Singapore legislation

Schedule 3

of Building Control (Temporary Buildings) Regulations 2018

Schedule 3

Construction tests

THIRD SCHEDULERegulation 9(3)Construction tests

1. Construction tests for the materials specified under the first column of the following table must comply with the applicable standards in the documents specified under the second column of that table:First columnSecond columnType of materialApplicable standards1.CementBS EN 196 — Methods of testing cement2.AggregateSS EN 12620 — Aggregates for concrete3.WaterBS EN 1008 — Mixing water for concrete – Specification for sampling, testing and assessing the suitability of water, including water recovered from processes in the concrete industry, as mixing water for concrete4.Concrete(a)BS 1881 — Testing concrete;

(b)

BS EN 12350 — Testing fresh concrete;

(c)

BS EN 12390 — Testing hardened concrete;

(d)

BS EN 12504 —Testing concrete in structures;

(e)

SS EN 13791 — Assessment of in‑situ compressive strength in structures and precast concrete components;

(f)

SS 592 — Assessment of in-situ compressive strength and precast concrete components – Complementary guidance to that given in SS EN 137915.AdmixtureSS EN 934 — Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout6.Steel reinforcement(a)BS 4449 — Steel for the reinforcement of concrete – Weldable reinforcing steel – Bar, coil and decoiled product – Specification;

(b)

BS 4483 — Steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete – Specification;

(c)

SS 560 — Steel for reinforcement of concrete – Weldable reinforcing steel – Bar, coil and decoiled product;

(d)

SS 561 — Steel fabric for the reinforcement of concrete7.Pile load testSS EN 1997-1 — Geotechnical design – General rules8.Timber(a)BS EN 14080 — Timber structures. Glued laminated timber – Requirements;

(b)

BS EN 14081 — Timber structures. Strength graded structural timber with rectangular cross section9.Prestressing wires, strands or bars(a)BS 5896 — Specification for high tensile steel wire and strand for the prestressing of concrete;

(b)

BS 4486 — Specification for hot rolled and processed high tensile alloy steel bars for the prestressing of concrete

2. Construction tests for the materials specified under the first column of the following table must comply with the applicable standards in the documents specified under the second column of that table:First columnSecond columnType of materialApplicable standard1.Structural steel(a)BS EN 10025 — Hot rolled products of structural steels;

(b)

BS EN 10210 — Hot finished structural hollow sections of non‑alloy and fine grain steels;

(c)

BS EN 10219 — Cold formed welded structural hollow sections of non‑alloy and fine grain steels;

(d)

BS EN 10088 — Stainless steels;

(e)

BC 1 — Design Guide on Use of Alternative Structural Steel to BS 5950 and Eurocode 3;

(f)

BS EN 10340 — Steel castings for structural uses;

(g)

BS EN 1559 — Founding – Technical conditions of delivery;

(h)

BS EN 1369 — Founding – Magnetic particle testing;

(i)

BS EN 12680 — Founding – Ultrasonic examination;

(j)

BS EN 12681 — Founding – Radiographic examination.2.Welding and weld quality(a)BS EN ISO 17638 — Non‑destructive testing of welds – Magnetic particle testing;

(b)

BS EN ISO 23278 — Non‑destructive testing of welds – Magnetic particle testing – Acceptance levels;

(c)

BS EN 571 — Non‑destructive testing – Penetrant testing;

(d)

BS EN ISO 17640 — Non‑destructive testing of welds – Ultrasonic testing – Techniques, testing levels and assessment;

(e)

BS EN 1435 — Non-destructive examination of welds – Radiographic examination of welded jointsDefinitions

3. In this Schedule —“BC” means a standard or specification issued by the Building and Construction Authority;“BS” is the abbreviation for British Standard, which means a standard or specification issued by the British Standards Institution;“BS EN” is the abbreviation for British Standard European Norm, which means a standard or specification issued by the British Standards Institution;“SS” is the abbreviation for Singapore Standard;“SS EN” is the abbreviation for Singapore Standard European Norm, which means a standard or specification issued by the Enterprise Singapore Board, established under section 3 of the Enterprise Singapore Board Act 2018.

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