EN 15498:2008
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Precast concrete products - Wood-chip concrete shuttering blocks - Product properties and performance
23-04-2008
Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
4 Requirements
4.1 Material requirements
4.1.1 Wood-chip concrete
4.1.2 Supplementary thermal insulation
materials
4.2 Finished product requirements
4.2.1 Geometric characteristics
4.2.2 Density
4.2.3 Moisture movement
4.2.4 Reaction to fire
4.2.5 Water vapour permeability
4.2.6 Mechanical strength
4.2.7 Acoustic properties
4.2.8 Thermal properties
4.2.9 Durability
5 Test methods
5.1 Principle
5.2 Procedure
5.2.1 Geometric characteristics
5.2.2 Density
5.2.3 Moisture movement
5.2.4 Reaction to fire
5.2.5 Water vapour permeability
5.2.6 Mechanical strength
5.2.7 Acoustic properties
5.2.8 Thermal properties
5.2.9 Durability
6 Evaluation of conformity
6.1 General
6.2 Demonstration of conformity
6.3 Assessment of conformity
6.4 Initial type testing
6.5 Factory production control
6.5.1 General
6.5.2 Equipment
6.5.3 Materials
6.5.4 Production process
6.5.5 Product testing
6.5.6 Stock control
7 Marking and labelling
7.1 Marking and labelling on product
7.2 Marking and labelling on delivery documentation
Annex A (normative) - Filling pressure of concrete infill
Annex B (normative) - Determination of tensile strength
of web
B.1 Principle
B.2 Apparatus
B.3 Procedure
B.4 Determination of tensile strength
B.4.1 Principle
B.4.2 Calculation of the minimum required
tensile strength of the web
B.4.3 Measurement of the web tensile
failure load and calculation of the
tensile strength of webs
B.5 Test report
Annex C (normative) - Determination of flexural strength
of shells
C.1 Principle
C.2 Apparatus
C.3 Procedure
C.4 Determining the flexural strength of
shells
C.4.1 General
C.4.2 Calculation of the minimum required
flexural strength of shells
C.4.3 Measurement of the flexural failure
load and calculation of the flexural
strength of shells
C.5 Test report
Annex D (normative) - Test methods for determination
of specific heat capacity
D.1 Principle
D.2 Test device
D.3 Specimen
D.4 Procedure
D.4.1 Core temperature measurement
D.4.2 Core temperature calculation
D.4.3 Comparison of measured and
calculated core temperature
D.5 Determination of specific heat
capacity
D.6 Test report
D.7 VBA-Routine for calculation of core
temperature (informative)
Annex E (normative) - Sampling for initial type
Testing
E.1 General
E.2 Sampling procedure
E.2.1 Random sampling
E.2.2 Representative sampling
E.2.3 Dividing the sample
E.2.4 Number of shuttering blocks
required for testing
E.3 Place and dates of inspection and
acceptance testing
Annex F (normative) - Compliance criteria for initial
type testing and for independent
testing of consignment
Annex G (informative) - Example of an inspection scheme
G.1 Equipment inspection
G.1.1 Testing and measuring equipment
G.1.2 Storage and production equipment
G.2 Materials inspection
G.2.1 All materials
G.2.2 Materials not submitted to an
assessment of conformity before
delivery
G.3 Production process inspection
G.4 Product inspection
G.4.1 Product testing
G.4.2 Marking, storage, delivery
G.5 Switching rules
G.5.1 Normal inspection
G.5.2 Normal to reduced inspection
G.5.3 Reduced to normal inspection
G.5.4 Tightened inspection
G.5.5 Tightened to normal inspection
G.5.6 Stopped production
Annex ZA (informative) - Relationship between this
European Standard and the
Essential Requirements of
EU Directive Constructions
products
ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics
ZA.2 Procedure(s) for attestation of conformity
of wood-chipconcrete shuttering blocks
ZA.2.1 System(s) of attestation of conformity
ZA.2.2 EC Certificate and Declaration
of conformity
ZA.3 CE marking and labelling
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