British Standards are always being reviewed and updated by the BSI.  Keeping up to date with the developments is important for us all, so to assist our Clients we are pleased to advise that some of the British Standards commonly used by geotechnical engineers that are new or have been updated by the BSI are listed below:

• BS EN ISO 9863-1:2016  Geosynthetics.  Determination of thickness at specified pressures. Single layers.
• BS EN 22476-15:2016  Geotechnical investigation and testing.  Field testing.  Measuring while drilling.

This listing is not comprehensive and readers are referred to the BSI both for further details of changes to standards and for purchase information.

British Standards are always being reviewed and updated by the BSI.  Keeping up to date with the developments is important for us all, so to assist our Clients we are pleased to advise that some of the British Standards commonly used by geotechnical engineers that are new or have been updated by the BSI are listed below:

• BS 1377-1: 2016  Methods of test for soils for civil engineering purposes.  General requirements and sample preparation.
• BS 8006-1:2010+A1:2016  Code of practice for strengthened/reinforced soils and other fills.
• BS 8006-2:2011 Code of practice for strengthened/reinforced soils and other fills.  Soil nail design.
• NA+A1:2016 to BS EN 1993-1-5:2006  UK National Annex to Eurocode 3.  Design of steel structures.  Plated structural elements.
• PD CEN/TR 16970:2016  Sustainability of construction works.  Guidance for the implementation of EN 15804.
• BS 8500-1:2015+A1:2016  Concrete.  Complimentary British Standard to BS EN 206.  Method of specifying and guidance for the specifier.
• BS EN 13055:2016  Lightweight aggregates.
• BS 8006-2:2011  Code

In addition the following standards under review by the BSI are listed below:

• BS EN 1744-5:2006  3719: 2016  Tests for chemical properties of aggregates.  Determination of acid soluble chloride salts.
• BS EN ISO 10321:2008  Geosynthetics.  Tensile test for joints/seams by wide-width strip method

This listing is not comprehensive and readers are referred to the BSI both for further details of changes to standards and for purchase information.

The following changes to British Standards commonly used by geotechnical and structural engineers have been published:

• Corrigendum 1 to NA+A1:2015 to BS EN 1993-1-4:2006+A1:20105. Design of steel structures. General rules. Supplementary rules for stainless steels.
• BS EN 14196:2016. Geosynthetics. Test methods for measuring mass per unit area of clay geosynthetic barriers.

Readers are referred to the BSI for further details about the standards.

The following changes to British Standards commonly used by geotechnical and structural engineers have been published:

• Amendment to BS EN 1991-1-1: 2003 + A1: 2015. Eurocode 1. Actions on structures. General actions. Snow loads.
• Amendment to BS EN 1993-1-4: 2006 + A1: 2015. Eurocode 3. Design of steel structures. General rules. Supplementary rules for stainless steels.
• PD 6688-1-4: 2015. Background information to the National Annex to BS EN 1991-1-4 and additional guidance (supersedes PD 6688-1-4: 2009)

In addition the following standards have been confirmed as being of continued currency:

• BS EN ISO 12236:2006. Geosynthetics. Static puncture test (CBR test).
• BS EN ISO 13431:1999. Geotextiles and geotextiles related products. Determination of tensile creep and creep rupture behaviour.
• BS EN ISO 13433:2006. Geosynthetics. Dynamic perforation test (cone drop test).

Finally, you may be interested to know that the following BS implementation of ISO text has been made without any change to the international standard:

• BS ISO 18325:2015. Geosynthetics. Test method for the determination of water discharge capacity for prefabricated vertical drains.

Readers are referred to the BSI for further details about the standards.