prEN 1991-1-7

Eurocode 1 - Actions on structures - Part 1-7: Accidental actions prEN 1991-1-7

Publication date:   Sep 7, 2023

Scope

(1) EN 1991-1-7 provides actions and rules for safeguarding buildings and civil engineering works against identifiable accidental actions.

NOTE 1 Identifiable accidental actions include impact from vehicles and internal explosions.

NOTE 2 Rules on impact from vehicles travelling on a bridge deck are given in EN 1991-2.

(2) EN 1991-1-7 also covers: actions and rules for tying systems and key members; information on risk assessment; dynamic design for impact; actions for internal explosions; actions from debris.

(3) Actions from ship operations such as berthing and mooring are outside the scope of this document.

(4) Actions due to high explosives that detonate are outside the scope of this document.