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    BS 8103-3 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FLOORS AND ROOFS FOR HOUSING

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    Superseded date:  30-11-2009

    Language(s):  English

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    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Materials
    5 Flooring
    7 Trussed rafter pitched roofs
    8 Flat roof decking of timber, plywood particleboard or OSB
    9 Transportation, storage and handling
    10 Assembly and erection
    11 Durability of materials
    Annex A (normative) Maximum recommended moisture content at
            time of erection or fixing
    Annex B (Normative) Species and grading rules for softwood
            flooring and roof decking
    Annex C (normative) Identification marks for strength-graded
            timber
    Annex D (normative) Species and grading rules for battens for
            slating and tiling
    Annex E (normative) Plywood types and grades
    Annex F (normative) Identification marks for plywood
    Annex G (normative) Identification marks for particleboard
    Annex H (normative) Identification marks for Oriented Strand
            Board (OSB)
    Annex I (normative) Fixing of flooring
    Annex J (normative) Fixing of flat roof decking
    Annex K (informative) Fixing of battens for roof slating and
            tiling
    Annex L (informative) Typical floor and flat roof constructions
            and their self weight, and self weight of slates and
            tiles for pitched roof construction
    Annex M (informative) Simplified guidance on the imposed snow
            loading which is relevant for a particular site
    Annex N (informative) Roof bracing recommendations for small
            single-storey non-residential buildings and annexes with
            pitched roofs, within the scope of Annex A of
            BS 8103-2:2005
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    Committee B/204/2
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
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    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 8103-2(2005) : 2005 STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW RISE BUILDINGS - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MASONRY WALLS FOR HOUSING
    BS EN ISO 3166-1:2014 CODES FOR THE REPRESENTATION OF NAMES OF COUNTRIES AND THEIR SUBDIVISIONS - PART 1: COUNTRY CODES (ISO 3166-1:2013)
    BS 4072(1999) : 1999 COPPER/CHROMIUM/ARSENIC PREPARATIONS FOR WOOD PRESERVATION
    BS EN 15228 : 2009 STRUCTURAL TIMBER - STRUCTURAL TIMBER PRESERVATIVE TREATED AGAINST BIOLOGICAL ATTACK
    BS 5268-2(2002) : 2002 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR PERMISSIBLE STRESS DESIGN, MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP
    BS 8417(2003) : 2003 PRESERVATION OF TIMBER - RECOMMENDATIONS
    BS 1282(1999) : 1999 WOOD PRESERVATIVES - GUIDANCE ON CHOICE, USE AND APPLICATION
    BS 8747(2007) : 2007 REINFORCED BITUMEN MEMBRANES (RBMS) FOR ROOFING - GUIDE TO SELECTION AND SPECIFICATION
    BS 1297(1987) : 1987 SPECIFICATION FOR TONGUED AND GROOVED SOFTWOOD FLOORING
    BS 6399-3(1988) : 1988 LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR IMPOSED ROOF LOADS
    BS 4190(2001) : 2001 ISO METRIC BLACK HEXAGON BOLTS, SCREWS AND NUTS - SPECIFICATION
    BS 5268-5(1989) : 1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE PRESERVATIVE TREATMENT OF STRUCTURAL TIMBER
    BS 4071(1966) : 1966 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYVINYL ACETATE (PVA) EMULSION ADHESIVES FOR WOOD
    BS 1202-1(2002) : 2002 SPECIFICATION FOR NAILS - PART 1: STEEL NAILS
    BS 5268-7.2(1989) : 1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.2 JOISTS FOR FLAT ROOFS
    BS 6100-3(2007) : 2007 BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING - VOCABULARY - PART 3: CIVIL ENGINEERING - GENERAL
    BS EN 1912:2012 Structural Timber. Strength classes. Assignment of visual grades and species
    BS EN 300 : 2006 ORIENTED STRAND BOARDS (OSB) - DEFINITIONS, CLASSIFICATION AND SPECIFICATIONS
    BS 6229(2003) : 2003 FLAT ROOFS WITH CONTINUOUSLY SUPPORTED COVERINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE
    BS EN 338:2016 STRUCTURAL TIMBER - STRENGTH CLASSES
    BS EN 312 : 2010 PARTICLEBOARDS - SPECIFICATIONS
    BS EN 1993-1-3:2006 (published 2010-04) Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures General rules - Supplementary rules for cold-formed members and sheeting
    BS 5268-3(2006) : 2006 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TRUSSED RAFTER ROOFS
    BS 6399-2(1997) : 1997 LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR WIND LOADS
    BS 5268-7.7(1990) : 1990 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.7 PURLINS SUPPORTING SHEETING OR DECKING
    BS EN 912 : 2011 TIMBER FASTENERS - SPECIFICATION FOR CONNECTORS FOR TIMBERS
    BS EN 13556 : 2003 ROUND AND SAWN TIMBER - NOMENCLATURE OF TIMBERS USED IN EUROPE
    BS EN 13986 : 2004 WOOD-BASED PANELS FOR USE IN CONSTRUCTION - CHARACTERISTICS, EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY AND MARKING
    BS 6399-1(1996) : 1996 LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DEAD AND IMPOSED LOADS
    BS 5268-7.4(1989) : 1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.4: CEILING BINDERS
    BS 1210(1963) : 1963 SPECIFICATION FOR WOOD SCREWS
    BS EN 636 : 2012 PLYWOOD - SPECIFICATIONS
    BS EN 845-1 : 2013 SPECIFICATION FOR ANCILLARY COMPONENTS FOR MASONRY - PART 1: WALL TIES, TENSION STRAPS, HANGERS AND BRACKETS
    BS 5268-7.1(1989) : 1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.1 DOMESTIC FLOOR JOISTS
    BS EN 14081-1:2016 TIMBER STRUCTURES - STRENGTH GRADED STRUCTURAL TIMBER WITH RECTANGULAR CROSS SECTION - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    BS 5268-7.6(1990) : 1990 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.6: PURLINS SUPPORTING RAFTERS
    BS 5534(2003) : 2003 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)
    BS 5707(1997) : 1997 SPECIFICATION FOR PREPARATIONS OF WOOD PRESERVATIVES IN ORGANIC SOLVENTS
    BS 5268-7.5(1990) : 1990 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.5: DOMESTIC RAFTERS
    BS EN 1991-1-3 : 2003 EUROCODE 1 - ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-3: GENERAL ACTIONS - SNOW LOADS
    BS 5268-7.3(1989) : 1989 STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.3: CEILING JOISTS
    BS 4320(1968) : 1968 SPECIFICATION FOR METAL WASHERS FOR GENERAL ENGINEERING PURPOSES - METRIC SERIES
    BS 5628-3(2005) : 2005 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 3: MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS, DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP
    BS EN 336:2013 STRUCTURAL TIMBER - SIZES, PERMITTED DEVIATIONS
    BS 8103-1(1995) : 1995 STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW-RISE BUILDINGS - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STABILITY, SITE INVESTIGATION, FOUNDATIONS AND GROUND FLOOR SLABS FOR HOUSING
    BS 4978(2007) : 2007 VISUAL STRENGTH GRADING OF SOFTWOOD - SPECIFICATION
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