BS 5873-4:1998
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Educational furniture Specification for strength and stability of storage furniture for educational institutions
Hardcopy , PDF
31-07-2017
English
15-02-1998
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Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
4 Strength and stability tests
5 Strength requirements
6 Stability requirements
7 Glass
8 Marking
Annexes
A (normative) Tests on shelves, horizontal surfaces and
clothes hanging rails
B (normative) Tests on pivoted doors
C (normative) Tests on sliding doors
D (normative) Tests on flaps
E (normative) Tests on roll fronts
F (normative) Tests on drawers
G (normative) Strength tests for trays
H (normative) Tests on carcase and underframe
J (normative) Strength of trolleys
K (normative) Tests for strength of coat hooks
L (normative) Stability tests
M (normative) Calibration of drawer slamming machine
Tables
1 Summary of test procedures
2 Order of tests for ranges of furniture
A.1 Steel impact plates
A.2 Average loads applied to parts other than the part
being tested
A.3 Maximum loads applied to parts undergoing test
L.1 Loads to be applied
Figures
A.1 Test for strength of shelf supports
A.2 Test for deflection of shelves
A.3 Test for strengths of clothes hanging rail supports
A.4 Test for deflection of clothes hanging rails
B.1 Test for strengths of pivoted doors
C.1 Arrangement for slam open/shut test of sliding doors
D.1 Test for strength of flaps
E.1 Slam shut test of roll front
F.1 Test for strength of runners
F.2 Test for slamming shut of drawers
F.3 Test for displacement of bottom surface of drawers
F.4 Test for wear and fatigue of drawers and runners
G.1 Tray operation attachment device
H.1 Test for strength of carcase and underframe
K.1 Strength of hooks
L.1 Overturning test on an unloaded carcase: doors and
drawers
L.2 Horizontal impact device
L.3 Overturning test on a loaded article: doors and drawers
L.4 Overturning test on a loaded article: drawer slamming
L.5 Overturning test on loaded article: flaps
List of references
Defines strength and stability requirements for storage furniture for educational institutions, including lockers, secure storage and trolleys. Applicable to school but not to office furniture used by administrative staff. Defines general and heavy test levels. Does not include requirements and methods of test for security of fixed secure storage furniture which is addressed in BS 5873:Pt5.
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FW/0/4
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5873-4(1991) and 97/703474 DC (06/2004) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2012. (10/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
28
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Superseded
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| SupersededBy | |
| Supersedes |
| BS 4875-8:1985 | Strength and stability of furniture Methods for determination of stability of storage furniture |
| BS 6206:1981 | Specification for impact performance requirements for flat safety glass and safety plastics for use in buildings |
| BS 4875-7:1985 | Strength and stability of furniture Methods for determination of strength of storage furniture |
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