Steel protection

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Architects' Journal

Zinc against rust. AJ 16.2.83

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Association for Specialist Fire Protection

Fire protection for structural steel in buildings Fire protection for structural steel in buildings (2nd edition - revised. 1992). (No longer current but cited in the Building Regulations)
No longer current but cited in the Building Regulations. Superseded by the 2nd revision of the 2nd edition 2000

Fire protection for structural steel in buildings. 3rd edition (Revised June 2004)
Produced in conjunction with the Steel Construction Institute (SCI) and the Fire Test Study Group (FSTG - UK). The Yellow book.

Supplement to 2nd edition (revised) Fire protection for structural steel in buildings. (No longer current but cited in the Building Regulations)
This supplement to the 1st revision of the 2nd edition is no longer current, it has been incorporated into the 2nd revised edition of the 2nd edition.

Over cladding of thin film intumescents on steel sections advisory notice

Technical Guidance Note 002 Spray coatings for the fire protection of structural steel. Part 1: Technical guidance note for the mechanical retention of sprayed mineral coatings based upon the requirements of BS 8202: Part 1:1993

Technical Guidance Note 003:P1 On site measurement of intumescent coatings - Part 1 Technical Guidance Note for the measurement of dry film thickness (dft's) for intumescent coatings

Technical Guidance Note 006 Structural steel fire protection using intumescent coating systems in conjunction with: existing paint layers: zinc rich primers

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British Board of Agrement

Zinc coated steels in buildings

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BRE

Information Paper 16/00 Low-solvent primers: performance in construction steelwork

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British Standards Institution

BS 5493:1977 Code of practice for protective coating of iron and steel structures against corrosion (AMD 4443) (AMD 7898) (Declared obsolescent but remains current and is cited in Building Regulations)
Partially superseded by Parts 1 to 8 of BS EN ISO 12944 and BS EN ISO 14713:1999. This document is declared obsolescent but remains current and is cited in Building Regulations

BS 7079-C2:1989 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products. Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates. Method for the grading of surface profile of abrasively blast-cleaned steel using a comparator (AMD 8661) (Renumbered to BS EN ISO 8503-2:1995)
Renumbered to BS EN ISO 8503-2:1995

BS 7079-C5:2004 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products - Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates. Replica tape method for the determination of the surface profile (AMD 15516) (Renumbered to BS EN ISO 8503-5:2004)
Renumbered to BS EN ISO 8503-5:2004

BS EN 10143:2006 Continuously hot-dip metal coated steel sheet and strip - tolerances on dimensions and shape
Supersedes BS EN 10143:1993.

BS EN 10326:2004 Continuously hot-dip coated strip and sheet of structural steels - Technical delivery conditions
Supersedes BS EN 10147:1992. Together with BS EN 10327:2004 supersedes BS EN 10154:2002, BS EN 10214:1995 and BS EN 10215:1995

BS EN 10327:2004 Continuously hot-dip coated strip and sheet of low carbon steels for cold forming - Technical delivery conditions
Supersedes BS EN 10142:2000. Together with BS EN 10326:2004 supersedes BS EN 10154:2002, BS EN 10214:1995 and BS EN 10215:1995

BS EN ISO 8503-2:1995 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products - Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates. Method for the grading of surface profile of abrasive blast-cleaned steel - Comparator procedure (AMD 8661) (Renumbered from BS 7079-C2:1989)
Renumbered from BS 7079-C2:1989

BS EN ISO 8503-5:2004 Preparation of steel substrates before application of paints and related products - Surface roughness characteristics of blast-cleaned steel substrates. Replica tape method for the determination of the surface profile (AMD 15516) (Renumbered from BS 7079-C5:2004)
Renumbered from BS 7079-C5:2004

BS EN ISO 12944-1:1998 Paints and varnishes - Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. General introduction
All of the parts of this standard, collectively, partially supersede BS 5493:1977

BS EN ISO 12944-2:1998 Paints and varnishes - Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Classification of environments
All of the parts of this standard, collectively, partially supersede BS 5493:1977

BS EN ISO 12944-3:1998 Paints and varnishes - Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Design considerations
All of the parts of this standard, collectively, partially supersede BS 5493:1977

BS EN ISO 12944-4:1998 Paints and varnishes - corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Types of surface and surface preparation
Partially supersede BS 5493:1977

BS EN ISO 12944-5:1998 Paints and varnishes - Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Protective paint systems
Partially supersedes BS 5493:1977

BS EN ISO 12944-6:1998 Paints and varnishes - Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Laboratory performance test methods
All of the parts of this standard, collectively, partially supersede BS 5493:1977

BS EN ISO 12944-7:1998 Paints and varnishes - Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Execution and supervision of paintwork
All of the parts of this standard, collectively, partially supersede BS 5493:1977

BS EN ISO 12944-8:1998 Paints and varnishes - Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems. Development of specifications for new work and maintenance
All of the parts of this standard, collectively, partially supersede BS 5493:1977

BS EN ISO 14713:1999 Protection against corrosion of iron and steel in structures - zinc and aluminium coatings - guidelines
Supersedes BS 4479-6:1990 and partially supersedes BS 5493:1977

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British Steel Sections, Plates and Commercial Steels

Corrosion protection

Prevention of corrosion on structural steelwork

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British Steel Tubes and Pipes

Design for SHS. Fire resistance to BS 5950: Part 8

Design Manual for Concrete Filled Columns Part 2 Fire resistant design

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CIRIA

Report R 93 Painting steelwork

Report R 174 New paint systems for the protection of construction steelwork

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Engineering Equipment and Materials Users' Association

Publication 159 Volume 1 Users guide to the inspection, maintenance and repair of above ground vertical cylindrical steel storage tanks - Main text. (Volume 1). 3rd edition (Incorporating corrigenda and amendments no 1, February 2004)
Incorporating corrigenda and amendments no 1, February 2004.

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Steel Construction Institute

Publication 129 Building design using cold formed steel sections: fire protection

Publication 160 Structural fire design: off site applied thin film intumescent coatings - part 1: design guidance and part 2: model specification. 2nd edition
Supersedes 1996 edition.

Publication 241 Durability of steel bridges: a survey of the performance of protective coatings

Report 1085 Guidance on the use of intumescent coatings for the fire protection of beams with web openings. Version 2
Supersedes RT983.

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Transport Research Laboratory

Project Report PR/SE/726/03 Passive safety tests on steel circular hollow section sign posts
Project Number: 3/359 (TRL 11106660)

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