BS 8204-2:1987
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Screeds, bases and in-situ floorings Code of practice for concrete wearing surfaces
Hardcopy , PDF
15-11-1999
English
30-10-1987
Foreword
Committees responsible
Code of practice
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Exchange of information and time schedule
3.1 General
3.2 Exchange of information
3.3 Time schedule
4. Materials
4.1 Cement
4.2 Aggregates
4.3 Pigments
4.4. Admixtures
4.5 Surface treatments
4.6 Abrasives and sprinkle finish aggregates
5. Design considerations: General
5.1 Sub-base
5.2 Methods of construction
5.3 Liability to cracking and curling of slabs and
toppings
5.4 Tolerances on level and surface regularity
5.5 Admixtures
5.6 Surface treatments
5.7 Sprinkle finish and special aggregates
5.8 Resistance to abrasion
5.9 Resistance to chemical attack
5.10 Slip resistance
5.11 Thickness of direct finished slabs
5.12 Bay sizes for direct finished slabs
5.13 Joints in direct finished ground-supported slabs
5.14 Damp-proofing concrete toppings and direct
finished floors
5.15 Direct finishing of in-situ concrete suspended
floors
6. Design considerations: Toppings
6.1 Mix proportions
6.2 Thickness
6.3 Accommodation of services
6.4 Thickness of stair toppings
6.5 Bay sizes
6.6 Joints
6.7 Toppings on suspended floors
7. Work on site: General
7.1 Workmanship
7.2 Protection of the surface
7.3 Protection against the weather
7.4 Quality of concrete
7.5 High alumina cement concrete
7.6 Compacting and levelling
7.7 Finishing the surface
7.8 Curing
7.9 Surface treatment
8. Work on site: Toppings
8.1 Preparation of the base
8.2 Batching and mixing
8.3 Laying stair toppings
9. Inspection and testing of wearing surfaces
9.1 Inspection
9.2 Testing
9.3 Levels and surface regularity
9.4 Adhesion of bonded toppings to the base
10. Maintenance
Appendices
A. Recommended method for the assessment of levels and
surface regularity
B References
Tables
1. Classification of surface regularity for wearing
surfaces
2. Classification of abrasion resistance:
recommendations for concrete flooring
Figures
1. Illustration of layers in a concrete ground floor
2. Illustration of layers in a suspended concrete
floor
3. Slip gauges for checking floor level tolerances
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