NEW M·E TRIC HANDBOOK

EDITED BY
Patricia Tutt
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David Adler

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The Architectural Press • London

 Contents

Preface vii 21 PubUc houses 174

Frank Bradbeer
Acknowledgements viii
22 Television studios 179
1 Introduction 1 David Binns

2 Basic metric system and SI units 4 23 Theatres 183

Peter Forbes
3 Notation and drawing office practice 10
24 Cinemas 194
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4 Dimensional co-ordination 19
25 Water sports and recreation 204
5 Anthropometric data 23 Indoors: Gillinson Barnett & Partners
Selwyn Goldsmith (Marinas: Donald Adie)

6 Internal circulation 29 26 Sports facilities: outdoors 214

Peter Ackroyd
7 External circulation 32
David Adler 27 Sports facilities: indoors 223
Peter Ackroyd
8 Vehicle servicing 47
John Carter 28 Stables 235
Frank Bradbeer
9 Bus and coach facilities 53
David Knipe 29 Church buildings 239
Leslie Fairweather
10 Air passenger terminals 60
Gollins Melvin Ward 30 Schools 253
Jeremy Wilson
11 Air cargo terminals 73
Jolyon Drury 31 Higher education 264
John Jordan
12 Factories 82
Jolyon Drury 32 Laboratories 274
Tony Branton
13 Industrial storage buildings 92
Jolyon Drury 33 Museums and art galleries 286
Gemma Hunter
14 Farm buildings 101
John Welter 34 Libraries 293
Godfrey Thompson
15 Crown courts 111
35 Housing 300
16 Offices 114
36 Hotels 321
Hugh Ellwood Fred Lawson

17 Retail trading 131 37 Homes for old people 332

David Gosling and Barry Maitland Ian Smith

18 Hospitals 139 38 Sanitary installations and cloakrooms 336

Anthony Noakes Alan Tye Design

19 Health centres and group practices 160 39 Materials 347

Brian Brookes David Adler

20 Catering design 164 40 Landscape design 367

Fred Lawson Steve Scrivens and Colin Moore
Contents vi

41 Thermal comfort 381 46 Lifts 481

David AdZer Frank Williams

42 Tropical design 402 47 Security 487

Martin Evans David AdZer

43 Light 412
48 Window cleaning 489
Maritz Vandenberg

44 Sound 433
NeiZ Spring Appendix Conversion factors and tables 495

45 Structure 441
David AdZer Index 502

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 Index
Where a subject extends over more than one page, only the
number of the first is given, Bold type indicates that the item is
the subject of a whole section with a contents list at its head.

Absorber, acoustic 181 Baths, for oldlhandicapped 334 Cinema, lavatories 339 Cutlery, restaurant 169
Absorption coefficients, acoustic 434 Battery house (for hens) 107 lighting 413 Cycle racing, outdoor 222
Acceleration units 5 Seam design 451 loading 446 indoor 233
Access for cleaning windows 489 Beam design, reinforced concrete 468 parking 45 Cycle stands 42
Access panel 28 steel 472 ventilation 387 Cycle tracks 40
Access, courtroom 112 timber 459 Cinemas 194
delivery, public house 174 Beams, universal steel 349, 472 Circular saw 193
external, hotel 324 Bearing pressure on soils 477 Circulation areas, area per person 29 DallaslFort Worth Airport 63
loft 318 Beaufort scale (wind) 407 lighting 413 Dance hall, air supply 388
private sector housing 318 Bed provision, hospitals 140 loading 446 area per person 29
Acoustic environment, cinema 200 Bedroom, hotel 324, 326 Circulation, external 32 lavatories 339
courtroom 113 hospital 145 hotels 322 loading 446
factory 91 loading 446 Inlernal19 parking 45
hospital 158 private sector housing 316 museum 288, 289 ventilation 387
laboratory 283 public sector housing 308 Classroom, lighting 414 Darts 178
private sector housing 317 Beds, 308, 328 loading 446 Daylight factor 418, 420
stables 236 Beer pump 175 Clay pipes 362 Daylight, factory 90
theatre 192 Belt loader 81 Clay slope 370 Decay characteristics, acoustic, cinema 200
TV studio 181 Bench marks 12 Climatic zones 402 Decibel 9, 433
Acoustics 433 Bending 450 Climbing plants 371 Decimal marker 10
Acres to hectares 500 Bicycle polo 218 Cloakroom, hotel 331 Deckchair 370
Adults, ·B ritish, dimensions 23, 24 Bicycle, dimensions 30, 32, 310 Cloakrooms 344 Deep fat fryer 173
Aikido 230 Ｚ､［ｾＱＴｳ･＠ also Cycles) 369 Clothing shop, display rack 132 DeHection 453
Air 383 Clubs, parking 44 Deflection, concrete beam 466
Air conditioning, 387, 408 Billiards 233 Co-ordinating size 21 structural steel 473
Air conditioning, museum 291 Blocks, building 353, 455 Coach stations 53 timber beam 459
TV .s tudio 180 Boards, Hoor 353 Coat 344 Delivery access, public houses 174
Air terminals, cargo 73 building 357 Coat racks 345 Demonstration troUey 277
passeDger 60 Body clearance 28 Cockpit Theatre, Marylebone 186 Densities of materials 442
Air traffic control 72 Boeing aircraft 70, 76 Cold sawing machine 88 Density, units of 5
Aircraft, dimensions and parking 70 Bollards 379 College, daylight 416 Density of people 30
Airing cupboard 309, 316 Bookshelf capacity 294 lavatories 339 Dental surgery 162
AIrports 60 Bookshop display unit 132 lighting 414 Department store, area per person 29
Aisle, church 250 Booth seating, restaurant 166 loading 446 Department stores 133
All weather surfacing for sport 214 Boots 344 parlcing 46 ...,. Desks, dimensions 123
Altar, church 244 Boston/Logan Airport 63 water storage 399 Dew point 394
Aluminium 354 Bosun's chair 493 CoUeges l64 Dimensional co-ordination 19
Aluminium windows 358 Bottles 177 Colour rendering 418 Dimensional co-ordination, housing 304
Ambulant disabled, WC 341, 342 Bowling, indoor 232, 234 Column design, brick 456 offices 120
Angle, units of 5 Bowls, 222 reinforced concrete 471 Direct sunlight, exclusion 424
Angles of ｲ･ｾｳ＠ for soils 367 Box, loose 236 Columns, universal steel 350, 475 Disabled access, hotel 325
ａｮｾｬ･ｳＬ＠ rolled steel 348 Boxes for electrical systems 366 Combine harvester 103 museum 288
Aromal power 399 Boxing 230 Comfort zone 291 , 390 Discus 218
Anthropometric data 23 Brewer's dray, dimensions 33 Commercial vehicle, turning 34 Disease 411
Apostilb, definition 432 Bricks 353, 455 Common room , old people's housing 315 Dishwashing machine 172
Archery, clout 218 Broiler house 107 single people's housing 312 Display, museum 288
indoor 232 Buckling 448, 453 Communion table 244 Diving 207
target 218 Built form, housing 303 Community centre, parking 45 Dock, courtroom 112
Area, units of 5 Bulk hopper 103 Community use of school buildings 254 Door, acoustic 182, 437
Arndale Centre, Luton 134 Bull 103 Concorde 70 Doors 358
Art gaUerles (see also Museums) 186 Bury St Edmunds Hospital 143 Concrete, precast 353 Doors, security 487
Articulated vehicle 33 Bus, dimensions 53 reinforced-see Reinforced concrete Drainage, land 368, 370
Arundel Great Court, London WC2 369 turning 54 Condensation 393 stables 236
Assembly detail drawings 17 Bus stations 53 Conduction of heat 383 Drawing boards 126
Assembly hall, area per person 29 Bus stop 56 Conductivity, thermal, units 6 Drawing boards, sizes 11
daylight 416 Butcher's shop 132 Conduits, electrical 365 Drawing office practice 10
lighting 413,414 Cone of vision 288 Drawing office, daylight 416
loading 446 Cables, electrical 364 Conference rooms 127 lighting 415
temperature 385 Cafeterias (see also Restaurants) 168 Confessional 251 Drawing offices 126
Athletics, outdoor 214 Camogie 218 Consulting room, daylight 416 Drawings 14
indoor 233 Campus, university 267 lighting 413 Dressage arena 238
Auditorium, cinema 195 Candela, definition 432 Consulting/examination room, health centre Dressing rooms, theatre 191
lecture 271 Canoe training 208 162 " Drier 343
theatre 187 Canoeing sprints 212 hospital 147 Drilling machine 87
Autoclave, laboratory 278 Canteen, factory 91 Container, air cargo 78, 79 Drive-in cinema 194
Canteens (see also Restaurants) 164 Container, standard, dimensions 33 Drives, to houses 37
BTUs to watts 501 Cantilever formulae 451 Container waggons, dimensions 46 Ducts, service 340
Background noise level, TV studio 181, 182 Car parking-see Parking Control counters, library 295 DulIes A irport, Washington 63
Badminton 229 Car, dimensions 32 Control room, TV studio 179 Dunstable leisure centre 223
Baggage handling, airport 61, 69 turning 34 Controlling line/dimension 20 Dustcart, dimensions 32
hotel 329 Car wash 52 Controls, thermal 400 Dutch barn 109
Baggage locker 31 Car, getting in and out 311 Convection 383
Baggage reclaim, airport 66 Carpentry shop, theatre 193 Con.erslon factors and tables 495
Baggage, person with 30 Carrels 262, 296, 299 Conveyor, passenger 67 Earthquakes 410
Baker's shop 131 Case storage, public house 175 Copper, sheet 354 Easel 263
Balance area, university 269 Cast iron pipes 362 pipes 361 Edgings, concrete 353
Balcony, access for window cleaning 492 Categories 1 and 2 housing 313 Copthall Sports Centre, Barnet 217 Education centre, hospital 155
hotel 327 Catering deslgD 164 Cords, electrical 364 Electric socket outlets, housing for old
loading 446 Catering, airport 67 Corners, road 38 people 314
cinema 196 hospital 156 Corridor 29, 30 private sector housing 317
theatre 188 university 269 Counter service, restaurant 167 public sector housing 311
Band platform 167 Cattle housing 104 Counter, area for person at 30 Electrical supply materials 363
Bandsaw 193 Catwalk 28 bar 176 Electrical units 7
Bank, lighting 414 Cavity wall, acoustic effect 437 Courtroom, temperature 386 Energy units 6
loading 446 Cellarage, public house 175 . Courts III Entrance, church 249
parking 44 Centimetre 10 Cover, concrete, to reinforcement 466 cinema 199
security 488 Central heating 317, 399 Cow 103 hotel 329
temperature 385 Centrifuge, laboratory 278 Cradle, access 493 lighting 413
ventilation 387 Chairs-see Furniture Crawlway 28 museum 290
Banquet layout 167 Chambermaid module 325 Cricket 222 Entropy units 7
Banquette 166 Changing facilities, swimming pools 208 Cricket practice 232 Environment, courtroom 113
Bar (unit of pressure) 6 Channels, aluminium 355 Crime 487 factory 89
Bar billiards 178 rolled steel 348,476 Critical temperature 382 hospital 158
Bar couDter 176 Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris 63, 67 Croquet 222 laboratory 282, 283
Bar, air supply 388 Chaucer School, lIkeston 255 Crown courts III museum 291
temperature 385 Check-in, airport 64 Crucible Theatre, Sheffield 185 Environmental area 36
Barrels 175 Check-out, shop 133 Crutch user 31 Environmental services-see Services
Barrier, acoustic 438 Chicopee Motor Inn 322 Cubicle, changing 208 Escalator 486
landscape 376 Children's play 3U1 for cows 104 Escape route , sports grounds 221
Barrow, porter's 30 Lhildren, height/age 26 WC 343 Escape routes-see Fire escape routes
Bars, steel 352 play equipment 379 Cummins' Factory, Darlington 83 Essex University, Colchester 266
Baseball 218 shelf heights 298 Cupboard, fume 278 Ewe 103
Basket baD 229 WC 342 laboratory storage 276 Exits, cinema 197
Basket, supermarket 133 Chilled food cabinet 133 for old people 335 museum 290
Bathroom, domestic 305, 342, 344 Christ Church Gallery, Oxford 287 Curling 222 sports grounds 221
hotel 326 Churches (see also Places of worship) 239 Curtains, cinema 201 theatre 191
ventilation 387 Ciborium 249 Curves, road 38 Eye height 27

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Fabric reinforcement, steel 352 Gymnasium, loading 447 Kennedy Airport, New York 63 Mews court 37
Factories 82 temperature 385 Kennel, for cattle 106 Micro-korfball 230
Factory, area per person 29 Gymnastics 229, 234 Kerbs, concrete 353 Microform storage 295
lavatories 339 Gypsy , Castle Lane, Hay-on- Wye 368 Kilogram 18 Miles to kilometres 497
loading 447 Kilopond 8 Milking parlour 105
parking 44 Ha-ha 377 King's Fund Bed 144 Millimetre 2, 10, 18
security 488 Hall, daylight 416 King's Lyon District Hospital 152 Mineral insulated electric cables 365
temperature 385 lavatories 339 Kiosk, cinema 199 Mini, dimensions 32
ventilation 388 lighting 413 Kitchen units 361 Module and modular grid 19
water storage 399 loading 447 Kitchen, air supply 388 Moisture content, timber 459
Fans 407 ventilation 387 housing for old people 314 Moment, bending 451
Farm buildings 101 Hammer throwing 218 lighting 413 units of 6
Farrowing house 107 Hand (unit of height of horse) 236 loading 447 Momentum, units of 5
Fattening house 106 Handball 220, 229 private sector housing 316 Monkey steps 378
Feet to millimetres 496, 501 Hardwood, sizes 347 public sector housing 306 Moorings, marina 211
Fences 376, 487 Harpenden Sports Centre 224 restaurant 169 Mortiser 193
Fencing piste 230 Hat 344 ventilation 387 Mosquitoes 411
Field drainage 368 Hatch, size 28 Knot 5 Motor bicycle, dimensions 32
Filing cabinets 124 Haymarket Theatre, Leicester 186 Knowsley Superstore, Lancashire 138 Museum, loading 447
Film projection equipment 198 Headroom-see Height, floor-to-ceiling Korfball220 parking 45
Film store 200 Health centre, parking 45 temperature 385
Finger dock, lorry loading 43 Health centres 160 La Puente eeRter, California 135 Museums 286
Finger pier, marina 211 Health facilities, university 269 Laboratories 274
Fire appliance, dimensions 32 Hearse, dimensions 32 Laboratory, air supply 388 Netball 220
turning 34 Heat losses 389 lighting 413, 414 Newton 4, 8, 441
Fire bucket, dimensions, 31 Heat pump 382 loading 447 Noise and noise criteria 434
Fire escape route, hospital 140 Heat recovery, hospitals 143 temperature 386 North End Road Market, Fulham 131
hotel 325 Heat units 6 ventilation 387 Notation 10, 18
lighting 430 Heathrow Airport, London 63 Lacrosse 220 Nucleus Hospital 144
office 115, 118 Heating, cinema 199 Ladder, external access 492 Nursery school 255
shopping centre 137 laboratory 283 Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge 271 Nursing section (or hospital ward) 143
Fire escape staircase, theatre 191 private sector housing 317 Lambert Airport, St Louis 63
Fire extinguisher, dimensions 31 theatre 191 Lamps 428, 430 Obstructions to circulation 31
Fire precautions, airport 72 vehicle servicing 51 Land drains 370 Office, air supply 388
factory 91 Hedge bank 377 Land-to-water relationship, marina 210 daylight factor 416
hospital 140 Height and reach-see Reach Landseape design 367 hotel 323, 329
museum 290 Height of furniture-see Furniture height Landscaping, hospital 158 lavatories 337
office 117 Height, floor-to-ceiling, air cargo terminal Latent heat 381 lifts 481
shop 133 78 Lathe 87 area per person 29
shopping centre 136, 137 laboratory 284 Laundry, ventilation 387 factory 91
Fishmonger's shop 132 lorry loading bay 43 Lavatories 336 lighting 414
Fit 21 office 120 Lavatories, air supply 388 loading 447
Flags, paving 353 public sector housing 304 cinema 199 parking 44
Flanking transmission, sound 437 sports hall 225 hospital 146 security 487
Flats-see Housing tropical 410 hotel 331 temperature 386
Flats, rolled steel 348 warehouse 93, 96 office 115 ventilation 387
Floor boards 353 Hen 103 ventilation 387 water storage 399
Floor-to-ceiling height-see Height, floor- High jump 216 warehouse 99 Offices 114
to-ceiling Higher education 264 Law courts (also see Courtrooms) III Old people's housing, lavatories 338
Flooring units, concrete 354 History of metric system 2 Lay-by, for buses 56 parking 44
Floors, acoustic properties 437 Hockey 220, 229 Layout plans 16 Olympic swimming pool 204
Fluid ounce 495 Hoist, vehicle 51 Lead 354 _" Operating theatre, hospital 151
Flytower 189 Hollow sections, steel 350 Learner pool 204 Order picker 97
Font 248 Holme Pierrepoint, National Water Sports Lectern, church 247 Ordnance survey maps 12
Football (various) 219 Centre 212 Lecture theatre 270 Out-patient service 141, 147, 148
Football, five-a-side 229 Home for old people 332 Lecture theatre, lighting 414 Oven range, restaurant 173
Footpaths 40 Horse 236, 238 Legislation, acoustic 438
Force, units of 4, 6 Horse power 399 air cargo terminal 78 Pad foundation 478
Forces 441 Hosereel 31 cinema 203 Paint frame, theatre 193
Fork lift truck 80, 96 Hospital, lavatories 337 farm 110 PAL421
Foundation design 477 loading 447 laboratory 285 Pallet 100
Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock Abbey 287 parking 45 school 261 Pallet, air cargo 79
Frame, pin jointed 450 temperatures 386 TV studio 182 Pallet racking 96
Frankfurt-am-Main Airport 63 ventilation 387 Leisure pool 206 Pallet truck 99
French drain 371 water storage 399 Length units 5 Pantechnicon, dimensions 33
Frequency, sound 5, 433 Hospitals 139 Leuven Hospital, Belgium 142 turning 34
Fruit machine 178 Hot water 398 Levels 12 Paper sizes 11
Fuel store, in housing 310 Hotel, air supply 388 Libraries 293 Parking garage, security 488
Fuels 399 lavatories 340 Library, hospital 155 lighting 413
Full size details 17 lifts 484 lighting 414 Parking, aircraft 70
Fume cupboard 278 loading 447 loading 447 airport 63
Furniture height, laboratory 275 parking 44 parking 45 car, dimensions 41
library 295, 299 security 487 university 268 provision 44
old people 335 temperature 386 ventilation 387 coach 55
restaurant 167 water storage 399 Lifts 481 hotel 324
sanitary appliances 343 Hotels 321 Light and lighting 412 lorries, dimensions 42
s<;hoo1259 Housing 300 Lighting bridge, theatre 192 Particle sizes 388
storage shelving 171 Housing, lavatory provision 338 Lighting, cinema 198 Pascal 8
Furniture, external 380 lifts 484 courtroom 113 Passenger conveyor 67
hotel bedroom 327 lighting 414 factory 90 Passenger lift 481
housing for old people 314 loading 447 laboratory 283 PassenJ2;er transport vehicle, airport 68
laboratory 276 parking 44 museum 289, 291 general 53
library 296 prefabricated 318 theatre 191 Path 369
office 124 security 487 TV studio 180 Pathology department, hospital 153
public sector housing 308 student 266 Limit state design, structure 441 Paving ftags 353
restaurant 167 temperature 385 Loading bridge, airport 68 Paybox, cinema 199
school 259 water storage 399 Loading, aircraft 78 Pedestrians, width required 369
Humidity 393 Loads, structural 441 Perambulator, dimensions 30, 310
Gallons to litres 499 Humidity, museum 291 Location drawing 16 width required 40, 369
Gangway, cinema 197 Hurling 220 Locker 346 Permissible stress, concrete 468
Garage, domestic 41 Hurricanes 410 Long jump 217 steel reinforcement 468
loading 446 Hydraulic press 88 Long life, loose fit, low energy, hospital 141 timber 460
parking 43 Hypermarkets 137 Loose box 236 Petrograd standard (timber) 495
ventilation 387 Lorries, dimensions 32 Petrol filling station 47
Garden chair 370 Ice skating 234 Lorry parking and loading bays 42 Petrol interceptor chamber 49
Garden, roof 374 Igloo, air cargo 79 Lowering ground level 371 Petrol pump 47
Gas equation 382 IlIuminances 413 Luggage locker 31 Petrol storage tank 48
Gastronorm container 169 Illumination, natural 409 Lumen, definition 432 Pharmacy, hospital 156
Gear cutting machine 88 Imperial units 495 Luminaires 431 PhysicaUy disabled facilities, swimming pool
Genuflection 245 Inches to miUimetres 496, 501 Lux 416, 432 208
Glare control 418 Industrial storage buildings 92 Piano, public house 178
Glare indices 413, 420 Infant schools 255 Machine grading, timber 459 Picture on wall in gallery 290
Glass (inc safety) 357 Infiltration 384 Machine tools 87 Pig 103
Glasses, public house 177 Inspection cover 49 Machinery, farm 103 Piles (as foundations) 479
Glasshouses 377 Insulation, sound 439 Magnet, shopping centre 134 Pipes, plumbing and drainage 361
Glebe House, Southbourne 333 thermal 389 Maiden Erlegh School, Berkshire 259 Pit, service 51
Golf practice 232 Intensive therapy unit (intensive care) 146 Maidment Court, Dorset 333 Place of worship, loading 447
Gondola, shop 133 Interior design, hospital 158 Mall, shopping centre 134 parking 45
Goods lift 485 Interstitial condensation 396 Man power 399 Places of worship 239
Gradient 35, 36, Irrigation 374 Manger, stable 237 Plant container 379
Grain drying/storage 109 Manurial values of effluent 109 Plants 369
Gram 18 Javelin 216 Marinas 209 Plasterboard 356
Grass 369 letway te.rminal 62 Marina, parking 45 Plastic pipes 362
Gravity, effect of 4 Joists, rolled steel 350, 474 Market 131 Plates 168
Greengrocer's shop 132 Judge's bench 112 Masonry, structural design 454 Play equipment 379
Greenwich District Hospital 142, 148 Judo 231 Mass (in comparison to weight) 441 Playing field, parking 45
Grid, continuous/interrupted 21 Junction, road 39 Mass law, sound reduction 437 Playspace 312
office 120 Junior school 256 Mass units 5 Plenum system, theatre 192
Grinding machine 87 Jury 112 Materials 347 Pole barn 108
Ground cover over buried items 368 Materials, densities 442 Pole vault 216
Ground forming 367, 368 Karate 231 Means of escape-see Fire escape route Polo 220
Group practices 160 Kegs 175 Meetings, space requirements 129 Polytechnics 264
Gruga Park, Essen 367 Kelvin 9 Metre 2, 18 Poultry housing 107
Guillemont School, Farnborough 254 Kendo 231 Metric system 2, 4 Pounds to kilograms 499

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Power, units of 6 Second moment of area 448 Staircase, domestic, clearances 311 Topsoil 368
Prefabricated housing, transport 318 Secondary school 257 flow capacity 29 Towel 343
Preparation area, kitchen restaurant 171 Section properties 449 for handicapped people 29 Tractor, agricultural 103
Press box in courtroom 112 Security 487 loading 447 tow 81
Pressure, units of 6 Security, airport 61, 65, 71 service access 28 Trailer, horse box 238
Projectile hall 231 museum 289 standard timber 361, 363 Trampoline 230
Projection room, cinema 197 warehouse 99 Staircase width, office 117 Transporter type terminal 62
Proscenium 188 Self-service counter, restaurant 168 Stands, sports facilities 221 Transporter, pallet 80
Pruning trees 375 Seminar room, university 270 Starting block, swimming pool 206 Tray, width for person carrying 30
PSALI 418, 421 Servery, public house 176 Stationery, shop display fitting 132 Treatment room, health centre 162
Psychrometric chart 394 restaurant 168 Stature 27 hospital 153
PubUc bouses 174 Service access 28 Stature, of school children 261 Trees 371
Public house, parking 44 Service bay, vehicle 49 Steel 347 Triple jump 217
Pulpit 248 Service core, office 117 Steel pipes 361 Trolley, dimensions 30
Pushchair, dimensions 30, 310 Service lifts 481, 486 Steel windows 358 hypermarket 137
Services, cinema 198 Step ladder 28 mobile demonstration 277
Queue. space required 30 factory 89 Steps, garden etc 378 supermarket 133
hospital 156 Stick user 31 Tropical design 401
Racking 95 hotel 325 Stools 177 Trucks, dimensions 32
Racking. air cargo 78 laboratory 277,282 Stopping distance 39 Truss, roof 457
Radiation 383 office 120 Storage bin, mobile, school 263 Tug-of-War 221,230
Radiator. central heating 31 shopping centre 137 Storage, crop 108 Turn-round areas 39
Railway dimensions 46 theatre 191 domestic 309 Turret truck 96
Raising ground level 371 Servicing, aircraft 71 kitchen, restaurant 170 Tutorial room, university 270
Rake 186, 196 Sewerage 409 laboratory 276 TV studios (See also Television) 179
Ramp, car parking garage 35 Shading coefficient 406 private sector housing 316
loading horses 238 Sheep housing 106 Stress and strain 448 U value 9, 389, 404
lorry loading bay access 35 Sheltered housing, parking 44 Stress units 6 Umbrella 344
pedestrian 35 Shelving, library 298 Strip foundation 478 Unit air conditioning 408
service access 28 Sherway Gardens Centre, Toronto 135 Structural steelwork 472 University, lavatories 339
wheelchair 35 Shinty 221 Structure 441 loading 448
Randhurst Centre, Illinois 135 Shop, air supply 388 Structure, factory 89 Urinal 343
Reach truck 98 area per person 29 laboratory 282
Reach, housing 308 lavatories 337 library 294 Vacuum pump, mobile 277
laboratory 275 lighting 415 office 120 Van, dimensions 33
maximum height 171 loading 447 shopping centre 137 Vandalism, museum 290
person at desk 123 parking 44 Study bay, school 262 sanitary installations 341
sixth former 261 security 487 Study bedroom 267 Vehicle servicing 47
upwards 27 temperature 386 Strut 450 Velocity units 5
Reception, ｨ･ｾｬｴ＠ centre 161 Shopping centres 134 Sub-aqua diving 207 Vending machines 31
hotel 329 Shops 131 Suitcase 310, 344 Ventilation 384, 406
office 129 Short bored piles 479 Sun path diagram 406, 423 Ventilation, cinema 199
Refrigerated storage, loading 446 Shot (put) 218 Sunlight 419 courtroom 113
restaurant 171 Showcase, museum 289 Sunlight, exclusion 424 laboratory 283
Refuse collection vehicle, dimensions 32 Shower 343 penetration 423 vehicle servicing 51
turning 34 Shower, for old people 315, 334 Sunlight indicator 422 Verge, road 40
Refuse, hotel 324 Shrubs 371 Supermarkets 133 Vestry 251
Reinforcing bars, steel 352 SI units 4 Superstores 138 Veterinary box, stable 237
Relationship chart, offices 121 Sightlines, courtroom 113 Surface condensation 396 Vibration isolation 181
Relative brightness 412 museum 288 Surface resistance, thermal 393 Video tape recording 179
Relative humidity 395 theatre 187 Surface water drainage, tropical 410 Viewing slope 221
Repository 92 Site plan 16 Surrey University, Guildford 265 Viscosity, units of 6
Residential accommodation policy, univer- Skating, ice 234 Swimming pool, daylight factor 416 Visibility, heights and distances 39
sity 266 roller (hockey) 222 lavatories 337 Vitrified clay pipes 362
Residential building-see Housing Skip lorry, dimensions 32 parking 45 Volleyball 230
Residential homes, lavatories 338 Slide 379 temperature 386 Volume, units of 5
security 487 Smoke outlets, office 117 ventilation 387 Volvo Plant, Kalmar 83
Resistance, units of electrical 8 Smoke reservoir, shopping centre 136 Swimming pools 204
Restaurant, air supply 388 Snooker 233 Swing 379 Wall, retaining 377
area per person 29 Softwood sizes 347 Symbols 18 structural design 454
hotel 330 Sol air temperature 402 garden etc 376
lighting 413 Solar control glass 393, 405 Table, Britannia 177 Ward, hospital-see Nursing section
parking 44 Solar gain 389 public house 177 Warehouse, loading 448
security 488 Solar heat factor 402 Tables-see also Furniture parking 44
temperature 386 Solar power 400 Table tennis 231 security 488
university 268 Solar radiation 400, 404 Tack room, stable 237 temperature 386
ventilation 387 Sound 433 Tampa Airport 63 Warehouses 92
water storage 399 Sound insulation 436, 439 Tamworth Sports Centre 228 Washbasin 343
Restaurants 164 Sow and litter 103 Tanks, oil and petrol 48 Washing-up, restaurant 172
Retail trading 131 Spa bath 344 Taps, bathroom, for old people 333 Water polo 207
Retaining wall 377 Space organisation, air cargo terminal 74 Task lighting, artificial 412, 426 Water sports, indoor 204
Reverberation time 434 airport 64 natural 418 outdoor 209
Reverberation time, cinema 200 bus station 58 Teaching spaces, lighting 414 Water storage 399
TV studio 181 church 252 university 270 Water supply 409
Road design 34 courtroom 111 Television studio, loading 448 Water supply, cinema 199
Rocking horse 380 factory 82 Television studios 179 private sector housing 316
Roller hockey 222 farm 102 Television viewing in lecture theatre 272 Wave machine 208
Roof garden 374 health centre 161 Temperature 9, 386, 388 WC 342
Roof trolley 493 hospital 141 Temperature, environmental 388 WC, for old people 334
Room shape and acoustic quality 434 hotel 323 factories 90 Weight (as compared to mass) 441
Room temperature 390 marina 210 museum 291 Wet bulb thermometer 395
Rosebury County School, Epsom 260 museum 286 resultant 388 Wheelchair user, dimensions 25, 31
Rostrum box 263 office 122 sol air 402 in hospital 149
Roundabout 380 public house 174 in stables 235 lavatory 341, 342
Rounders 220 school 258 Tennis, indoor 230 in lift 484
Rowing course 212 stables 235 outdoor 222 width required 40, 369
Rowing sprints 212 theatre 183, 184 real 234 White noise 435
Royal Garden Hotel, London 322 TV studio 180 table 231 Wilcove Farm 102
Rugby fives 234 university campus 267 Terminals, air cargo 73 Willowbrook Mall, New Jersey 135
Rugby football 219 warehouse 92 air passenger 60 Wind 407
Running tracks 215 Space requirements, laboratory workstation bus S3 Wind power 400
Safety, airport 61 279 Termites 410 Window cleaning 489
Safety equipment, marina 212 Space standards, colleges 272 Terraces, sports facilities 221 Window, observation, TV studio 182
Safety glass 357 hotel 323 Theatre, air supply 388 Windows 31, 409
Safety lighting 419, 430 laboratory 274 lavatories 339 Windows, infiltration of air 385
San Francisco Airport 63 library 293 lighting 413 security 487
Sandstorm 410 public sector housing 305 loading 448 standard 357
Sanitary installations (see also Lavatories) university and polytechnic 268 parking 45 sound insulation 437
336 Speaker installation, cinema 200 ventilation 387 Witness box 112
Sanitary provision, old people's housing 314 Specific heat 381 Theatres 183 Work, units of 6
public sector housing 305 Sports racilities, daylight factor 416 Thermal comrort 381, 402 Work size 21
Sauna 343 indoor 223 Thermal lag 398 Workbench, school 262
Scales, metric 13, 22 outdoor 214 Thermal properties of building materials Worktop depth 276
School, daylight factor 416 parking 45 392 Worktop height, domestic kitchen 306
lavatories 339 security 488 Thermodynamics 381 laboratory 275
lighting 414 temperature 386 Thorndike Theatre, Leatherhead 185 for old people 335
loading 447 university 269 Thousand marker 10 Wrestling 231
parking .45 water storage 399 Threshold limit value 383 Wycombe ｾｰｯｲｴｳ＠ Centre 228
riding 238 Sports halls 225 Timber grading 459
temperature 386 Spotlights 192 Timber sizes 347 X-ray department, hospital 153
Schools 2S3 Sprinkler systems, shopping centres 137 Timber windows 357
Screen, cinema 201 Squash 234 Timber, structural design 457 Yard, for cattle 105
Seat width 27 Stables l3S Time lag 405 York District Hospital 142
Seating, church 250 Stacker crane 96 Time units 5 York Post House kitchen 172
cinema 196 Stacker truck 100 Tipper, dimensions 33 York University 265
garden etc 379 Stadia 214 Toilets-see Lavatories
lecture theatre 270 Staff locker, school 263 Tolerance 21 Zinc 354
public house 177 Stage, theatre 189, 190 Ton, refrigeration 496 ZiI>-up staging 492
theatre 187 Stainless steel pipes 362 Tonne 18, 5 Zones, between reference planes 20

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