This document relies on characteristic resistances and distances which are stated in a European Technical Specification. The characteristic values shown in Table 1 should be obtained from the relevant European Technical Specification as base for the design methods of this CEN/TS. Table 1 - Characteristics used for the design of fasteners given in the European Technical Specification Design methodCharacteristic A B C NRk,p, NRk,s, VRk,s x 0 ,sRkM x x x FRd, uncracked concrete x x FRd, cracked concrete a) x x ccr,N, scr,N x ccr,sp, scr,sp x ccr, scr x x cmin, smin x x hmin x x x limitations on concrete strength classes of base material x x x kcr, kucr, k2, k3, k4 x dnom, hef, lf x Mi b) x x x a) only for products suitable to applications in cracked and non-cracked concrete b) recommended partial factors for material see also CEN/TS 1992-4-1:xxxx, clause 4