fastener
3.1.9
cast-in fastener
3.1.10
channel bolt
3.1.11
characteristic edge distance
3.1.12
characteristic resistance
3.1.13
characteristic spacing
3.1.14
combined pull-out and concrete failure of bonded fasteners
3.1.15
combined tension and shear loads
3.1.16
concrete blow-out failure
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3.1.17
concrete breakout failure
3.1.18
concrete pry-out failure
3.1.19
concrete related failure modes
3.1.19.1
failure modes under tension loading
3.1.19.2
failure modes under shear loading
3.1.20
concrete screw
3.1.21
concrete splitting failure
3.1.22
deformation-controlled expansion fastener
3.1.23
displacement
3.1.24
ductile steel element
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3.1.25
edge distance
3.1.26
effective embedment depth
3.1.27
European Technical Product Specification
3.1.28
fastening
Key
b , h t , h
b , h t , h
Figure 3.1 — Definition of effective embedment depth hef for headed fasteners
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Key
h*
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Key
Figure 3.3 — Definition of effective embedment depth hef for post-installed fasteners – Examples
3.1.29
flexure
3.1.30
group of fasteners
3.1.31
headed fastener
3.1.32
mechanical interlock
3.1.33
minimum edge distance
3.1.34
minimum member thickness
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3.1.35
minimum spacing
3.1.36
post-installed fastener
3.1.37
pull-out failure
3.1.38
pull-out failure of mechanical fasteners
3.1.39
shear load
3.1.40
spacing
3.1.41
steel failure of fastener
3.1.42
supplementary reinforcement
3.1.43
tension load
3.1.44
torque-controlled expansion fastener
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3.1.45
undercut fastener
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3.2.2 Superscripts
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A N V
l i
a g
a
g
V V
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M N
Na
N V
N V
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, ,
, ,
, ,
,Np
,Nb
,Np
,sp
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V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
V
W
z
A
A
f
f
f
f
f
I
I
w
W
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a a
c
c
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l N V
s s
s
s
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3.2.6 Units
Key
Figure 3.4 — Definitions related to concrete member dimensions, fastener spacing and edge
distance
4 Basis of design
4.1 General
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E R
E C
R R /
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C
4.4 Verification by the partial factor method
4.4.1 Partial factors for actions
,
, ,
, ,
4.4.2.1 General
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Partial factor
Failure modes
Permanent and transient design situations Accidental design situation
Steel failure – fasteners
f f f f
f f f f f f f f f f
f f f f f f
f f f f
f f f f f f f f f f
f f f f f f
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4.4.2.2 Ultimate limit state (static, quasi static and seismic loading)
ƒ ƒ
,
,
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Key
N N C
N N , N C
Figure 6.1 — Eccentricity and prying action – Examples for amplification of tension forces acting
on fastener a) due to eccentricity and b) due to prying action
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N
e N
Key
N , E A
C , b x E
Figure 6.2 — Fastening with a rigid fixture bearing on the concrete loaded by a bending moment
and a normal force — Example
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Key
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6.2.2.1 General
c max h ; d
c max h ; d
d
d
d
d
d
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Key
,
T s s
V
I
I s s
Figure 6.4 — Determination of shear loads when all fasteners are effective in verification –
Example of torsion moment acting on a quadruple fastening
Key
Figure 6.5 — Determination of shear loads for verification of concrete edge failure; only the
forces in the fasteners closest to the edge (solid lines) are considered in the verification –
Examples
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t , d
t d
d
l
M V
l a e
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a d
t d/
a) b) c)
Key
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l
l
Na k A N
A i
N l
k
n
A
, ,
l I s s
n l
N
M N
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Key
l e s
A ; N , A k N
l
l e
A ; N , A k N
l
l s e
A ; N , A k N
l
N , N ,
Figure 6.7 — Calculation of anchor forces according to the triangular load distribution method
for an anchor channel with five anchors – Example
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N N
N V
e
N V
z
z , d d h c
h c
V N
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Key
Figure 6.8 — Surface reinforcement to take up shear forces — Forces in the reinforcement
a s a c
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Key
Figure 7.1 — Failure modes of headed or post-installed fasteners under tension load
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, h
l
l
Key
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Table 7.1 — Required verifications for headed and post-installed fasteners in tension
2 Concrete cone N N
failure N N N N
3 Pull-out failure of N N
fastener a N N N N
4 Combined pull-out N N
and concrete N N N N
failure b
5 Concrete splitting N N
failure N N N N
6 Concrete blow-out N N
failure c N N N N
7 Steel failure of N N
reinforcement N N N N
8 Anchorage failure N N N N
of reinforcement
N
ƒ
7.2.1.4 Concrete cone failure
A ,
N N
A ,
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N k f h
k k
k
k k
k k k k
k k
A A
A , s s ,
A
s s , c c
A
c s c
s c h
Key
Figure 7.3 — Idealized concrete cone and area A of concrete cone of an individual fastener
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Key
A c s , s c s , s
c c c
s s s
c c
s A
Figure 7.4 — Actual area Ac,N of the idealized concrete cone for a group of four fasteners –
Example
c
, ,
c
h
,
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eN / s
c , h
c , h
C /N , C
N
z/h ,
z
, h
c max
h h
c
c max s
h max h ; max h
c s
c c
s max s s
s s s
s
s
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a) b)
Key
c ;c , ;c , c
c , ; c , ;c , ;c , c
Figure 7.5 — Fastenings in concrete members where h , s and c may be used — Examples
h
A s c
h
s c s
h
s c
h
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Key
c
c
c c
c
s
h
h max / , ; /
Figure 7.6 — Illustration of the calculation of h for a double fastening influenced by 4 edges
N k A f
d da
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d t d
7.2.1.6 Combined pull-out and concrete failure in case of post-installed bonded fasteners
A
N N
A
N d h
,
,
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A /A
A s s
A s s
c c
,
s , d h
c s /
A A A
A s c
s c s
,
s
s
n n
,
k
h f
d
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c
, ,
c
e /s
h h
c c s s
h s
h h
s c , s A A
c s h
c
s c
c , c c , c
h hmin h c
w ,
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N
A k
f /
A
N N
A
A A c s
c s
h
h
/ /
h h , c
max ;
hmin hmin
c
h c
N min N ;N N
N N
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c , h
A
N N
A
N k c A f
A A
A c
A
s c c c
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Figure 7.7 — Idealized concrete break-out body and area A of an individual fastener in case of
concrete blow-out failure
Key
A c (c s c ) A ( c f )( c s )
c c f c
s c s c
Figure 7.8 — Examples of actual areas Ac,Nb of the idealized concrete break-out bodies for
different arrangements of headed fasteners in case of concrete blow-out failures
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c
, ,
c
s
n n
c
s c
e / c
N
n
N A f
i
n
N N
i
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l f
N A f
l l
a) b)
c) d)
Key
Figure 7.9 — Failure modes of headed and post-installed fasteners under shear load
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Table 7.2 — Required verifications for headed and post-installed fasteners in shear
out failure V V V V
4 Concrete edge V V
failure V V V V
5 Steel failure of N N
supplementary N N N N
reinforcement b
6 Anchorage N N N N
failure of
supplementary
reinforcement b
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l l
min l
a) b) c)
Key
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V k A f
k f /
/ f /
h /d
V
t d/
V k V
k k
A % k
V , t k V
V
M
V
l
M M N /N
N N /
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N
M
N N
V k N
V , k N
V k min N ;N
V , k min N ;N
A A
c s
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Key
Figure 7.11 — Calculation of area Ac,N for pryout failure for a group of fasteners with shear load
(or components thereof) on fasteners acting in opposing directions – Examples, assuming
scr,N = 3hef
c max h ; d
t
h
c max h ; d c max h ; d
s d
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Key
V V cos
V V sin
Figure 7.12 — Verification for a quadruple fastening with hole clearance at a corner – Example
V
A
V V
A
,
V k d l f c
,
l
,
c
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,
d
,
c
l h
d d
max d ; d
d l
A A
, c
A
s c
c , c h , c A
Figure 7.13 — Idealized concrete break-out body and area A for a single fastener
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Ac,V , c ( , c c ) Ac,V ( , c s ) h
h , c h , c
c , c s c
Figure 7.14 — Examples of actual projected areas Ac,V of the idealized concrete break-out bodies
for different fastener arrangements under shear loading
s s V
s
s h c
s c
c
c
, ,
, c
A A
,
, c
h
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e / c
Figure 7.15 — Resolving unequal shear components into an eccentric shear load resultant –
Example
,
cos , sin
V V
,
a a c
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c , max , c h , c
c
c ,max h
c max ;
, ,
c ,max h s ,max
c max ; ;
, ,
c
s
c c
A A
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a) b)
max c , ; c , , c h , c s c h
c , , c ,
Figure 7.16 — Fasteners in thin, narrow members where the value c may be used
7.2.2.6.1 General
n
N k A f
i
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n
N N
i
l f
N A f
l l
f
,
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Table 7.3 — Required verifications for headed and post-installed fasteners without
supplementary reinforcement subjected to a combined tension and shear load
N V
N V
1 Steel failure of fastener a
N V
, ,
N V
N V
N /N V /V
N N V V
N N
V V
N N V V
k k
N V
N V
N /N
V /V
N V
N N N N N V V
N V
N N N N V N N N V
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k k
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N N
N N
M
N N
s
,
s
s
s
s b
7.4.1.4 Pull-out failure
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Steel
3
failure
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h /h , b /h ,
h /h , b /h ,
h h
h s
s
h /h , b /h ,
N N
k k
n ,
s N
i
s N
s , , h / h h
N
N
n s
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Key
Figure 7.18 — Anchor channel with different anchor tension forces – Example
,
c
c
c , s
c c
c c c
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,
c
c
c
c
c
Key
Figure 7.20 — Definition of the corner distance of an anchor channel in the corner of a concrete
member
c
h
c max s max
h h h h
c s
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c
c c c c c
s s
h s
c s
h
c
s c
c , c h hmin h
c
w ,
N
A ,
f /
f /
N N
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N min N ;N
N c s
c s h
/ /
h h c
max ;
hmin hmin
c
h c
c , h
N N
s c s
,
c
c
c s
c c
f c f
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h f c f
c c
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2
Steel Shear force
failure without lever arm
Shear force
5
with lever arm
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V V V
V
V
V V
s
,
s
s
s
s b
7.4.2.3.2 Shear force with lever arm
M
V
l
M M N /N
N N /
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V k N
V , k N
V V
/
V k f c
k k
k k
k k h /h , b /h ,
n ,
s V
i
s V
s s
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s c b h /h , b /h ,
s h /h ,
b /h , s
V
V
n s
Key
Figure 7.22 — Anchor channel with different anchor shear forces — Example
,
c
c
c , s
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Figure 7.23 — Anchor channel with anchors influenced by one (a) or two (b) corners, anchor 2 is
under consideration – Example
h h
,
h
h
h c h h /h , b /h ,
h h /h ,
b /h , h
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c ,max c c
h h , h
c
c
c max c ,max b / ; h h /
c ,max max c , ; c ,
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Figure 7.26 — Illustration of an anchor channel influenced by two corners and member
thickness
(c2,2 is decisive for the determination of c )
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Table 7.6 — Required verifications for anchor channels without supplementary reinforcement
subjected to a combined tension and shear load
Failure mode Verification
N V
1 N V
N V
k k
N M V
max ;
N M V
Steel k V N
2
failure
V N
N M V
k k
N N V
max ;
N N V
k V min N ,N
3
V min N ,N
N N V
, ,
N V
N V
Failure modes N V
4 other than steel ,
N V
failure
Na / N Va /V
Na / N V a /V
Na / N V a /V
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N N
V V
N V
N V
N V
N N N N N V V
N V
N N N N V N N
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8.3 Resistance
8.3.1 Tension load
2 Concrete N N
cone failure N N
3 Pull-out N F,N
failure a N N
4 Concrete N N
splitting N N
failure
5 Concrete N N
blow-out N N
failure
N N N
N N N
N
N , N
N , N
N , N
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Group of fasteners
Failure mode Single fastener
most loaded fastener group
1 Steel failure V V
without lever V V
arm
2 Concrete pry- V V
out failure V V
3 Concrete edge V V
failure V V
V V V
V , V
V , V
V V
N
N /
V
V /
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N V N V
, d
9.2 Requirements
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d d
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9.4 Resistance
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Annex A
A.1 General
in
situ
A.2.2
V , V
, min V ;V
V V V
N N
a N
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h h
A.2.3 V
V , V
, min V ;V
V
t st hef t st hef s s
A.2.4
N N Ek kN
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Annex B
Durability
B.1 General
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Annex C
C.1 General
a ·S a
S
a
a ·S
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2 a S , g
3 , g a S , g
4 ag S , g
a
S
Key
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q , q
q ,
R
R ,
R R
,
E E
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f /f ,
d
N
d d
N
Key
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a
C.4.3 Addition to EN 1998-1:2004, 4.3.5.1
q
q
z
S S A , S
H
A
T
T
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
F S W /q
S A
q A
F
a
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Key
F
F a , /
C.5 Resistance
R
R
R R
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R
N
N V
R
N
R
N N N N
N N V V N N N
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k
tension
k
shear
k k
N V
N V
N V
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N V N V
N N V V
/ s max
N N
V V
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Annex D
D.1 General
c c h
,
,
D.3 Actions
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D.4 Resistance
D.4.1 General
N
N A
Table D.1 — Characteristic tension strength of a carbon steel fastener under fire exposure
Fastener Embedment
bolt/thread depth
diameter hef [mm]
Table D.2 — Characteristic tension strength of a stainless steel fastener under fire exposure
Fastener Embedment
bolt/thread depth
diameter hef [mm]
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h
N N N
h
N , N N
s c
s c h
c h
N , N
N , N
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V A
M , W
V k N
V k N
N N
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V , V
V , V
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Annex E
Table E.1 — Characteristics used for the design of fastenings under static loading to be taken
from a European Technical Product Specification
E
N
k k
c
N
c s h
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d l
k
N N
N N
M
s
s
V V
V V
s
k k
s
h
k k
N V
M
F M
s
c h
s c
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Table E.2 — Additional characteristics used for the design of fastenings under fatigue loading to
be taken from a European Technical Product Specification
Type of fastener
Referenced Post-installed Cast-in
Characteristic
in
Headed Anchor
Mechanical Bonded
fastener channel
N N
Table E.3 — Additional characteristics used for the design of fastenings under seismic loading to
be taken from a European Technical Product Specification
Type of fastener
Referenced Post-installed Cast-in
Characteristic
in
Headed Anchor
Mechanical Bonded
fastener channel
N V
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Annex F
F.1 General
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Annex G
G.1 General
G.1.1
G.1.2
Increasing
simplification and c
conservatism s
c s
c s
c s c
s
G.2 Method B
F F
s c
F F /
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s c
A
F F
n A
A /A
A /A A A s c
A A s c
V
N F
V / F
F M s c s c h
G.3 Method C
F
c s c s
F
F F /
V
N F
V / F
F M s c h
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