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BS 6262-3:2005 Glazing for buildings - Code of practice for fire, security and wind loading, 2005
- BRITISH STANDARD [Go to Page]
- Committees responsible for this British Standard
- Contents
- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms and definitions [Go to Page]
- aspect ratio
- glazing, noun
- glazing, verb
- insulating glass unit
- insulating glass
- integrity only glass
- pane
- plastics glazing sheet material
- pane size
- sight size
- tight size
- edge cover
- nominal dimensions
- vertical glazing [Go to Page]
- Definition of size
- 4 Fire [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Regulations and test standards [Go to Page]
- British and European Standards
- 4.2 Information
- 4.3 Glass [Go to Page]
- Fire properties of glass (excluding fire resistancea)
- Fire properties of integrity only glass when tested in accordance with BS 476-22:1987 and glazed in suitably designed systemsa
- Fire properties of insulated glass when tested in accordance with BS 476-22:1987 and glazed in suitably designed systemsa
- 4.4 Plastics glazing sheet materials [Go to Page]
- Fire properties of plastics glazing sheet materials
- 5 Security [Go to Page]
- 5.1 General
- 5.2 Manual attack
- 5.3 Firearm attack
- 5.4 Explosion resistance
- 5.5 Installation
- 5.6 Glass
- 5.7 Plastics glazing sheet material
- 5.8 Means of escape
- 6 Wind loading [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Method of determination of design loading
- 6.3 Abbreviated method of determination of design loadings for low-rise buildings [Go to Page]
- Site terrain categories
- Design wind loading at sea level [Go to Page]
- Basic wind speed map (from BS 6399-2:1997)
- Topographical factor [Go to Page]
- Topographic zones
- 6.4 Strength of glass to withstand uniform loading [Go to Page]
- Shape factors [Go to Page]
- Float glass wind load resistance
- Toughened glass wind load resistance
- Laminated glass wind load resistance
- Patterned glass and wired glass wind load resistance
- Float glass insulating units wind load resistance
- Toughened glass insulating units wind load resistance
- Various insulating units wind load resistance
- Various insulating units wind load resistance
- 6.5 Strength of plastics glazing sheet material to withstand uniform loading
- 6.6 Information relating to the wind loading graphs [Go to Page]
- Wind loading graph for plastics glazing sheet materials, 15 mm edge cover, aspect ratio 1.0 to 1.5
- Wind loading graph for plastics glazing sheet materials, 15 mm edge cover, aspect ratio greater than 1.5 up to and including 2.5
- Wind loading graph for plastics glazing sheet materials, 15 mm edge cover, aspect ratio greater than 2.5 up to and including 3.5
- Wind loading graph for plastics glazing sheet materials, 5 mm edge cover, aspect ratio 1.0 to 1.5
- Wind loading graph for plastics glazing sheet materials, 5 mm edge cover, aspect ratio greater than 1.5 up to and including 2.5
- Wind loading graph for plastics glazing sheet materials, 5 mm edge cover, aspect ratio greater than 2.5 up to and including 3.5
- (normative) Derivation of the design wind pressure in Table 7 [Go to Page]
- (normative) Derivation of the design wind pressure in Table 7 [Go to Page]
- Building factors
- (informative) Examples of calculations of thickness required [Go to Page]
- (informative) Examples of calculations of thickness required
- What is the thinnest float glass recommended?
- Will a particular type of glass be strong enough?
- What is the thinnest solid plastics glazing sheet material recommended? [Go to Page]