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EN 14579:2004

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Natural stone test methods - Determination of sound speed propagation

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27-10-2004

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Principle
3 Symbols and abbreviations
4 Apparatus
  4.1 General
  4.2 Performance requirements
  4.3 Transducers
  4.4 Apparatus for the determination of the arrival time of
      the pulse
  4.5 Other apparatus
5 Preparation of the specimens
  5.1 Sampling
  5.2 Test specimens
      5.2.1 General
      5.2.2 Dimensions
      5.2.3 The test specimens shall be prisms of 300 mm x 75
            mm x 50 mm with a tolerance of +/- 2 mm. Planes of
            anisotropy
      5.2.4 Drying the specimens
6 Test procedure
  6.1 General
  6.2 Determination of Pulse Velocity
      6.2.1 Factors influencing pulse velocity measurements
      6.2.2 Transducer arrangement
      6.2.3 Path length measurement
      6.2.4 Coupling the transducer onto the stone
      6.2.5 Measurement of the transit time
7 Expression of the results
8 Test report
Annex A (normative) Determination of pulse velocity in the case
                      of indirect transmission
Annex B (informative) Factors influencing the measurement of the
                      velocity of sound
  B.1 General Points
  B.2 Water Content
  B.3 Path Length
  B.4 Shape and sizes of the test specimens
  B.5 Fissures and voids
Bibliography

This document specifies a method for the determination of the velocity of propagation of pulses of ultrasonic longitudinal waves in natural stone, both in laboratory and in situ.

Committee
CEN/TC 246
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
NF EN 14579 : 2005 Identical
PN EN 14579 : OCT 2005 Identical
I.S. EN 14579:2004 Identical
NBN EN 14579 : 2004 Identical
NEN EN 14579 : 2004 Identical
BS EN 14579:2004 Identical
UNE-EN 14579:2005 Identical
UNI EN 14579 : 2005 Identical
NS EN 14579 : 1ED 2005 Identical
DIN EN 14579:2005-01 Identical

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I.S. EN 16306:2013 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE OF MARBLE TO THERMAL AND MOISTURE CYCLES
UNI EN 16306 : 2013 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE OF MARBLE TO THERMAL AND MOISTURE CYCLES
16/30342861 DC : 0 BS EN 12407 - NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION
DIN EN 12372:2007-02 Natural stone test methods - Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load
EN 12407:2007 Natural stone test methods - Petrographic examination
CEN/TR 17024:2017 Natural stones - Guidance for use of natural stones
EN 12372:2006 Natural stone test methods - Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load
PREN 16306 : DRAFT 2011 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE OF MARBLE TO THERMAL AND MOISTURE CYCLES
I.S. EN 12407:2019 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION
I.S. EN 1936:2006 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF REAL DENSITY AND APPARENT DENSITY, AND OF TOTAL AND OPEN POROSITY
I.S. EN 12372:2006 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF FLEXURAL STRENGTH UNDER CONCENTRATED LOAD
I.S. EN 14066:2013 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY THERMAL SHOCK
I.S. EN 1926:2006 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH
11/30245856 DC : 0 BS EN 14066 - NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY THERMAL SHOCK
PD CEN/TR 17024:2017 Natural stones. Guidance for use of natural stones
DIN EN 1936:2007-02 Natural stone test methods - Determination of real density and apparent density, and of total and open porosity
DIN EN 12407:2016-09 (Draft) NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION
DIN EN 1926:2007-03 Natural stone test methods - Determination of uniaxial compressive strength
DIN EN 14066:2013-06 Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock
UNI EN 14066 : 2013 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY THERMAL SHOCK
DIN EN 16306:2013-05 Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance of marble to thermal and moisture cycles
13/30273579 DC : 0 BS EN 16515 - CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - GUIDELINES TO CHARACTERIZE NATURAL STONE USED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE
11/30246675 DC : 0 BS EN 16306 - NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE OF MARBLE TO THERMAL AND MOISTURE CYCLES
DIN EN 16515:2015-06 CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - GUIDELINES TO CHARACTERIZE NATURAL STONE USED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE
PREN 12407 : DRAFT 2016 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION
PREN 12670 : DRAFT 2016 NATURAL STONE - TERMINOLOGY
I.S. EN 12407:2007 NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION
BS EN 1926:2006 Natural stone test methods. Determination of uniaxial compressive strength
BS EN 14066:2013 Natural stone test methods. Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock
UNE-EN 14066:2014 Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock
BS EN 1936:2006 Natural stone test methods. Determination of real density and apparent density, and of total and open porosity
EN 1936:2006 Natural stone test methods - Determination of real density and apparent density, and of total and open porosity
EN 1926:2006 Natural stone test methods - Determination of uniaxial compressive strength
EN 14066:2013 Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock
EN 16515:2015 Conservation of Cultural Heritage - Guidelines to characterize natural stone used in cultural heritage
EN 16306:2013 Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance of marble to thermal and moisture cycles
BS EN 16515:2015 Conservation of Cultural Heritage. Guidelines to characterize natural stone used in cultural heritage
BS EN 16306:2013 Natural stone test methods — Determination of resistance of marble to thermal and moisture cycles
I.S. EN 16515:2015 CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - GUIDELINES TO CHARACTERIZE NATURAL STONE USED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE
16/30344408 DC : 0 BS EN 12670 - NATURAL STONE - TERMINOLOGY
BS EN 12407:2007 Natural stone test methods. Petrographic examination
BS EN 12372:2006 Natural stone test methods. Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load

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