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BS 8103-1:1986

Superseded

Superseded

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Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for stability, site investigation, foundations and ground floor slabs for housing

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-09-1995

Superseded by

BS 8103-1:1995

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-03-1986

Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Symbols
4 Stability and connections between elements
5 Site investigation
6 Foundations
7 Ground floor slabs
Tables
1 Areas of the United Kingdom within the scope of this
    code
2 Suitable mixes for plain concrete in strip
    foundations subject to sulphate-bearing soils and
    ground waters
3 Wall load categories for perimeter and party wall
    foundations
4 Wall load categories for internal wall foundations
5 Identification of ground material and minimum
    foundation widths for wall load categories
Figures
1 Plan form and construction of the ground floor box
    to give stability
2 Diagram illustrating the action of wind forces
3 Walls with a difference in level on opposite sides
4 Building shape
5 Maximum height of building
6 Measurement of storey height of walls
7 Wind exposure zones for the United Kingdom
8 Diagram of a house illustrating location and type of
    connections required between elements
9 Timber floor bearing onto wall
10 Timber floor spanning parallel with a wall
11 Timber floor supported on standard joist hanger
12 Concrete suspended floor bearing on to wall
13 Concrete suspended floor abutting wall
14 Precast concrete beam and block type floor abutting
    or spanning on to wall
15 Pitched roof: strapping at ceiling where roof spans
    parallel with a wall (similar detail for flat roof
    spanning parallel with wall)
16 Pitched roof, connections at gable verge line
17 Pitched or flat roof bearing on to a wall plate
18 Types of foundation
19 Foundation adjoining a trench
20 Thickness of foundations
21 Stepped foundations
22 Foundations to walls with projections
23 In situ concrete ground-supported slab

Structural design of low rise housing, comprising detached, semi-detached and terraced houses of not more than three storeys above ground intended for single family occupancy and of traditional masonry construction with timber roofs and floors of timber or concrete.

Committee
B/204
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES CP 101:1972.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 5268-3:1985 Structural use of timber Code of practice for trussed rafter roofs
BS 7370-2:1994 Grounds maintenance Recommendations for the maintenance of hard areas (excluding sports surfaces)
PD 6534:1993 Guide to the use in the UK of DD ENV 206:1992. Concrete. Performance, production, placing and compliance criteria

BS 5628-3:1985 Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship
BS CP3:CH5-2(1972) : AMD 7908 CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - LOADING - WIND LOADS
BS 5628-1:1978 Code of practice for use of masonry Structural use of unreinforced masonry

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