Bs 8110 Part 1

BRITISH STANDARD

BS 8110-1: 1997
Incorporating Amendment No. 1

Structural use of concrete —
Part 1: Code of practice for design and construction

ICS 91.080.40

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Committees responsible for this British Standard
The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by Technical Committee B/525, Building and civil engineering structures, to Subcommittee B/525/2, Structural use of concrete, upon which the following bodies were represented: Association of Consulting Engineers British Cement Association British Precast Concrete Federation Ltd. Concrete Society Department of the Environment (Building Research Establishment) Department of the Environment (Property and Buildings Directorate) Department of Transport (Highways Agency) Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors Institution of Civil Engineers Institution of Structural Engineers Steel Reinforcement Commission

This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Sector Board for Building and Civil Engineering, was published under the authority of the Standards Board and comes into effect on 15 March 1997 © BSI 06-1999 First published August 1985 Second edition March 1997 The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference B/525/2 Draft for comment 95/105430 DC ISBN 0 580 26208 1

Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. 9882 Date September 1998 Comments Indicated by a sideline in the margin

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Contents
Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword v Section 1. General 1.1 Scope 1 1.2 References 1 1.3 Definitions 1 1.4 Symbols 3 Section 2. Design objectives and general recommendations 2.1 Basis of design 4 2.2 Structural design 4 2.3 Inspection of construction 6 2.4 Loads and material properties 7 2.5 Analysis 10 2.6 Designs based on tests 11 Section 3. Design and detailing: reinforced