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BS 8103-1:2011

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Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for stability, site investigation, foundations, precast concrete floors and ground floor slabs for housing
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English

Published date

11-30-2011

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions and symbols
4 Stability and connections between elements
5 Site investigation
6 Foundations
7 Ground floor slabs
8 Suspended precast concrete floors
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Tabular method for the design of
        suspended cast in situ concrete ground floors
Bibliography

Provides recommendations for the structural design of low-rise housing and covers the stability of the structure, site investigation and foundations and ground floor slabs used in the construction.

This part of BS8103 gives recommendations for the structural design of low-rise housing and covers the stability of the structure, site investigation and foundations and ground floor slabs used in the construction. Foundations comprising strip footings or trench fill founded in normal ground are the only type described. Low-rise housing comprises detached, semi-detached and terraced houses and flats (with not more than four self-contained dwelling units per floor accessible from one staircase), of not more than three storeys above ground intended for domestic occupation and of traditional masonry construction with timber roofs and floors of timber or concrete. For the purposes of this standard, additional habitable accommodation in the roof space constitutes a storey of the house. The recommendations also apply to certain single storey, non-residential buildings, e.g. domestic garages and annexes to residential buildings with a floor area not exceeding 36m2. This standard does not include the design of basements but, providing the basement is of one level only and is designed to provide a firm platform at ground level, the provisions of this standard may apply to the superstructure. Proprietary housing systems and houses of timber, steel or concrete framed construction are not covered by this standard. The structural design recommendations described in this standard are not specifically intended to cover other considerations such as fire resistance, thermal and sound insulation, resistance to damp penetration and durability. For the purposes of this part of BS8103, the following limitations apply: roof: maximum clear span 12.0m; floor: maximum clear span 6.0m; a dynamic wind pressure not exceeding a value of 1.2kN/m2 (see 4.3); no part of wall or roof higher than 15m above lowest adjacent ground level; storey height: maximum 2.7m; maximum clear length of a loadbearing wall between vertical lateral supports of 9.0m; maximum length of any opening in loadbearing walls: 3.0m; only strip footings or trench fill foundations in normal ground conditions (see 6.1). NOTE Where foundations other than those given in item h) have been designed by suitably qualified persons, the remainder of the building may be constructed in accordance with the relevant clauses of this standard.

Committee
B/204
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 8103-1(1995), BS 8103-4(1995) and 11/30214388 DC. (12/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
66
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

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