BS 6093:1993

Committees responsible
Foreword
Code of practice
1. Scope
2. References
2.1 Normative references
2.2 Informative references
3. Definitions
3.1 Joint design
3.2 Materials for jointing
4. Design of joints
4.1 General
4.2 The need for joints
4.3 Location and frequency of joints
4.4 Procedure for the design of a joint
4.5 Joint functions
4.6 Variation in the sizes of joints
4.7 Dimensioning joints on drawings
5. Materials for jointing
5.1 General
5.2 Sealants
5.3 Gaskets
5.4 Sealing strips
5.5 Joint fillers
5.6 Baffles
5.7 Fire resistant materials
6. Generation of solutions of joints of external
     walls and roofs
6.1 Basic mechanisms
6.2 Basic examples of external walls
6.3 Single stage sealing of joints of external walls
6.4 Multiple stage sealing of joints or assemblies in
     external walls
7. Accommodation of movement
7.1 Structural and major movement joints
7.2 Minor movement joints
8. Assembly, installation and maintenance
8.1 Communication
8.2 Control of jointing on site
8.3 Preparation for jointing
8.4 Application and insertion of jointing products
8.5 Safety in application of jointing products
8.6 Maintenance
Annexes
A. (informative) Data for the design of movement joints
B. (normative) Recommendations for the presentation of
     joint drawings
Tables
1. Classification of sealants, sealing strips, gaskets
     and baffles
2. Fillers for movement joints
3. Illustrations of basic mechanisms
A.1 Coefficients of linear thermal expansion of common
     building materials
A.2 Moisture movement of timber
Figures
1. Examples of type 1 joints
2. Examples of type 2 joints
3. Examples of type 3 joints
4. Examples of type 4 joints
5. Elevation showing assembly of panels and joint
     types in an opening
6. Use of back-up materials and bond breakers in
     movement joints
7. Typical examples of gaskets in joints
8. Gasket junctions
9. Diagrams showing component profiles on plan, for
     one-stage joints indicating seals and sequence of
     assembly
10. Accessibility for preparation, application and
     maintenance of joints with seals. Diagrams of
     profiles on plan
11. Typical details of curtain walling
12. Two-stage vertical joints
13. Examples of relation between joint profile and
     permissible clearances
14. Diagram showing overlap in two-stage horizontal
     joint
15. Diagram showing top of baffle in a two-stage
     horizontal joint: section at horizontal/vertical
     joint intersection
16. Diagram showing typical intersection between
     horizontal and vertical two-stage joints in an
     external wall
17. Diagrams showing elevations of cladding, indicating
     how a variety of junctions can be reduced
18. Diagrams showing wall sections of basic forms of
     multilayer construction
19. Diagrams showing the processes by which rainwater
     leaks through joints
20. Diagram showing a typical open rain-screen joint
21. Diagram showing a typical labyrinth horizontal
     open rain-screen joints
22. Diagram showing movement joints in structures for
     differential loadings and ground bearing pressures
23. Diagram showing movement joint in roof structure
     which forms a discontinuity in the membrane
24. Diagram showing movement joint in roofs where
     traffic prohibits the use of an upstand
25. Diagram showing intermediate movement joint in
     floor tiling
26. Diagram showing section through masonry/timber
     frame external wall
B.1 Typical jointing detail through transom
List of references

Draws attention to the design processes and mechanisms of a broad range of basic jointing methods, to assist designers in solving problems for specific designs. Recommendations are made on the use of sealants and gaskets.