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BS 8103-3:1996

Superseded

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Structural design of low-rise buildings Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-11-2009

Superseded by

BS 8103-3:2009

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-01-1996

$669.38
Including GST where applicable

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
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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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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