Flow Chart: Governing combination of actions

Flow Chart: Governing combination of actions

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Flow Chart: Governing combination of actions

This flow chart presents the procedures to choose the governing combination of actions. It
considers all the possible combinations of permanent and variable actions, as defined in
EN1990.

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Characteristic Determine design values of

values of actions actions at ULS

Design value of Design value of Design values of

permanent leading variable accompanying
actions action variable actions
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Determine actions for persistent and transistent design situations

EN 1990 (fundamental combinations)
§ 6.4.3.2 (6.10)
∑ γ G, j Gk, j "+" γ P P "+" γ Q,1 Qk,1"+" ∑ γ Q,iψ 0,i Qk,i
j ≥1 i >1

EN 1990
Annex A1.2,
Table A1.1
Check whether
accidential actions (eg.
fire) have to be
considered

Yes

No
Consideration of Structual solution
accidential actions by No eg. active fire
calculation? protection

EN 1990 Yes
§ 6.4.3.3
Determine actions for accidential design situations
∑ Gk, j "+" P "+" Ad "+" (ψ 1,1 or ψ 2,1 )Qk,i "+" ∑ ψ 2,i Qk,i
j ≥1 i >1
EN 1990
Annex A1.3.2,
Table A1.3
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EN 1990 Determine actions for seismic design situations

§ 6.4.3.3
∑ Gk, j "+" P "+" AEd "+" ∑ψ 2,i Qk,i
j ≥1 i >1

EN 1990 Page 2
Annex A1.3.2,
Table A1.3

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Governing load combination (continued)

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Characteristic Determine design values of

values of actions actions at SLS

Design value of Design value of Design values of

permanent leading variable accompanying
actions action variable actions
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EN 1990 Characteristic combination

§ 6.5.3 ∑Gk, j "+" P "+" Qk,1 "+" ∑ψ 0,iQk,i NOTE: for irreversible limit state
j ≥1 i>1

EN 1990
Annex A1.4.1,
Table A1.4

EN 1990 Frequent combination

§ 6.5.3
∑ Gk, j "+" P "+" ψ 1,1Qk,1"+" ∑ψ 2,iQk,i NOTE: for reversible limit state
j ≥1 i>1

EN 1990
Annex A1.4.1,
Table A1.4

EN 1990 Quasi-permanent combination

§ 6.5.3 ∑ Gk, j "+" P "+" ∑ψ 2,iQk,i NOTE: for long-term effects
j ≥1 i ≥1

EN 1990
Annex A1.4.1,
Table A1.4
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