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    BS 8103-3 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOFS FOR HOUSING

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  30-11-2009

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Materials
    5 Flooring
    7 Trussed rafter pitched roofs
    8 Flat roof decking of timber, plywood particleboard or OSB
    9 Transportation, storage and handling
    10 Assembly and erection
    11 Durability of materials
    Annex A (normative) Maximum recommended moisture content at
            time of erection or fixing
    Annex B (Normative) Species and grading rules for softwood
            flooring and roof decking
    Annex C (normative) Identification marks for strength-graded
            timber
    Annex D (normative) Species and grading rules for battens for
            slating and tiling
    Annex E (normative) Plywood types and grades
    Annex F (normative) Identification marks for plywood
    Annex G (normative) Identification marks for particleboard
    Annex H (normative) Identification marks for Oriented Strand
            Board (OSB)
    Annex I (normative) Fixing of flooring
    Annex J (normative) Fixing of flat roof decking
    Annex K (informative) Fixing of battens for roof slating and
            tiling
    Annex L (informative) Typical floor and flat roof constructions
            and their self weight, and self weight of slates and
            tiles for pitched roof construction
    Annex M (informative) Simplified guidance on the imposed snow
            loading which is relevant for a particular site
    Annex N (informative) Roof bracing recommendations for small
            single-storey non-residential buildings and annexes with
            pitched roofs, within the scope of Annex A of
            BS 8103-2:2005
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    Comment Closes On
    Committee B/204/2
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded

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    BS 6399-3(1988) : 1988 LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR IMPOSED ROOF LOADS
    BS 4071:1966 Specification for polyvinyl acetate (PVA) emulsion adhesives for wood
    BS 5268-7.2:1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.2 JOISTS FOR FLAT ROOFS
    BS 6100-3:2007 Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary Civil engineering. General
    BS EN 1912:2012 Structural Timber. Strength classes. Assignment of visual grades and species
    BS EN 300:2006 Oriented strand boards (OSB). Definitions, classification and specifications
    BS EN 338:2016 Structural timber. Strength classes
    BS EN 312:2010 Particleboards. Specifications
    BS EN 1993-1-3:2006 Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures General rules - Supplementary rules for cold-formed members and sheeting
    BS 5268-7.7:1990 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.7 PURLINS SUPPORTING SHEETING OR DECKING
    BS EN 912:2011 Timber fasteners. Specifications for connectors for timbers
    BS EN 13556:2003 Round and sawn timber. Nomenclature of timbers used in Europe
    BS EN 13986 : 2004 WOOD-BASED PANELS FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    BS 5268-7.4:1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.4: CEILING BINDERS
    BS EN 636 : 2012 PLYWOOD - SPECIFICATIONS
    BS EN 845-1 : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR ANCILLARY COMPONENTS FOR MASONRY - PART 1: WALL TIES, TENSION STRAPS, HANGERS AND BRACKETS
    BS 5268-7.1:1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.1 DOMESTIC FLOOR JOISTS
    BS EN 14081-1:2016 Timber structures. Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section General requirements
    BS 5268-7.6(1990) : 1990 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.6: PURLINS SUPPORTING RAFTERS
    BS 5534(2003) : 2003 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)
    BS 5707:1997 Specification for preparations of wood preservatives in organic solvents
    BS 5268-7.5:1990 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.5: DOMESTIC RAFTERS
    BS EN 1991-1-3 : 2003 EUROCODE 1 - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-3: GENERAL ACTIONS - SNOW LOADS
    BS 5268-7.3:1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.3: CEILING JOISTS
    BS 4320:1968 Specification for metal washers for general engineering purposes. Metric series
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