British Standards and other approved documents

used in Paving, Drainage and Landscaping projects

Earthworks
o BS1377:4 - Soils for civil engineering purposes:Compaction-related tests

Aggregates
o BS 12:1996 Spec for Portland cement
o BS1199 & 1200:1976 Spec for building sands from natural sources
o BS4721 Specification for ready mixed building mortars
o BS 8500-1: Concrete - Methods of specifying and guidance for the specifier
o BS 8500-2: Specification for constituent materials and concrete
 
o BS EN 206-1:200 Concrete - Part 1: Specification, performance, production and
conformity
o BS EN 12620:2002 - Aggregates for concrete
 o BS EN 13242:2002 - Aggregates for unbound or hydraulically bound materials for use
in civil engineering or road construction

Drainage
o BS65:1991 Spec for vitrified clay pipes, fittings and ducts
o BS1196:1989 Spec for clayware field drain pipes and junctions
o BS4660:1989 Spec for uPVC pipes and fittings of nominal sizes 110mm and 160mm
o BS4692:1989 Spec for plastic pipes and fittings for use as subsoil field drains
o BS5911 Precast concrete pipes, fittings and ancillary products
o - Part 1: Spec for unreinforced & reinforced concrete pipes & fittings with
flexible joints
(complementary to BS EN 1916:2002)
o - Part 3: Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete manholes and
soakaways
(complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
o - Part 4: Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete inspection
chambers
(complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
o - BS EN 1916:2002 Concrete pipes and fittings, unreinforced, steel fibre and
reinforced
o - BS EN 1917:2002 Concrete manholes and inspection chambers
o BS5955:Part 6:1980 Code of Practice for installation of uPVC pipework
o BS6367:1983 Code of Practice for drainage of roofs and paved areas
o BS7158:1989 Spec for plastic inspection chambers for drains
o BS8005 Guide to new sewer construction
o BS8301:1985 Code of Practice for Building Drainage (obsolete-ish)
o BS EN124:1994 Gully and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas.
o BS EN124 European Standard for manhole covers and gully tops (was BS497)
o BS EN 124:2004 Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas
 o BS EN295 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and sewers
o BS EN 752: 1996-8, Drain & Sewer Systems outside buildings.
o BS EN 1433:2002 Drainage channels for vehicular and pedestrian areas
o BS EN 1610: 1998, Construction & Testing of Drains & Sewers
 
o Building regulations Part H - Drainage - Downloadable PDF Document
 
o Sewers for Adoption 5th Edition

Paving
o Main British and European Manufacturing Standards:

o BS EN 1338 - Concrete Paving Blocks

o BS EN 1339 - Concrete Paving Flags
o BS EN 1340 - Concrete Kerb Units
o BS EN 1341 - Natural Stone Flag Paving
o BS EN 1342 - Natural Stone Setts
o BS EN 1343 - Natural Stone Kerbs
o BS EN 1344 - Clay Pavers

o BS 6100-2 Glossary of Building and Civil Engineering terms - Part 2: Civil engineering
 

o Clay Pavers
o BS EN 1344:2002 - Clay pavers. Requirements and test methods
 

o Stone Paving
o BS EN 1341:2000 Specification for slabs of natural stone for external paving.
European Committee for Standardisation, October 1993.
 o BS435:1975 Spec for dressed natural stone kerbs, channels, quadrants and setts
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o Concrete Pavings
o BS7263:Part 1:2001 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants.
Precast, unreinforced concrete paving flags and complementary fittings. Requirements
and test methods
o BS7263:Part 2:1990 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants:
Code of practice for laying (Superseded)
o BS7263:Part 3:2001 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants:
specification (Superseded)
 
o BS EN 1338:2003 - Concrete paving blocks. Requirements and test methods

 
 

o Elemental Pavements

o BS 7533-1:2001 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.

Guide for the structural design of heavy duty pavements constructed of clay or
concrete pavers ISBN 0580 332357
 
o BS 7533-2:2001 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
Guide for the structural design of lightly trafficked pavements ISBN 0580 332594
 
o BS 7533-3:2005 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
Code of practice for laying precast concrete paving blocks and clay pavers for flexible
pavements ISBN 0580 467767
 
o BS 7533-4:2006 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
Code of practice for the construction of pavements of precast concrete flags or natural
stone slabs ISBN 0580 494776
  
o BS 7533-5 - Guide for the design of pavements (other than structural aspects)
 
o BS 7533-6:1999 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
Code of practice for laying natural stone, precast concrete and clay kerb units ISBN
0580 330664
 
o BS 7533-7:2002 Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
Code of practice for the construction of pavements of natural stone setts and cobbles
ISBN 0580 40479 X
 
o BS 7533-8:2003 - Guide for the structural design of lightly trafficked pavements of
precast concrete flags and natural stone slabs ISBN 0580 41295 4
 
o BS 7533-9 - Code of practice for rigid laying of clay pavers
 
o BS 7533-10:2004 - Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete
pavers. Guide for the structural design of trafficked pavements constructed of natural
stone setts ISBN 0580 43265 3
 
o BS 7533-11:2003 - Code of practice for the opening, maintenance and reinstatement
of pavements of concrete, clay and natural stone. ISBN 0580 42671 8
 
o BS 7533-12:2006 - Guide for the structural design of trafficked pavements
constructed of concrete paving flags and natural stone slabs. ISBN 0580 48087 9
 
o BS 7533-13 - Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
Guide for the structural design of permeable pavements
 
o These items in preparation
 

 
  

o Building regulations Part M - Access and facilities for disabled people

o Precast Concrete Paving: a design handbook - Interpave 1999
o Guide to structural design of pavements for new roads. TRL - Road Note 29
 
o BS 7997:2003 Products for tactile paving surface indicators: Specification
o Guidance on use of Tactile Paving - DETR, 1998
 
o Concrete Block Paving - Cement and Concrete association 1978

Road Construction
o BS 434-1:1984 Bitumen road emulsions (anionic and cationic). Specification for
bitumen road emulsions
o BS 434-2:2006 Bitumen road emulsions. Code of practice for the use of cationic
bitumen emulsions on roads and other paved areas
 
o BS 4987-1:2005 Coated macadam (asphalt concrete) for roads and other paved areas.
Specification for constituent materials and for mixtures
o BS 4987-2:2003 Coated macadam (asphalt concrete) for roads and other paved areas.
Specification for transport, laying and compaction
 
o BS 594-1:2005 Hot rolled asphalt for roads and other paved areas. Specification for
constituent materials and asphalt mixtures
o BS 594 :2007 Asphalt for roads and other paved areas - Specification for transport,
laying and compaction and type testing protocols
 
o BS 8420:2003 Methods of measuring irregularities on surfaces of roads, footways and
other paved areas using straightedges and wedges
 
o BS EN 12271: Surface dressing. Requirements
o PD 6689:2006 Surface dressing. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271
o BS EN 12272: Surface dressing. Test methods.
o BS EN 12274: Slurry surfacing. Test methods.
o BS EN 12591: Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specifications for paving grade
bitumens
o BS EN 12697: Bituminous mixtures. Test methods for hot mix asphalt.
o PD 6692:2006 Asphalt. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12697 ""Bituminous
mixtures. Test methods for hot mix asphalt""

o BS EN 13043: Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads,
airfields and other trafficked areas
o PD 6682-2:2003 Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments
for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas. Guidance on the use of BS EN
13043

o BS EN 13108: Bituminous mixtures. Material specifications

o PD 6691:2007 Guidance on the use of BS EN 13108 Bituminous mixtures.
Material specifications
o BS EN 13808:2005 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Framework for specifying
cationic bituminous emulsions
o BS EN 13847:2001 Coal tar and pitch based binders and related products. Terminology
and classification
o BS EN 13924:2006 Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specifications for hard paving
grade bitumens
o BS EN 14023:2005 Bitumen and bituminous binders. Framework specification for
 polymer modified bitumens

o Concrete roadways:

o BS EN 13863: Concrete pavements. Test method

o BS EN 13877-1:2004 Concrete pavements. Materials
o BS EN 13877-2:2004 Concrete pavements. Functional requirements for concrete
pavements
o BS EN 13877-3:2004 Concrete pavements. Specifications for dowels to be used in
concrete pavements

o Site preparation:

o BS EN 13242:2002 Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use
in civil engineering work and road construction
o PD 6682-6:2003 Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for
use in civil engineering works and road construction. Guidance on the use of BS
EN 13242
o BS EN 13285:2003 Unbound mixtures. Specifications
o BS EN 13286: Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures. Test methods
o BS EN 14227: Unbound and Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications

Landscaping
o BS3882:1994 Spec for topsoil
o BS7044 Artificial sports surfaces
o BS7188:1998 Impact absorbing playground surfacing
o BS1722 Fences