BS 8297:2000

Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Materials and components
5 Design and cladding units
6 Position and detail of joints
7 Support and attachment of units to the structure
8 Surface finish of cladding units
9 Manufacture
10 Handling and transportation of cladding units
11 On-site erection and fixing
12 Performance testing of cladding units
13 Inspection and maintenance
Annex A (normative) Abbreviated method of determination of
                    design loadings for low rise buildings
Annex B (informative) Checklists for the exchange of
                      information
Annex C (normative) Water penetration test by dynamic
                    pressure
Annex D (normative) Method of test for impact resistance
Bibliography
Figure 1 - Assumptions for design of units and corbels/
           brackets
Figure 2 - Examples of jointing profiles with sealants
Figure 3 - Open drained joint with plain baffle
Figure 4 - Structural support angle
Figure 5 - Restraint fixings
Figure 6 - Restraint fixing at bottom of panel
Figure 7 - Typical details of fixing pins for granite faced
           concrete units
Figure A.1 - Basic hourly mean wind speeds (m/s) in the
             United Kingdom
Figure A.2 - United
Table 1 - Recommended grades of austenitic stainless steel
          used for fixings
Table 2 - Materials for flashings, weatherings and cavity
          trays
Table 3 - Coefficients of thermal expansion of building
          materials
Table 4 - Extreme temperatures of UK structures
Table 5 - Rate of shrinkage of concrete (as a percentage of
          its potential)
Table 6 - Minimum mechanical properties of austenitic
          stainless steel sheet, plate and strip given in
          BS EN 10088-2:1995
Table 7 - Minimum mechanical properties of austenitic
          stainless steel rod and bar given in BS EN
          10088-3:1995
Table 8 - Permissible stresses for austenitic stainless
          steel
Table 9 - Mechanical properties of austenitic stainless
          steel bolts
Table 10 - Working stresses for stainless steel bolts in
           clearance hole
Table 11 - Permissible deviations in the manufacture of
           cladding units
Table 12 - Test pressures
Table 13 - Impact resistance of external surface
Table A.1 - Categories of site terrain
Table A.2 - Wind loading for site at sea level (WL)
Table A.3 - Topographical factor (FT) of sites
Table D.1 - Impactors for test purposes