Design Standards for Parapets

British Standards

  1. BS 5400: Part 3: Code of Practice for Design of Steel Bridges
  2. BS 5400: Part 4: Code of Practice for Design of Concrete Bridges
  3. BS 6779: Parts 1 to 4: Highway Parapets for Bridges and Other Structures
  4. BS 7818: Specification for Pedestrian restraint systems in metal.
  5. BS EN 1317: Parts 1 to 6: Road Restraint Systems

Design Manual for Roads and Bridges

  1. BD37: Loads for Highway Bridges
  2. TD19: Requirement for Road Restraint Systems

Technical Papers

  1. Guidance Note for the Assessment and Design of Unreinforced Masonry Vehicular Parapets. Produced by the County Surveyor's Society, Vol.1