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UK National Annex to
Eurocode 9: Design of
aluminium structures –
Part 1-3: Structures susceptible
to fatigue
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Contents
introduction 1
NA.1 Scope 1
NA.2 Nationally determined Parameters 1
NA.3 decisions on the status of informative annexes 5
NA.4 references to non-contradictory complementary information 5
Bibliography 6
List of tables
table NA.1 – UK values for Nationally determined Parameters
described in BS EN 1999-1-3:2007 2
table NA.2 – UK decisions on the status of informative annexes in
BS EN 1999–1-3:2007 5
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National Annex (informative) to
BS EN 1999-1-3:2007, Eurocode 9: Design of
aluminium structures – Part 1-3: Structures
susceptible to fatigue
Introduction
this National Annex has been prepared by BSi Subcommittee, B/525/9,
Structural use of aluminium. in the UK it is to be used in conjunction
with BS EN 1999-1-3:2007, Structures susceptible to fatigue.
NA.1 Scope
this National annex gives:
the UK decisions for the Nationally determined Parameters
a)
described in the following subclauses of BS EN 1999-1-3:2007:
— 2.1.1(1)
— 5.8.1(1)
— A.3.1(1)
— 2.2.1(3)
— 5.8.2(1)
— E(5)
— 2.3.1(3)
— 6.1.3(1)
— E(7)
— 2.3.2(6)
— 6.2.1(2)
— I.2.2(1)
— 2.4(1)
— 6.2.1(7)
— I.2.3.2(1)
— 3(1)
— 6.2.1(11)
— I.2.4(1)
— 4(2)
— 6.2.4(1)
the UK decisions on the status of BS EN 1999-1-3:2007 informative
b)
annexes; and
references to non-contradictory complementary information.
c)
NA.2 Nationally Determined Parameters
UK decisions for the Nationally determined Parameters described in
BS EN 1999-1-3:2007 are given in table NA.1.
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table
NA.1
UK
values
for
Nationally
Determined
Parameters
described
in
BS
EN
1999-1-3:2007
(continued)
Subclause
Nationally
Determined
Parameter
Eur
ocode
recommendation
UK
decision
2.1.1
(1)
r
u
le
s
fo
r
th
e
ap
p
lic
at
io
n
o
f
th
e
d
am
ag
e
tolerant
design
method
Conditions
in
a)
to
d)
of
A.3.1
(1)
U
se
t
h
e
re
co
m
m
en
d
ed
c
o
n
d
it
io
n
s.
d
am
ag
e
to
le
ra
n
t
d
es
ig
n
m
ay
o
n
ly
b
e
u
se
d
with
the
agreement
of
the
client.
it
is
r
ec
o
m
m
en
d
ed
t
h
at
d
am
ag
e
to
le
ra
n
t
d
es
ig
n
is
n
o
t
u
se
d
f
o
r
st
ru
ct
u
re
s
th
at
a
re
cl
as
si
fi
ed
a
s
co
n
se
q
u
en
ce
c
la
ss
C
C
3
ac
co
rd
in
g
to
BS
EN
1990:2002.
2.2.1
(3)
V
alue
of
safe
life
design
damage
limit
d
lim
d
lim
=
1,0
Use
the
recommended
value.
2.3.1
(3)
r
u
le
s
fo
r
th
e
d
et
er
m
in
at
io
n
o
f
fa
ti
g
u
e
lo
ad
in
g
n
o
t
co
ve
re
d
b
y
a
Eu
ro
p
ea
n
standard
[None]
Eu
ro
p
ea
n
s
ta
n
d
ar
d
s
g
iv
e
d
at
a
fo
r
m
o
st
ap
p
lic
at
io
n
s
an
d
p
ro
ce
d
u
re
s.
N
o
f
u
rt
h
er
d
at
a
ar
e
cu
rr
en
tl
y
av
ai
la
b
le
. W
h
en
a
va
ila
b
le
, d
at
a
will
be
included
in
Pd
6702-1
1)
.
2.3.2
(6)
N
u
m
b
er
s
o
f
st
an
d
ar
d
d
ev
ia
ti
o
n
s
to
b
e
u
se
d
in
d
er
iv
in
g
t
h
e
co
n
fi
d
en
ce
li
m
it
f
o
r
the
design
load
spectrum
k
F
=
k
N
=
2
Use
the
recommended
values.
2.4
(1)
Partial
factors
to
be
used
for
fatigue
loads
γ
Ff
=
1,0
when
normal
confidence
limits
ar
e
u
se
d
. V
al
u
es
g
iv
en
in
t
ab
le
2
.1
f
o
r
o
th
er
c
o
n
fi
d
en
ce
li
m
it
s
Use
the
recommended
values.
3(1)
Fa
ti
g
u
e
d
at
a
fo
r
ce
rt
ai
n
lo
w
s
tr
en
g
th
al
lo
ys
li
st
ed
in
B
S
EN
1
99
9-
1-
1:
20
07
(E
N
A
W
-3
00
5,
E
N
A
W
-3
10
3,
E
N
A
W
-5
00
5,
an
d
E
N
A
W
-8
01
1A
in
a
ll
te
m
p
er
s
an
d
EN
A
W
-6060
in
temper
t
5)
[None]
N
o
d
at
a
ar
e
cu
rr
en
tl
y
av
ai
la
b
le
. W
h
en
available,
data
will
be
included
in
Pd
6702-1.
4(2)
in
fo
rm
at
io
n
o
n
f
at
ig
u
e
st
re
n
g
th
d
at
a
an
d
d
u
ra
b
ili
ty
u
n
d
er
a
g
g
re
ss
iv
e
ex
p
o
su
re
conditions,
based
on
local
exposure
conditions
[None]
N
o
d
at
a
ar
e
cu
rr
en
tl
y
av
ai
la
b
le
. W
h
en
available,
data
will
be
included
in
Pd
6702-1.
5.8.1
(1)
in
fo
rm
at
io
n
o
n
t
h
e
u
se
o
f
n
o
m
in
al
s
tr
es
s
ra
n
g
es
o
r
m
o
d
ifi
ed
n
o
m
in
al
s
tr
es
s
ra
n
g
es
for
standardized
fatigue
loads
[None]
N
o
d
at
a
ar
e
cu
rr
en
tl
y
av
ai
la
b
le
. W
h
en
available,
data
will
be
included
in
Pd
6702-1.
1)
in
preparation.
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NA.1
UK
values
for
Nationally
Determined
Parameters
described
in
BS
EN
1999-1-3:2007
(continued)
Subclause
Nationally
Determined
Parameter
Eur
ocode
recommendation
UK
decision
5.8.2
(1)
in
fo
rm
at
io
n
f
o
r
d
et
er
m
in
in
g
t
h
e
d
es
ig
n
va
lu
e
o
f
n
o
m
in
al
s
tr
es
s
ra
n
g
es
, w
h
er
e
n
o
ap
p
ro
p
ri
at
e
d
at
a
ar
e
av
ai
la
b
le
f
o
r
d
am
ag
e
equivalent
factors
[None]
Use
the
recommendations
in
Pd
6702-1.
NOTE
The
simplified
approaches
given
in
parts
of
BS
EN
1991
(e.g.
for
cranes)
are
not
valid
for
al
u
m
in
iu
m
a
s
th
ey
a
re
b
as
ed
o
n
S
-N
s
lo
p
e
m
=
3
for
normal
stress
and
m=5
for
shear
stress.
6.1.3
(1)
A
s
et
o
f
d
et
ai
l c
at
eg
o
ri
es
a
n
d
c
o
n
st
ru
ct
io
n
al
d
et
ai
ls
, t
o
g
et
h
er
w
it
h
a
s
et
o
f
co
n
si
st
en
ce
cr
it
er
ia
f
o
r
su
ch
m
em
b
er
s,
t
ak
in
g
t
h
e
provisions
in
6.1.2
and
6.3
into
account
d
etail
categories
in
Annex
J
U
se
t
h
e
ta
b
le
s
in
P
d
6
70
2-
1
in
p
la
ce
o
f
Annex
J.
C
o
n
st
ru
ct
io
n
al
d
et
ai
ls
n
o
t
co
ve
re
d
b
y
Annex
J
[None]
6.2.1
(2)
V
al
u
e
o
f
p
ar
ti
al
f
ac
to
r
fo
r
u
n
ce
rt
ai
n
ti
es
in
materials
and
execution
(specific
constructional
detail
types)
γ
Mf
=
1,0
for
safe
life
design
and
damage
tolerant
design
Use
the
recommended
value
of
γ
Mf
in
co
n
ju
n
ct
io
n
w
it
h
t
h
e
co
n
st
ru
ct
io
n
al
d
et
ai
l
types
given
in
Pd
6702-1.
6.2.1
(7)
A
d
d
it
io
n
al
p
ro
vi
si
o
n
s
fo
r
fa
ti
g
u
e
d
es
ig
n
fo
r
en
d
u
ra
n
ce
s
in
t
h
e
ra
n
g
e
b
el
o
w
10
5
cycles
Guidance
in
Annex
F
Use
the
recommendations
given
in
Pd
6702-1.
6.2.1
(11)
d
et
ai
l t
yp
e
an
d
t
h
ic
kn
es
s
ra
n
g
e
fo
r
w
h
ic
h
an
in
cr
ea
se
in
t
h
e
fa
ti
g
u
e
st
re
ss
v
al
u
e
m
ay
b
e
p
er
m
it
te
d
, a
s
w
el
l a
s
th
e
n
u
m
b
er
o
f
categories
th
e
in
cr
ea
se
in
n
u
m
b
er
o
f
ca
te
g
o
ri
es
should
not
exceed
2
Use
the
recommendations
given
in
Pd
6702-1.
6.2.4
(1)
h
ot
spot
reference
detail
method
M
et
h
o
d
in
A
n
n
ex
K
c
an
b
e
u
se
d
in
combination
with
Annex
J
Use
the
recommendations
given
in
Pd
6702-1.
A.3.1
(1)
C
o
n
d
it
io
n
s
fo
r
th
e
u
se
o
f
d
am
ag
e
to
le
ra
n
t
design
C
o
n
d
it
io
n
s
in
a
)
to
d
)
Use
the
recommended
conditions.
E(5)
Pa
rt
ia
l f
ac
to
r
fo
r
d
es
ig
n
s
tr
en
g
th
v
al
u
es
fo
r
ad
h
es
iv
el
y
b
o
n
d
ed
jo
in
ts
(
sp
ec
ifi
c
constructional
detail
types)
γ
Mf
=
3,0
Use
the
recommended
value.
E(7)
te
m
p
er
at
u
re
li
m
it
s
fo
r
ad
h
es
iv
el
y
b
o
n
d
ed
jo
in
t
fa
ti
g
u
e
d
at
a
(w
h
en
ju
st
ifi
ed
b
y
te
st
according
to
Annex
C)
−20
°C
and
+60
°C
Use
the
recommended
values.
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table
NA.1
UK
values
for
Nationally
Determined
Parameters
described
in
BS
EN
1999-1-3:2007
(continued)
Subclause
Nationally
Determined
Parameter
Eur
ocode
recommendation
UK
decision
I.2.2
(1)
Fa
ti
g
u
e
st
re
n
g
th
v
al
u
es
f
o
r
w
el
d
ed
jo
in
ts
of
castings
[None]
N
o
d
at
a
ar
e
cu
rr
en
tl
y
av
ai
la
b
le
. W
h
en
available,
data
will
be
included
in
Pd
6702-1.
I.2.3.2
(1)
Fa
ti
g
u
e
st
re
n
g
th
v
al
u
es
f
o
r
p
in
n
ed
jo
in
ts
of
castings
[N
o
n
e]
N
o
d
at
a
ar
e
cu
rr
en
tl
y
av
ai
la
b
le
. W
h
en
available,
data
will
be
included
in
Pd
6702-1.
I.2.4
(1)
Fa
ti
g
u
e
st
re
n
g
th
v
al
u
es
f
o
r
ad
h
es
iv
el
y
bonded
joints
in
castings
[N
o
n
e]
N
o
d
at
a
ar
e
cu
rr
en
tl
y
av
ai
la
b
le
. W
h
en
available,
data
will
be
included
in
Pd
6702-1.
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NA.3 Decisions on the status of informative
annexes
UK decisions on the status of informative annexes in
BS EN 1999-1-3:2007 are given in table NA.2
table NA.2 UK decisions on the status of informative annexes in BS EN 1999–1-3:2007
Annex
Description
UK decision
Annex B
Guidance on assessment of crack growth
by fracture mechanics
May be used
Annex C
testing for fatigue design
recommended
Annex d
Stress analysis
recommended
Annex E
Adhesively bonded joints
May be used
Annex F
Low cycle fatigue range
Not recommended – see Pd 6702-1
Annex G
influence of r-ratio
May be used
Annex h
Fatigue strength improvement of welds
May be used
Annex i
Castings
May be used
Annex J
detail category tables
Not recommended – Pd 6702-1 provides an
alternative annex that is acceptable for use in
the UK
Annex K
hot spot reference detail method
Not recommended – Pd 6702-1 provides an
alternative annex that is acceptable for use in
the UK
NA.4 References to non-contradictory
complementary information
the following reference contains non-contradictory complementary
information for use with BS EN 1999-1-3.
Pd 6702-1, Recommendations for the design of aluminium structures
to BS EN 1999
Pd 6705-3, Recommendations for the execution of aluminium
structures to BS EN 1090-3
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1)
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1)
1)
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