Construction materials & building

This European Standard defines terms and specifies characteristics for ceramic tiles produced by extrusion and dry-pressing techniques, used for internal and/or external floorings (including stairs) and walls. Furthermore, it provides the level of requirements for these characteristics and references to the test methods applied (see Note) as well as provisions for evaluation of conformity and marking.

NOTE          The series of standards EN ISO 10545 describe the test procedures required to determine most of the product characteristics listed in this European Standard. The series is divided into 16 parts, each describing a specific test procedure or related matter.

This European Standard does not cover:

—       ceramic tiles, made by processes other than extrusion or dry-pressing;

—       dry-pressed unglazed ceramic tiles with water absorption greater than 10 %;

—       ceramic tiles used for floorings on external road finishes;

—       ceramic tiles used in ceiling finishes or suspended ceilings.

This European Standard specifies product requirements, methods of structural and general design and tests for protection fans for scaffolds to protect workers as well as members of public from objects that may fall off the outside edge of scaffolds being used close to where they are working or passing by.

The standard only applies to protection fans while the scaffold is being used as a working place.

Protection fans attached to structures other than scaffolds as defined in EN 12811-1 are outside the scope of this standard

This standard applies only to protection fan systems on to which construction debris may fall from 24 m or less.

This standard assures resistance of protection fans for most blunt falling objects and represents an impacting energy not exceeding 72 J.

NOTE          This energy corresponds to a 3 kg object falling from 24m.

This Standard does not cover the requirements for the total area to be protected against falling items.

This procedure is a method for evaluating the carbonation resistance of concrete using an accelerated carbonation test. After a period of preconditioning, the test is carried out under controlled exposure conditions using an increased level of carbon dioxide to which, the vertical sides of the specimen are exposed.

NOTE          The test under reference conditions takes a minimum of 112 days comprising a minimum age of the specimen of 28 days prior to conditioning, a minimum conditioning period of 14 days and a minimum exposure to increased carbon dioxide levels of 70 days.

It is not a method for the determination of carbonation depths in existing concrete structures.

This Standard specifies a method for determining the unidirectional non-steady state chloride penetration parameters of conditioned specimens of hardened concrete. The test method enables the determination of the chloride penetration at a specified age, e.g. for ranking of concrete quality by comparative testing.

NOTE 1       The aim of the test will normally be to assess the potential resistance to chloride ingress for a concrete mix.

NOTE 2       Since resistance to chloride penetration depends on the ageing, due to the effects of continual hydration of the  concrete, the ranking may also change with age.

This standard describes the product characteristics and includes procedures for testing, marking and labelling.

This European Standard specifies the requirements for loose-fill expanded clay lightweight aggregate (expanded clay LWA) products for Civil Engineering Applications excluding the use as thermal insulation in and under buildings which are covered by European Standard EN 14063-1. The standard covers the use of expanded clay LWA as lightweight fill and insulation materials in embankments for roads, railways and other trafficked areas and as lightweight backfill for structures.

This standard does not specify the required level of a given property to be achieved by a product to demonstrate fitness for purpose in a particular application. The levels required for a given application are to be found in regulations or non-conflicting standards.

This European Standard specifies the emission limits in relation to electromagnetic disturbances and test conditions for lifts, escalators and moving walks, which are intended to be permanently installed in buildings. These limits however, may not provide full protection against disturbances caused to radio and TV reception when such equipment is used within distances given in Table 1.

This European Standard addresses the environmental conditions stated in the EN 81 and EN 115-1 (humidity, temperature, etc.), so far as they are related to EMC performance.

This part of ISO 12468 establishes the classification of roofs tested in accordance with ISO 12468-1. Performance criteria are established with respect to the following:

−       fire penetration or openings;

−       external fire spread;

−       falling of flaming droplets or debris.

This International Standard specifies material requirements for preformed, solid vulcanized rubber structural gaskets in sealing and supporting applications for buildings.

NOTE          Specifications for non-supporting gaskets are given in ISO 3934.

This International Standard is applicable to determining the resistance to deflection and damage of wood-based panels subjected to concentrated impact loads from nonrigid blunt objects, concentrated static loads and uniformly distributed loads. Surface indentation is not evaluated separately from deflection.

The procedures are intended to simulate loading on roof or floor sheathing materials installed directly to framing.  Three applications are covered: roof sheathing, subfloors, and single floors. Panels are tested parallel and/or perpendicular to the panel strength axis.  Roof sheathing is tested in both a dry and a wet condition, while subfloors and single floors are both tested in a dry condition, as well as a condition of having dried out after being wet. These moisture conditions are those commonly experienced with site-built construction.

These procedures do not cover vibration and are not intended for the evaluation of the framed assembly as a whole. 

The purpose of this European Standard is to define requirements for marking, identification, leaktightness, electrical and operational safety and mechanical resistance for sanitary tapware with opening and closing controlled electronically.

The conditions of use for the supply system type are specified in Table 2:

This European Standard specifies test methods for the verification of the requirements relating to the protection from strangulation as specified in EN 13120/prA1:2012.

It applies to all internal blinds, whatever their design and the nature of the materials used, such as:

—       venetian blind: free hanging, guided, non-retractable;

—       roller blind: free hanging, side guided, with tensioned fabric;

—       vertical blind: free hanging, with top and bottom track, sloping headrail;

—       pleated and honeycomb blind: free hanging, guided, laterally moving, tensioned;

—       Roman Shades;

—       Austrian / Festoon blinds;

—       panel blinds;

—       plantation shutters;

—       roll-up blinds.

This European Standard also applies to insect screens as specified in EN 13561 and to blinds in sealed glazed units.

These products may be operated manually, with or without compensating springs, or by means of electric motors (power operated products).

NOTE         Although at the time this standard has been published, no standard exists for draperies and blinds in sealed units, test methods specified in the present standard may be used for such products.

This European Standard specifies requirements and test methods for safety devices to be used for protection from strangulation in internal blinds as specified in EN 13120 and insect screens as specified in EN 13561.

These devices might be fitted to internal blinds and insect screens at the time of manufacture or for retrofitting.

Safety devices covered include the following:

—       Tensioning devices;

—       Breakaway devices;

—       Accumulation devices;

—       Non tangling devices;

—       Inner cord stops.

NOTE          Although at the time this standard has been published, no product standard exists for draperies, requirements and test methods specified in the present standard might be applied to safety devices used in such products.

For clarification purpose, the term “internal blinds” used in the present standard should mean “internal blinds and insect screens”.

This European Standard specifies two classes of permitted deviations from target sizes for structural timber of softwood and hardwood species.

It also specifies the moisture content to be used as a reference point for the measurement of sizes, and gives average values for changes in size due to changes in moisture content.

It is applicable to sawn and prepared square-edged structural timber with parallel edges having sawn thicknesses or widths greater than 22 mm.

(1) This European Standard applies to concrete for structures cast in situ and for precast products for buildings and other civil engineering structures.

(2) The concrete under this European Standard can be

—       normal-weight, heavy-weight and light-weight;

—       mixed on site, ready-mixed or produced in a plant for precast concrete products;

—       compacted or self-compacting to retain no appreciable amount of entrapped air other than entrained air.

(3) This standard specifies requirements for:

—       the constituents of concrete;

—       the properties of fresh and hardened concrete and their verification;

—       the limitations for concrete composition;

—       the specification of concrete;

—       the delivery of fresh concrete;

—       the production control procedures;

—       the conformity criteria and evaluation of conformity.

(4) Other European standards for specific products e.g. precast products or for processes within the field of the scope of this Standard may require or permit deviations.

(5) Additional or different requirements may be given for specific applications or in other European standards, for example:

—       concrete to be used in roads and other trafficked areas (e.g. concrete pavements according to EN 13877‑1);

—       special technologies (e.g. sprayed concrete according to EN 14487).

—       (6) Supplementing requirements or different testing procedures may be specified for specific types of concrete and applications, for example:

—       concrete for massive structures (e.g. dams);

—       dry mixed concrete;

—       concrete with an upper aggregate size of 4 mm or less;

—       self-compacting concretes (SCC) containing lightweight or heavy-weight aggregates or fibres.

(7) This standard does not apply to:

—       aerated concrete;

—       foamed concrete;

—       concrete with open structure (“no-fines” concrete);

—       concrete with density less than 800 kg/m3;

—       refractory concrete.

(8) This standard does not cover health and safety requirements for the protection of workers during production and delivery of concrete.