ENV 1991-2-5 : DRAFT AUG 1997

Foreword
Objectives of the Eurocodes
Background to the Eurocode Programme
Eurocode Programme
National Application Documents (NAD's)
Matters Specific to this Prestandard
1 General
  1.1 Scope
      1.1.1 Scope of ENV 1991-Eurocode 1
      1.1.2 Scope of ENV 1991-2-5 Thermal Actions
      1.1.3 Further Parts of ENV 1991
  1.2 Normative references
  1.3 Distinction between principles and application
      rules
  1.4 Definitions
  1.5 Symbols
2 Classification of actions
3 Design situations
4 Representation of actions
5 Temperature changes in buildings
  5.1 General
      5.1.1 Building structures
      5.1.2 Cladding elements
      5.1.3 Determination of temperature profiles
6 Temperature changes in bridges
  6.1 Bridge decks
      6.1.1 Bridge deck groupings
      6.1.2 Treatment of thermal actions
      6.1.3 Uniform temperature component - characteristic
            values
      6.1.4 Linear temperature component - characteristic
            values
      6.1.5 Co-existence of uniform and linear temperature
            components
      6.1.6 Differences in effective temperature between
            different structural elements
  6.2 Bridge piers
      6.2.1 Treatment of thermal actions
      6.2.2 Temperature differences - characteristic value
7 Temperature changes in industrial chimneys and pipelines
  7.1 General
  7.2 Temperature components - characteristic values
      7.2.1 Shade air temperature
      7.2.2 Solar radiation
      7.2.3 Flue gas temperature
      7.2.4 Effective element temperature
  7.3 Thermal actions to be considered
  7.4 Determination of temperature components
  7.5 Characteristic values of temperature components
      (indicative values)
  7.6 Combination of actions
Annex A Isotherms of national minimum and maximum shade
        air temperatures (Informative)
Annex B Models for the assessment of non-linear thermal
        actions in bridges (Normative)
Annex C Determination of temperature effects in bridge
        decks (Informative)
Annex D Coefficients of linear expansion (Informative)

Covers rules and methods of calculating thermal actions on buildings, bridges and other structures including their structural components.