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Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship
Hardcopy , PDF
15-10-2001
English
29-03-1985
Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Related British Standards
4. Alternative materials, components and methods of
design and construction
Section two. Materials and components
5. Masonry units
6. Materials for mortar
7. Wall ties
8. Anchorages, dowels and fixings
9. Reinforcement
10. Damp-proof courses
11. Sealants
12. Airbricks, gratings and flues
13. Sills
14. Lintels
15. Copings
16. Flashings and weatherings
Section three. Design
17. General
18. Design for stability
19. Structural detailing for stability
20. Movement in masonry
21. Exclusion of moisture
22. Durability
23. Selection of mortars
24. Fire resistance
25. Thermal properties
26. Sound absorption and noise reduction
27. Masonry bonds and other constructional details
Section four. Workmanship
28. Setting out
29. Scaffolding
30. Storage on site
31. Batching, mixing and use of mortars
32. Laying of masonry units
33. Constructional details
34. Provision of services, including fixings and chases
35. Protection against damage during construction
36. Supervision
Appendices
A. Determination of movement in masonry
B. Masonry bonds and joint finishes
Tables
1. Anchorages, dowels and fixings
2. Sills
3. Lintels
4. Copings
5. Flashings and weatherings
6. Selection of materials for masonry
7. Height to thickness ratio for freestanding single-
leaf walls without piers
8. Maximum permitted areas of certain walls
9. Wall ties
10. Classification of exposure to local wind-driven rain
11. Assessment of resistance to rain penetration
12. Physical properties and performance of materials
for d.p.cs
13. Durability of masonry in finished construction
14. Protection of metal components (other than wall ties)
built into masonry
15. Mortar mixes
16. Notional fire resistance of walls
17. Ready-mixed lime: sand mixes for specified cement:
lime: sand mortars
18. Bulk density, water demand and yield of wet mortars
19. Linear thermal movement of masonry units and mortar
20. Moisture movement of concrete and calcium silicate
masonry units
21. Shrinkage of mortars due to change in moisture
content
Figures
1. Wind zones
2. Walls with edge restraint
3. Fixed support conditions in solid walls
4. Fixed support conditions in cavity walls
5. Fixed and simple supports
6. Limiting dimensions of internal walls for stability
7. Typical ways of connecting floors and roofs
8. Typical anchorages, dowels and fixings
9. Typical chimney details
10. Movement joints
11. Overlap between exposure categories
12. Damp-proof systems
13. Matching facing masonry
14. Brick arches
15. Sizes of corbels
16. Factors affecting movement
17. Brick masonry bonds
18. Block masonry bonds
19. Joint finishes
Index
Recommendations for design and execution of brick and block masonry. Stability, accommodation of movement, exclusion of moisture, durability, selection of mortars, fire resistance, thermal and acoustic properties, constructional details. Storage on site, batching and mixing of mortars, laying of bricks and blocks, protection against damage during construction.
Committee |
B/525/6
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DevelopmentNote |
REPLACES CP 121: PART 1:1973.
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DocumentType |
Standard
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Pages |
116
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PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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Status |
Withdrawn
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SupersededBy | |
Supersedes |
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BS 5440-1:1978 | Installation of flues and ventilation for gas appliances of rated input not exceeding 60 kW (1st, 2nd and 3rd family gases). Flues |
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