Downloads,
Publications and Photographs
Unless indicated,
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Guidance on the new standards is given in the following free publications
and articles:
NEW Concrete for energy-efficient buildings. The benefits of thermal mass
NEW Comprehensive fire protection and safety with concrete
Concrete
EN-day is fast approaching
Concrete EN-day - Frequently asked questions
New
European Standards - replacements for British Standards
Specifying concrete to BS EN 206-1/BS 8500:
- Concrete for normal uses
- Concrete resistant to chemical attack
- Guide to the selection of concrete quality and cover to
reinforcement for normal concrete structures
- Examples of the specification of designated concrete
- Examples of the specification of designed concrete
- Guidance on the additional requirements for designed concrete
- Lightweight concrete
- Visual concrete
- Coloured concrete
- Concrete for industrial floors
Visit the BCA website
Forms
for specifying or scheduling concrete in accordance with BS 8500-1
Guidance
on the application of the EN 206-1 conformity rules
European
replacements for British Standards: Concrete and its constituent
materials
Guidance
on the use of terms in the cement and concrete industries

Placing,
compaction & curing of concrete - A practical guide for
site
personnel
Site
sampling and testing of concrete - A practical guide for site
personnel
Introduction to Eurocodes
Sustainability
Presentation by BRMCA
( Large file download of 7.61 MB )
The
European Guidelines for Self-Compacting Concrete
Concrete
Wind Towers
Basement 1 - Benefits, Visibility and Costs
Thermal Mass - A concrete solution for the changing climate
Six
Model Basements from Figura Design
Albion
Wharf: a triumph for precast and in-situ construction
Concreting
for improved speed and efficiency
Early
age strength assessment of concrete on site
Early
striking and improved backpropping for efficient flat slab
construction
Flat
slabs for efficient concrete construction
Best
practice guidance for hybrid concrete construction
Improving
concrete frame construction
Improving
rebar information and supply
Rationalisation
of flat slab reinforcement
Concrete
structures
Economic
assembly of reinforcement
Ecoconcrete
Economic
long-span concrete floors
Fabric
energy storage
High
performance buildings using insulating concrete formwork
How
to use BS 8500 with BS 8110
High
performance buildings using tunnel form concrete construction
High
performance hospitals using concrete frames and cladding
Post-tensioned
concrete floors in multi-storey buildings
Project
Profile - The Copthorne Hotel, Slough, Windsor
Project
Profile - Exchange Tower
Project
Profile - The Harlequin, Watford
Project
Profile - Thurrock Lakeside Car Parks
Project
Profile - Parkside House, Epsom
Project
Profile - Powergen Headquarters
Project
Profile - St George Wharf, London, SW8
Project
Profile - Waterloo International
Practical
yield line design
 St
George Wharf project overview
Sustainable
development in the cement and concrete sector project summary
2003
10
reasons to specify tilt-up concrete construction today
For more publications visit The
Concrete Centre or The
Concrete Society websites.

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