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  • BS 8290-1:1991

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    Suspended ceilings Code of practice for design

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  23-08-2004

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  31-01-1992

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    Code of practice
    1 Scope
    2 Definitions
    3 General design checklist
    4 Information to be provided for the installer
    5 Provision for services
    6 Access
    7 Structural performance
    8 Environmental conditions
    9 Deflection
    10 Fire protection
    11 Acoustic control
    12 Control of condensation
    Appendices
    A Regulations for electrical installations
    B General principles of fire protection
    C Principles of fire resistance
    D Sound absorption
    E Sound insulation
    Tables
    1 Maximum deflections between points of support
    2 Control of condensation in roofs above suspended
        ceilings
    Figures
    1 Some relevant tests for the control and containment
        of fire
    2 Fire tests for suspended ceilings
    3 Functions and requirements of a suspended ceiling
        over a fire
    4 Absorber response curves
    5 Sound transmission

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    Design advice for ceilings of dry construction using lightweight corrosion resistant steel or aluminium framing. Includes recommendations for provision of services, access, structural performance, environmental conditions, fire protection, accoustic control and control of condensation. Appendixes discuss principles of fire protection, sound absorption, sound insulation and regulations for electrical bonding to earth.

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    Committee B/548
    Development Note Supersedes 90/14881 DC (04/2005)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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

    BS 6229:2003 Flat roofs with continuously supported coverings. Code of practice
    BS 8290-3:1991 Suspended ceilings Code of practice for installation and maintenance
    PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries
    BS 8290-2:1991 Suspended ceilings Specification for performance of components and assemblies

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    BS 476-23:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure
    BS 476-4:1970 Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials
    BS 8290-3:1991 Suspended ceilings Code of practice for installation and maintenance
    BS 8290-2:1991 Suspended ceilings Specification for performance of components and assemblies
    BS 2750-9:1987 Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements. Method for laboratory measurement of room-to-room airborne sound insulation of a suspended ceiling with a plenum above it.
    BS 476-11:1982 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for assessing the heat emission from building materials
    BS 476-6(1989) : 1989 FIRE TESTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES - PART 6: METHOD OF TEST FOR FIRE PROPAGATION FOR PRODUCTS
    BS 476-20:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles)
    BS 476-21:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction
    BS 2750-4:1980 Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Field measurements of airborne sound insulation between rooms
    BS 476-8:1972 Fire tests on building materials and structures Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of building construction
    BS 476-22:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction
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