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

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 12620:2002 Aggregates for concrete BS EN 206-1:200 Concrete - Part 1: Specification, performance, production and conformity

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

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   BS63:Part 1:1987 Road Aggregates - spec for single-sized aggregates for general purposes BS63:Part 2:1987 Road Aggregates - spec for single-sized aggregates for surface dressing BS76:1974 Spec for tars for road purposes BS434:Part 1:1984 Spec for bitumen road emulsions BS594 Hot Rolled Asphalt for roads and other paved areas BS1446:1973 Spec for mastic asphalt (natural rock asphalt fine aggregate) for roads and footways BS4987 Coated macadam for roads and other paved areas BS5212 Cold applied joint sealant systems for concrete pavements BS5273:1975 Spec for Dense tar surfacing for roads and other paved areas   BS6925:1988 Spec for mastic asphalt for building and civil engineering (limestone aggregate)   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   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     Elemental Pavements 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 - 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   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

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

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!