BS 8290-1:1991
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Suspended ceilings Code of practice for design
Hardcopy , PDF
23-08-2004
English
31-01-1992
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Committees responsible
Foreword
Code of practice
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 General design checklist
4 Information to be provided for the installer
5 Provision for services
6 Access
7 Structural performance
8 Environmental conditions
9 Deflection
10 Fire protection
11 Acoustic control
12 Control of condensation
Appendices
A Regulations for electrical installations
B General principles of fire protection
C Principles of fire resistance
D Sound absorption
E Sound insulation
Tables
1 Maximum deflections between points of support
2 Control of condensation in roofs above suspended
ceilings
Figures
1 Some relevant tests for the control and containment
of fire
2 Fire tests for suspended ceilings
3 Functions and requirements of a suspended ceiling
over a fire
4 Absorber response curves
5 Sound transmission
Design advice for ceilings of dry construction using lightweight corrosion resistant steel or aluminium framing. Includes recommendations for provision of services, access, structural performance, environmental conditions, fire protection, accoustic control and control of condensation. Appendixes discuss principles of fire protection, sound absorption, sound insulation and regulations for electrical bonding to earth.
| Committee |
B/548
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 90/14881 DC (04/2005)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
20
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 6229:2003 | Flat roofs with continuously supported coverings. Code of practice |
| BS 8290-3:1991 | Suspended ceilings Code of practice for installation and maintenance |
| PD 6686:2006 | Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries |
| BS 8290-2:1991 | Suspended ceilings Specification for performance of components and assemblies |
| BS 476-23:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the contribution of components to the fire resistance of a structure |
| BS 476-4:1970 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Non-combustibility test for materials |
| BS 8290-3:1991 | Suspended ceilings Code of practice for installation and maintenance |
| BS 8290-2:1991 | Suspended ceilings Specification for performance of components and assemblies |
| BS 2750-9:1987 | Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements. Method for laboratory measurement of room-to-room airborne sound insulation of a suspended ceiling with a plenum above it. |
| BS 476-11:1982 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for assessing the heat emission from building materials |
| BS 476-6(1989) : 1989 | FIRE TESTS ON BUILDING MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES - PART 6: METHOD OF TEST FOR FIRE PROPAGATION FOR PRODUCTS |
| BS 476-20:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of elements of construction (general principles) |
| BS 476-21:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction |
| BS 2750-4:1980 | Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Field measurements of airborne sound insulation between rooms |
| BS 476-8:1972 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of building construction |
| BS 476-22:1987 | Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction |
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