Professional Documents
Culture Documents
British Standards and Other Approved Documents
British Standards and Other Approved Documents
Earthworks
o BS1377:4 - Soils for civil engineering purposes:Compaction-related tests
Aggregates
o BS 12:1996 Spec for Portland cement
o BS1199 & 1200:1976 Spec for building sands from natural sources
o BS4721 Specification for ready mixed building mortars
o BS 8500-1: Concrete - Methods of specifying and guidance for the specifier
o BS 8500-2: Specification for constituent materials and concrete
o BS EN 206-1:200 Concrete - Part 1: Specification, performance, production and
conformity
o BS EN 12620:2002 - Aggregates for concrete
o BS EN 13242:2002 - Aggregates for unbound or hydraulically bound materials for use
in civil engineering or road construction
Drainage
o BS65:1991 Spec for vitrified clay pipes, fittings and ducts
o BS1196:1989 Spec for clayware field drain pipes and junctions
o BS4660:1989 Spec for uPVC pipes and fittings of nominal sizes 110mm and 160mm
o BS4692:1989 Spec for plastic pipes and fittings for use as subsoil field drains
o BS5911 Precast concrete pipes, fittings and ancillary products
o - Part 1: Spec for unreinforced & reinforced concrete pipes & fittings with
flexible joints
(complementary to BS EN 1916:2002)
o - Part 3: Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete manholes and
soakaways
(complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
o - Part 4: Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete inspection
chambers
(complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
o - BS EN 1916:2002 Concrete pipes and fittings, unreinforced, steel fibre and
reinforced
o - BS EN 1917:2002 Concrete manholes and inspection chambers
o BS5955:Part 6:1980 Code of Practice for installation of uPVC pipework
o BS6367:1983 Code of Practice for drainage of roofs and paved areas
o BS7158:1989 Spec for plastic inspection chambers for drains
o BS8005 Guide to new sewer construction
o BS8301:1985 Code of Practice for Building Drainage (obsolete-ish)
o BS EN124:1994 Gully and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas.
o BS EN124 European Standard for manhole covers and gully tops (was BS497)
o BS EN 124:2004 Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas
o BS EN295 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and sewers
o BS EN 752: 1996-8, Drain & Sewer Systems outside buildings.
o BS EN 1433:2002 Drainage channels for vehicular and pedestrian areas
o BS EN 1610: 1998, Construction & Testing of Drains & Sewers
o Building regulations Part H - Drainage - Downloadable PDF Document
o Sewers for Adoption 5th Edition
Paving
o Main British and European Manufacturing Standards:
o BS 6100-2 Glossary of Building and Civil Engineering terms - Part 2: Civil engineering
o Clay Pavers
o BS EN 1344:2002 - Clay pavers. Requirements and test methods
o Stone Paving
o BS EN 1341:2000 Specification for slabs of natural stone for external paving.
European Committee for Standardisation, October 1993.
o BS435:1975 Spec for dressed natural stone kerbs, channels, quadrants and setts
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o Concrete Pavings
o BS7263:Part 1:2001 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants.
Precast, unreinforced concrete paving flags and complementary fittings. Requirements
and test methods
o BS7263:Part 2:1990 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants:
Code of practice for laying (Superseded)
o BS7263:Part 3:2001 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants:
specification (Superseded)
o BS EN 1338:2003 - Concrete paving blocks. Requirements and test methods
o Elemental Pavements
Road Construction
o BS 434-1:1984 Bitumen road emulsions (anionic and cationic). Specification for
bitumen road emulsions
o BS 434-2:2006 Bitumen road emulsions. Code of practice for the use of cationic
bitumen emulsions on roads and other paved areas
o BS 4987-1:2005 Coated macadam (asphalt concrete) for roads and other paved areas.
Specification for constituent materials and for mixtures
o BS 4987-2:2003 Coated macadam (asphalt concrete) for roads and other paved areas.
Specification for transport, laying and compaction
o BS 594-1:2005 Hot rolled asphalt for roads and other paved areas. Specification for
constituent materials and asphalt mixtures
o BS 594 :2007 Asphalt for roads and other paved areas - Specification for transport,
laying and compaction and type testing protocols
o BS 8420:2003 Methods of measuring irregularities on surfaces of roads, footways and
other paved areas using straightedges and wedges
o BS EN 12271: Surface dressing. Requirements
o PD 6689:2006 Surface dressing. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271
o BS EN 12272: Surface dressing. Test methods.
o BS EN 12274: Slurry surfacing. Test methods.
o BS EN 12591: Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specifications for paving grade
bitumens
o BS EN 12697: Bituminous mixtures. Test methods for hot mix asphalt.
o PD 6692:2006 Asphalt. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12697 ""Bituminous
mixtures. Test methods for hot mix asphalt""
o BS EN 13043: Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads,
airfields and other trafficked areas
o PD 6682-2:2003 Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments
for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas. Guidance on the use of BS EN
13043
o Concrete roadways:
o Site preparation:
o BS EN 13242:2002 Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use
in civil engineering work and road construction
o PD 6682-6:2003 Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for
use in civil engineering works and road construction. Guidance on the use of BS
EN 13242
o BS EN 13285:2003 Unbound mixtures. Specifications
o BS EN 13286: Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures. Test methods
o BS EN 14227: Unbound and Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications
Landscaping
o BS3882:1994 Spec for topsoil
o BS7044 Artificial sports surfaces
o BS7188:1998 Impact absorbing playground surfacing
o BS1722 Fences