BS EN 527-3:2003
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Office furniture. Work tables and desks Methods of test for the determination of the stability and the mechanical strength of the structure
Hardcopy , PDF
04-07-2024
English
14-04-2003
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 General test conditions
3.1 Preliminary preparation
3.2 Determination of the drawer test load
3.3 Tolerances
4 Test apparatus
4.1 Floor surface
4.2 Stops
4.3 Loading pad for the application of vertical
forces
4.4 Horizontal force application device
4.5 Masses
5 Test methods
5.1 Stability
5.1.1 Purpose of the test
5.1.2 Test procedure
5.2 Strength under vertical force
5.2.1 Purpose of the test
5.2.2 Test procedure
5.3 Strength under horizontal force
5.3.1 Purpose of the test
5.3.2 Test procedure
5.4 Fatigue under horizontal force
5.4.1 Purpose of the test
5.4.2 Test procedure
5.5 Fatigue under vertical force
5.5.1 Purpose of the test
5.5.2 Test procedure
5.6 Drop test
5.6.1 Purpose of the test
5.6.2 Test procedure
6 Test report
Annex A (informative) Stiffness of the structure
A.1 Purpose of the test
A.2 Test procedure
Provides methods of test for the determination of the stability and the mechanical strength of the structure of office work tables and desks.
| Committee |
FW/0/3
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5459-1(1977) & 96/502211 DC (04/2003)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
16
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Withdrawn
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| Supersedes |
This part of EN 527 specifies methods of test for the determination of the stability and the mechanical strength of the structure of office work tables and desks.
NOTE In this standard, the words « table » and « desk » have the same meaning. For simplicity, only the word « table » is used in the remainder of the standard.
The tests are designed to be applied to an article of furniture that is fully assembled and ready for use.
| Standards | Relationship |
| I.S. EN 527-3:2003 | Identical |
| SN EN 527-3 : 2004 | Identical |
| NS EN 527-3 : 1ED 2003 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 527-3:2003 | Identical |
| EN 527-3:2003 | Identical |
| UNI EN 527-3 : 2003 | Identical |
| NF EN 527-3 : 2003 | Identical |
| NEN EN 527-3 : 2003 | Identical |
| NBN EN 527-3 : 2003 | Identical |
| DIN EN 527-3:2003-06 | Identical |
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| 08/30177004 DC : DRAFT JULY 2008 | BS 6396 - ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS IN OFFICE FURNITURE AND OFFICE SCREENS - SPECIFICATION |
| ISO 48:2010 | Rubber, vulcanized or thermoplastic Determination of hardness (hardness between 10 IRHD and 100 IRHD) |
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