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  • BS 1191-1:1973

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    Specification for gypsum building plasters Excluding premixed lightweight plasters

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  15-02-2006

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  05-10-1973

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 General
      1.1 Scope
      1.2 Definitions
      1.3 Classification
      1.4 Purity
      1.5 Composition
      1.6 Marking
      1.7 Samples for testing and sampling
      1.8 Manufacturer's certificate
    2 Quality of the different classes
      2.1 Class A. Plaster of paris
      2.2 Class B. Retarded hemihydrate gypsum plaster
      2.3 Class C. Anhydrous gypsum plaster
      2.4 Class D. Keene's plaster
    Appendix A - Determination of chemical composition and loss on
                 ignition
    Appendix B - Examination for soundness
    Appendix C - Method of determining transverse strength
    Appendix D - Determination of mechanical resistance by the dropping
                 ball test
    Appendix E - Determination of expansion
    Appendix F - Method of stabilizing classes A and B plasters
    Appendix G - Determination of freedom from coarse particles
    Appendix H - Examples of typical classification markings required
                 by 1.6
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    Composition, grading, soundness of Grades A, B, C, D. Transverse strengths of Grades A and B, mechanical resistance of Grades B, C and D. Expansion on setting for Grade B.

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    Committee B/544
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

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    BS 8216:1991 Code of practice for use of sprayed lightweight mineral coatings used for thermal insulation and sound absorption in buildings
    BS 5385-2:1978 Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for external ceramic wall tiling and mosaics
    BS 5268-4.2(1990) : 1990 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - FIRE RESISTANCE OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - RECOMMENDATION FOR CALCULATING FIRE RESISTANCE OF TIMBER STUD WALLS AND JOISTED FLOOR CONSTRUCTIONS
    BS 5385-1:1995 Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for the design and installation of internal ceramic and natural stone wall tiling and mosaics in normal conditions
    BS 5385-1:1990 Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for the design and installation of internal ceramic wall tiling and mosaics in normal conditions
    BS 6150:1991 Code of practice for painting of buildings
    BS 8202-1:1995 Coatings for fire protection of building elements Code of practice for the selection and installation of sprayed mineral coatings
    05/30095368 DC : DRAFT FEB 2005 BS 6150 - PAINTING OF BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS 8212:1988 Code of practice for dry lining and partitioning using gypsum plasterboard
    BS 5385-1:1976 Wall and floor tiling Code of practice for internal ceramic wall tiling and mosaics in normal conditions
    BS 8212:1995 Code of practice for dry lining and partitioning using gypsum plasterboard
    BS 5492:1990 Code of practice for internal plastering
    BS 4046:1991 Specification for compressed straw building slabs
    BS 5492:1977 Code of practice for internal plastering
    BS 4551-1:1998 Methods of testing mortars, screeds and plasters Physical testing
    BS 8202-1:1987 Coatings for fire protection of building elements Code of practice for the selection and installation of sprayed mineral coatings
    BS 5270:1976 Specification for polyvinyl acetate (PVAC) emulsion bonding agents for internal use with gypsum building plasters
    BS 5270-1:1989 Bonding agents for use with gypsum plasters and cement Specification for polyvinyl acetate (PVAC) emulsion bonding agents for indoor use with gypsum building plasters
    BS 6463-4:1987 Quicklime, hydrated lime and natural calcium carbonate Methods of test for physical properties of hydrated lime and lime putty
    BS 6150:1982 Code of practice for painting of buildings
    BS 8298:1989 Code of practice for design and installation of natural stone cladding and lining
    BS 8298:1994 Code of practice for design and installation of natural stone cladding and lining
    BS 493(1995) : 1995 SPECIFICATION FOR AIRBRICKS AND GRATINGS FOR WALL VENTILATION

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    BS 3763:1976 The International System of units (SI)
    BS 4049:1966 Glossary of terms applicable to internal plastering, external rendering and floor screeding
    BS 4551(2005) : 2005 MORTAR - METHODS OF TEST FOR MORTAR AND SCREED - CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND PHYSICAL TESTING
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