BS 8103-3:1996
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Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing
Hardcopy , PDF
30-11-2009
English
15-01-1996
Committees responsible
Foreword
Introduction
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Materials
5 Flooring
6 Spans, sizes and spacings for solid timber members,
notching, drilling and end trimming
7 Trussed rafter pitched roofs
8 Flat roof decking of timber, plywood or wood
chipboard
9 Transportation, storage and handling
10 Assembly and erection
11 Durability of materials
Annexes
A (normative) Maximum recommended moisture content at
time of erection of fixing
B (informative) Species and grading rules for software
flooring and roof decking
C (normative) Identification marks for stress graded
timber
D (normative) Species and grading rules for battens for
slating and tiling
E (normative) Plywood types and grades
F (normative) Identification marks for plywood
G (normative) Identification marks for wood chipboard
H (normative) Standard bracing for domestic trussed
rafter roofs
J (informative) Suggested erection procedure for
domestic trussed rafter roofs
K (normative) Fixing of flooring
L (normative) Fixing of flat roof decking
M (normative) Fixing of battens for roof slating and
tiling
N (informative) Typical floor and flat roof
constructions and their self weight, and self weight
of slates and tiles for pitched roof construction
P (informative) Guidance on the imposed snow loading
which is relevant for a particular site
Q (informative) Roof bracing recommendations for small
single storey non residential buildings and annexes
with pitched roofs within the scope of annex A OF
BS 8103:Part 2: 1996
TABLES
Various
FIGURES
1 Limits for notching and drilling of floor joists, and
end trimming to fit steel hangers
2 Timber floor spanning parallel with a wall
3 Timber joist bridging/strutting requirements
4 Wallplate halving joint
5 Traditional cut framed pitched roof
6 Tying of pitched roofs to gable walls
7 Pitched or flat roof bearing on to a wallplate
8 Floor joist arrangement
9 Double joist construction
10 Provision of extra joist
11 Nogging supporting partitions
12 Plans relating to tables 10 to 15
13 Typical steel hanger details
14 Plans relating to tables 16, 17. 18 and 19
15 Ceiling joists and binders
16 Typical rafter and purlin arrangement
17 Typical flat roof joist arrangement
18 Purlins supporting sheeting or decking
19 Support for water tanks
20 Spacing of trussed rafters to accommodate openings
21 Chimney opening
22 Ha?tch opening
23 Typical bearing details of trussed rafter ends on a
wallplate
F.1 Identification marks for plywood
H.1 Standard bracing for rafter members and web members
of monopitch trussed rafters
H.2 Standard bracing for rafter members and web members
of duopitch trussed rafters
H.3 Basic wind speed zones for use with figures H.1 and
H.2
J.1 Method of erection for domestic trussed rafter roofs
N.1 Typical floor and flat roof constructions and their
self weight, and self weight of slates and tiles for
pitched roof construction
P.1 Snow load zones A, B, C, and E
Q.1 Standard bracing of duopitch and monopitch trussed
rafters in the roofs of small single storey non
residential buildings and annexes
List of references
Committee |
B/204
|
DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 91/15300 DC (10/2005)
|
DocumentType |
Standard
|
Pages |
172
|
PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
Status |
Superseded
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SupersededBy | |
Supersedes |
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 8217:2005 | Reinforced bitumen membranes for roofing. Code of practice |
BS 8103-2:1996 | Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for masonry walls for housing |
BS 8103-2:2005 | Structural design of low rise buildings Code of practice for masonry walls for housing |
BS 1202-3:1974 | Specification for nails Aluminium nails |
BS EN 519:1995 | Structural timber. Grading. Requirements for machine strength graded timber and grading machines |
BS 1202-2:1974 | Specification for nails Copper nails |
BS 1210:1963 | Specification for wood screws |
BS 6399-3(1988) : 1988 | LOADING FOR BUILDINGS - PART 3: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR IMPOSED ROOF LOADS |
BS 1202-1:1974 | Specification for nails Specifications for nails. Steel nails |
BS 8201:1987 | Code of practice for flooring of timber, timber products and wood based panel products |
BS EN 10147:2000 | Continuously hot-dip zinc coated structural steels strip and sheet. Technical delivery conditions |
BS 8103-2:1996 | Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for masonry walls for housing |
BS 4071:1966 | Specification for polyvinyl acetate (PVA) emulsion adhesives for wood |
BS 5628-3:1985 | Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship |
BS 5268-7.2:1989 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.2 JOISTS FOR FLAT ROOFS |
BS 4190:1967 | Specification for ISO metric black hexagon bolts, screws and nuts |
BS 1579:1960 | Specification for connectors for timber |
BS 8212:1988 | Code of practice for dry lining and partitioning using gypsum plasterboard |
BS 5268-3:1985 | Structural use of timber Code of practice for trussed rafter roofs |
BS 1282:1975 | Guide to the choice, use and application of wood preservatives |
BS 8103-4:1995 | Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for suspended concrete floors for housing |
BS 6399-1:1984 | Loading for buildings Code of practice for dead and imposed loads |
BS 5268-7.7:1990 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.7 PURLINS SUPPORTING SHEETING OR DECKING |
BS 6229:1982 | Code of practice for flat roofs with continuously supported coverings |
BS 4978:1988 | Specification for softwood grades for structural use |
BS 1230-1:1985 | Gypsum plasterboard Specification for plasterboard excluding materials submitted to secondary operations |
BS 5268-7.4:1989 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.4: CEILING BINDERS |
BS 5669-2:1989 | Particleboard Specification for wood chipboard |
BS 5268-7.1:1989 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.1 DOMESTIC FLOOR JOISTS |
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 5268-7.6(1990) : 1990 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATION FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.6: PURLINS SUPPORTING RAFTERS |
BS 5268-7.5:1990 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.5: DOMESTIC RAFTERS |
BS 5268-7.3:1989 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 7: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE CALCULATION BASIS FOR SPAN TABLES - SECTION 7.3: CEILING JOISTS |
BS 4320:1968 | Specification for metal washers for general engineering purposes. Metric series |
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