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<strong>Steel</strong> <strong>Designers</strong>' <strong>Manual</strong> - 6th Edition (2003)<br />

31.1.4 Types of tolerances<br />

For structural steel there are three types of dimensional tolerance:<br />

(1) Manufacturing tolerances, such as plate thickness and dimensions of sections.<br />

(2) Fabrication tolerances, applicable in the workshops.<br />

(3) Erection tolerances, relevant to work on site.<br />

Manufacturing tolerances are specified in standards such as BS 4, BS 4848, BS EN<br />

10024, BS EN 10029, BS EN 10034 and BS EN 10210. Only fabrication and erection<br />

tolerances will be covered here.<br />

31.2 Standards<br />

31.2.1 Relevant documents<br />

The standards covering tolerances applicable to building steelwork are:<br />

(1) BS 5950 Structural use of steelwork in building.<br />

Part 2: Specification for materials fabrication and erection: hot rolled sections.<br />

Part 7: Specification for materials and workmanship: cold formed sections and<br />

sheeting.<br />

(2) National structural steelwork specification for building construction NSSS, 4th<br />

edition.<br />

(3) ENV 1090-1 Execution of steel structures: Part 1: General rules and rules for<br />

buildings.<br />

(4) ISO 10721-2: 1999 <strong>Steel</strong> structures: Part 2: Fabrication and erection.<br />

(5) BS 5606 Guide to accuracy in building.<br />

31.2.2 BS 5950 Structural use of steelwork in building<br />

Standards 919<br />

The specification of tolerances for building steelwork was first introduced into<br />

British Standards in BS 5950: Part 2: 1985. The current edition was issued in 2001.<br />

This revision of the 1992 edition updates cross-references to other standards, many<br />

of which are now European Standards (BS EN standards). In addition the opportunity<br />

was taken to align the code more closely with the industry standard document,<br />

the National structural steelwork specification for building construction.

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