BS 5975 2019 Extract - Flipbook - Page 12
BS 5975:2019
BRITISH STANDARD
BS EN 1313-2:1999, Round and sawn timber 4 Permitted deviations and preferred sizes 4 Part 2:
Hardwood sawn timber
BS EN 1991-1-1, Eurocode 1 4 Actions on structures 4 Part 1-1: General actions 4 Densities, selfweight, imposed loads for buildings
BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures 4 Part 1-4: General actions 4
Wind actions
BS EN 1991-1-6, Eurocode 1 4 Actions on structures 4 Part 1-6: General actions 4 Actions
during execution
BS EN 1992-1-1, Eurocode 2 4 Design of concrete structures 4 Part 1-1: General rules and rules
for buildings
BS EN 10025-2:2004, Hot rolled products of structural steels 4 Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for
non-alloy structural steels
BS EN 12811-1:2003, Temporary works equipment 4 Part 1: Scaffolds 4 Performance requirements
and general design
BS EN 12812:2008, Falsework 4 Performance requirements and general design
BS EN 12813, Temporary works equipment 4 Load bearing towers of prefabricated components 4
Particular methods of structural design
NA to BS EN 1991-1-4:2005+A1:2010, UK National Annex to Eurocode 1 3 Actions on structures 3
Part 1-4: General actions 3 Wind actions
PD 6688-1-4:2009, Background information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4 and
additional guidance
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this British Standard, the following terms and definitions, together with those
given in Annex E, apply.
3.1
adjustable telescopic steel prop
prop comprised of two tubes which are telescopically displaceable one within the other
NOTE 1 See also 3.39 prop.
NOTE 2 A prop has coarse adjustment with a pin inserted into holes in the inner tube and a means of fine
adjustment using a threaded collar.
3.2
asset
permanent structure, building, wall, tunnel, rail track, waterway, road, cutting or earthwork which
provides support to a structure, rail track, waterway, road or other construction
3.3
backpropping
propping installed at levels below the slab that supports the falsework in order to distribute the load
on the uppermost slab to suitable supports, such as lower slabs or the foundations
3.4
base plate
rigid plate used for spreading the load in a standard, raker or other load-bearing member over a
greater area
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