British Standards and other approved documents
used in Paving, Drainage and Landscaping projects
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Earthworks
- BS1377:4 - Soils for civil engineering purposes:Compaction-related tests
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Aggregates
- BS 12:1996 Spec for Portland cement
- BS1199 & 1200:1976 Spec for building sands from natural sources
- BS4721 Specification for ready mixed building mortars
- BS 8500-1: Concrete - Methods of specifying and guidance for the specifier
- BS 8500-2: Specification for constituent materials and concrete
- BS EN 206-1:200 Concrete - Part 1: Specification, performance, production and conformity
- BS EN 12620:2002 - Aggregates for concrete
- BS EN 13242:2002 - Aggregates for unbound or hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering or road construction
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Drainage
- BS65:1991 Spec for vitrified clay pipes, fittings and ducts
- BS1196:1989 Spec for clayware field drain pipes and junctions
- BS4660:1989 Spec for uPVC pipes and fittings of nominal sizes 110mm and 160mm
- BS4692:1989 Spec for plastic pipes and fittings for use as subsoil field drains
- BS5911 Precast concrete pipes, fittings and ancillary products
- - Part 1: Spec for unreinforced & reinforced concrete pipes & fittings with flexible joints
(complementary to BS EN 1916:2002)
- - Part 3: Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete manholes and soakaways
(complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
- - Part 4: Specification for unreinforced and reinforced concrete inspection chambers
(complementary to BS EN 1917:2002)
- - BS EN 1916:2002 Concrete pipes and fittings, unreinforced, steel fibre and reinforced
- - BS EN 1917:2002 Concrete manholes and inspection chambers
- BS5955:Part 6:1980 Code of Practice for installation of uPVC pipework
- BS6367:1983 Code of Practice for drainage of roofs and paved areas
- BS7158:1989 Spec for plastic inspection chambers for drains
- BS8005 Guide to new sewer construction
- BS8301:1985 Code of Practice for Building Drainage (obsolete-ish)
- BS EN124:1994 Gully and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas.
- BS EN124 European Standard for manhole covers and gully tops (was BS497)
- BS EN 124:2004 Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas
- BS EN295 Vitrified clay pipes and fittings and pipe joints for drains and sewers
- BS EN 752: 1996-8, Drain & Sewer Systems outside buildings.
- BS EN 1433:2002 Drainage channels for vehicular and pedestrian areas
- BS EN 1610: 1998, Construction & Testing of Drains & Sewers
- Building regulations Part H - Drainage - Downloadable PDF Document
- Sewers for Adoption 5th Edition
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Paving
- Main British and European Manufacturing Standards:
- BS EN 1338 - Concrete Paving Blocks
- BS EN 1339 - Concrete Paving Flags
- BS EN 1340 - Concrete Kerb Units
- BS EN 1341 - Natural Stone Flag Paving
- BS EN 1342 - Natural Stone Setts
- BS EN 1343 - Natural Stone Kerbs
- BS EN 1344 - Clay Pavers
- BS 6100-2 Glossary of Building and Civil Engineering terms - Part 2: Civil engineering
- Clay Pavers
- BS EN 1344:2002 - Clay pavers. Requirements and test methods
- Stone Paving
- BS EN 1341:2000 Specification for slabs of natural stone for external paving. European Committee for
Standardisation, October 1993.
- BS435:1975 Spec for dressed natural stone kerbs, channels, quadrants and setts
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- Concrete Pavings
- BS7263:Part 1:2001 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants. Precast, unreinforced concrete paving flags and complementary fittings. Requirements and test methods
- BS7263:Part 2:1990 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants: Code of practice for laying (Superseded)
- BS7263:Part 3:2001 Precast concrete flags, kerbs, channels, edgings and quadrants: specification (Superseded)
- BS EN 1338:2003 - Concrete paving blocks. Requirements and test methods
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- BS 7533-5
- Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
- Guide for the design of pavements (other than structural aspects)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- BS 7533-9
- Code of practice for rigid laying of clay pavers
- 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
- 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
- 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
- BS 7533-13:2009
- Pavements constructed with clay, natural stone or concrete pavers.
- Guide for the structural design of permeable pavements.
ISBN 978 0 580 58077 2
- These items in preparation
- Building regulations Part M - Access and facilities for disabled people
- Precast Concrete Paving: a design handbook - Interpave 1999
- Guide to structural design of pavements for new roads. TRL - Road Note 29
- BS 7997:2003 Products for tactile paving surface indicators: Specification
- Guidance on use of Tactile Paving - DETR, 1998
- Concrete Block Paving - Cement and Concrete association 1978
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Road Construction
- BS 434-1:1984 Bitumen road emulsions (anionic and cationic). Specification for bitumen road emulsions
- BS 434-2:2006 Bitumen road emulsions. Code of practice for the use of cationic bitumen emulsions on roads and other paved areas
- BS 4987-1:2005 Coated macadam (asphalt concrete) for roads and other paved areas. Specification for constituent materials and for mixtures
- BS 4987-2:2003 Coated macadam (asphalt concrete) for roads and other paved areas. Specification for transport, laying and compaction
- BS 594-1:2005 Hot rolled asphalt for roads and other paved areas. Specification for constituent materials and asphalt mixtures
- BS 594 :2007 Asphalt for roads and other paved areas - Specification for transport, laying and compaction and type testing protocols
- BS 8420:2003 Methods of measuring irregularities on surfaces of roads, footways and other paved areas using straightedges and wedges
- BS EN 12271: Surface dressing. Requirements
- PD 6689:2006 Surface dressing. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12271
- BS EN 12272: Surface dressing. Test methods.
- BS EN 12274: Slurry surfacing. Test methods.
- BS EN 12591: Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specifications for paving grade bitumens
- BS EN 12697: Bituminous mixtures. Test methods for hot mix asphalt.
- PD 6692:2006 Asphalt. Guidance on the use of BS EN 12697 ""Bituminous mixtures. Test methods for hot mix asphalt""
- BS EN 13043: Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas
- 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
- BS EN 13108: Bituminous mixtures. Material specifications
- PD 6691:2007 Guidance on the use of BS EN 13108 Bituminous mixtures. Material specifications
- BS EN 13808:2005 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Framework for specifying cationic bituminous emulsions
- BS EN 13847:2001 Coal tar and pitch based binders and related products. Terminology and classification
- BS EN 13924:2006 Bitumen and bituminous binders. Specifications for hard paving grade bitumens
- BS EN 14023:2005 Bitumen and bituminous binders. Framework specification for polymer modified bitumens
- BS EN 13863: Concrete pavements. Test method
- BS EN 13877-1:2004 Concrete pavements. Materials
- BS EN 13877-2:2004 Concrete pavements. Functional requirements for concrete pavements
- BS EN 13877-3:2004 Concrete pavements. Specifications for dowels to be used in concrete pavements
- BS EN 13242:2002 Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering work and road construction
- 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
- BS EN 13285:2003 Unbound mixtures. Specifications
- BS EN 13286: Unbound and hydraulically bound mixtures. Test methods
- BS EN 14227: Unbound and Hydraulically bound mixtures. Specifications
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Landscaping
- BS3882:1994 Spec for topsoil
- BS7044 Artificial sports surfaces
- BS7188:1998 Impact absorbing playground surfacing
- BS1722 Fences
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All of these documents are available from specialist bookshops, such as The Building Centre, or online from The Stationery Office.
Be warned - they ain't cheap, or particularly rivetting reads! 
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