Chudley and Greeno's Building Construction Handbook

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The 12th edition of the book, renamed in honour of its two key contributors as Chudley and Greeno’s Building Construction Handbook, has had the most extensive revision in its 37-year history.

Any Building Regulation contravention will have to be removed or altered to attain an acceptable standard. Health and Safety Construction (Design and Management Regulations 2015) The Construction Design and Management Regulations were introduced in 1994 following European Construction Sites Directive, reference 92/57/EEC.All materials and components comply­ ing with a particular British Standard are marked with the British Standards kitemark (shown in Figure 1. A key element of the strategy is developing the digital capability in design and construction, and with a target of procuring all government assets using Building Information Modelling (BIM) Level 2 from April 2016 (Table 1.

Building Regulations approval This is required if ‘Building Work’ as defined in Regulation 3 of the Building Regula­ tions is proposed. Standard penetration test This test measures the resistance of a soil to the penetration of a split spoon or split barrel sampler driven into the bottom of a borehole. Its pur­ pose is for planning and managing health and safety procedures, site rules and any special measures that will become apparent during the construction phase of a building project.This is to be achieved by risk assessment and awareness by all persons on a building site by creating an integrated and planned approach to anticipation of health and safety issues through project supervision and forward planning. As regulations they are secondary legislation or a Statutory Instrument effected under an Act of Par­ liament.

Plastic limit A simple test established by hand rolling a sample of soil on a flat, non-porous sur­ face. Dimensional grids ~ the modular grid network as shown on page 2 defines the space into which dimensionally coordinated components must fit. NHBC The National House Building Council publish their own construction rules and standards that supplement the Building Regulations. Chudley and Greeno’s Building Construction Handbook is the essential, easy-to-use resource for undergraduate and vocational students on a wide range of courses includ­ ing NVQ and BTEC National, through to Higher National Certificate and Diploma, to Foundation and three-year Degree level.Plate loading test This is a rudimentary test to assess the bearing capacity of unknown soil conditions.