BS 8485:2015
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Code of practice for the design of protective measures for methane and carbon dioxide ground gases for new buildings
Hardcopy , PDF
14-10-2019
English
29-02-2016
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Overview of ground gas protection
5 Site investigation for ground gases
6 Process for ground gas characterization and hazard
assessment
7 Solutions choice and detailed design
8 Implementation, verification and reporting
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Floor slab and substructure
design
Annex B (normative) - Applicability and design of ventilation
Protection measures
Annex C (informative) - Gas resistant membrane selection
Annex D (informative) - Characterization without gas
monitoring data
Annex E (informative) - Sampling, examination and TOC
testing of made ground for the assessment of the
potential for gas generation
Annex F (informative) - Worked examples
Annex G (informative) - Radon
Annex H (informative) - Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
Bibliography
Provides recommendations on ground gas site Characterization and the choice of solutions for the design of integral gas protective measures for new buildings to prevent entry of carbon dioxide and methane, and provide a safe internal environment.
| Committee |
EH/4
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 8485(2007) & 15/30283599 DC. (07/2015)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
96
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 10175(2011) : 2011 | INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| BS 5925:1991 | Code of practice for ventilation principles and designing for natural ventilation |
| BS ISO 18400-201:2017 | Soil quality. Sampling Physical pretreatment in the field |
| BS EN ISO 11074:2015 | Soil quality. Vocabulary |
| BS EN ISO 11665-1:2015 | Measurement of radioactivity in the environment. Air: radon-222 Origins of radon and its short-lived decay products and associated measurement methods |
| BS EN 13137:2001 | Characterisation of waste. Determination of total organic carbon (TOC) in waste, sludges and sediments |
| BS EN 1992-1-1 : 2004 | EUROCODE 2: DESIGN OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS |
| BS ISO 18400-105:2017 | Soil quality. Sampling Packaging, transport, storage and preservation of samples |
| BS ISO 23909:2008 | Soil quality. Preparation of laboratory samples from large samples |
| BS 8576:2013 | Guidance on investigations for ground gas. Permanent gases and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) |
| BS ISO 15105-1:2002 | Plastics. Film and sheeting. Determination of gas-transmission rate Differential-pressure method |
| BS 10175(2011) : 2011 | INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED SITES - CODE OF PRACTICE |
| ASTM D 638 : 2014 : REDLINE | Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics |
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