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  • BS 5642-1(1978) : 1978

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    SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR WINDOW SILLS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1978

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Cooperating organizations
    Foreword
    Section 1 - General
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Definitions
    4 Dimensions
    5 Performance
    6 Construction details
    7 Manufacturer's certificate
    8 Marking
    Section 2 - Precast concrete sills
    9 Materials
    10 Concrete quality
    11 Tolerances
    12 Handling reinforcement
    13 Inserts
    14 Workmanship
    Section 3 - Cast stone sills
    15 Cast stone sills
    Section 4 - Clayware sills
    16 Material and quality
    17 Tolerances
    18 Holes for window fixings
    19 Finish
    Section 5 - Slate sills
    20 Material and quality
    21 Tolerances
    22 Holes for window fixings
    23 Direction of the natural bed
    24 Finish
    25 Sampling and testing
    Section 6 - Natural stone sills
    26 Material and quality
    27 Tolerances
    28 Holes for window fixing
    29 Direction of the natural bed
    30 Finish
    Appendix A - Sulphuric acid immersion test for slate
    Appendix B - Wetting and drying test for slate
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Defines requirements for window sills of precast concrete, cast stone, clayware, slate and other natural stone for use with windows complying with the requirements of BS 644, BS 6510 and BS 4873.

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    Committee ECB/36
    Development Note Supersedes 73/12880 DC and BS 4374(1968) (08/2005) 1978 Edition Re-Issued in February 2014 & incorporates AMD 1 2014. Supersedes 13/30260274 DC. (02/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    07/30172627 DC : 0 BS 1217 - CAST STONE - SPECIFICATION
    BS 743:1970 Specification for materials for damp-proof courses
    S.R. 325:2013+A2:2018/AC:2019 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES IN IRELAND TO EUROCODE 6
    BS 6510:1984 Specification for steel windows, sills, window boards and doors
    BS 8215:1991 Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction
    BS 5628-3:2005 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 3: MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS, DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP
    BS 5628-3:2001 Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship
    BS 1217:1997 Specification for cast stone
    BS 1217:2008 Cast stone. Specification
    10/30168896 DC : 0 PD 6697 - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES TO BS EN 1996-1-1 AND BS EN 1996-2
    05/30131954 DC : DRAFT APR 2005 BS 5628-3 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 3: MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS, DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP
    I.S. 325-2:1995 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USE OF MASONRY - PART 2: MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
    PD 6697:2010 Recommendations for the design of masonry structures to BS EN 1996-1-1 and BS EN 1996-2
    BS 5628-3:1985 Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship

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