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Guidance on the new standards is given in the following free publications and articles:

ready-mix drum NEW Concrete for energy-efficient buildings. The benefits of thermal mass

ready-mix drum NEW Comprehensive fire protection and safety with concrete

ready-mix drum Concrete EN-day is fast approaching

ready-mix drum Concrete EN-day - Frequently asked questions

ready-mix drum 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

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ready-mix drum Forms for specifying or scheduling concrete in accordance with BS 8500-1

ready-mix drum Guidance on the application of the EN 206-1 conformity rules

ready-mix drum European replacements for British Standards: Concrete and its constituent materials

ready-mix drum Guidance on the use of terms in the cement and concrete industries

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ready-mix drum Placing, compaction & curing of concrete - A practical guide for site personnel

ready-mix drum Site sampling and testing of concrete - A practical guide for site personnel

ready-mix drum Introduction to Eurocodes

ready-mix drum Sustainability Presentation by BRMCA
( Large file download of 7.61 MB )

ready-mix drum The European Guidelines for Self-Compacting Concrete

ready-mix drum Concrete Wind Towers

ready-mix drum Basement 1 - Benefits, Visibility and Costs

ready-mix drum Thermal Mass - A concrete solution for the changing climate

ready-mix drum Six Model Basements from Figura Design

ready-mix drum Albion Wharf: a triumph for precast and in-situ construction

ready-mix drum Concreting for improved speed and efficiency

ready-mix drum Early age strength assessment of concrete on site

ready-mix drum Early striking and improved backpropping for efficient flat slab construction

ready-mix drum Flat slabs for efficient concrete construction

ready-mix drum Best practice guidance for hybrid concrete construction

ready-mix drum Improving concrete frame construction

ready-mix drum Improving rebar information and supply

ready-mix drum Rationalisation of flat slab reinforcement

ready-mix drum Concrete structures

ready-mix drum Economic assembly of reinforcement

ready-mix drum Ecoconcrete

ready-mix drum Economic long-span concrete floors

ready-mix drum Fabric energy storage

ready-mix drum High performance buildings using insulating concrete formwork

ready-mix drum How to use BS 8500 with BS 8110

ready-mix drum High performance buildings using tunnel form concrete construction

ready-mix drum High performance hospitals using concrete frames and cladding

ready-mix drum Post-tensioned concrete floors in multi-storey buildings

ready-mix drum Project Profile - The Copthorne Hotel, Slough, Windsor

ready-mix drum Project Profile - Exchange Tower

ready-mix drum Project Profile - The Harlequin, Watford

ready-mix drum Project Profile - Thurrock Lakeside Car Parks

ready-mix drum Project Profile - Parkside House, Epsom

ready-mix drum Project Profile - Powergen Headquarters

ready-mix drum Project Profile - St George Wharf, London, SW8

ready-mix drum Project Profile - Waterloo International

ready-mix drum Practical yield line design

Sample PDF front covers smallready-mix drum St George Wharf project overview

ready-mix drum Sustainable development in the cement and concrete sector project summary 2003

ready-mix drum 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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