SES - The Society for Standards Professionals - have a useful FAQ explaining what a standard is, and the terminology used by standards organizations.
Updated daily, BSOL is the most complete collection of current, draft and withdrawn British Standards available anywhere.
BSOL includes all British standards and international and European standards that have been adopted as British standards (e.g. Eurocodes, OHSAS).
Note: this is searched by Discovery. However, if you know you are looking for standards it is quicker to search BSOL directly.
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More information about viewing offline:
The FileOpen plugin is needed to download standards and to read them offline. You can install FileOpen on your own laptop, but downloading of standards via FileOpen is not currently available in the university PC labs.
When you download a standard to read later, you will still need an internet connection to authenticate the documents the first time you open them. After that, you will be able to access the documents offline. The file downloaded is licensed to a sole named user who is permitted to install a single electronic copy of it, for use on a single computer. You are permitted to print a single copy of a document. Printing one or many pages, or the entire document will count as a single print so it’s recommended that if you need a printed version, that you print the entire document.
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See also:
BREEAM Resources by BREEAM Technical Standards (SD 2##) and Environmental and Sustainability Standards (SD 5##) plus other BREEAM related documents e.g. comparing BREEAM with WELL and LEED, are available via:
The EN Eurocodes are a series of 10 European Standards, EN 1990 - EN 1999, providing a common approach for the design of buildings and other civil engineering works and construction products:
BS EN 1990 - Basis of structural design (1 part)
BS EN 1991 - Actions on structures (10 parts)
BS EN 1992 - Design of concrete structures (4 parts)
BS EN 1993 - Design of steel structures (20 parts)
BS EN 1994 - Design of composite structures (3 parts)
BS EN 1995 - Design of timber structures (3 parts)
BS EN 1996 - Design of timber masonry structures (4 parts)
BS EN 1997 - Geotechnical design (2 parts)
BS EN 1998 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance (6 parts)
BS EN 1999 - Design of aluminium structures (5 parts)
For full access to these standards, see British Standards Online (BSOL)
BSI Eurocode information
The essential guide to Eurocodes transition
The Evolving Eurocodes
New registration required for all users.
Comprehensive full-text database of standards, legislation and books. Covering building, civil and structural engineering, mechanical and electrical engineering, construction management, planning and development.
Not searched by Discovery.
EuroCodes
BREEAM Technical and Environmental and Sustainability Standards
BREEAM Technical Standards (SD 2##) and Environmental and Sustainability Standards (SD 5##), plus other BREEAM related documents e.g. comparing BREEAM with WELL and LEED.
Accessed via iSurv subscription:
| Abbreviation | Sources |
|---|---|
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API Recommended Practice ### API Standard YYYY-#### |
American Petroleum Institute publications. Read only versions of these are available on the API website. Create an account at http://publications.api.org/Default.aspx . Then login and browse to the standard. Some older API standards are available on paper in the Edinburgh campus library. |
| ANSI | American National Standards Institute - contact the library for advice. |
| ASME | American Society of Mechanical Engineers - contact the library for advice. |
| ASTM | American Society for Testing Materials. If you are a member of IMechE you can get ASTM standards through the IMechE library. Otherwise, contact the Heriot-Watt University library for advice. |
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BS ####-#:YYYY BS EN #####:YYYY BS ISO ####:YYYY BS IEC #####-#:YYYY |
British standards available from British Standards Online. |
| Eurocodes | Available from British Standards Online . See the help with Eurocodes guide. |
| EN #####:YYYY | EN standards are European Standards from CEN, CENELEC or ETSI. Many of these have a BS equivalent - try searching British Standards Online |
| IEC #####-#:YYYY | Many IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) standards have a BS equivalent - try searching British Standards Online |
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IEEE Std ####-YYYY IEEE P###.### |
IEEE standards are available from IEEE XPlore. |
| ISO ####:YYYY | Many ISO (International Standards Organisation) standards have a BS equivalent - try searching British Standards Online |
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SD 2## SD 5## |
BREEAM Technical Standards and Environmental and Sustainability Standards are available from info4education for EGIS staff and students only. |
The Society for Standards Professionals has links to many more standards providers, including government and trade-related bodies. You can use this page to decode unfamiliar abbreviations.
