BS EN 1998-1:2004 applies to the design of buildings and civil engineering works in seismic regions. It is split into 10 Sections, some of which are specifically devoted to the design of buildings.
BS EN 1998-1 deals with:
- Basic performance requirements and compliance criteria for buildings and civil engineering works in seismic regions
- Rules for the representation of seismic actions and for their combination with other actions
- Fundamental requirements and other relevant aspects of design and safety related to base isolation of structures and specifically to base isolation of buildings
- General design rules relevant specifically to buildings. It also contains specific rules for various structural materials and elements including concrete, steel, composite steel-concrete, timber and masonry.
This National Annex gives:
- The UK decisions for the Nationally Determined Parameters described in the subclauses of BS EN 1998-1:2004
- The UK decisions on the status of BS EN 1998-1:2004 informative annexes
- References to non-contradictory complementary information.