Statische Lastannahmen für absturzsichernde Bauteile im Hochbau

Loadings for barriers for building constructions

In this article are represented the comparison of the actual and future technical standards and rules for building parts which prevent persons from falling down. This supposed easy topic gives us by closer reflection many characteristics, gaps and overlappings in the regulations. The forecast of the future standards shows for the practical use many substantially changes. This article is concentrating on the horizontal uniformly distributed line loads and should serve as a guideline for the structural engineer. A further article will be about impact loading.