| Standard Number | BS 476-8:1972 |
| Title | Fire tests on building materials and structures. Test methods and criteria for the fire resistance of elements of building construction |
| Abstract | Methods of test and criteria for determining fire resistance of walls and partitions, floors, flat roofs, columns, beams, suspended ceilings protecting steel beams, door and shutter assemblies, glazing and ceiling membranes. See also PD 6496. |
| Status | Superseded, Withdrawn |
| Publication Date | 17 August 1972 |
| Withdrawn Date | 15 March 1992 |
| Cross References | BS 2782:Part 5/508, BS 3763 |
| Replaced By | BS 476-20:1987, BS 476-21:1987, BS 476-22:1987, BS 476-23:1987, Replaced by Parts 20-23 of BS 476. Tests to BS 476:Part 8 carried out after 1988 not acceptable for building regulations purposes. |
| International Relationships | ISO/TR 6167 Equivalent, ISO 834 Not Equivalent |
| Amended By | AMD 3816 AMD 4822 AMD 1873 |
| Supersedes Draft | 69/25086 DC |
| Descriptors | Fire tests, Fire resistance, Construction systems parts, Walls, Partitions, Floors, Flat roofs, Roofs, Columns, Structural members, Beams, Suspended ceilings, Doors, Shutters (buildings), Glazing, Windows, Ceilings, Reports |
| ICS | 13.220.50 (Fire-resistance of building materials and elements)
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| Title in French | Essais d'inflammabilite sur materiaux de construction et structures. Methodes d'essai et criteres de resistance au feu des elements de construction des batiments |
| Title in German | Feuerpruefungen von Baustoffen und Bauwerken. Pruefverfahren und Kriterien fuer die Feuerfestigkeit von Bauelementen |
| ISBN | 0 580 07166 9 |
| Format | A4 |
| Price | £ 140.00 |