The document summarizes updates to codes and standards from the British Standards Institution in August 2020, including new and revised British and European standards. Key points include: a revised standard for non-combustibility testing; a new standard for sustainability indicators for buildings and civil engineering; and new work starting on sustainability assessments of construction works and environmental product declarations. It also lists several standards that were reviewed and confirmed.
The document summarizes updates to codes and standards from the British Standards Institution in August 2020, including new and revised British and European standards. Key points include: a revised standard for non-combustibility testing; a new standard for sustainability indicators for buildings and civil engineering; and new work starting on sustainability assessments of construction works and environmental product declarations. It also lists several standards that were reviewed and confirmed.
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AD 448 - Support to profiled steel decking, September 2020
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AD 448 - Support to profiled steel decking, September 2020
The document summarizes updates to codes and standards from the British Standards Institution in August 2020, including new and revised British and European standards. Key points include: a revised standard for non-combustibility testing; a new standard for sustainability indicators for buildings and civil engineering; and new work starting on sustainability assessments of construction works and environmental product declarations. It also lists several standards that were reviewed and confirmed.
The document summarizes updates to codes and standards from the British Standards Institution in August 2020, including new and revised British and European standards. Key points include: a revised standard for non-combustibility testing; a new standard for sustainability indicators for buildings and civil engineering; and new work starting on sustainability assessments of construction works and environmental product declarations. It also lists several standards that were reviewed and confirmed.
It is now over ten years since the in to the column web. Shelf angle or plate required revised edition of P300 was published The BCSA Group has added some by SCI. This work, in collaboration detail to this requirement, based on with the Metal Cladding and Roofing the fact that decking is effectively Manufacturers’ Association (MCRMA), one-way spanning and so noting that: benefitted from considerable • Up to 250 mm is acceptable as a practitioner input. Since the demise structurally unsupported length of the MCRMA’s decking group, along the edge of decking more recent practitioner comment • At the ends of the decking this on updating the content has come critical dimension should be from BCSA’s Cold Formed and Metal reduced to 50 mm Decking Group. One area where the BCSA Group End and edge supports felt it was worth adding some more The BCSA Group confirms that the Shelf angles detail concerns the support provided guidance given in P300, namely that to steel decking around penetrations, Figure 1: Decking penetrated by a ‘wide’ column and requiring additional end support shelf angles should be used, remains and at ends and edges. current. Also, as for support around they can be included as part of the support. Figure 1 is taken from P300, penetrations, that the shelf angles are Support around a penetration shop fabrication and thereby fixed showing a column with a ‘width’ in identified during design and included The guidance in P300 says that in a controlled environment rather excess of 250 mm and the decking as part of the shop fabrication. flashing should not be used than on-site and potentially working around this column therefore When a soffit is exposed, and so to support decking around at height. requiring end support from an angle aesthetics are important, where penetrations. Such supports should P300 states that such (structural) fixed to the column web. The figure practical continuous support should be provided by shelf angles or support should be provided when also shows shelf angles providing be provided to all ends and edges. similar. The BCSA Group confirms this the decking is penetrated by a end support to the decking abutting approach, and notes that the need column resulting in a deck edge the beam framing in to the column Contact: Graham Couchman for shelf angles should be identified dimension in excess of 250 mm with flange, and edge support to the Tel: 01344 636555 at the design stage. This will mean no beam underneath to provide decking abutting the beam framing Email: [email protected]
New and revised codes & standards
From BSI Updates August 2020
BS EN PUBLICATIONS BS IMPLEMENTATIONS CORRIGENDA TO BRITISH NEW WORK STARTED
STANDARDS BS EN ISO 1182:2020 BS ISO 21678:2020 EN 15942 Reaction to fire tests for products. Sustainability in buildings and civil NA+A1:2020 to BS EN 1991-2:2003 Sustainability of construction works. Non-combustibility test engineering works. Indicators and National Annex (informative) to BS EN Environmental product declarations. supersedes BS EN ISO 1182:2010 benchmarks. Principles, requirements 1991-2:2003, Eurocode 1: Actions on Communication format business-to- and guidelines structures. Traffic loads on bridges business BS EN ISO 10863:2020 no current standard is superseded will supersede BS EN 15942:2011 Non-destructive testing of welds. Ultrasonic testing. Use of time-of- BS ISO 22410:2020 EN 15978-1 BRITISH STANDARDS REVIEWED flight diffraction technique (TOFD) Corrosion of metals and alloys. Sustainability of construction works. AND CONFIRMED supersedes BS EN ISO 10863:2011 Electrochemical measurement of ion Methodology for the assessment transfer resistance to characterize the BS EN ISO 9018:2015 of performance of buildings. BS EN ISO 19650-5:2020 protective rust layer on weathering Destructive tests on welds in metallic Environmental Performance Organization and digitization of steel materials. Tensile test on cruciform will supersede None information about buildings and no current standard is superseded and lapped joints civil engineering works, including ISO 22058 building information modelling (BIM). BS EN ISO 14919:2015 Construction procurement- guidance Information management using Thermal spraying. Wires, rods and on the development of strategy and PUBLISHED DOCUMENTS building information modelling. cords for flame and arc spraying. tactics Security-minded approach to PD 6705-2:2020 Classification. Technical supply will supersede None information management Structural use of steel and aluminium. conditions PD 7974-7+A1 no current standard is superseded Execution of steel bridges conforming BS EN ISO 23277:2015 Application of fire safety engineering to BS EN 1090-2. Guide Non-destructive testing of welds. principles to the design of buildings. supersedes PD 6705-2:2010+A1:2013 Penetrant testing. Acceptance levels Probabilistic risk assessment will supersede PD 7974-7:2019 BS EN ISO 23278:2015 Non-destructive testing of welds. Magnetic particle testing. Acceptance levels