British Standard For Concrete Floors

British standards institution bs en 1992 1 1.
British standard for concrete floors. Concrete industrial ground floors. Bs 8204 1 applies to ground supported and suspended concrete floor bases. The construction of any structures. Technical report 34 third edition the concrete society camberley 2003.
Concrete and mortar mix ratios vary depending on the project you are working on. These standards are the main reasons why there are specifications because most of the specifications are based on the international standards may it be british standards or american standards or indian standards. Part 2 covers the constituent materials in concrete and contains the information required by the concrete producer. Normative references required to achieve.
Nscs standard specification 2 a technical committee of construct the concrete structures group prepared this specifi cation as the 4th edition of national structural concrete specifi cation for building construction originally published in february 1998. General rules and rules for buildings. A guide to design and construction. Being able to make the correct concrete mix and knowing how to mix mortar are essential skills for any ardent diy er.
Both mortar and concrete is made with a mix. It includes the use of concrete and levelling screeds made with lightweight aggregates conforming to bs en 13055 1. Concrete is used in many places around the home for laying a firm sub floor or a base for paving whilst mortar is the most important bit in any wall. Eurocode 2 design of concrete structures.
Recommended methods for the assessment of levels and surface regularity and for the determination of in situ crushing resistance soundness are also given. Code of practice for stability site investigation foundations precast concrete floors and ground floor slabs for housing. As per the british standards code of practice the surface regularity of screeds for normal accuracy floors are measured based on the deviation from a straightedge laid flat on the surface. It is the complementary british standard to bs en 206.
Bs 8500 is the british standard for specifying and producing concrete. And the deviations are measured between the points which are in contact with the floor surface from the underside of the straightedge using a slip gauge or. Structural design of low rise buildings. In maine where i ve been working with concrete for 40 years now and this website is where i can share with you all the knowledge and wisdom i ve gained from installing all kinds of decorative concrete concrete floors concrete overlays stained concrete and also fixing cracked or spalled concrete.
Numerous international standards are now available but there are concrete standards that every quality engineer and civil engineer needs to know. Areas within 1 5 meters of walls columns or. Hi i am mike day owner of day s concrete floors inc.