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What is BS 8666:2005
The revised BS 8666:2005 code supersedes BS 8666:2000 and comes into effect on 1st January 2006. On this page we address the impact on CADS RC design and detailing products.
BS 8666:2005 will help address the plethora of 99 shapes that have been produced since the last code change in 2000. Do not be surprised if you notice the close resemblance that many of the new shapes included in the updated code share with 99 shapes from CADS RC. Many of these have originated as customer requests, made up of adaptations of existing shapes as well as totally new shapes and are present in the code through necessity.
All of this further underlines the central and important role that CADS RC and its customers play in the creation of one of the most important changes in the last few years.
Working With BS 8666:2005
With the introduction of BS 8666:2005 CADS has paid close attention to the impact on existing projects.
A point to note is the dropping of two types of steel grade from the new BS 8666:2005 code. The Type R mild steel round bar and Type T deformed bar is now replaced by a new Type H Bar. The advice from the BS 8666 steering committee is to use the new code and bar types for any project starting after January 1st 2006 but continue with the older version which includes steel grades R and T for projects already under way.
Very importantly, this will not preclude you from reusing details under the old code, but the removal of steel grade Type R and Type T may produce complications. The new CADS RC upgrade will automatically warn you if attempting to import an old detail with type T and R bars into a new BS 8666:2005 drawing, and prompt you to adjust the steel grade to an appropriate setting. This is a very important feature, especially if you tend to reuse existing details, produced prior to January 2006, when beginning new projects.
Another specific area to be wary of is the replacement of Type R steel with Type H steel. In the unlikely case that your details are drawn with R20 bars or larger, these will not have the same bend radius and may need adjustment.
CADS RC also continues to support the same extensive 99 shape library under both codes but will automatically report any 99 shape as a standard shape code for those cases where that shape has been introduced as a standard shape under the new BS 8666:2005 code.
Further Information and Downloads
The information contained in the BS 8666:2005 Shapes Guide has been reproduced from BSI material, and has been supplied to aid the implementation of the new code. For further information please visit www.bsi-global.com.
Download BS 8666:2005 Shapes Guide
For CADS-RC users, with AutoCAD 2004 and above, that already have V8.48 installed on their PC's, V8.49 (containing BS 8666:2005) is available to download.
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