BS 5618:1985
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Code of practice for thermal insulation of cavity walls (with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves) by filling with urea-formaldehyde (UF) foam systems
Hardcopy , PDF
01-02-2024
English
07-31-1985
Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Suitability of cavity walls for insulation
4. Material composition
5. Thermal performance of installed foam
6. The filling process
7. Installation of the UF foam system
8. Post-installation activities
9. Records
10. Declaration
Appendices
A. Criteria for suitability of external cavity walls
B. Natural stones used in the construction of
masonry walls
C. Calculation of the exposure index E of a building
(tabular method)
D. Calculation of the exposure index E (formula
method)
E. Driving-rain index
F. Comparison of methods for assessing exposure to
wind-driven rain
G. Formaldehyde
H. Flue checks for appliances of rated input not
exceeding 60 kW
J. Properties of the installed (UF) foam
K. Methods for determination of cavity width
Tables
1. Quality checks on site during or prior to
installation
2. Geographic factor G
3. Topographic factor T
4. Terrain roughness factor R
5. Topographic factor S
6. Equations for Bc
7. Comparisons between exposure values in DD 93 and
in this code
Figures
1. Staggered drilling pattern (representing maximum
spacing)
2. Drilling and filling patterns at damp proof course
and party lines
3. Unit area plan
4. Overall pattern of filling for a nominal 50 mm
width cavity
4a. Types of rubble walling
5. Maximum height of external cavity wall
6. Effective height of a partially protected cavity
wall
7. Height of location for buildings on or close to
steeply rising ground
8. Relationship between the exposure index used in
this code and the maximum directional spell index
in DD 93
9. Measurement of cavity width
10. Estimation of cavity width
Maps
Key to driving-rain index maps 1 to 30
1-30 Driving-rain index
31 Annual mean driving-rain index 'roses'
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