This International Standard defines standard notations for structural design.
It covers general terms which are necessary to this field of application and, in general, excludes terms relevant to a particular material or to a particular technical field.
It indicates only the symbols to be used without prejudice to the exact definition of each term, which is within the scope of other International Standards.
Table 1 gives general indications about the usage of different types of letter. Tables 2, 3 and 4 give letters to be used as a main symbol and their meanings. Table 5 gives a list of special and mathematical symbols. Tables 6 gives letters or groups of letters when used as subscripts and their meanings.
ISO 3898:1997 history
2013ISO 3898:2013 Bases for design of structures - Names and symbols of physical quantities and generic quantities
1997ISO 3898:1997 Bases for design of structures - Notations - General symbols
1987ISO 3898:1987 Bases for design of structures — Notations — General symbols
1982ISO 3898:1976/Add 1:1982 Bases for design of structures — Notations — General symbols — Addendum 1
1976ISO 3898:1976 Bases for design of structures — Notations — General symbols