BS 6515:1984
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Specification for polyethylene damp-proof courses for masonry
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English
09-28-1984
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Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Composition
4 Thickness
5 Finish and impermeability
6 Marking and packaging
Appendices
A Method of determining mass of material other than
polyethylene
B Method of measuring thickness
C Method for assessing impermeability
D Recommended uses for polyethylene damp-proof courses
Table
1 Recommended uses for polyethylene damp-proof courses
Figures
1 Specimens for determination of thickness
2 Viewing box for impermeability test
Requirements for materials, minimum thickness and impermeability of polyethylene damp-proof courses for masonry. Appendices give test methods and recommended uses.
| Committee |
B/546
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| DevelopmentNote |
Partially supersedes BS 743(1970) Supersedes 81/10439 DC (09/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
12
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This British Standard specifies requirements for the composition, thickness, finish and impermeability of polyethylene damp-proof courses intended for use in masonry constructions.
NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on page 6.
| BS 743:1970 | Specification for materials for damp-proof courses |
| BS 8297:2000 | Code of practice for Design and installation of non-loadbearing precast concrete cladding |
| BS 8215:1991 | Code of practice for design and installation of damp-proof courses in masonry construction |
| BS 8298-1:2010 | Code of practice for the design and installation of natural stone cladding and lining General |
| BS 5628-3:2005 | Code of practice for the use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship |
| BS 5628-3:2001 | Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship |
| 10/30168896 DC : 0 | PD 6697 - RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES TO BS EN 1996-1-1 AND BS EN 1996-2 |
| BS 8200:1985 | Code of practice for design of non-loadbearing external vertical enclosures of buildings |
| PD 6697:2010 | Recommendations for the design of masonry structures to BS EN 1996-1-1 and BS EN 1996-2 |
| BS 8298:1994 | Code of practice for design and installation of natural stone cladding and lining |
| 07/19983222 DC : 0 | BS 8298-1 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF NATURAL STONE CLADDING AND LINING - PART 1: GENERAL |
| 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 |
| BS 8297:1995 | Code of practice for design and installation of non-loadbearing precast concrete cladding |
| BS DD86-1(1983) : 1983 | DAMP-PROOF COURSES - METHODS OF TEST FOR FLEXURAL BOND STRENGTH AND SHORT TERM SHEAR STRENGTH |
| BS DD86-2(1984) : 1984 | DAMP-PROOF COURSES - METHOD OF TEST FOR CREEP DEFORMATION |
| BS 2648:1955 | Performance requirements for electrically-heated laboratory drying ovens |
| BS 6100-1.0(1984) : 1984 | GLOSSARY OF BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING TERMS - GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS - GENERAL |
| BS 5628-3:1985 | Code of practice for use of masonry Materials and components, design and workmanship |
| BS 2782-7 Method 720A:1979 | Methods of testing plastics. Rheological properties Determination of melt flow rate of thermoplastics |
| BS 2782-4 Method 452B:1978 | Methods of testing plastics. Chemical properties Determination of carbon black content of polyolefin compound |
| BS 5628-1:1978 | Code of practice for use of masonry Structural use of unreinforced masonry |
| BS 2782-6 Methods 620A to 620D:1980 | Methods of testing plastics. Dimensional properties Determination of density of solid plastics excluding cellular plastics (immersion method). Determination of density of solid plastics excluding cellular plastics (pyknometer method). Determination of density of solid plastics excluding cellular plastics (sink-float method). Determination of density of solid plastics excluding cellular plastics (density gradient column method) |
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