BS 7543:2003
$167.15
Guide to durability of buildings and building elements, products and components
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2003 | 34 |
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | Committees responsible for this British Standard |
| 3 | Contents |
| 5 | General 0 Introduction 0.1 General 0.2 Experience 0.3 Assessment techniques and life cycle costing 0.4 Agents 0.5 Communications 1 Scope 2 Definitions |
| 7 | Expression of durability 3 Design life |
| 8 | Table 1 – Maintenance levels (other than daily and routine cleaning) |
| 9 | Annex A (informative) Agents that cause deterioration A.1 General A.2 Temperature |
| 10 | A.3 Radiation A.3.1 Solar radiation |
| 11 | Table 2 – Agents relevant to building performance |
| 13 | Table 3 – Agents that can affect the service life of building components and materials |
| 14 | Figure 1 – Isotherms of minimum shade air temperatures (°C) for the UK |
| 15 | A.3.2 Thermal radiation A.4 Water A.4.1 Water in solid form (snow, ice and hail) |
| 16 | A.4.2 Water in fluid form (rain, ground water, melt water leaks and vapour) |
| 17 | Figure 3 – Curves showing the distribution of energy in the solar spectrum outside the atmosphere and at sea… A.5 Normal air constituents A.5.1 General effect on materials |
| 18 | A.5.2 Oxygen A.5.3 Carbon dioxide A.5.4 Sea spray |
| 19 | A.6 Air contaminants A.6.1 Gases that form acids A.6.2 Particulates A.6.3 Atmospheric corrosivity values A.7 Freeze/thaw A.7.1 General A.7.2 Conditions for frost damage |
| 20 | A.7.3 Prediction of potential frost damage A.7.4 Requirements for concrete A.7.5 Render A.7.6 Frost heave A.8 Wind A.8.1 Wind and durability A.8.2 Wind data |
| 21 | A.9 Biological factors A.9.1 General A.9.2 Bacteria A.9.3 Insects A.9.4 Fungal and insect attack in timber |
| 22 | A.9.5 Rodents and birds A.9.6 Surface growths A.9.7 Plants and trees A.10 Stress factors A.10.1 Nature of stress factors A.10.2 Sustained stresses A.10.3 Intermittent stresses A.11 Chemical incompatibility factors A.11.1 General |
| 23 | A.11.2 Incompatible materials A.11.3 Leaching/leachates A.11.4 Solvents |
| 24 | A.11.5 Comtaminated land A.11.6 Expansive materials A.12 Use factors A.12.1 Normal wear and tear A.12.2 Abuse by the user |
| 25 | Annex B (informative) Examples of premature deterioration |
| 26 | Table 4 – Some examples of actions that have caused premature deterioration |
| 28 | Annex C (informative) Annotated bibliography |
| 33 | Publication(s) referred to |
