British Standards and other approved documents

used in Paving, Drainage and Landscaping projects

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 EN 1338 - Concrete Paving Blocks

o BS EN 1339 - Concrete Paving Flags

o BS EN 1340 - Concrete Kerb Units

o BS EN 1341 - Natural Stone Flag Paving

o BS EN 1342 - Natural Stone Setts

o BS EN 1343 - Natural Stone Kerbs

o BS EN 1344 - Clay Pavers

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

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

o BS 7533-1:2001 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.

Guide for the structural design of heavy duty pavements constructed of clay or
concrete pavers ISBN 0580 332357

o BS 7533-2:2001 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.

Guide for the structural design of lightly trafficked pavements ISBN 0580 332594
o BS 7533-3:2005 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
Code of practice for laying precast concrete paving blocks and clay pavers for flexible
pavements ISBN 0580 467767

o BS 7533-4:2006 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.

Code of practice for the construction of pavements of precast concrete flags or natural
stone slabs ISBN 0580 494776

o BS 7533-5 - Guide for the design of pavements (other than structural aspects)

o BS 7533-6:1999 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.

Code of practice for laying natural stone, precast concrete and clay kerb units ISBN
0580 330664

o BS 7533-7:2002 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.

Code of practice for the construction of pavements of natural stone setts and cobbles
ISBN 0580 40479 X

o BS 7533-8:2003 - Guide for the structural design of lightly trafficked pavements of

precast concrete flags and natural stone slabs ISBN 0580 41295 4

o BS 7533-9 - Code of practice for rigid laying of clay pavers

o BS 7533-10:2004 - Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete

pavers. Guide for the structural design of trafficked pavements constructed of natural
stone setts ISBN 0580 43265 3
o BS 7533-11:2003 - Code of practice for the opening, maintenance and reinstatement
of pavements of concrete, clay and natural stone. ISBN 0580 42671 8

o BS 7533-12:2006 - Guide for the structural design of trafficked pavements

constructed of concrete paving flags and natural stone slabs. ISBN 0580 48087 9

o BS 7533-13 - Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.

Guide for the structural design of permeable pavements

o These items in preparation

o Building regulations Part M - Access and facilities for disabled people

o Precast Concrete Paving: a design handbook - Interpave 1999

o Guide to structural design of pavements for new roads. TRL - Road Note 29

o BS 7997:2003 Products for tactile paving surface indicators: Specification

o Guidance on use of Tactile Paving - DETR, 1998

o Concrete Block Paving - Cement and Concrete association 1978

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 BS EN 13108: Bituminous mixtures. Material specifications

o PD 6691:2007 Guidance on the use of BS EN 13108 Bituminous mixtures.

Material specifications

o BS EN 13808:2005 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Framework for specifying

cationic bituminous emulsions

o BS EN 13847:2001 Coal tar and pitch based binders and related products. Terminology
and classification

o BS EN 13924:2006 Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specifications for hard paving

 grade bitumens

o BS EN 14023:2005 Bitumen and bituminous binders. Framework specification for

polymer modified bitumens

o Concrete roadways:

o BS EN 13863: Concrete pavements. Test method

o BS EN 13877-1:2004 Concrete pavements. Materials

o BS EN 13877-2:2004 Concrete pavements. Functional requirements for concrete

pavements

o BS EN 13877-3:2004 Concrete pavements. Specifications for dowels to be used in

concrete pavements

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