The following standards, regulations and documents are relevant to the design and specification of internal dry linings

and
plasters. The list is not exhaustive and it is the responsibility of the designer to ensure that only the most current version of
standards, etc, are referenced.

American Standards

ASTM C 1396/ C 1396M: ASTM E 90: Standard Test Method for Laboratory
Standard Specification for Gypsum Board Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of
Building Partitions and Elements
• Section 4.3 Gypsum Board, type X (Special
Fire-Resistant): ASTM E 413: Classification for Rating Sound Insulation
Standards

• Section 5. Gypsum Wallboard, Predecorated Gypsum

Board, and Laminated Gypsum Board ASTM D 3273: Standard Test Method for Resistance to
Growth of Mold on the Surface of Interior Coatings in an
• Section 6. Gypsum Backing Board, Gypsum Environmental Chamber
Coreboard, and Gypsum Shaftliner Board
ASTM C 473: Standard Test Methods for Physical Testing of
• Section 7. Water-Resistant Gypsum Backing Board Gypsum Panel Products

• Section 8. Exterior Gypsum Soffit Board ASTM C 754: Standard Specification for Installation of Steel
Framing Members to Receive Screw Attached Gypsum Panel
• Section 9. Gypsum Sheathing Board Products

ASTM C 1629: Standard Classification for Abuse-Resistant ASTM C 840: Standard Specification for Application and
Non-decorated Interior Gypsum Panel products and Finishing of Gypsum Board
Fibre-Reinforced Cement Panels

ASTM C1186: Standard Specification for Flat Fibre Cement

Sheets
• Type A—Sheets are intended for exterior
applications, subjected to the direct action of sun,
rain, or snow. They are supplied coated or uncoated.

• Type B—Sheets are intended for exterior

applications, not subjected to the direct action of
sun, rain, or snow.

ASTM C1288: Standard Specification for Discrete

Non-Asbestos Fiber-Cement Interior Substrate Sheets

ASTM A 653 / A 653M: Standard Specification for Steel Sheet,

Zinc-Coated (Galvanized) or Zinc-Iron Alloy-Coated
(Galvannealed) by the Hot-Dip Process

ASTM C 645: Standard Specification for Non-structural Steel

Framing Members

ASTM C 475 / C 475M: Standard Specification for Joint

Compound and Joint Tape for Finishing Gypsum Board

ASTM C 587: Standard Specification for Gypsum Veneer

Plaster

ASTM C1002: Standard Specification for Steel Self Piercing

Tapping Screws for the Application of Gypsum Panel Products
or Metal Plaster Bases to Wood Studs or Steel Studs

ASTM C 1047: Standard Specification for Accessories for

Gypsum Wallboard and Gypsum Veneer Base

ASTM E 119: Standard Test Methods for Fire Tests of Building

Construction and Materials

ASTM E 84: Standard Test Method for Surface Burning

Characteristics of Building Materials

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BS 1230: Part1: Specification for plasterboard excluding BS 5234: 1992: Specification for performance requirements
materials submitted to secondary operations for strength and robustness

• Type 1: Gypsum wallboard - Linings to walls, ceilings • Part 1: Partitions (including matching linings) -
and prtitions to receive decoration Code of practice for design and installation

• Type 2: Gypsum base wallboard - Linings to walls, • Part 2: Partitions (including matching linings) -
ceilings and partitions to receive veneer finishes Specification for performance requirements for
strength and robustness including methods of test
• Type 3: Gypsum moisture resistant wallboard -

Standards
Linings where there is a risk of limited exposure of BS 5250: 2002 Code of Practice for the control of
the board to moisture condensation in buildings

• Type 4: Gypsum moisture repellent wallboard - BS 12524: 2000: Building material and products
Linings where there is a risk of limited exposure to - Hygrothermal properties - Tabulated design values
moisture on the surface of the board
BS 4-1: 2005 Structural steel sections. Specification for hot
• Type 5: Gypsum wallboard F - Linings, as in type 1, rolled sections
but where improved fire protection performance is
required BS 5290-8: 2003 Structural use of steelwork in buildings

• Type 6: Gypsum baseboard - Linings to walls, ceilings • Part 8: Code of Practice for fire resistant design
and partitions, to receive a gypsum plaster
BS 8481: 2006 Design, preparation and application of
• Type 7: Gypsum baseboard F - Linings as in type 6 but internal gypsum, cement and lime plastering systems -
where improved fire protection performance is specification
required
BS 8212: 1995 Code of Practice for Drylining and Partitioning
BS 476: Fire tests on building materials and structures using Gypsum Plasterboard

• Part 4: 1970 (1984) Non-combustibility test for BS 8000: Workmanship on building sites
materials
• Part 8: 1994 Code of Practice for Plasterboard
• Part 6: 1989 Method of test for fire propagation for Partitions and Drylinings
products
• Part 10: 1995 Code of Practice for plastering and
• Part 7: 1997 Method for classification of the surface rendering
spread of flame of products
BS 5385: 2009 - Wall and floor tiling - Code of practice
• Part 20: 1987 Methods for determination of the fire
resistance of elements of construction (general • Part 1: Design and installation of ceramic, natural
principles) stone and mosaic wall tiling in normal conditions

• Part 21: 1987 Method for determination of the fire • Part 4: Design and installation of ceramic and mosaic
resistance of loadbearing elements of construction tiling in special conditions

• Part 22: 1987 Methods for determination of the fire BS 7671: 2011 Requirements for electrical installations. IEE
resistance of non-loadbearing elements of wiring regulations
construction
BS 6100-0: 2002 Glossary of building and civil engineering
• Part 23: 1987 Methods for the determination of the terms.
contribution of components to the fire resistance of a
structure • Part 0: Introduction

BS 5950-8: Fire Design Code - Structural Eurocode ENV 1991

BS 9999: 2008 Code of Practice for fire safety in the design,

management and use of buildings

BS 2750: 1995: Part 3 Methods of measurement of sound

insulation in buildings and of building elements

BS 8233: 1999: Sound insulation and noise reduction for

buildings. Code of Practice

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 European Standards

EN 520: 2004 Gypsum plasterboards - Definitions, BS EN 12004: 2007 Adhesives for tiles. Definitions and
Requirements andTest Methods. specifications
• Type A: Gypsum plasterboard: Plasterboard suitable BS EN 1363: Fire Resistance Tests
for gypsum plasters or decoration.
• Part 1: General requirements
• Type D: Gypsum plasterboard with control density:
These boards have a controlled density, with a face BS EN 1364: Fire Resistance tests for non-loadbearing
suitable for gypsum plasters or decoration. Improved elements
performance in certain applications is obtainable.
• Part 1: Walls
Standards

• Type E: Gypsum sheathing board: Specifically • Part 2: Ceilings

manufactured to be used as sheathing board in
external walls. They are not intended to receive BS EN 1365: Fire Resistance tests for loadbearing elements
decoration or be permanently exposed to external • Part 1: Walls
weather conditions. This type of wallboard has
reduced water absorption rate with a minimum • Part 2: Floors and Roofs
water vapour permeability. • Part 3: Beams
• Part 4: Columns
• Type F: Gypsum plasterboard with improved core
adhesion at high temperatures: Plasterboard suitable
BS EN 1366: Fire Resistance of service installations
for gypsum plasters or decoration. These boards have
mineral fibres and / or other additives in the gypsum • Part 3: Penetration Seals
core to improve core cohesion at high temperatures. • Part 4: Linear Joint Seals
• Type H: Plasterboard with reduced water absorption • Part 5: Service ducts and shafts
rate: Boards suitable for special applications in which
reduced water absorption properties are required to BS EN 13823: 2002 Reaction to fire tests for building products
improve the performance of the board. These boards excluding floors. Single burning item test
are designated Type H1, H2 and H3, with different
water absorption performance. BS EN ISO 1182: 2002 Reaction to fire tests for building
products. Non-combustibility test
• Type I: Gypsum plasterboard with enhanced surface
hardness: These boards are used for applications BS EN ISO 1716: 2002 Reaction to fire tests for building
where higher surface hardness is required. Suitable products. Determination of the heat of combustion
for gypsum plasters or decoration.
BS EN ISO 11925-2: 2002 Reaction to fire tests. Ignitability of
• Type P: Gypsum baseboard: Boards which have a face building products subjected to direct impingement of flame.
intended to receive gypsum plaster. They may be Single-flame source test
perforated during manufacture.
BS EN ISO 140-3: 1995 Acoustics. Measurement of sound
• Type R: Gypsum plasterboard with enhanced
insulation in building elements
strength: Boards for special applications where
higher strength is required have both increased
BS EN ISO 717: 1997 Acoustics. Rating of sound insulation in
longitudinal and transverse breaking loads. Suitable
buildings and of building elements
for gypsum plasters or decoration.
• Part 1: Airborne sound insulation
BS EN 15283: 2008 Gypsum boards with fibrous • Part 2: Impact sound insulation
reinforcement - Definitions, Requirements and Test Methods
• Part 1: Gypsum board with mat reinforcement BS EN ISO 354: 2003 Acoustics. Measurement of sound
absorption in a reverberation room
• Part 2: Gypsum fibre boards
BS EN ISO 11654: 1997 Acoustics. Sound absorbers for use in
BS EN 10143: Continuously hot-dip coated steel sheet and
buildings. Rating of sound absorption
strip – tolerances on dimensions and shape
BS EN 13964: 2004 Suspended Ceilings - Requirements and
EN 14195: Metal framing components for gypsum
test methods
plasterboard systems. Definitions, requirements and test
methods
BS EN ISO 6946: 1997 Building components and building
elements - thermal resistance and thermal transmittance -
BS EN 13658-1: 2005 Metal lath and beads - Definitions,
calculation method
Requirements and Test Methods - Internal Plastering

BS EN 13279-1: 2005 Gypsum binders, and gypsum plasters -

Definitions and Requirements

BS EN 13963: 2005 Jointing Materials for gypsum

plasterboards - Definitions, Requirements and Test Methods

BS EN 13914-2: 2005 Design, preparation and application of

external rendering and internal plastering

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 ISO Standards

ISO 9001: 2000 Quality management systems - requirements ISO Guide 67: Conformity assessment — Fundamentals of
product certification
ISO 16000-23: Performance test for evaluating the reduction
of formaldehyde concentrations by sorptive building materials • System 5 This system includes testing and assessment
of the quality system involved. Surveillance of the
quality system is conducted and samples of the
product may be taken from either the market or the
point of production, or both, and are assessed for
ongoing conformity.

Standards
Other Reference Documents

Building Regulations Approved Document E (revised 2003) Estidama - Estidama, which is the Arabic word for
sustainability, is an initiative developed and promoted by the
Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 08-01 Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC)

Building Bulleting 93 (BB93): Acoustic Design of Schools - A Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) is a
Design Guide green building certification program by US Green Building
Council

Uniform Building Code (UBC): 1997

• Volume 1 - Administrative, Fire and Life-Safety, and
Field Inspection Provisions
• Volume 2- Structural Design Requirements

International Building Code (IBC) published by the

International Code Council (ICC)

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