BS 6457:1984
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Specification for reconstructed stone masonry units
Hardcopy , PDF
English
02-29-1984
Important note : All end users must be registered with an Account prior to user licenses being assigned.
Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Binders and binder constituents
4. Aggregates
5. Admixtures
6. Chloride content
7. Dimensions and tolerances
8. Compressive strength
9. Drying shrinkage
10. Sampling
11. Marking
Appendices
A. Measurement of dimensions
B. Determination of compressive strength
Table
1. Number of masonry units required for testing
Figure
1. Measurement of thickness
Materials, tolerances and minimum performance levels for masonry units intended to be used primarily on the external face of masonry constructions. Does not cover masonry units consisting of a facing material and a backing concrete. (See BS 1217.)
| Committee |
B/519/1
|
| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes 82/14950 DC (09/2005)
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
10
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Current
|
| SupersededBy |
| Standards | Relationship |
| UNE-EN 3646-005:2017 | Identical |
| 07/30172627 DC : 0 | BS 1217 - CAST STONE - SPECIFICATION |
| 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 5628-2:1995 | Code of practice for use of masonry Structural use of reinforced and prestressed masonry |
| BS 5628-2:2000 | Code of practice for use of masonry Structural use of reinforced and prestressed masonry |
| BS 5628-3:2001 | Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship |
| BS 5628-1:1992 | Code of practice for use of masonry Structural use of unreinforced masonry |
| BS 4008:2006 | Specification for cattle grids |
| BS 4008:1991 | Specification for cattle grids |
| BS 5268-6.2(2001) : 2001 | STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 6: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FRAME WALLS - SECTION 6.2: BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS NOT EXCEEDING FOUR STOREYS |
| DD ENV 1996-1.1 : DRAFT DEC 1996 | EUROCODE 6: DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES - GENERAL RULES FOR BUILDINGS - GENERAL RULES FOR BUILDINGS - RULES FOR REINFORCED AND UNREINFORCED MASONRY (TOGETHER WITH UNITED KINGDOM NATIONAL APPLICATION DOCUMENT) |
| BS 8002:1994 | Code of practice for earth retaining structures |
| BS 6073-1:1981 | Precast concrete masonry units Specification for precast concrete masonry units |
| BS 5502-21:1990 | Buildings and structures for agriculture Code of practice for selection and use of construction materials |
| 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 6779-4:1999 | Highway parapets for bridges and other structures Specification for parapets of reinforced and unreinforced masonry construction |
| 05/30131954 DC : DRAFT APR 2005 | BS 5628-3 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE USE OF MASONRY - PART 3: MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS, DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP |
| 08/30154716 DC : DRAFT DEC 2008 | BS 5268-6-2 AMD1 - STRUCTURAL USE OF TIMBER - PART 6-2: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR TIMBER FRAME WALLS - BUILDINGS OTHER THAN DWELLINGS NOT EXCEEDING 4 STOREYS |
| BS 1881-6:1971 | Methods of testing concrete Analysis of hardened concrete |
| BS 3123:1959 | Specification for spring calipers and spring dividers |
| BS 1201(1973) : LATEST | |
| BS 5075-1:1982 | Concrete admixtures Specification for accelerating admixtures, retarding admixtures and water reducing admixtures |
| BS 877-2:1973 | Specification for foamed or expanded blastfurnace slag lightweight aggregate for concrete. Metric units |
| BS 1014:1975 | Specification for pigments for Portland cement and Portland cement products |
| BS 5075-2:1982 | Concrete admixtures Specification for air-entraining admixtures |
| BS 3587:1963 | Specifications for calcium chloride (technical) |
| BS 12:1978 | Specification for ordinary and rapid-hardening Portland cement |
| BS 890:1972 | Specification for building limes |
| BS 1217:1975 | Specification for cast stone |
| BS 3797-2:1976 | Pulverized-fuel ash Metric units |
| BS 6073-1:1981 | Precast concrete masonry units Specification for precast concrete masonry units |
| BS 3892-1:1982 | Pulverized-fuel ash Specification for pulverized-fuel ash for use as a cementitious component in structural concrete |
| BS 882:1983 | Specification for aggregates from natural sources for concrete |
| BS 146-2:1973 | Specification for Portland-blastfurnace cement. Metric units |
Access your standards online with a subscription
Features
-
Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.
-
Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.
-
Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.