This European Standard has been prepared by Working Group 5 of Technical Committee CENlTC 167 "Structural bearings", the secretariat of which is held by UNI.
The European Standard prEN 1337 "Structural bearings" consists of the following 11 parts:
Part 1: General design rules
Part 2: Sliding elements
Part 3: Elastomeric bearings
Part 4: Roller bearings
Part 5: Pot bearings
Part 6: Rocker bearings
Part 7: Spherical and cylindrical PTFE bearings
Part 8: Guided bearings and restrained bearings
Part 9: Protection
Part 10: Inspection and maintenance
Part 11: Transport, storage and installation
This Part 9 "Protection" includes Annex A (informative).
This part of this European Standard deals with the measures to protect structural bearings from the effects of the environment and other external influences which would reduce their working life.
