BS 5489-9:1996

Superseded

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Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for urban centres and public amenity areas

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

12-11-2003

Language(s)

English

Published date

09-15-1996

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
Introduction
Code of Practice
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Objectives of lighting
5 Traffic
6 Security and safety
7 Trade and commerce
8 Visual appreciation
9 Arcades and canopied areas
10 Subways, footbridges, stairways and ramps
11 Car parks
12 Service areas
13 Conservation areas
14 Parks and landscaped areas
15 Lighting of landmarks
16 Decorative and festive lighting
17 Fountain lighting
18 Installation design
19 Light sources and luminaires
20 Location and mounting heights for lighting
      equipment
21 Multiple lighting systems
22 Maintenance and prevention of vandalism
23 Installation design procedure
Annexes
A (informative) Calculation of semi-cylindrical
      illuminance
B (informative) Design methods for floodlighting
      landmarks
C (informative) Worksheet for installation design
      process
Tables
1 Lighting levels for general traffic situations
2 Lighting levels for arcades and canopied areas
3 Lighting levels for subways, footbridges, stairways
     and ramps
4 Recommended levels of lighting for multi-storey and
     underground car parks
5 Recommended levels of lighting for outdoor car
     parks
6 Lighting levels for floodlighting of structures
7 Luminous intensity for water effects
8 Luminaire maintenance factors
Figures
1 Layout of grid points for illuminance calculation
     over the area under consideration of the working
     plane for enclosed car parks
2 Layout of grid points points for illuminance cal-
     culation over the area under consideration of the
     working plane for outdoor car parks
A.1 Concept of semi-cylindrical illuminance
B.1 Luminous intensity diagram
B.2 Example of floodlighting a monument
C.1 Worksheet for installation design process
List of references

To standardize lighting in order to create a pleasing night time environment, reduce crime and road accidents.

Committee	EL/1/2
DevelopmentNote	SUPERSEDES BS 5489 PT9 1992 DRAFT FOR COMMENT 95/205709 DC
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	28
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	BS 5489-1(2003) : 2003 BS 5489-1:2003+A2:2008

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