BS 6180:1999
Superseded
A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.
Barriers in and about buildings. Code of practice
Hardcopy , PDF
31-03-2011
English
26-09-2001
Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Materials, components and methods of design and
construction
5 Preliminary considerations
6 Design criteria
7 Concrete
8 Glass
9 Masonry
10 Metals
11 Plastics
12 Timber
13 Composites
14 Installation
Annex A (normative) Vehicle impact on barriers
Annex B (informative) Bolt fixing of glass in barriers
Bibliography
Index
Figure 1 - Datum, barrier height and design height
Figure 2 - Height and width of barriers in front of fixed
Figure 2 - Height and width of barriers in front of fixed
seating
Figure 3 - Preferred minimum hot bending radius for
rectangular hollow steel sections
Figure 4 - Typical site fixing details for steel barriers
Figure A.1 - Impact forced for vehicles impacting at right
angles to a barrier
Figure A.2 - Typical impact forces for vehicles impacting at
20degree to a barrier, at 10 mile/h
Figure B.1 - Alternative bolt fixing arrangement for thick
toughened glass infill panels
Figure B.2 - Typical clamping systems for free-standing
toughened glass balustrades
Table 1 - Minimum barrier heights
Table 2 - Sizes of fully framed single glass panes in
accordance with the design criteria given in
BS 6399-1:1996
Table 3 - Recommended coating thickness and applications
Table 4 - Preferred minimum hot bending radius for rectangular
hollow steel sections
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