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  • BS 8110-1:1997

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    STRUCTURAL USE OF CONCRETE - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  16-04-2010

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1997

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Section 1. General
    1.1 Scope
    1.2 References
    1.3 Definitions
    1.4 Symbols
    Section 2. Design objectives and general recommendations
    2.1 Basis of design
    2.2 Structural design
    2.3 Inspection of construction
    2.4 Loads and material properties
    2.5 Analysis
    2.6 Designs based on tests
    Section 3. Design and detailing: reinforced concrete
    3.1 Design basis and strength of materials
    3.2 Structures and structural frames
    3.3 Concrete cover to reinforcement
    3.4 Beams
    3.5 Solid slabs supported by beams or walls
    3.6 Ribbed slabs (with solid or hollow blocks or voids)
    3.7 Flat slabs
    3.8 Columns
    3.9 Walls
    3.10 Staircases
    3.11 Bases
    3.12 Considerations affecting design details
    Section 4. Design and detailing: prestressed concrete
    4.1 Design basis
    4.2 Structures and structural frames
    4.3 Beams
    4.4 Slabs
    4.5 Columns
    4.6 Tension members
    4.7 Prestressing
    4.8 Loss of prestress, other than friction losses
    4.9 Loss of prestress due to friction
    4.10 Transmission lengths in pre-tensioned members
    4.11 End blocks in post-tensioned members
    4.12 Considerations affecting design details
    Section 5. Design and detailing: precast and composite
               construction
    5.1 Design basis and stability provisions
    5.2 Precast concrete construction
    5.3 Structural connections between precast units
    5.4 Composite concrete construction
    Section 6. Concrete, materials, specification and
               construction
    6.1 Materials and specification
    6.2 Concrete construction
    Section 7. Specification and workmanship: reinforcement
    7.1 General
    7.2 Cutting and bending
    7.3 Fixing
    7.4 Surface condition
    7.5 Laps and joints
    7.6 Welding
    Section 8. Specification and workmanship: prestressing tendons
    8.1 General
    8.2 Handling and storage
    8.3 Surface condition
    8.4 Straightness
    8.5 Cutting
    8.6 Positioning of tendons and sheaths
    8.7 Tensioning the tendons
    8.8 Protection and bond of prestressing tendons
    8.9 Grouting of prestressing tendons
    Index
    List of references

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    States recommendations for structural use of concrete in buildings and structures not including bridges and structural concrete made from high alumina cement. It is assumed that all load-bearing elements (slabs, columns and walls) are concrete.

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    Committee B/525/2
    Development Note Also available as part of BS PP7312(2002). Supersedes BS 8110-1(1985), 00/108426 DC and 95/105430 DC. (06/2002) Supersedes 05/30135242 DC. (09/2007) Inactive for the new design. (11/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 12390-1:2012 Testing hardened concrete Shape, dimensions and other requirements for specimens and moulds
    BS 8004:1986 Code of practice for foundations
    BS EN 772-7:1998 Methods of test for masonry units Determination of water absorption of clay masonry damp proof course units by boiling in water
    BS 4483:2005 Steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete. Specification
    BS EN 772-1 : 2011 METHODS OF TEST FOR MASONRY UNITS - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
    BS 7542:1992 Method of test for curing compounds for concrete
    BS EN 1008:2002 Mixing water for concrete. Specification for sampling, testing and assessing the suitability of water, including water recovered from processes in the concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete
    BS EN 12390-3:2009 Testing hardened concrete Compressive strength of test specimens
    BS 4486:1980 Specification for hot rolled and hot rolled and processed high tensile alloy steel bars for the prestressing of concrete
    BS EN 446:2007 Grout for prestressing tendons. Grouting procedures
    BS 6399-2:1995 Loading for buildings Code of practice for wind loads
    BS EN 206-1:2000 Concrete Specification, performance, production and conformity
    BS EN 447:2007 Grout for prestressing tendons. Basic requirements
    BS 8500-2(2006) : 2006 CONCRETE - COMPLEMENTARY BRITISH STANDARD TO BS EN 206-1 - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR CONSTITUENT MATERIALS AND CONCRETE
    BS EN 445:2007 Grout for prestressing tendons. Test methods
    BS 8110-2:1985 STRUCTURAL USE OF CONCRETE - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
    BS EN 12620:2013 Aggregates for concrete
    BS 7973-2:2001 Spacers and chairs for steel reinforcement and their specification Fixing and application of spacers and chairs and tying of reinforcement
    BS 5896:1980 Specification for high tensile steel wire and strand for the prestressing of concrete
    BS 5975:1982 Code of practice for falsework
    BS 4449(2005) : 2005 STEEL FOR THE REINFORCEMENT OF CONCRETE - WELDABLE REINFORCING STEEL - BAR, COIL AND DECOILED PRODUCT - SPECIFICATION
    PD 6682-1:2003 Aggregates Aggregates for concrete. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12620
    BS 7973-1:2001 Spacers and chairs for steel reinforcement and their specification Product performance requirements
    BS EN 197-1:2011 Cement Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements
    BS 5531:1988 Code of practice for safety in erecting structural frames
    BS EN 13391:2004 Mechanical tests for post-tensioning systems
    BS EN 1011-2:2001 Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials Arc welding of ferritic steels
    BS 6399-1:1984 Loading for buildings Code of practice for dead and imposed loads
    BS EN 772-3:1998 Methods of test for masonry units Determination of net volume and percentage of voids of clay masonry units by hydrostatic weighing
    BS 8666:2005 Scheduling, dimensioning, bending and cutting of steel reinforcement for concrete. Specification
    BS EN 12390-2:2009 Testing hardened concrete Making and curing specimens for strength tests
    BS 499(1965) : LATEST
    BS 4027:1996 Specification for sulfate-resisting Portland cement
    BS EN 1011-1:2009 Welding. Recommendations for welding of metallic materials General guidance for arc welding
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