Pavements constructed with clay, concrete or natural stone paving units. Code of practice for the structural design of pavements using modular paving units (Incorporating corrigendum No. 1)

BS 7533-101:2021

British Standards Institution
Pavements constructed with clay, concrete or natural stone paving units. Code of practice for the structural design of pavements using modular paving units (Incorporating corrigendum No. 1) Download document

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Core Supplement

Series

BS

Abstract

Provides guidance and recommendations for the design of pavements surfaced with concrete paving blocks, concrete paving flags, natural stone slabs, natural stone setts and clay pavers. Applicable to areas meeting the requirements of the Road Vehicles (Construction and Use) Regulations 1986 (pedestrian and vehicular loading permissible with axle loads up to 11 000 Kg and a cumulative design traffic to 30 million standard axles).

History

Supersedes BS 7533-1:2001, BS 7533-2:2001, BS 7533-8:2003, BS 7533-10:2010, and BS 7533-12:2006. Partially supersedes BS 7533-6:1999 and BS 7533-7:2010. Came into effect 31 August 2021. Amendment dated November 2021 - C1: Corrections to equations in 6.7.3 [Equation (4)] and Annex H [Equation (H.1)]

ISBN

9780539196184

Subjects

  • Roads
  • External works and landscaping
  • External paving
  • Block paving
  • Civil engineering, infrastructure and public utilities
  • Transport facilities
  • Road pavement

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