BS 8414-1:2020 PDF

Scope: What is this BS 8414-1 about? BS 8414-1 is the first part of multiple series that provides a test method for determining the fire performance characteristics of non-loadbearing external cladding systems, rainscreen over-cladding systems, and external wall insulation systems when fixed to, and supported by, a masonry substrate and exposed to an external fire under controlled conditions. Note: This part of BS 84141 does not Cover: The performance of glass or its supporting frame intended for glazed window openings The total configuration of construction incorporating additional windows, doors, balconies, or ancillary penetrations The exposure to radiant heat from a fire in an adjacent building Who is this BS 8414 ‑ 1 for? BS 8414-1 on test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems is useful for: Fire investigators Manufactures of external cladding systems, rainscreen over-cladding systems and external wall insulation systems Test laboratory involved in determining Fire performance of external cladding systems Construction industries Civil Engineers Why should you use this BS 8414- 1? Non...

BS 8414-1:2020 history

2020 BS 8414-1:2020 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems fixed to, and supported by, a masonry substrate
2017 BS 8414-1:2015+A1:2017 Fire performance of external cladding systems - Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the masonry face of a building
2015 BS 8414-1:2015 Fire performance of external cladding systems. Test method for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the masonry face of a building
2002 BS 8414-1:2002 Fire performance of external cladding systems - Test methods for non-loadbearing external cladding systems applied to the face of a building