BRITISH STANDARD Structural use of aluminium Part 1: Code of practice for design reso1.090.10 NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS 8118: Part 1: 1991 Incorporating Amendment No. 1 om ZBS 8118 : Part 1: 1991 Committees responsible for this British Standard ‘The preparation of this British Standard was entrusted by the Civil Engineering and, Building Structures Standards Policy Conumittee (CSB/) to Technical Committee (CSBV36, upon which the following bodies were represented: Aluminium Federation Association of Consulting Engineers Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Structural Engineers London Regional Transport Ministry of Defence Royal Institute of British Architects Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Welding Institute ‘This Brush Standard, having ‘been prepared under slirection of the Cl Engineering ‘and Bulkdng Structures Standards Policy Committe, was ‘published under the autho of the Standards Commitiee and tomes nto effect on 3 March 1992, i Amendments issued since publication © Rstor-1990 Amd.No. | Date ‘Comment 10485, July 1999 | Indicated by a side line ‘The following BSI references rejate to the Work on this Standard Commitee reference CSB36 Draft for comment 812254 DC ISBN 0 580 19209 1BS 8118 : Part 1: 1991 Contents Page Committees responsible Inside front cover Foreword 9 Code of practice - Section 1. General 11 Scope 10 1.2 Definitions 0 13, Major symbols ry Section 2. Properties and selection of materials Designation of materials 15 Permitted materials 5 Extrusions, sheet, plate, drawn tube, forgings and castings 15. Bolts and rivets 16 Filler metals 2 Strength, mechanical and physical properties 2 Strength and mechanical properties 2 Physical properties 2 Durability and corrosion protection 2 General 2 Durability of alloys Py Corrosion protection Fabrication and construction 26 General 26 Bending and forming 2% Welding 26 Selection of materials Availability General ‘Structural sections Tube Sheet, strip and plate Forgings Castings Section 3. Design principles 3.1 Limit state design 3.2 — Loading General Nominal loading Factored loading Dynamic effects 31 © pst o7-1999