DESIGN INFORMATION SHEET

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BS8110: Parts 1,2 &3 - Structural Use Of Concrete

BS 5268: Part 2 - Structural Use Of Timber
BS 5268: Part 3 - Structural Use Of Timber (Trussed Rafters)
BS 6399: Part 1 - Loadings For Buildings
Cp3 Chapter V: Part 2 - Code Of Practice For Wind Loads
Reinforced Concrete Design By Mosley
Design Of R. C. Buildings To BS 8110 By C. E. Reynolds
Manual For The Design Of R. C. Building Structures -ICE/ISE.
Timber Designers Manual

Self Contained Dwelling House

Relevant Design Codes

and references

Intended use of
Structure

1 Hour For All Elements

Fire resistance
requirements and
exposure conditions

IMPOSED LOADS:

Loading conditions

ROOMS = 1.5 KN/M 2

STAIRCASE = 3.0 KN/M 2
ROOF = 0.25 KN/M 2

Speed
Factors

BASIC WIND SPEED = 28 M/S

TOPOGRAPHIC FACTOR, S1 = 1.0
Ground Roughness Factor, S2 = 0.90
Statistical Factor, S3 = 1.0
Tiled Roof

Wind loading conditions

Type of roof

Timber Trusses
Red Coffee Soil
Ground Bearing Capacity Taken As 100 KN/M 2

Subsoil conditions

RC Strip Footing To Walls And Columns

Foundation type

Reinforcement

Material data

Concrete
Timber

- SQUARE TWISTED HIGH TENSILE STEEL TO BS 4461

- ROUND MILD STEEL TO BS 4449
- GRADE 20, 1:2:4 MIX
MAXIMUM AGGREGATE SIZE 20mm
PRESERVATIVE TREATED CYPRESS, G.S. GRADE.

Other relevant
information