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Section 1: Codes, standards and references for all building types
Introduction
1.1 This section is relevant to all building types and lists codes, standards and other references for structural design and construction.
References
1.2 Basis of structural design and loading:
Eurocode: Basis of Structural Design
BS EN 1990:2002+A1:2005 Eurocode – Basis of structural design; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1990:2002+A1:2005
Eurocode 1: Actions on Structures
BS EN 1991-1-1:2002 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1.1: General actions – Densities, self weight, imposed loads for buildings; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-1:2002
BSI PD 6688-1-1:2011 Published Document – Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1991-1-1
BS EN 1991-1-3:2003 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1.3: General actions – Snow loads; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1- 3:2003
BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010 Eurocode 1:Actions on structures – Part 1.4: General actions- Wind actions; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010
BSI PD 6688-1-4:2009 Published Document – Background information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4 and additional guidance
BS EN 1991-1-5:2003 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1.5: General actions – Thermal actions; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1991- 1-5:2003
BS EN 1991-1-6:2005 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1.6: General actions – Actions during execution; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1996-1-6:2005
BS EN 1991-1-7:2006 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 1.7: General actions –Accidental actions; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-7:2006
BSI PD 6688-1-7:2009 Published Document – Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1991-1-7
BS EN 1991-3:2006 Eurocode 1: Actions on structures – Part 3: Actions induced by cranes and machinery; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1991-3:2006
1.3 Structural work of reinforced, pre-stressed or plain concrete:
Eurocode 2: Design of Concrete Structures 
BS EN 1992-1-1:2004 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures – Part 1.1: General rules and rules for buildings; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1992-1-1:2004
BSI PD 6687-1:2010 Published Document – Background paper to the UK National Annexes to BS EN 1992-1 and BS EN 1992-3
BS EN 13670:2009 Execution of concrete structures
1.4 Structural work of steel:
Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures
BS EN 1993-1-1:2005 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.1: General rules and rules for buildings; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-1:2005
BS EN 1993-1-3:2006 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.3: General rules –Supplementary rules for cold-formed members and sheeting; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-3:2006
BS EN 1993-1-4:2006 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.4: General rules –Supplementary rules for stainless steels; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-4:2006
BS EN 1993-1-5:2006 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.5: Plated structural elements; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-5:2006
BS EN 1993-1-6:2007 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.6: Strength and stability of shell structures BS EN 1993-1-7:2007 
Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.7: Plated structures subject to out of plane loading 
BS EN 1993-1-8:2005 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.8: Design of joints; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-8:2005
BS EN 1993-1-9:2005 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.9: Fatigue; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-9:2005
BSI PD 6695-1-9:2008 Published Document – Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1993-1-9
BS EN 1993-1-10:2005 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.10: Material toughness and through-thickness properties; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-10:2005
BSI PD 6695-1-10:2009 Published Document – Recommendations for the design of structures to BS EN 1993-1-10
BS EN 1993-1-11:2006 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.11: Design of structures with tension components; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-11:2006
BS EN 1993-1-12:2007 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 1.12: Additional rules for the extension of EN 1993 up to steel grades S 700; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-12:2007
BS EN 1993-5:2007 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 5: Piling; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-5:2007+A1:2012
BS EN 1993-6:2007 Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures – Part 6: Crane supporting structures; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1993-6:2007
BS EN 1090-2:2008+A1:2011 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures – Part 2: Technical requirements for the execution of steel structures
BRE Digest 437 Industrial platform floors: mezzanine and raised storage
1.5 Structural work of composite steel and concrete:
Eurocode 4: Design of Composite Steel and Concrete Structures
BS EN 1994-1-1:2004 Eurocode 4: Design of composite steel and concrete structures – Part 1.1: General rules and rules for buildings; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1994-1-1:2004
1.6 Structural work of timber:
Eurocode 5: Design of Timber Structures
BS EN 1995-1-1:2004+A1:2008 Eurocode 5:Design of timber structures – Part 1.1: General- Common rules and rules for buildings; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1995-1- 1:2004+A1:2008
BSI PD 6693-1:2012 Published Document – Recommendations for the design of timber structures to Eurocode 5: Design of timber structures Part 1: General – Common rules and rules for buildings
BS 8103-3:2009 Structural design of low-rise buildings – Part 3: Code of practice for timber floors and roofs for housing
1.7 Structural work of masonry:
Eurocode 6: Design of Masonry Structures
BS EN 1996-1-1:2005+A1:2012 Eurocode 6:Design of masonry structures – Part 1.1: General rules for reinforced and unreinforced masonry structures; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1996-1-1:2005+A1:2012
BS EN 1996-2:2006 Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures – Part 2: Design considerations, selection of materials and execution of masonry; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1996-2:2006
BSI PD 6697:2010 Published Document – Recommendations for the design of masonry structures to BS EN 1996-1-1 and BS EN 1996-2
BS EN 1996-3:2006 Eurocode 6: Design of masonry structures – Part 3: Simplified calculation methods for unreinforced masonry structures; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1996-3:2006
BS 8103-1:2011 Structural design of low-rise buildings – Part 1: Code of Practice for stability, site investigation, foundations, precast concrete floors and ground floor slabs for housing
BS 8103-2:2005 Structural design of low-rise buildings – Part 2: Code of practice for masonry walls for housing
1.8 Geotechnical work and foundations:
Eurocode 7: Geotechnical Design
BS EN 1997-1:2004 Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design – Part 1: General rules; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1997-1:2004
BS EN 1997-2:2007 Eurocode 7: Geotechnical design – Part 2: Ground investigation and testing; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1997-2:2007
1.9 Seismic aspects:
Eurocode 8: Design of Structures for Earthquake Resistance
BS EN 1998-1:2004+A1:2013 Eurocode 8:Design of structures for earthquake resistance – Part 1: General rules, seismic actions and rules for buildings; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1998-1:2004
BS EN 1998-5:2004 Eurocode 8: Design of structures for earthquake resistance – Part 5: Foundations, retaining structures and geotechnical aspects; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1998-5:2004
BSI PD 6698:2009 Published Document – Recommendations for the design of structures for earthquake resistance to BS EN 1998
1.10 Structural work of aluminium:
Eurocode 9: Design of Aluminium Structures
BS EN 1999-1-1:2007+A1:2009 Eurocode 9:Design of aluminium structures – Part 1.1: General structural rules; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1999-1-1:2007+A1:2009
BS EN 1999-1-3:2007+A1:2011 Eurocode 9: Design of aluminium structures – Part 1.3: Structures susceptible to fatigue; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1999-1-3:2007+A1:2011
BSI PD 6702-1:2009 Published Document– Structural use of aluminium – Part 1: Recommendations for the design of aluminium structures to BS EN 1999
BS EN 1999-1-4:2007+A1:2011 Eurocode 9:Design of aluminium structures – Part 1.4: Cold- formed structural sheeting; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1999-1-4:2007
BS EN 1999-1-5:2007 Eurocode 9: Design of aluminium structures – Part 1.5: Shell structures; with UK National Annex to BS EN 1999-1-5:2007
BS EN 1090-3:2008 Execution of steel structures and aluminium structures – Part 3: Technical requirements for aluminium structures
 BSI PD 6705-3:2009 Published Document – Structural use of steel and aluminium – Part 3: Recommendations for the execution of aluminium structures to BS EN 1090-3
Ground movement (Requirement A2b)
1.11 There may be known or recorded conditions of ground instability, such as that arising from landslides, disused mines or unstable strata which, if ignored, can have a devastating effect on the safety of a building and its environs. Such conditions should be taken into account in the design of the building and its foundations. Attention is drawn to DOE Planning Policy Guidance Note 14 Development on unstable land (obtainable from The Stationery Office), which sets out the broad planning and technical issues relating to development on unstable land.
The Department has also sponsored a series of reviews aimed at determining the scale and nature of problems arising from mining instability, natural underground cavities and adverse foundation conditions. Databases of both subsidence incidents and subsidence potential produced from these reviews are available from the following licence holders:
British Geological Survey, Sir Kingsley Dunham Centre, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG.
Landmark, 7 Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Exeter, Devon EX2 7HY.
 Peter Brett Associates, 16 Westcote Road, Reading, Berkshire RG20 2DE.
Catalytic Data Ltd, The Spinney, 19 Woodlands Road, Bickley, Kent BRI 2AD.
The reports from these reviews, which include 1:250,000 scale maps showing the distribution of the physical constraints, are available from the following organisations:
Arup Geotechnics, 1991. Review of mining instability in Great Britain.
Obtainable from Arup Geotechnics, Bede House, All Saints, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 2EB.
Applied Geology Ltd, 1994. Review of instability due to natural underground cavities in Great Britain.
Obtainable from Kennedy and Donkin Ltd, 14 Calthorpe Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 1TH.
Wimpey Environmental Ltd, and National House Building Council, 1995. Foundation conditions in Great Britain, a guide for planners and developers. Obtainable from ESNR International Ltd, 16 Frogmore Road, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire HP3 9RW.
Existing buildings
1.12 Compliance with Part A (Structure) is required in certain classes of change of use of a building, subject to the control of Regulations 5 and Guidance relevant to structural appraisals related to ‘change of use’ is given in the following documents:
• BRE Digest 366: Structural Appraisal of Existing Buildings, Including for a Material Change of Use, 2012
• The Institution of Structural Engineers Technical Publication Appraisal of Existing Structures (third edition), 2010
 Note: With reference to ‘design checks’ in the referenced Institution of Structural Engineers’ Technical Publication the choice of various partial factors should be made to suit the individual circumstances of each case.