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EN 15498:2008

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Precast concrete products - Wood-chip concrete shuttering blocks - Product properties and performance

Published date

23-04-2008

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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
Bibliography

This European Standard specifies the properties, performance and test methods of factory made, non-load-bearing hollow wood-chip concrete shuttering blocks, which may include factory installed thermal insulation.These blocks are intended to be used for external and internal walls and partitions when filled with concrete.

Committee
CEN/TC 229
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status
Current

Standards Relationship
NBN EN 15498 : 2008 Identical
I.S. EN 15498:2008 Identical
SN EN 15498 : 2008 Identical
NEN EN 15498 : 2008 Identical
UNI EN 15498 : 2008 Identical
NS EN 15498 : 1ED 2008 Identical
UNE-EN 15498:2009 Identical
NF EN 15498 : 2008 Identical
DIN EN 15498:2008-08 Identical
PN EN 15498 : 2008 Identical
BS EN 15498:2008 Identical

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