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Paving
Elemental Pavements
7533 Series - Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers:
As of Autumn 2021, BS 7533 has undergone major revision and several of the older standards have been withdrawn (greyed out below). The first part of the new standard is Part 101 and this is available below.
Greyed out/withdrawn documents have been replaced by the new Part 101 standard, so use that instead. It's unclear whether "historical" copies of the withdrawn standards are available.
Pavements constructed with clay, concrete or natural stone paving units
Code of practice for the structural design of pavements using modular paving units
ISBN 978 0 539 12738 6
Guide for the structural design of heavy duty pavements constructed of clay or concrete pavers
ISBN 0 580 33235 7
Guide for the structural design of lightly trafficked pavements
ISBN 0 580 33259 4
Code of practice for laying precast concrete paving blocks and clay pavers for flexible pavements
ISBN 978 0 580 68068 7
Code of practice for the construction of pavements of precast concrete flags or natural stone slabs
ISBN 0 580 49377 6
- BS 7533-5
Guide for the design of pavements (other than structural aspects)
Unpublished
Code of practice for laying natural stone, precast concrete and clay kerb units
ISBN 0 580 33066 4
Code of practice for the construction of pavements of natural stone paving units and cobbles, and rigid construction with concrete block paving
ISBN 978 0 580 67167 8
Guide for the structural design of lightly trafficked pavements of precast concrete flags and natural stone slabs
ISBN 0 580 41295 4
Code of practice for the construction of rigid pavements of clay pavers
978 0 580 70196 2
Guide for the structural design of trafficked pavements constructed of natural stone setts and bound construction with concrete paving blocks
ISBN 978 0 580 67168 5
Code of practice for the opening, maintenance and reinstatement of pavements of concrete, clay and natural stone.
ISBN 0 580 42671 8
Guide to the structural design of trafficked pavements constructed on a bound base using concrete paving flags and natural stone slabs
ISBN 0 580 48087 9
Guide for the design of permeable pavements constructed with concrete paving blocks and flags, natural stone slabs and setts and clay pavers
ISBN 978 0 580 58077 2
Wall and floor tiling. Design and installation of external ceramic, natural stone and mosaic wall tiling in normal conditions.
Code of practice
Concrete Paving Blocks
Concrete Paving Flags
Concrete Kerb Units
Natural Stone Flag Paving
Natural Stone Setts
Natural Stone Kerbs
Clay Pavers
Superseded but useful Standards:
Spec for dressed natural stone kerbs, channels, quadrants and setts
BS7263 Series - Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants:
Requirements and test methods (Superseded)
Code of practice for laying (Superseded)
Specification (Superseded)
Other useful publications
Building and Civil Engineering terms: Civil engineering
InterPave
Free PDF Download
Guide to structural design of pavements for new roads. TRL - Road Note 29
Tactile paving surface indicators produced from concrete, clay and stone
Free PDF Download
Building Regulations:
Site preparation and resistance to contaminants and moisture
Free Downloadable PDF Document
Drainage and Waste Disposal
Free Downloadable PDF Document
Access and facilities for disabled people
Free Downloadable PDF Download
Earthworks
BS 1377-1:1990 Series - Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes
General requirements and sample preparation
Classification tests
Chemical and electro-chemical tests
Compaction-related tests
Compressibility, permeability and durability tests
Consolidation and permeability tests in hydraulic cells and with pore pressure measurement
Shear strength tests (total stress)
Shear strength tests (effective stress)
In-situ tests
Aggregates and Concrete
Cement: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements
Spec for building sands from natural sources
Replaced by BS EN 13139:2002 but remains current
Specification for mortar for masonry. Masonry mortar
Building lime. Definitions, specifications and conformity criteria
Concrete. Specification, performance, production and conformity Concrete: Specification, performance, production and conformity
Concrete: Additional rules for self-compacting concrete (SCC)
Concrete: Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206
Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier
Concrete: Complementary British Standard to BS EN 206
Specification for constituent materials and concrete
Aggregates for concrete
Aggregates for mortar
Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering work and road construction
Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering works and road construction.
Guidance on the use of BS EN 13242
Drainage
Design and Installation Standards
Structural design of buried pipelines under various conditions of loading. General requirements
Gravity drainage systems inside buildings. Roof drainage, layout and calculation
Recommends design methods for roof drainage based on modern hydraulics and meteorological knowledge. Also deals with, the choice of materials and with site-work, including inspection, testing and maintenance
Drain and sewer systems outside buildings
Construction and testing of drains and sewers
Drainage - Free Downloadable PDF Document
Essential guide for main sewers
BS EN 295 Series - Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and sewers:
Requirements
Quality control and sampling
Test methods
Requirements for special fittings, adaptors and compatible accessories
Requirements for perforated vitrified clay pipes and fittings
Requirements for vitrified clay manholes
Other Clayware Standards:
1 Specification for vitrified clay pipes, fittings and ducts, also flexible mechanical joints for use solely with surface water pipes and fittings
Specification for clayware field drain pipes and junctions
Plasticware Standards:
Plastic piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U). Specifications for pipes, fittings and the system
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Unplasticized poly(vinylchloride) (PVC-U). Guidance for installation
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Polypropylene (PP). Specifications for pipes, fittings and the system
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Polypropylene (PP). Guidance for installation
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Structured-wall piping systems of unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). Specifications for pipes and fittings with smooth internal and profiled external surface and the system, Type B
Thermoplastics ancillary fittings of nominal sizes 110 and 160 for below ground gravity drainage and sewerage
Specification for plastics pipes and fittings for use as subsoil field drains
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). Specifications for ancillary fittings including shallow inspection chambers
Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drainage and sewerage. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE). Specifications for manholes and inspection chambers in traffic areas and deep underground installations
BS 5911 - Concrete pipes and ancillary concrete products:
Spec for unreinforced & reinforced concrete pipes & fittings with flexible joints
(complementary to BS EN 1916:2002)
Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete manholes and soakaways
(complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete inspection chambers
(complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
Specification for prestressed non-pressure pipes and fittings with flexible joints
Concrete pipes and ancillary concrete products. Specification for road gullies and gully cover slabs
Concrete pipes and fittings, unreinforced, steel fibre and reinforced
Concrete manholes and inspection chambers
Inspection Standards
Investigation and assessment of drain and sewer systems outside buildings. General Requirements
Investigation and assessment of drain and sewer systems outside buildings. Visual inspection coding system
Other drainage standards
Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas. Design requirements, type testing, marking, quality control (was BS497)
Drainage channels for vehicular and pedestrian areas. Classification, design and testing requirements, marking and evaluation of conformity
Road Construction
Tack Coats
Bitumen road emulsions: Specification for anionic bitumen road emulsions
Bitumen road emulsions: Code of practice for the use of cationic bitumen emulsions on roads and other paved areas
Transporting and Laying Bitmac/Asphalt
Asphalt for roads and other paved areas. Specification for transport, laying, compaction and product-type testing protocols
13108 Series: Bituminous mixtures. Material specifications
Asphalt Concrete
Asphalt concrete for very thin layers
Soft asphalt
Hot Rolled Asphalt
Stone mastic asphalt
Mastic asphalt
Porous Asphalt
Reclaimed asphalt
Type testing
Factory production control
Other Asphalt Standards
Asphalt for roads and other paved areas - Specification for transport, laying and compaction and type testing protocols
Surface dressing
Requirements
Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271
Test methods. Rate of spread and accuracy of spread of binder and chippings
Test methods. Visual assessment of defects
Slurry surfacing
Requirements
Test methods. Sampling for binder extraction
Test methods. Determination of residual binder content
Test methods. Consistency
Test methods. Determination of cohesion of the mix
Test methods. Determination of wearing
Test methods. Rate of application
Slurry surfacing. Test methods. Shaking abrasion test
Test methods. Visual assessment of defects
Bitumen bits and bats
Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specifications for paving grade bitumens
Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas
Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas. Guidance on the use of BS EN 13043
Bitumen and bituminous binders - Framework for specifying cationic bituminous emulsions
Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specifications for hard paving grade bitumens
Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specification framework for polymer modified bitumens
Other bits and bats
Methods of measuring irregularities on surfaces of roads, footways and other paved areas using straightedges and wedges
Concrete Pavements:
Test method for the determination of the thickness of a concrete pavement by survey method
Test method for the determination of the bond between two layers
Test methods for the determination of the thickness of a concrete pavement from cores
Test methods for the determination of wear resistance of concrete pavements to studded tyres
Concrete pavements. Materials
Concrete pavements. Functional requirements for concrete pavements
Concrete pavements. Specifications for dowels to be used in concrete pavements
Site preparation and sub-bases:
Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering work and road construction
Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering works and road construction.
Guidance on the use of BS EN 13242
Unbound mixtures. Specifications
Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures. Test methods for laboratory reference density and water content. Introduction, general requirements and sampling
Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures. Test method for the determination of California Bearing Ratio, immediate bearing index and linear swelling
Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications. Cement bound granular mixtures
Landscaping
Specification for topsoil and requirements for use
Artificial sports surfaces. Classification and general introduction
Impact absorbing playground surfacing. Performance requirements and test methods
Impact attenuating playground surfacing. Determination of critical fall height
Fencing
BS 1722 Series - Fencing
Specification for chain link fences
Specification for strained wire and wire mesh netting fences
Specification for cleft chestnut pale fences
Specification for close-boarded fences and wooden palisade fences
Specification for wooden post and rail fences
Specification for mild steel (low carbon steel) continuous bar fences and hurdles
Specification for mild steel (low carbon steel) fences with round or square verticals and flat horizontals
Specification for anti-intruder fences in chain link and welded mesh
Specification for prefabricated wood panel fences
Specification for steel palisade fences
Specification for open mesh steel panel fences