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BS 8103-2:1996

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Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for masonry walls for housing
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

03-14-2005

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-15-1996

Committees responsible
Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Field of application
5 Materials and components
6 Conditions relating to the wall
7 Horizontal lateral support by roof and floors
8 Masonry chimneys
9 Parapet walls
Annexes
A (normative) External walls of small single storey
   non-residential buildings and annexes
B (informative) Design provisions for movement in
   masonry
Tables
1 Maximum heights of buildings on normal level sites
   within the scope of this code
2 Maximum heights of buildings on steeply sloping sites
   within the scope of this code
3 British Standards for materials and components listed
4 Minimum bearing length for lintels
5 Selection of types and lengths of wall ties
6 Value of X
Figures
1 Field of application
2 Walls with a difference in ground level on opposite
   sides
3 Map of United Kingdom showing basic wind speed (in m/s)
4 Maximum height of building
5 Measuring wall heights
6 Maximum plan areas
7 Building size and shape
8 Minimum wall thickness for external and separating
   walls
9 Minimum wall thickness for external and separating
   walls with storey heights A and d
10 Compressive strength of masonry units for buildings
11 Lintel spanning in the plane of the wall
12 Lintel spanning at right angles to the wall
13 Spacings of wall ties
14 Internal buttressing walls
15 Piers and chimneys providing restraint
16 Size and position of openings and recesses
17 Size of chases
18 Sizes of chimneys
19 Sizes of parapet walls
A.1 Size and shape of buildings or annexes
A.2 Location of openings
A.3 Wall thicknesses
A.4 Horizontal lateral restraint at roof level
B.1 Movement joint at change in external wall height
B.2 Offsets
B.3 Movement joints in terraced housing
List of references

Provides a set of simplified structural design recommendations for walls in low rise housing of not more than three storeys and certain small single storey non-residential buildings using traditional construction.

Committee
B/525
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 90/11766 DC. (10/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
32
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

BS 8103-3:1996 Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing
04/30104570 DC : DRAFT APR 2004 BS 8103-2 - STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF LOW RISE BUILDINGS - PART 2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR MASONRY WALLS FOR HOUSING
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 8103-2:2005 Structural design of low rise buildings Code of practice for masonry walls for housing

BS 8103-3:1996 Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing
BS 5390:1976 Code of practice for stone masonry
BS DD140-2(1987) : 1987 WALL TIES - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DESIGN OF WALL TIES
BS 4729:1990 Specification for dimensions of bricks of special shapes and sizes
BS 4721:1981 Specification for ready-mixed building mortars
BS 5628-3:1985 Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship
BS CP3:CH5-2(1972) : AMD 7908 CODE OF BASIC DATA FOR THE DESIGN OF BUILDINGS - LOADING - WIND LOADS
BS 187:1978 Specification for calcium silicate (sandlime and flintlime) bricks
BS 6457:1984 Specification for reconstructed stone masonry units
BS 8103-4:1995 Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for suspended concrete floors for housing
BS 6073-1:1981 Precast concrete masonry units Specification for precast concrete masonry units
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 6399-1:1996 LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR DEAD AND IMPOSED LOADS
BS 6649:1985 Specification for clay and calcium silicate modular bricks

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