Evidence hierarchy

  1. Applicable law, authorities and official codes.
  2. Consensus standards and code-referenced design documents.
  3. Government laboratory and research-institute technical references.
  4. Industry technical material and project-specific manufacturer documentation.

Editorial rules

We link sources near technical claims, identify regional variation, do not invent tests, certificates, experts, case studies or structural values, and retain edition/date context when documents change.

Update policy

Content is reviewed against source editions, errata and adoption changes. Pages are not an adoption-status database; always confirm with the local authority.