1.1 Scope of EN 1991-1-4 (1) This document gives rules for the determination of natural wind actions for the structural design of building and civil engineering works for each of the loaded areas under consideration. This includes actions applied to the whole structure or parts of it, as well as wind-exposed elements attached to the structure. (2) This document is applicable to: - buildings and other civil engineering works with heights up to 200 m; - guyed masts, other open lattice structures and chimneys with heights up to 300 m; - bridges having no span greater than 200 m. (3) The rules contained in this document allow the evaluation of characteristic wind actions on land-based structures. (4) This document is applicable to offshore coastal structures. NOTE Additional or amended provisions can be necessary. (5) This document does not give guidance on non-synoptic winds (e.g. thunderstorms, downbursts, microbursts, tornadoes, etc.), mixed wind climates, nor does it give guidance on h
