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a. Eurocodes: an announcement is given
regarding the forthcoming introduction
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National Annexes.
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Traditional dwellings
c. The guidance on the sizing of timber floors
and roofs for traditional house construction
has been removed as the Timber Tables
are now published by TRADA. However,
the TRADA Tables are referenced under
Section 2B.
Contents
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Use of guidance
Loading and Ground Movement
The Requirements A1/2
Guidance
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Introduction
References
Loading
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Foundations
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Existing buildings
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Design provisions
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Technical approach
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Loading
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Fixings
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Materials
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Re-covering of roofs
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Disproportionate Collapse
The Requirement A3
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Guidance
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Performance
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Introduction
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DIAGRAMS
TABLES
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Use of guidance
THE APPROVED DOCUMENTS
This document is one of a series that has been
approved by the First Secretary of State for the
purpose of providing practical guidance with
respect to the requirements of Schedule 1 to and
Regulation 7 of the Building Regulations 2000 (SI
2000/2531) for England and Wales. SI 2000/2531
has been amended by the Building (Amendment)
Regulations 2001 (SI 2001/3335), by the Building
(Amendment) Regulations 2002 (SI 2002/440), by
the Building (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations
2002 (SI 2001/2871), by the Building (Amendment)
Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/2692) and by the Building
(Amendment) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/1465).
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Other requirements
LIMITATION ON REQUIREMENTS
In accordance with regulation 8, the requirements
in Parts A to K and N of Schedule 1 to the
Building Regulations do not require anything
to be done except for the purpose of securing
reasonable standards of health and safety for
persons in or about the buildings.
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The Requirements
Requirement
Loading
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Limits on application
A1. (1) The building shall be constructed so that the combined dead,
imposed and wind loads are sustained and transmitted by it to the
ground:
(b) without causing such deflection or deformation of any
part of the building, or such movement of the ground, as will impair
the stability of any part of another building.
(2) In assessing whether a building complies with sub paragraph
(1) regard shall be had to the imposed and wind loads to which it is
likely to be subjected in the ordinary course of its use for the purpose
for which it is intended.
Ground movement
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(b) land-slip or subsidence (other than subsidence arising from
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impair the stability of any part of the building.
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Guidance
Introduction
0.1 In the Secretary of States view the
requirements of A1 and A2 will be met by
following the recommendations given in the
documents listed in Section 1 or by adopting
the guidance in Sections 2-4:
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References
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Foundations:
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Section 2A
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Diagram 1Size and proportion of residential buildings of not more than three storeys
See para 2C4
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5mm
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Table 3Minimum thickness of certain external walls, compartment walls and
separating walls
Height of wall
Length of wall
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Not exceeding 9m
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Loading
Distributed loads
1.00kN/m for spans not exceeding 12m
1.5kN/m for spans not exceeding 6m
Floors
Ceilings
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Diagram 6Map showing wind speeds in m/s for maximum height of buildings
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BS EN 845-1 tie
(Note 4)
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200
225
225
250
Vertical twist
275
Vertical twist
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Vertical twist
(See Note 2)
1. Where face insulated blocks are used the cavity width should be measured from the face of the masonry unit.
2. The embedment depth of the tie should not be less than 50mm in both leaves. For cavities wider than 180mm calculate the length as the structural
cavity width plus 125mm and select the nearest stock length.
3. Double triangle ties of this shape having a strength to satisfy Type 2 of DD 140-2* are manufactured. Specialist tie manufacturers should be
consulted if 225mm long double triangle format ties are needed for 91 to 100mm cavities.
4. Where BS EN 845-1 ties are used reference needs to be made additionally to DD 140-2* for the selection of the type (i.e. type 1, 2, 3 or 4) relevant
to the performance levels given in DD 140-2.
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Masonry unit
Clay masonry units to
Calcium silicate masonry
BS EN 771-1
units to BS EN 771-2
Aggregate
Autoclaved Manufactured
concrete aerated conc.
stone
masonry
masonry
masonry
units to
units to
units to
BS EN 771-3 BS EN 771-4 BS EN 771-5
Brick
Block
Group 1
6.0
Group 2
9.0
Group 1
6.0
Group 2
6.0
9.0
See Table 7
See Table 7
See Table 7
See Table 7
2.9*
2.9
Group 1
9.0
Group 2
13.0
Group 1
9.0
Group 2
13.0
9.0
See Table 7
See Table 7
See Table 7
See Table 7
7.3*
7.3
Group 1
18.0
Group 2
25.0
Group 1
18.0
Group 2
25.0
18.0
Block
See Table 7
See Table 7
See Table 7
See Table 7
7.3*
7.3
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2. For the EN 771 series of standards for masonry units the values of declared compressive strengths (N/mm) given in Table 6 are mean values.
3. Brick: a masonry unit having work sizes not exceeding 337.5mm in length or 112.5mm in height.
4. Block: a masonry unit exceeding either of the limiting work sizes of a brick and with a minimum height of 190mm. For blocks with smaller heights,
excluding cuts or make up units, the strength requirements are as for brick except for solid external walls where the blocks should have a
compressive strength at least equal to that shown for block for an inner leaf of a cavity wall in the same position.
5. Group 1 masonry units have not more than 25% formed voids (20% for frogged bricks). Group 2 masonry units have formed voids greater than
25%, but not more than 55%.
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5.0
8.0
7.5
11.0
15.0
21.0
B
C
Notes:
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1. Values in this table are normalised compressive strengths (N/mm). Compressive strengths of masonry units should be derived according to EN 772-1.
2. The table applies to clay and calcium silicate block masonry units where the work size exceeds 337.5mm in length or 112.5mm in height.
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3. Group 1 masonry units have not more than 25% formed voids (20% for frogged bricks). Group 2 masonry units have formed voids greater than
25%, but not more than 55%.
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Loading on walls
End restraint
2C25 Vertical Lateral Restraint to Walls
The ends of every wall should be bonded or
otherwise securely tied throughout their full
height to a buttressing wall, pier or chimney.
Long walls may be provided with intermediate
buttressing walls, piers or chimneys dividing
the wall into distinct lengths within each storey;
each distinct length is a supported wall for
the purposes of this section. The intermediate
buttressing walls, piers or chimneys should
provide lateral restraint to the full height of the
supported wall, but they may be staggered at
each storey.
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a. half the thickness required by this section for
an external or separating wall of similar height
and length less 5mm; or
b. 75mm if the wall forms part of a dwelling
house and does not exceed 6m in total height
and 10m in length; and
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Diagram 13Buttressing
See para 2C27
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2C31 Overhangs:
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Span of floor
is parallel
to wall
Span of timber
floor into wall
max
4.5m
Roof spans
Not
parallel to wall
applicable
max
6.0m
max
4.5m
max
6.0m
Value of factor X
100
90
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Timber roof
9
spans into wall
Span of concrete
floor into wall
100
90
Wall length
Greater than 3m
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Any length
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General
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(ii)
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Walls which do not contain a major opening
but exceed 2.5m in length or height should be
bonded or tied to piers for their full height at not
more than 3m centres as shown in Diagram 18a.
Walls which contain one or two major openings
should in addition have piers as shown in
Diagrams 18b and 18c. Where ties are used
to connect piers to walls they should be flat,
20mm x 3mm in cross section, be in stainless
steel in accordance with clause 2C19, be placed
in pairs and be spaced at not more than 300mm
centre vertically.
(iv)
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See paras 2E2d and e
Design provisions
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Type of ground
(including
Condition
Field test
engineered fill) of ground
applicable
I
Rock
20
30
40
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Not inferior to
Requires at least a pneumatic
sandstone, limestone or other mechanically operated
or firm chalk
pick for excavation
50
60
70
II
Gravel or sand
Medium dense
250
300
400
500
600
650
III
Clay
Stiff
Sandy clay
Stiff
250
300
400
500
600
650
300
350
450
600
750
850
IV
Clay
Firm
Sandy clay
Firm
V
Can be excavated with a spade.
400
600
Sand
Loose
Wooden peg 50mm square in
Silty sand
Loose
cross section can be easily driven
Clayey sand
Loose
VI
Finger pushed in up to 10mm
450
650
Silt
Soft
Clay
Soft
Sandy clay
Soft
Clay or silt
Soft
Note:
Foundations on soil types V
and VI do not fall within the
provisions of this section if the
total load exceeds 30kN/m.
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VII
Silt
Very soft
Clay
Very soft
Sandy clay
Very soft
Clay or silt
Very soft
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Technical approach
3.2 The cladding will meet the safety
requirement if:
a. the cladding is capable of safely sustaining
and transmitting to the supporting structure
of the building all dead, imposed and wind
loads, and
Fixings
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Loading
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WALL CLADDING
in Use of anchors with European Technical
Approvals. UK Guidance Distinction
between cracked and non-cracked concrete.
This is available on the BBA website
www.bbacerts.co.uk click tab ETA.
Further guidance
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Re-covering of roofs
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A3
DISPROPORTIONATE COLLAPSE
The Requirement
Requirement
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Limits on application
Disproportionate collapse
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A3
Guidance
Performance
In the Secretary of States view the Requirement
of A3 will be met by an appropriate choice
of measures to reduce the sensitivity of a
building to disproportionate collapse should
an accident occur.
Introduction
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Agricultural buildings
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Buildings into which people rarely go, provided no part of the building is closer to another building, or area where people
do go, than a distance of 1.5 times the building height
2A
Retailing premises not exceeding 3 storeys of less than 2000m floor area in each storey
All buildings not exceeding 2 storeys to which members of the public are admitted and which contain floor areas not
exceeding 2000m at each storey
2B
Hotels, flats, apartments and other residential buildings greater than 4 storeys but not exceeding 15 storeys
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All buildings to which members of the public are admitted which contain floor areas exceeding 2000m but less than
5000m at each storey
All buildings defined above as Class 2A and 2B that exceed the limits on area and/or number of storeys
Notes:
1. For buildings intended for more than one type of use the Class should be that pertaining to the most onerous type.
2. In determining the number of storeys in a building, basement storeys may be excluded provided such basement storeys fulfil the robustness
requirements of Class 2B buildings.
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A3
Key elements
A key element, as referred to in paragraph 5.1d,
should be capable of sustaining an accidental
design loading of 34kN/m2 applied in the
horizontal and vertical directions (in one direction
at a time) to the member and any attached
components (e.g. cladding etc.) having regard
to the ultimate strength of such components
and their connections. Such accidental design
loading should be assumed to act simultaneously
with 1/3 of all normal characteristic loading (i.e.
wind and imposed loading).
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Load-bearing construction
Alternative approach
5.4 Alternatively, for any building which
does not fall into the classes listed under Table
11 or for which the consequences of collapse
may warrant particular examination of the risks
involved, the performance may be met by the
recommendations given in the following Reports:
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Definitions
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Standards referred to
A1/2
BS 187:1978
Specification for calcium silicate (sandlime and
flintlime) bricks. AMD 5427 1987.
BS 5950-5:1998
Structural use of steelwork in building. Code
of practice for design of cold formed thin
gauge sections.
N
O
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E
V
E
N
I
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ON
BS 1243:1978
Specification for metal ties for cavity wall
construction. AMD 3651 1981, AMD 4024 1982.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS EN 845-1:2003
Specification for ancillary components for masonry.
Ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets.
AMD 14736 2003.)
BS 6399-1:1996
Loading for buildings. Code of practice for dead
and imposed loads. AMD 13669 2002.
BS 6399-2:1997
Loading for buildings. Code of practice for wind
loads. AMD 13392 2002, AMD 14009 2002.
BS 5080-1:1993
Structural fixings in concrete and masonry.
Method of test for tensile loading.
BS 6399-3:1998
Loading for buildings. Code of practice for
imposed roof loads. AMD 6033 1988, AMD 9187
1996, AMD 9452 1997.
BS 5268-2:2002
Structural use of timber. Code of practice
for permissible stress design, materials and
workmanship.
BS 8002:1994
Code of practice for earth retaining structures.
AMD 8851 1995, AMD 12062 2001,
AMD 13386 2001.
BS 5268-3:1998
Structural use of timber. Code of practice for
trussed rafter roofs.
BS 8004:1986
Code of practice for foundations.
BS 5628-1:1992
Code of practice for use of masonry. Structural
use of unreinforced masonry. AMD 7745 1993,
AMD 13680 2002.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS 5628-1:2005
Code of practice for the use of masonry. Structural
use of reinforced masonry.)
BS 8103-1:1995
Structural design of low-rise buildings. Code
of practice for stability, site investigation,
foundations and ground floor slabs for housing.
AMD 8980 1995.
N
O
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S
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E
V
E
N
I
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ON
BS 5628-2:2000
Code of practice for use of masonry. Structural
use of reinforced and prestressed masonry.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS 5628-2:2005
Code of practice for the use of masonry. Structural
use of reinforced and prestressed masonry.)
BS 5628-3:2001
Code of practice for use of masonry. Materials
and components, design and workmanship.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS 5628-3:2005
Code of practice for the use of masonry. Materials
and components, design and workmanship.)
BS 5950-1:2000
Structural use of steelwork in building. Code of
practice for design. Rolled and welded sections.
AMD 13199 2001.
BS 8103-2:1996
Structural design of low-rise buildings. Code of
practice for masonry walls for housing.
(Superseded but remains current by BS 8103-2:2005
Structural design of low rise buildings. Code
of practice for masonry walls for housing, but
remains current.)
BS 8103-3:1996
Structural design of low-rise buildings. Code of
practice for timber floors and roofs for housing.
BS 8103-4:1995
Structural design of low-rise buildings. Code of
practice for suspended concrete floors for housing.
BS 8110-1:1997
Structural use of concrete. Code of practice
for design and construction. AMD 9882 1998,
AMD 13468 2002.
N
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R
E
V
E
N
I
L
N
O
BS 5950-2:2001
Structural use of steelwork in building.
Specification for materials, fabrication and
erection. Rolled and welded sections.
BS 5950-3-1:1990
Structural use of steelwork in building. Design in
composite construction. Code of practice for design
of simple and continuous composite beams.
BS 5950-4:1994
Structural use of steelwork in building. Code
of practice for design of composite slabs with
profiled steel sheeting.
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BS 8110-2:1985
Structural use of concrete. Code of practice
for special circumstances. AMD 5914 1989,
AMD 12061 2001.
BS 8110-3:1995
Structural use of concrete. Design charts for
singly reinforced beams, doubly reinforced beams
and rectangular columns. AMD 5918 1989.
BS 8118-1:1991
Structural use of aluminium. Code of practice
for design. AMD 10485 1999.
BS 8118-2:1991
Structural use of aluminium. Specification
for materials, workmanship and protection.
AMD 10486 1999.
Approved Document A
STANDARDS REFERRED TO
BS 8297:2000
Code of practice for design and installation
of non-loadbearing precast concrete cladding.
AMD 11064 2000, AMD 13018 2000.
BS 8298:1994
Code of practice for design and installation of
natural stone cladding and lining.
BS EN 845-2:2001
Specification for ancillary components for
masonry. Lintels.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS EN 845-2:2003
Specification for ancillary components for
masonry. Lintels.)
N
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V
E
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BS 8500-1:2002
Concrete. Complementary British Standard to
BS EN 206-1. Method of specifying and guidance
for the specifier. AMD 14639 2003.
BS 8500-2:2002
Concrete. Complementary British Standard to
BS EN 206-1. Specification for constituent
materials and concrete. AMD 14640 2003.
BS EN 197-1:2000
Cement. Composition, specifications and
conformity criteria for common elements.
AMD 15209 2004.
BS EN 197-2:2000
Cement. Conformity evaluation.
BS EN 771-1:2003
Specification for masonry units. Clay masonry
units. AMD 15998 2005.
BS EN 771-2:2001
Specification for masonry units. Calcium
silicate masonry units.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS EN 771-2:2003
Specification for masonry units. Calcium silicate
masonry units. AMD 15974 2005.)
BS EN 845-3:2001
Specification for ancillary components for masonry.
Bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS EN 845-3:2003
Specification for ancillary components for masonry.
Bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork.)
BS EN 998-2:2002
Specification for mortar for masonry.
Masonry mortar.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS EN 998-2:2003
Specification for mortar for masonry.
Masonry mortar.)
BS EN 12620:2002
Aggregates for concrete. AMD 15333 2004.
DD 140-1:1986
Wall ties. Method of test for mortar joint and
timber frame connections.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS 845-1:2003
Specification for ancillary components for masonry.
Ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets.
AMD 14736 2003.)
N
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V
E
N
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BS EN 771-3:2003
Specification for masonry units. Aggregate
concrete masonry units (dense and light-weight
aggregates).
BS EN 771-4:2001
Specification for masonry units. Autoclaved
aerated concrete masonry units.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS EN 771-4:2003
Specification for masonry units. Autoclaved
aerated concrete masonry units. AMD 16000 2005.)
BS EN 771-5:2003
Specification for masonry units. Manufactured
stone masonry units. AMD 15999 2005.
BS EN 771-6:2001
Specification for masonry units. Natural stone
masonry units.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS EN 771-6:2005
Specification for masonry units. Natural stone
masonry units.)
DD 140-2:1987
Wall ties. Recommendations for design of wall
ties. AMD 7971 1994.
A3
BS 5628-1:1992
Code of practice for use of masonry. Structural
use of unreinforced masonry. AMD 7745 1993,
AMD 13680 2002.
(Partially superseded by BS EN 1052-1:1999
Method of test for masonry. Determination of
compressive strength. Withdrawn and superseded
by BS 5628-1:2005 Code of practice for the use
of masonry. Structural use of reinforced masonry.)
BS 5950-1:2000
Structural use of steelwork in building. Code of
practice for design. Rolled and welded sections.
AMD 13199 2001.
N
O
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S
R
E
V
E
N
I
L
N
O
BS EN 845-1:2001
Specification for ancillary components for masonry.
Ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets.
(Withdrawn and superseded by BS EN 845-1:2003
Specification for ancillary components for masonry.
Ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets.
AMD 14736 2003.)
Approved Document A
BS 8110-1:1997
Structural use of concrete. Code of practice
for design and construction. AMD 9882 1998,
AMD 13468 2002.
BS 8110-2:1985
Structural use of concrete. Code of practice
for special circumstances. AMD 5914 1989,
AMD 12061 2001.
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Use of Guidance
a. Eurocodes: an announcement is given
regarding the forthcoming introduction
of the Structural Eurocodes and their
National Annexes.
b. House construction: reference is made
to the intended publication of guidance
by industry of alternative forms of house
construction to that of traditional masonry.
A1 and A2
Traditional dwellings
c. The guidance on the sizing of timber floors
and roofs for traditional house construction
has been removed as the Timber Tables
are now published by TRADA. However,
the TRADA Tables are referenced under
Section 2B.
APPROVED DOCUMENTS
The following documents have been approved
and issued by the First Secretary of State for
the purpose of providing practical guidance
with respect to the requirements of the Building
Regulations 2000 (as amended).
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Loading
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Ground movement
Disproportionate collapse
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