DIN EN 1998-6:2006-03

1 GENERAL
  1.1 SCOPE
  1.2 REFERENCES
  1.3 ASSUMPTIONS
  1.4 DISTINCTION BETWEEN PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATION RULES
  1.5 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS
       1.5.1 Special terms used in EN 1998-6
  1.6 SYMBOLS
       1.6.1 General
       1.6.2 Further symbols used in EN 1998-6
  1.7 S.I. UNITS
2 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND COMPLIANCE CRITERIA
  2.1 FUNDAMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
  2.2 COMPLIANCE CRITERIA
       2.2.1 Foundation
       2.2.2 Ultimate limit state
       2.2.3 Damage limitation state
3 SEISMIC ACTION
  3.1 DEFINITION OF THE SEISMIC INPUT
  3.2 ELASTIC RESPONSE SPECTRUM
  3.3 DESIGN RESPONSE SPECTRUM
  3.4 TIME-HISTORY REPRESENTATION
  3.5 LONG PERIOD COMPONENTS OF THE MOTION AT A POINT
  3.6 GROUND MOTION COMPONENTS
4 DESIGN OF EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT TOWERS, MASTS AND CHIMNEYS
  4.1 IMPORTANCE CLASSES AND IMPORTANCE FACTORS
  4.2 MODELLING RULES AND ASSUMPTIONS
       4.2.1 Number of degrees of freedom
       4.2.2 Masses
       4.2.3 Stiffness
       4.2.4 Damping
       4.2.5 Soil-structure interaction
  4.3 METHODS OF ANALYSIS
       4.3.1 Applicable methods
       4.3.2 Lateral force method
              4.3.2.1 General
              4.3.2.2 Seismic forces
       4.3.3 Modal response spectrum analysis
              4.3.3.1 General
              4.3.3.2 Number of modes
              4.3.3.3 Combination of modes
  4.4 COMBINATIONS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE
       SEISMIC ACTION
  4.5 COMBINATIONS OF THE SEISMIC ACTION WITH OTHER ACTIONS
  4.6 DISPLACEMENTS
  4.7 SAFETY VERIFICATIONS
       4.7.1 Ultimate limit state
       4.7.2 Resistance condition of the structural elements
       4.7.3 Second order effects
       4.7.4 Resistance of connections
       4.7.5 Stability
       4.7.6 Ductility and energy dissipation condition
       4.7.7 Foundations
       4.7.8 Guys and fittings
  4.8 THERMAL EFFECTS
  4.9 DAMAGE LIMITATION STATE
  4.10 BEHAVIOUR FACTOR
       4.10.1 General
       4.10.2 Values of modification factor k[r]
5 SPECIFIC RULES FOR REINFORCED CONCRETE CHIMNEYS
  5.1 SCOPE
  5.2 DESIGN FOR DISSIPATIVE BEHAVIOUR
  5.3 DETAILING OF THE REINFORCEMENT
       5.3.1 Minimum reinforcement (vertical and horizontal)
       5.3.2 Minimum reinforcement around openings
  5.4 SPECIAL RULES FOR ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
  5.5 DAMAGE LIMITATION STATE
6 SPECIAL RULES FOR STEEL CHIMNEYS
  6.1 DESIGN FOR DISSIPATIVE BEHAVIOUR
  6.2 MATERIALS
       6.2.1 General
       6.2.2 Mechanical properties for structural carbon steels
       6.2.3 Mechanical properties of stainless steels
       6.2.4 Connections
  6.3 DAMAGE LIMITATION STATE
  6.4 ULTIMATE LIMIT STATE
7 SPECIAL RULES FOR STEEL TOWERS
  7.1 SCOPE
  7.2 DESIGN FOR DISSIPATIVE BEHAVIOUR
  7.3 MATERIALS
  7.4 DESIGN OF TOWERS WITH CONCENTRIC BRACINGS
  7.5 SPECIAL RULES FOR THE DESIGN OF ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION
       TOWERS
  7.6 DAMAGE LIMITATION STATE
  7.7 OTHER SPECIAL DESIGN RULES
8 SPECIAL RULES FOR GUYED MASTS
  8.1 SCOPE
  8.2 SPECIAL ANALYSIS AND DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
  8.3 MATERIALS
  8.4 DAMAGE LIMITATION STATE
ANNEX A (Informative) LINEAR DYNAMIC ANALYSIS ACCOUNTING FOR
        ROTATIONAL COMPONENTS OF THE GROUND MOTION
ANNEX B (Informative) MODAL DAMPING IN MODAL RESPONSE
        SPECTRUM ANALYSIS
ANNEX C (Informative) SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION
ANNEX D (Informative) NUMBER OF DEGREES OF FREEDOM AND
        OF MODES OF VIBRATION
ANNEX E (Informative) MASONRY CHIMNEYS
ANNEX F (Informative) ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION TOWERS

Describes requirements, criteria, and rules for the design of tall slender structures: towers, including bell-towers, intake towers, radio and TV-towers, masts, chimneys (including free-standing industrial chimneys) and lighthouses.