BRITISH STANDARD 7 | BS 8110: Part 1: 1997 Structural use of concrete Part 1. Code of practice for design and construction ts aTh = az2=awD NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW —————_BS 8110: Part 1: 1997 ‘This Bosh Standard, having ‘been prepared under the direction of the Sector Board for Bulding and Cuil Engineering. was published under the authority ofthe Standards Board and comes into effect on 15 Mareh 1907 © BSI 1997 First published August 1986 Second edition March 1997 ‘The following BSI references relate tothe work on this, Standard: Comamitive reterence B/S25/2 Draft for comment 95/105490 DC ISBN 0580 25208 1 SS — ——— — eee 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 Subcomunittee B25, Structural use of conerete, 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 Conumission Amendments issued since publication Amd.No. | Date ‘Text affectedBS 8110: Part 1: 1997 ——— eee Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword v Code of practice Section 1. General 1.1 Scope 1 ‘1.2. References: 1 13 Definitions 1 Symbols 2 Section 2. Design objectives and general recomment 2.1 Basis of design 3 2.2 Structural design 3 2.3 Inspection of construction 5 2.4 Loads and material properties 5 2.5 Analysis 7 2.6 Designs based on tests 8 Section 3. Design and detailing: reinforced concrete 3.1 Design basis and strength of materials 10 3.2. Structures and structural frames 2 3.3. Concrete cover to reinforcement iM 34 Beams 9 3.5 Solid slabs supported by beams or walls 27 3.6 Ribbed slabs (with solid or hollow blocks or voids) 35 3.7 Flat slabs 37 3.8 Columns 39 Walls 85 3.10 Staircases 58 3.1L Bases 50 3.12 Considerations affecting design details 61 Section 4. Design and detailing: prestressed concrete 4.1 Design basis 3 4.2, Structures and structural frames 4 43 Beams u" 44. Slabs 80 45 Columns 80 4.6 Tension members 80 4.7 Prestressing 80 4.8 Loss of prestress, other than friction losses 80 4.9 Loss of prestress due to friction 82 4.10 Transmission lengths in pre-tensioned members 8 4.11 End blocks in post-tensioned members 83 4.12 Considerations affecting design details a Section 5. Design and detailing: precast and composite construction 5.1 Design basis and stability provisions 89 5.2 Precast concrete construction 90 5.3. Structural connections between precast units 4 5.4 Composite concrete construction 96