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Civil engineering

Civil engineering Sub-categories (12)

  1. Civil engineering. General
  2. Earthworks. Excavations. Foundation construction. Underground works
  3. External water conveyance systems
  4. External sewage systems
  5. Bridge construction
  6. Tunnel construction
  7. Road engineering
  8. Railways construction
  9. Ropeway construction
  10. Airport construction
  11. Waterway, port and dyke construction
  12. Hydraulic construction

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BS EN 18389

Bitumens and bituminous binders — Complementary Performance-related Specification Framework

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06/10/2026

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BS 6349-6

Design of inshore moorings and floating structures - Code of practice

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12/10/2026

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BS EN 1794-2:2024/A1

EN 1794-2:2024/prA1 Road traffic noise reducing devices. Non-acoustic performance. Part 2: Methods of determination of the general safety and environmental characteristics

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15/09/2026

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BS EN 18374

EN 18374 Earthworks. Geotechnical laboratory tests. Lime and/or hydraulic binder treated materials. Test for determining the treatment suitability of a soil

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01/09/2026

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BS 6349-1-2

Maritime works. Part 1-2: General — Code of practice for assessment of actions

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01/09/2026

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BS 6349-8:2026

Maritime structures. Design of Ro-Ro linkspans, ramps and seaport passenger boarding bridges. Code of practice

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BS EN 13848-6:2026

Railway applications. Track. Track geometry quality. Characterization of track geometry quality

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BS ISO 13272:2026

Plastics piping systems for non-pressure underground drains and sewers. Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U), polypropylene (PP), polypropylene with mineral modifiers (PP-MD) and polyethylene (PE). Specifications for manholes and inspection chambers in traffic areas and underground installations

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PD CEN/TS 18301:2026

Road materials. Environmental product declarations. Product category rules complementary to EN 15804 for bituminous mixtures

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BS EN 16431:2026

Railway applications. Infrastructure. Hollow sleepers and bearers

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BS ISO 18379-1:2026

Railway infrastructure. Ballastless track. General requirements

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BS EN 16272-3-2:2023+A1:2026

Railway applications. Infrastructure. Noise barriers and related devices acting on airborne sound propagation. Test method for determining the acoustic performance. Normalized railway noise spectrum and single number ratings for direct sound field applications

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BS EN 16432-4:2026

Railway applications. Ballastless track systems. Special ballastless track systems for attenuation of vibration

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