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Structure (2004 edition incorporating 2010 and 2013 amendments) (For use in England)

Building Regulations 2010: Approved Documents A

NBS, 2013
Structure (2004 edition incorporating 2010 and 2013 amendments) (For use in England)

Document Status

Current

Supplement

Core Supplement

Series

Building Regulations 2010: Approved Documents

Abstract

Provides practical guidance for complying with building regulation requirements relating to: structural elements of residential buildings of traditional construction. It covers loadings, ground movement and disproportionate collapse.

History

This reprint supersedes the previous 2004 editions by incorporating the changes made as a result of the Building Regulations 2010 and Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010 and 2013 amendments. Effective from 1st December 2004. Reprint August 2013. See also: Approved Document A. Frequently asked questions (MHCLG, 2016). Main changes made by the 2013 amendments: Update references to British Standard design standards, guidance on disproportionate collapse, wind maps, guidance on strip footings and materials and workmanship. There have been no changes to Part A of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations. Main changes made by the 2010 amendments. The 2010 amendments reflect the Building Regulations 2010 and Building (Approved Inspectors etc.) Regulations 2010, including regulation number changes as a result of re-ordering. There have been no amendments to the substantive requirements in Part A of Schedule 1 to the Building Regulations. The 2004 edition replaced the 1992 edition (with 1994 and 2000 amendments edition) with the following changes: guidance on the sizing of timber floors and roofs for traditional house construction removed, as the timber tables are now published by TRADA. Map of basic wind speeds revised. Stainless steel cavity wall ties specified for all houses regardless of their location. Guidance on masonry walls to dwellings extended. Guidance on concrete foundations to houses revised. Guidance on the design and construction of domestic garages extensively updated. Disproportionate collapse: the application limit to requirement A3 (i.e. the 5 storey limit) removed to bring all buildings under control of requirement A3.

ISBN

9781859465080

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