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  • BS EN 61034-2 : 2005

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    MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS PART 2: TEST PROCEDURE AND REQUIREMENTS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  10-04-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2005

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Test apparatus
    5 Test assembly
    6 Test procedure
    7 Evaluation of test results
    8 Retest procedure
    9 Test report
    Annex A (informative) - Guidance on the principles and use
            of smoke measurements
    Annex B (informative) - Recommended performance requirement
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
             publications with their corresponding European
             publications

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    Gives details of the test procedure to be employed for the measurement of the density of smoke emitted from cables burning under defined conditions.

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    Committee GEL/20/18
    Development Note Supersedes BS EN 50268-2 and 04/30111085 DC. (11/2005) 2005 Edition Re-Issued in October 2013 & incorporates AMD 1 2013. 2005 edition remains current. Supersedes 11/30243782 DC. (10/2013)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
    Supersedes

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    14/30295204 DC : 0 BS 7629-1 - ELECTRIC CABLES - SPECIFICATION FOR 300/500 V FIRE RESISTANT SCREENED CABLES HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE FOR FIXED INSTALLATIONS - PART 1: MULTICORE CABLES
    BS 4737-3.30:2015 Intruder alarm systems Specifications for components - Specification for PVC insulated cables for interconnecting wiring
    07/30143023 DC : DRAFT MAR 2007 BS 7835 - ELECTRIC CABLES - ARMOURED CABLES WITH THERMOSETTING INSULATION FOR RATED VOLTAGES FROM 3.8/6.6 KV TO 19/33 KV HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    11/30214073 DC : 0 BS 7870-4.10 - LV AND MV POLYMERIC INSULATED CABLES FOR USE BY DISTRIBUTION AND GENERATION UTILITIES - PART 4: SPECIFICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION CABLES WITH EXTRUDED INSULATION FOR RATED VOLTAGES OF 11 KV AND 33 KV - SECTION 4.10: SINGLE-CORE 11 KV AND 33 KV CABLES
    12/30244462 DC : 0 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
    BS 7870-4.10(2011) : 2011 LV AND MV POLYMERIC INSULATED CABLES FOR USE BY DISTRIBUTION AND GENERATION UTILITIES - PART 4: SPECIFICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION CABLES WITH EXTRUDED INSULATION OF RATED VOLTAGES OF 11 KV TO 33 KV - SECTION 4.10: SINGLE-CORE 11 KV TO 33 KV CABLES (IMPLEMENTATION OF HD 620)
    09/30166429 DC : 0 BS 8492 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION
    BS 7846:2015 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured, fire-resistant cables of rated voltage 600/1 000 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification
    BS 7629-1:2015+A1:2019 Electric cables. Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant, screened, fixed installation cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire Multicore cables
    BS 7671(2008) : 2018 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS
    BS 7870-4.20(2011) : 2011 LV AND MV POLYMERIC INSULATED CABLES FOR USE BY DISTRIBUTION AND GENERATION UTILITIES - PART 4: SPECIFICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION CABLES WITH EXTRUDED INSULATION FOR RATED VOLTAGES OF 11 KV TO 33 KV - SECTION 4.20: THREE-CORE 11 KV CABLES (IMPLEMENTATION OF HD 620)
    BS 7846:2009 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured, fire-resistant cables of rated voltage 600/1000 V, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification
    BS 8436:2011 Electric cables. Specification for 300/500 V screened electric cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire, for use in walls, partitions and building voids. Multicore cables
    11/30214061 DC : 0 BS 7870-3.12 - LV AND MV POLYMERIC INSULATED CABLES FOR USE BY DISTRIBUTION AND GENERATION UTILITIES - PART 3: SPECIFICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE 0.6/1 KV - SECTION 3.12: XLPE INSULATED COMBINED NEUTRAL AND EARTH COPPER WIRE CONCENTRIC CABLES WITH COPPER OR ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS, HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE
    BS 8573:2012 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, non-armoured cables with a voltage of 600/1 000V, for fixed installations, having low emissions of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    15/30325295 DC : 0 BS 8592 - ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, NON-ARMOURED, FIRE-RESISTANT, SINGLE CORE NON-SHEATHED CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE 450/750 V, HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE - SPECIFICATION
    BS 7870-3.12:2011 LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities Specification for distribution cables of rated voltage 0.6/1 kV. XLPE insulated combined neutral and earth copper wire concentric cables with copper or aluminium conductors, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    BS 6724(1997) : 1997 ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, ARMOURED CABLES FOR VOLTAGES OF 600/1000 V AND 1900/3300 V, HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE
    BS 8492(2016) : 2016 TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION
    BS 7835:2007 Electric cables. Armoured cables with thermosetting insulation for rated voltages from 3.8/6.6 kV to 19/33 kV having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Requirements and test methods
    BS 6724:2016 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured cables of rated voltages of 600/1 000 V and 1 900/3 300 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification
    BS 7870-3.50:2011 LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities Specification for distribution cables of rated voltage 0.6/1 kV. XLPE insulated, copper wire waveform or helical concentric cables with solid aluminium conductors, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    16/30336629 DC : 0 BS 8492 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS CABLING - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR FIRE PERFORMANCE AND PROTECTION
    11/30214071 DC : 0 BS 7870-3.50 - LV AND MV POLYMERIC INSULATED CABLES FOR USE BY DISTRIBUTION AND GENERATION UTILITIES - PART 3: SPECIFICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE 0.6/1 KV - SECTION 3.50: XLPE INSULATED, COPPER WIRE WAVEFORM OR HELICAL CONCENTRIC CABLES WITH SOLID ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS, HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE
    15/30301742 DC : 0 BS 7846 - ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, ARMOURED, FIRE-RESISTANT CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE 600/1000 V FOR FIXED INSTALLATIONS, HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS 7211:2012 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated and thermoplastic sheathed cables for voltages up to and including 450/750 V for electric power and lighting and having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    07/30169735 DC : 0 BS 6724 AMD3 - ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, ARMOURED CABLES FOR VOLTAGES OF 600/1000 V AND 1900/3300 V, HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE
    11/30214077 DC : 0 BS 7870-4.20 - LV AND MV POLYMERIC INSULATED CABLES FOR USE BY DISTRIBUTION AND GENERATION UTILITIES - PART 4: SPECIFICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION CABLES WITH EXTRUDED INSULATION FOR RATED VOLTAGES OF 11 KV AND 33 KV - SECTION 4.20: THREE-CORE 11 KV CABLES
    11/30214065 DC : 0 BS 7870-3.22 - LV AND MV POLYMERIC INSULATED CABLES FOR USE BY DISTRIBUTION AND GENERATION UTILITIES - PART 3: SPECIFICATION FOR DISTRIBUTION CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE 0.6/1 KV - SECTION 3.22: XLPE INSULATED SPLIT CONCENTRIC CABLES WITH COPPER OR ALUMINIUM CONDUCTORS, HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE
    BS 8492:2009 Telecommunications equipment and telecommunications cabling. Code of practice for fire performance and protection
    10/30228489 DC : 0 BS 8436 - ELECTRIC CABLES - SPECIFICATION FOR 300/500 V SCREENED ELECTRIC CABLES HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE, FOR USE IN WALLS, PARTITIONS AND BUILDING VOIDS - MULTICORE CABLES
    08/30170023 DC : DRAFT JUNE 2008 BS 7629-1 - ELECTRIC CABLES - SPECIFICATION FOR 300/500 V FIRE RESISTANT SCREENED CABLES HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE - PART 1: MULTICORE AND MULTIPAIR CABLES
    09/30199575 DC : 0 BS 7846 - ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, ARMOURED, FIRE-RESISTANT CABLES OF RATED VOLTAGE 600/1000 V HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE - SPECIFICATION
    BS 8592:2016 Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, non-armoured, fire-resistant, single core non-sheathed cables of rated voltage 450/750 V, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification
    BS 7870-3.22:2011 LV and MV polymeric insulated cables for use by distribution and generation utilities Specification for distribution cables of rated voltage 0.6/1 kV. XLPE insulated split concentric cables with copper or aluminium conductors, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire
    12/30248745 DC : 0 BS 7211 - ELECTRIC CABLES - THERMOSETTING INSULATED, NON-ARMOURED CABLES FOR VOLTA GES UP TO AND INCLUDING 450/750 V, FOR ELECTRIC POWER, LIGHTING AND INTERNAL WIRING, AND HAVING LOW EMISSION OF SMOKE AND CORROSIVE GASES WHEN AFFECTED BY FIRE
    BS 7671(2008) : 2008 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS
    BS 7629-1:2015 Electric cables. Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant, screened, fixed installation cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire Multicore cables
    BS 7629-1:2008 Electric cables. Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant screened cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire Multicore and multipair cables

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    IEC 60695-4:2012 Fire hazard testing - Part 4: Terminology concerning fire tests for electrotechnical products
    IEC 60695-6-1:2005+AMD1:2010 CSV Fire hazard testing - Part 6-1: Smoke obscuration - General guidance
    ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety — Vocabulary
    IEC 60811-203:2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 203: General tests - Measurement of overall dimensions
    IEC GUIDE 104:2010 The preparation of safety publications and the use of basic safety publications and group safety publications
    EN ISO 13943:2017 Fire safety - Vocabulary (ISO 13943:2017)
    EN 61034-1:2005/A1:2014 MEASUREMENT OF SMOKE DENSITY OF CABLES BURNING UNDER DEFINED CONDITIONS - PART 1: TEST APPARATUS (IEC 61034-1:2005/A1:2013)
    EN 60811-203:2012 Electric and optical fibre cables - Test methods for non-metallic materials - Part 203: General tests - Measurement of overall dimensions
    IEC 61034-1:2005+AMD1:2013 CSV Measurement of smoke density of cables burning under defined conditions - Part 1: Test apparatus
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