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Superseded

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

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

11-30-2009

Language(s)

English

Publisher

British Standards Institution

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
Bibliography

Committee	B/204/2
DocumentType	Draft
Pages	220
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded

BS EN ISO 3166-1:2014	Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions Country codes
BS EN 15228:2009	Structural timber. Structural timber preservative treated against biological attack
BS 8417:2003	Preservation of timber. Recommendations
BS 8747:2007	Reinforced bitumen membranes (RBMs) for roofing. Guide to selection and specification
BS 6399-3(1988) : 1988	LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR IMPOSED ROOF LOADS
BS 4071:1966	Specification for polyvinyl acetate (PVA) emulsion adhesives for wood
BS 5268-7.2:1989	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	Building and civil engineering. Vocabulary 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 EN 338:2016	Structural timber. Strength classes
BS EN 312:2010	Particleboards. Specifications
BS EN 1993-1-3:2006	Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures General rules - Supplementary rules for cold-formed members and sheeting
BS 5268-7.7:1990	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. Specifications 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 5268-7.4:1989	STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.4: CEILING BINDERS
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	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 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	Specification for preparations of wood preservatives in organic solvents
BS 5268-7.5:1990	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	STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.3: CEILING JOISTS
BS 4320:1968	Specification for metal washers for general engineering purposes. Metric series