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BS 8573 - ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, NON-ARMOURED CABLES WITH A VOLTAGE OF 600/1000 V, FOR FIXED INSTALLATIONS, HAVING LOW EMISSIONS OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE
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31-10-2012
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Rated voltage
5 Conductors
6 Insulation
7 Identification of cores
8 Laying-up
9 Extruded optional inner covering
10 Sheath
11 Cable marking and additional information
12 Schedule of tests
13 Test conditions
14 Routine tests
15 Sample tests
16 Type tests
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Guide to use
Annex B (normative) - Test for shrinkage of sheath on
cable
Annex C (normative) - Compatibility test
Annex D (normative) - Abrasion test
Annex E (informative) - Notes on type tests
Annex F (normative) - Green-and-yellow measurement for
shaped conductors
Bibliography
BS 8573
| Committee |
GEL/20/17
|
| DocumentType |
Draft
|
| Pages |
36
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Superseded
|
| SupersededBy |
| BS EN 61034-2 : 2005 | MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS PART 2: TEST PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS |
| BS EN 60229:2008 | Electric cables. Tests on extruded oversheaths with a special protective function |
| BS EN 50262:1999 | Cable glands for electrical installations |
| BS EN 50267-2-2:1999 | Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Procedures Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity - Determination of degree of acidity of gases for materials by measuring pH and conductivity |
| IEC TS 60695-5-2:2002 | Fire hazard testing - Part 5-2: Corrosion damage effects of fire effluent - Summary and relevance of test methods |
| BS EN 61914:2016 | Cable cleats for electrical installations |
| IEC 60502-1:2004+AMD1:2009 CSV | Power cables with extruded insulation and their accessories for rated voltages from 1 kV (<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 1,2 kV) up to 30 kV(<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 36 kV) - Part 1: Cables for rated voltages of 1 kV (<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 1,2 kV) and 3 kV (<em>U</em><sub>m</sub> = 3,6 kV) |
| BS EN 60332-1-2 : 2004 | TESTS ON ELECTRIC AND OPTICAL FIBRE CABLES UNDER FIRE CONDITIONS - PART 1-2: TEST FOR VERTICAL FLAME PROPAGATION FOR A SINGLE INSULATED WIRE OR CABLE - PROCEDURE FOR 1 KW PRE-MIXED FLAME (IEC 60332-1-2:2004) |
| BS EN 50393:2015 | Test methods and requirements for accessories for use on distribution cables of rated voltage 0,6/1,0 (1,2) kV |
| BS EN 50267-2-1:1999 | Common test methods for cables under fire conditions. Tests on gases evolved during combustion of materials from cables. Procedures Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas - Determination of the amount of halogen acid gas |
| BS EN 60228:2005 | Conductors of insulated cables |
| BS EN 60811-1-1:1995 | Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions. Tests for determining the mechanical properties - Section 1: Measurement of thickness and overall dimensions - Tests for determining the mechanical properties |
| BS EN 60811-1-3:1995 | Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Methods for determining the density. Water absorption tests. Shrinkage test |
| BS EN 60332-3-24:2009 | Tests on electric and optical fibre cables under fire conditions Test for vertical flame spread of vertically-mounted bunched wires or cables. Category C |
| BS EN 62275:2015 | Cable management systems. Cable ties for electrical installations |
| BS EN 60079-14:2014 | Explosive atmospheres Electrical installations design, selection and erection |
| IEC 60183:2015 | Guidance for the selection of high-voltage A.C. cable systems |
| BS EN 50395 : 2005 | ELECTRICAL TEST METHODS FOR LOW VOLTAGE ENERGY CABLES |
| BS EN 62230 : 2007 | ELECTRIC CABLES - SPARK-TEST METHOD |
| IEC 60050-461:2008 | International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 461: Electric cables |
| BS EN 60684-2:2011 | Flexible insulating sleeving Methods of test |
| BS EN 60811-1-2:1995 | Insulating and sheathing materials of electric cables. Common test methods. General application Thermal ageing methods |
| BS EN 50363-5 : 2005 | INSULATING, SHEATHING AND COVERING MATERIALS FOR LOW VOLTAGE ENERGY CABLES - PART 5: HALOGEN-FREE, CROSS-LINKED INSULATING COMPOUNDS |
| BS EN 50396 : 2005 | NON ELECTRICAL TEST METHODS FOR LOW VOLTAGE ENERGY CABLES |
| BS 8512:2008 | Electric cables. Code of practice for the storage, handling, installation and disposal of cables on wooden drums |
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