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    CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USE OF MASONRY - MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  15-10-2001

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-1985

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    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

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives recommendations for the design and construction of brick and block masonry, including materials and components, the main aspects of design, other than structural, which is covered by BS 5628: Parts 1 and 2, and workmanship, including sections on masonry units, materials for mortar, wall ties, anchorages, dowels and fixing, reinforcement, damp-proof courses, sealants, airbricks, gratings and flues, sills, lintels, copings and flashings and weatherings.

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    Committee CSB/33
    Development Note REPLACES CP 121: PART 1:1973.
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Supersedes

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

    BS 5628-2:1985 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USE OF MASONRY - STRUCTURAL USE OF REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED MASONRY
    DD ENV 1996-1.2 : DRAFT NOV 1997 EUROCODE 6 - DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES - GENERAL RULES - STRUCTURAL FIRE DESIGN (TOGETHER WITH UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL APPLICATION DOCUMENT)
    BS 5502-22:1993 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES FOR AGRICULTURE - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND LOADING
    BS 4729:1990 SPECIFICATION FOR DIMENSIONS OF BRICKS OF SPECIAL SHAPES AND SIZES
    BS 7543:1992 GUIDE TO DURABILITY OF BUILDINGS AND BUILDING ELEMENTS, PRODUCTS AND COMPONENTS
    BS 6093:1993 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN OF JOINTS AND JOINTING IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
    BS 8297:2000 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF NON-LOADBEARING PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING
    BS 8233:1987 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SOUND INSULATION AND NOISE REDUCTION FOR BUILDINGS
    BS 5618:1985 Code of practice for thermal insulation of cavity walls (with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves) by filling with urea-formaldehyde (UF) foam systems
    BS 6676-2:1986 THERMAL INSULATION OF CAVITY WALLS USING MAN MADE MINERAL FIBRE BATTS (SLABS) - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INSTALLATION OF BATTS (SLABS) FILLING THE CAVITY
    BS 7370-2:1994 Grounds maintenance Recommendations for the maintenance of hard areas (excluding sports surfaces)
    BS 8215:1991 Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction
    BS 6515:1984 Specification for polyethylene damp-proof courses for masonry
    BS 6461-1:1984 INSTALLATION OF CHIMNEYS AND FLUES FOR DOMESTIC APPLIANCES BURNING SOLID FUEL (INCLUDING WOOD AND PEAT) - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MASONRY CHIMNEYS AND FLUE PIPES
    BS 5268-6.1(1988) : 1988 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FRAME WALLS - DWELLINGS NOT EXCEEDING THREE STOREYS
    BS 5977-2:1983 LINTELS - SPECIFICATION FOR PREFABRICATED LINTELS
    BS 5628-2:1995 USE OF MASONRY - STRUCTURAL USE OF REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED MASONRY
    BS 5628-2:2000 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 2: STRUCTURAL USE OF REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED MASONRY
    BS 8103-1:1986 STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW RISE BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STABILITY, SITE INVESTIGATION, FOUNDATIONS AND GROUND FLOOR SLABS FOR HOUSING
    BS 1217:1997 SPECIFICATION FOR CAST STONE
    BS 12:1996 SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND CEMENT
    BS 146:1991 SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND BLASTFURNACE CEMENT
    BS 5262:1991 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR EXTERNAL RENDERINGS
    BS 8103-1:1995 STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STABILITY, SITE INVESTIGATION, FOUNDATIONS AND GROUND FLOOR SLABS FOR HOUSING
    BS 6699:1992 SPECIFICATION FOR GROUND GRANULATED BLAST FURNACE SLAG FOR USE WITH PORTLAND CEMENT
    BS 5534-1:1997 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES) - DESIGN
    BS 12:1991 SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND CEMENT
    BS 5534-1:1990 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING - DESIGN
    BS 5492:1990 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR INTERNAL PLASTERING
    BS 6180:1995 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR BARRIERS IN AND ABOUT BUILDINGS
    BS 6178-1:1990 JOIST HANGERS - SPECIFICATION FOR JOIST HANGERS FOR BUILDING INTO MASONRY WALLS OF DOMESTIC DWELLINGS
    BS 6270-1:1982 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CLEANING AND SURFACE REPAIR OF BUILDINGS - NATURAL STONE, CAST STONE AND CLAY AND CALCIUM SILICATE BRICK MASONRY
    BS 6676-1:1986 THERMAL INSULATION OF CAVITY WALLS USING MAN-MADE MINERAL FIBRE BATTS (SLABS)
    BS 5977-1:1981 Lintels Method for assessment of load
    BS 5268-6.2(2001) : 2001 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 6: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FRAME WALLS - SECTION 6.2: BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS NOT EXCEEDING FOUR STOREYS
    BS DD86-3(1990) : 1990 DAMP-PROOF COURSES - GUIDE TO CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTHS OF DAMP-PROOF COURSE MATERIAL USED IN MASONRY
    DD ENV 1996-1.1 : DRAFT DEC 1996 EUROCODE 6: DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES - GENERAL RULES FOR BUILDINGS - GENERAL RULES FOR BUILDINGS - RULES FOR REINFORCED AND UNREINFORCED MASONRY (TOGETHER WITH UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL APPLICATION DOCUMENT)
    BS 8002:1994 Code of practice for earth retaining structures
    08/30140557 DC : DRAFT JULY 2008 BS 8298-3 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF NATURAL STONE CLADDING AND LINING - PART 3: STONE-FACED PRE-CAST CONCRETE CLADDING SYSTEMS
    BS 8103-2:1996 STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW RISE BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MASONRY WALLS FOR HOUSING
    BS 8000-3:1989 WORKMANSHIP ON BUILDING SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MASONRY
    I.S. 20-1:1987 CONCRETE BUILDING BLOCKS - PART 1: NORMAL DENSITY BLOCKS
    BS 6610:1991 SPECIFICATION FOR POZZOLANIC PULVERIZED-FUEL ASH CEMENT
    BS 4027:1996 SPECIFICATION FOR SULFATE-RESISTING PORTLAND CEMENT
    BS 4027:1991 SPECIFICATION FOR SULFATE-RESISTING PORTLAND CEMENT
    BS 8208-1:1985 GUIDE TO ASSESSMENT OF SUITABILITY OF EXTERNAL CAVITY WALLS FOR FILLING WITH THERMAL INSULANTS - EXISTING TRADITIONAL CAVITY CONSTRUCTION
    BS 8200:1985 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN OF NON-LOADBEARING EXTERNAL VERTICAL ENCLOSURES OF BUILDINGS
    BS 7456:1991 Code of practice for stabilization and thermal insulation of cavity walls (with masonry or concrete inner and outer leaves) by filling with polyurethane (PUR) foam systems
    BS 5234-2:1992 Partitions (including matching linings) Specification for performance requirements for strength and robustness including methods of test
    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 DD140-1(1986) : 1986 WALL TIES - METHODS OF TEST FOR MORTAR JOINT AND TIMBER FRAME CONNECTIONS
    BS 6779-4:1999 HIGHWAY PARAPETS FOR BRIDGES AND OTHER STRUCTURES - PART 4: SPECIFICATION FOR PARAPETS OF REINFORCED AND UNREINFORCED MASONRY CONSTRUCTION
    BS 8297:1995 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF NON-LOADBEARING PRECAST CONCRETE CLADDING
    BS 8221-2:2000 Code of practice for cleaning and surface repair of buildings Surface repair of natural stones, brick and terracotta
    BS 5234-1:1992 Partitions (including matching linings) Code of practice for design and installation
    02/105033 DC : DRAFT AUG 2002 BS 5534 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)
    BS 8102:1990 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PROTECTION OF STRUCTURES AGAINST WATER FROM THE GROUND
    BS 8103-3:1996 STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOFS FOR HOUSING
    BS 5250:1989 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CONTROL OF CONDENSATION IN BUILDINGS

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5977-2:1983 LINTELS - SPECIFICATION FOR PREFABRICATED LINTELS
    BS 6100-5.1:1985 GLOSSARY OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TERMS - MASONRY - TERMS COMMON TO MASONRY
    BS 877-2(1973) : 1973 SPECIFICATION FOR FOAMED OR EXPANDED BLASTFURNACE SLAG LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE FOR CONCRETE - METRIC UNITS
    BS 1186-2:1988 Timber for and workmanship in joinery Specification for workmanship
    BS 6178-1:1982 JOIST HANGERS - SPECIFICATION FOR JOIST HANGERS FOR BUILDING INTO MASONRY WALLS OF DOMESTIC DWELLINGS
    BS 5440-1:1978 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FLUES AND AIR SUPPLY FOR GAS APPLIANCES OF RATED INPUT NOT EXCEEDING 60 KW (1ST AND 2ND FAMILY GASES) - FLUES
    BS 3111-2:1979 SPECIFICATION FOR STEEL WIRE FOR COLD FORGED FASTENERS AND SIMILAR COMPONENTS - PART 2: STAINLESS STEEL
    BS 5642-1(1978) : 1978 SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR WINDOW SILLS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
    BS CP3:CH5-2(1972) : AMD 7908 CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - LOADING - WIND LOADS
    BS DD34(1974) : LATEST CLAY BRICKS WITH MODULAR DIMENSIONS
    BS CP144-3(1970) : AMD 5229 ROOF COVERINGS - BUILT UP BITUMEN FELT. METRIC UNITS
    BS 1881-5:1970 METHODS OF TESTING CONCRETE - PART 5: METHODS OF TESTING HARDENED CONCRETE FOR OTHER THAN STRENGTH
    BS DD59(1978) : LATEST
    BS 5838-2:1980 SPECIFICATION FOR DRY PACKAGED CEMENTITIOUS MIXES - PREPACKED MORTAR MIXES
    BS 3797-2(1976) : 1976 SPECIFICATION FOR LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATES FOR CONCRETE - METRIC UNITS
    BS 6399-1:1984 LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DEAD AND IMPOSED LOADS
    BS 5642-2(1983) : 1983 SILLS, COPINGS AND CAPPINGS - PART 2: SPECIFICATION FOR COPINGS AND CAPPINGS OF PRECAST CONCRETE, CAST STONE, CLAYWARE, SLATE AND NATURAL STONE
    BS 6073-1:1981 PRECAST CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS - PART 1: SPECIFICATION FOR PRECAST CONCRETE MASONRY UNITS
    BS 6100-5.3:1984 GLOSSARY OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TERMS - MASONRY - BRICKS AND BLOCKS
    BS 5628-2:1985 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USE OF MASONRY - STRUCTURAL USE OF REINFORCED AND PRESTRESSED MASONRY
    BS 5628-1:1978 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR USE OF MASONRY - STRUCTURAL USE OF UNREINFORCED MASONRY
    BS CP143-16(1974) : LATEST CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SHEET ROOF AND WALL COVERINGS - SEMI RIGID ASBESTOS BITUMEN SHEET. METRIC UNITS
    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 146-2(1973) : 1973 SPECIFICATION FOR PORTLAND-BLASTFURNACE CEMENT - METRIC UNITS
    BS 6270-1:1982 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR CLEANING AND SURFACE REPAIR OF BUILDINGS - NATURAL STONE, CAST STONE AND CLAY AND CALCIUM SILICATE BRICK MASONRY
    BS 6100-5.2:1984 GLOSSARY OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TERMS - MASONRY - STONE
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