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BS EN 16682:2017

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Conservation of cultural heritage. Methods of measurement of moisture content, or water content, in materials constituting immovable cultural heritage

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Language(s)

English

Published date

30-04-2017

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European foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Symbols and abbreviations
5 Moisture and water content in materials
6 Absolute and relative methods
7 Taking and handling samples
8 Calibration
9 Use of existing European Standards concerning modern
   building materials
10 Test report
Annex A (normative) - Absolute methods
Annex B (normative) - Relative methods
Annex C (informative) - Other relative methods
Annex D (informative) - Methods with special safety requirements
Bibliography

Defines a basic framework to take and interpret this kind of measurements on the above cultural heritage materials that have undergone weathering, pest attack, salt migration or other transformations over time.

Committee
B/560
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 13/30288569 DC. (04/2017)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
68
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

This European Standard is aimed to inform and assist users in the choice and use of the most appropriate method to obtain reliable measurements of the moisture content, or water content, in wood and masonry (including brickwork, stonework, concrete, gypsum, mortars, etc.) in the specific case of the built cultural heritage. It provides a basic framework to take and interpret this kind of measurements on the above cultural heritage materials that have undergone weathering, pest attack, salt migration or other transformations over time. It specifies four absolute methods (i.e. gravimetric, Karl Fischer titration, azeotropic distillation and calcium carbide); explains their characteristics, pros and cons, and gives specifications for the transformation of readings into the same unit to make measurements taken with different methods comparable. It specifies the three principal relative methods (i.e. electrical resistance, capacitance, and relative humidity in equilibrium with the material), pointing out their characteristics and uncertainties when used in the field of cultural heritage. In addition, it provides an informative overview of ten other relative methods, their characteristics, pros and cons. It gives specifications for the calibration of the various methods. It also compares the above methods in relation to their accuracy, sampling requirement, sample size, laboratory or field use, and other problems encountered in the field of cultural heritage to prevent instrument misuse, reduce uncertainties and avoid reading misinterpretation.

Standards Relationship
EN 16682:2017 Identical

ISO 7183:2007 Compressed-air dryers Specifications and testing
EN 13183-3:2005 Moisture content of a piece of sawn timber - Part 3: Estimation by capacitance method
EN 15757:2010 Conservation of Cultural Property - Specifications for temperature and relative humidity to limit climate-induced mechanical damage in organic hygroscopic materials
ISO/IEC 17025:2005 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories
EN ISO 374-1:2016 Protective gloves against dangerous chemicals and micro-organisms - Part 1: Terminology and performance requirements for chemical risks (ISO 374-1:2016)
EN ISO 13130:2011 Laboratory glassware - Desiccators (ISO 13130:2011)
EN 455-1:2000 Medical gloves for single use - Part 1: Requirements and testing for freedom from holes
ISO 3567:2011 Vacuum gauges — Calibration by direct comparison with a reference gauge
EN 322:1993 Wood-based panels - Determination of moisture content
ISO 9712:2012 Non-destructive testing Qualification and certification of NDT personnel
ISO 3529-3:2014 Vacuum technology — Vocabulary — Part 3: Total and partial pressure vacuum gauges
EN 16085:2012 Conservation of Cultural property - Methodology for sampling from materials of cultural property - General rules
EN 16096:2012 Conservation of cultural property - Condition survey and report of built cultural heritage
ISO 5280:1979 Xylene for industrial use — Specification
EN 1428:2012 Bitumen and bituminous binders - Determination of water content in bituminous emulsions - Azeotropic distillation method
EN ISO 15512:2016 Plastics - Determination of water content (ISO 15512:2016)
UNI 11085 : 2003 CULTURAL HERITAGE - NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL STONES - MOISTURE CONTENT DETERMINATION: GRAVIMETRIC METHOD
BS 812-109:1990 Testing aggregates Methods for determination of moisture content
EN 15758:2010 Conservation of Cultural Property - Procedures and instruments for measuring temperatures of the air and the surfaces of objects
EN 13040:2007 Soil improvers and growing media - Sample preparation for chemical and physical tests, determination of dry matter content, moisture content and laboratory compacted bulk density
UNI 11086 : 2003 CULTURAL HERITAGE - NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL STONES - DETERMINATION OF EQUILIBRIUM MOISTURE CONTENT
ASTM D 4442 : 2016 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Direct Moisture Content Measurement of Wood and Wood-Based Materials
ISO 11461:2001 Soil quality — Determination of soil water content as a volume fraction using coring sleeves — Gravimetric method
ISO 10304-1:2007 Water quality Determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions Part 1: Determination of bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and sulfate
UNI 11121 : 2004 CULTURAL HERITAGE - NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL STONES - IN FIELD WATER CONTENT DETERMINATION BY CALCIUM- CARBIDE METHOD
ISO 2596:2006 Iron ores — Determination of hygroscopic moisture in analytical samples — Gravimetric, Karl Fischer and mass-loss methods
ISO/IEC Guide 99:2007 International vocabulary of metrology Basic and general concepts and associated terms (VIM)
EN 420:2003+A1:2009 Protective gloves - General requirements and test methods
ISO 5272:1979 Toluene for industrial use — Specifications
ISO 16979:2003 Wood-based panels Determination of moisture content
ISO 13130:2011 Laboratory glassware — Desiccators
ISO 20807:2004 Non-destructive testing Qualification of personnel for limited application of non-destructive testing
ISO 15512:2016 Plastics Determination of water content
EN ISO 11461:2014 Soil quality - Determination of soil water content as a volume fraction using coring sleeves - Gravimetric method (ISO 11461:2001)
ISO/IEC 17024:2012 Conformity assessment — General requirements for bodies operating certification of persons
EN 772-10:1999 Methods of test for masonry units - Part 10: Determination of moisture content of calcium silicate and autoclaved aerated concrete units
ISO 760:1978 Determination of water Karl Fischer method (General method)
UNI 9091-3 : 1989 WOOD - DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT - AZEOTROPIC DISTILLATION METHOD
ISO 1026:1982 Fruit and vegetable products Determination of dry matter content by drying under reduced pressure and of water content by azeotropic distillation
EN 15898:2011 Conservation of cultural property - Main general terms and definitions
ISO Guide 34:2009 General requirements for the competence of reference material producers
EN ISO 10304-1:2009 Water quality - Determination of dissolved anions by liquid chromatography of ions - Part 1: Determination of bromide, chloride, fluoride, nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and sulfate (ISO 10304-1:2007)
EN ISO 14911:1999 Water quality - Determination of dissolved Li+, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mn2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+ using ion chromatography - Method for water and waste water (ISO 14911:1998)
ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008 Uncertainty of measurement — Part 3: Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement (GUM:1995)
ISO 14911:1998 Water quality — Determination of dissolved Li+, Na+, NH4+, K+, Mn2+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+ and Ba2+ using ion chromatography — Method for water and waste water

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