EN 1936:2006
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Natural stone test methods - Determination of real density and apparent density, and of total and open porosity
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06-12-2006
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 Terms and definitions
5 Symbols
6 Apparatus
7 Preparation of the specimens
7.1 Sampling
7.2 Test specimens
7.3 Drying the specimens
8 Test procedure
8.1 Open porosity and apparent density
8.2 Real density
8.2.1 General
8.2.2 Method A (pycnometer)
8.2.3 Method B (Le Chatelier volumenometer)
9 Expression of results
9.1 General
9.2 Apparent density
9.3 Open porosity
9.4 Real density
9.5 Total porosity
10 Test report
Bibliography
This European standard specifies methods for determining the real density, apparent density, and open and total porosity of natural stone.
| Committee |
CEN/TC 246
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| PublisherName |
Comite Europeen de Normalisation
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| Status |
Current
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| Standards | Relationship |
| NF EN 1936 : 2007 | Identical |
| NBN EN 1936 : 2007 | Identical |
| I.S. EN 1936:2006 | Identical |
| NS EN 1936 : 2ED 2006 | Identical |
| NEN EN 1936 : 2007 | Identical |
| UNI EN 1936 : 2007 | Identical |
| DIN EN 1936:2007-02 | Identical |
| UNE-EN 1936:2007 | Identical |
| SN EN 1936 : 2006 | Identical |
| BS EN 1936:2006 | Identical |
| PN EN 1936 : 2010 | Identical |
| DIN EN 15802:2010-04 | Conservation of cultural property - Test methods - Determination of static contact angle |
| UNE-EN 16515:2016 | Conservation of Cultural Heritage - Guidelines to characterize natural stone used in cultural heritage |
| 08/30177225 DC : DRAFT APR 2008 | BS EN 15802 - CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - MEASUREMENT OF STATIC CONTACT ANGLE |
| 08/30177222 DC : DRAFT APR 2008 | BS EN 15801 - CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION BY CAPILLARITY |
| BS EN 12059 : 2008 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - DIMENSIONAL STONE WORK - REQUIREMENTS |
| PREN 14066 : DRAFT 2011 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY THERMAL SHOCK |
| UNI EN 15803 : 2010 | CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY (DELTA [P]) |
| 08/30177228 DC : DRAFT APR 2008 | BS EN 15803 - CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY [DELTA] |
| S.R. CEN/TR 17024:2017 | NATURAL STONES - GUIDANCE FOR USE OF NATURAL STONES |
| UNI EN 15802 : 2010 | CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF STATIC CONTACT ANGLE |
| 16/30342861 DC : 0 | BS EN 12407 - NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION |
| DIN EN 771-6:2015-11 | SPECIFICATION FOR MASONRY UNITS - PART 6: NATURAL STONE MASONRY UNITS |
| DIN EN 1468:2012-06 | Natural stone - Rough slabs - Requirements |
| DIN EN 1469:2015-05 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - SLABS FOR CLADDING - REQUIREMENTS |
| DIN EN 12372:2007-02 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load |
| BS EN 1468:2012 | Natural stone. Rough slabs. Requirements |
| UNE-EN 1342:2013 | Setts of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods |
| EN 12670:2001 | Natural stone - Terminology |
| EN 12407:2007 | Natural stone test methods - Petrographic examination |
| CEN/TR 17024:2017 | Natural stones - Guidance for use of natural stones |
| BS EN 1342:2012 | Setts of natural stone for external paving. Requirements and test methods |
| EN 12057:2015 | Natural stone products - Modular tiles - Requirements |
| EN 1343:2012 | Kerbs of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods |
| EN 1341:2012 | Slabs of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods |
| EN 12372:2006 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load |
| EN 12059:2008+A1:2011 | Natural stone products - Dimensional stone work - Requirements |
| I.S. EN 15801:2009 | CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION BY CAPILLARITY |
| 12/30254418 DC : DRAFT JAN 2012 | BS EN 1469 - NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - SLABS FOR CLADDING - REQUIREMENTS |
| 12/30254421 DC : DRAFT JAN 2012 | BS EN 12057 - NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - MODULAR TILES - REQUIREMENTS |
| DIN EN 12059:2012-03 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - DIMENSIONAL STONE WORK - REQUIREMENTS |
| 17/30364366 DC : 0 | BS EN 17187 - CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - CHARACTERIZATION OF MORTARS USED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE |
| PREN 771-6 : DRAFT 2010 | SPECIFICATION FOR MASONRY UNITS - PART 6: NATURAL STONE MASONRY UNITS |
| I.S. EN 12407:2019 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION |
| DIN EN 1343:2013-03 | Kerbs of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods |
| DIN EN 1745:2012-07 | MASONRY AND MASONRY PRODUCTS - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THERMAL PROPERTIES |
| DIN EN 12058:2015-05 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - SLABS FOR FLOORS AND STAIRS - REQUIREMENTS |
| DIN EN 12057:2015-05 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - MODULAR TILES - REQUIREMENTS |
| UNE-EN 1745:2013 | Masonry and masonry products - Methods for determining thermal properties |
| UNE-EN 1467:2012 | Natural stone - Rough blocks - Requirements |
| EN 12370:1999 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to salt crystallisation |
| BS EN 12057:2015 | Natural stone products. Modular tiles. Requirements |
| I.S. EN 1468:2012 | NATURAL STONE - ROUGH SLABS - REQUIREMENTS |
| I.S. EN 1467:2012 | NATURAL STONE - ROUGH BLOCKS - REQUIREMENTS |
| I.S. EN 771-6:2011 | SPECIFICATION FOR MASONRY UNITS - PART 6: NATURAL STONE MASONRY UNITS |
| I.S. EN 1343:2012 | KERBS OF NATURAL STONE FOR EXTERNAL PAVING - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| I.S. EN 12058:2015 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - SLABS FOR FLOORS AND STAIRS - REQUIREMENTS |
| I.S. EN 12057:2015 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - MODULAR TILES - REQUIREMENTS |
| I.S. EN 12372:2006 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF FLEXURAL STRENGTH UNDER CONCENTRATED LOAD |
| I.S. EN 1341:2012 | SLABS OF NATURAL STONE FOR EXTERNAL PAVING - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| I.S. EN 1342:2012 | SETTS OF NATURAL STONE FOR EXTERNAL PAVING - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| I.S. EN 14066:2013 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY THERMAL SHOCK |
| I.S. EN 14617-1:2013 | AGGLOMERATED STONE - TEST METHODS - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF APPARENT DENSITY AND WATER ABSORPTION |
| I.S. EN 1926:2006 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH |
| I.S. EN 1469:2015 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - SLABS FOR CLADDING - REQUIREMENTS |
| 11/30245856 DC : 0 | BS EN 14066 - NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY THERMAL SHOCK |
| 10/30203906 DC : 0 | BS EN 771-6 - SPECIFICATION FOR MASONRY UNITS - PART 6: NATURAL STONE MASONRY UNITS |
| BS EN 15803:2009 | Conservation of cultural property. Test methods. Determination of water vapour permeability (δ<sub>p</sub>) |
| BS EN 15801:2009 | Conservation of cultural property. Test methods. Determination of water absorption by capillarity |
| PD CEN/TR 17024:2017 | Natural stones. Guidance for use of natural stones |
| UNI EN 15801 : 2010 | CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION BY CAPILLARITY |
| I.S. EN 15803:2009 | CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY (DELTA P) |
| I.S. EN 12670:2002 | NATURAL STONE - TERMINOLOGY |
| DIN EN 1467:2012-06 | Natural stone - Rough blocks - Requirements |
| 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 1341:2013-03 | SLABS OF NATURAL STONE FOR EXTERNAL PAVING - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| DIN EN 1342:2013-03 | SETTS OF NATURAL STONE FOR EXTERNAL PAVING - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| DIN EN 14066:2013-06 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock |
| DIN EN 14617-1:2013-08 | AGGLOMERATED STONE - TEST METHODS - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF APPARENT DENSITY AND WATER ABSORPTION |
| BS EN 1343:2012 | Kerbs of natural stone for external paving. Requirements and test methods |
| UNE-EN 1469:2015 | Natural stone products - Slabs for cladding - Requirements |
| UNE-EN 1468:2012 | Natural stone - Rough slabs - Requirements |
| UNE-EN 771-6:2012 | Specification for masonry units - Part 6: Natural stone masonry units |
| I.S. EN 1745:2012 | MASONRY AND MASONRY PRODUCTS - METHODS FOR DETERMINING THERMAL PROPERTIES |
| EN 1745:2012 | Masonry and masonry products - Methods for determining thermal properties |
| EN 771-6:2011+A1:2015 | Specification for masonry units - Part 6: Natural stone masonry units |
| EN 15801:2009 | Conservation of cultural property - Test methods - Determination of water absorption by capillarity |
| UNI EN 14617-1 : 2013 | AGGLOMERATED STONE - TEST METHODS - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF APPARENT DENSITY AND WATER ABSORPTION |
| UNI EN 1467 : 2012 | NATURAL STONE - ROUGH BLOCKS - REQUIREMENTS |
| UNI EN 1342 : 2013 | SETTS OF NATURAL STONE FOR EXTERNAL PAVING - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| UNI EN 1341 : 2013 | SLABS OF NATURAL STONE FOR EXTERNAL PAVING - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| UNI EN 1343 : 2013 | KERBS OF NATURAL STONE FOR EXTERNAL PAVING - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS |
| UNI EN 1468 : 2012 | NATURAL STONE - ROUGH SLABS - REQUIREMENTS |
| UNI EN 14066 : 2013 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY THERMAL SHOCK |
| 13/30273579 DC : 0 | BS EN 16515 - CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - GUIDELINES TO CHARACTERIZE NATURAL STONE USED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE |
| DIN EN 15801:2010-04 | Conservation of cultural property - Test methods - Determination of water absorption by capillarity |
| 06/30153245 DC : DRAFT JULY 2006 | EN 12059 - NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - DIMENS - NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - DIMENSIONAL STONE WORK-REQUIREMENTS |
| DIN EN 16515:2015-06 | CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - GUIDELINES TO CHARACTERIZE NATURAL STONE USED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE |
| DIN EN 15803:2010-04 | Conservation of cultural property - Test methods - Determination of water vapour permeability (<delta><(Index)p>) |
| I.S. EN 15802:2009 | CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF STATIC CONTACT ANGLE |
| I.S. EN 12059:2008 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - DIMENSIONAL STONE WORK - REQUIREMENTS |
| PREN 12407 : DRAFT 2016 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION |
| PREN 17187 : DRAFT 2017 | CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - CHARACTERIZATION OF MORTARS USED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE |
| PREN 12670 : DRAFT 2016 | NATURAL STONE - TERMINOLOGY |
| I.S. EN 12407:2007 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATION |
| UNE-EN 14617-1:2013 | Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 1: Determination of apparent density and water absorption |
| BS EN 1925:1999 | Natural stone test methods. Determination of water absorption coefficient by capillarity |
| BS EN 1926:2006 | Natural stone test methods. Determination of uniaxial compressive strength |
| BS EN 1745:2012 | Masonry and masonry products. Methods for determining thermal properties |
| UNE-EN 12059:2008 | Natural stone products - Dimensional stone work - Requirements |
| BS EN 14066:2013 | Natural stone test methods. Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock |
| BS EN 12670:2002 | Natural stone. Terminology |
| UNE-EN 14066:2014 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock |
| UNE-EN 12058:2015 | Natural stone products - Slabs for floors and stairs - Requirements |
| I.S. EN 12370:1999 | NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO SALT CRYSTALLISATION |
| UNE-EN 1343:2013 | Kerbs of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods |
| UNE-EN 1341:2013 | Slabs of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods |
| UNE-EN 12057:2015 | Natural stone products - Modular tiles - Requirements |
| BS EN 12370:1999 | Natural stone test methods. Determination of resistance to salt crystallization |
| EN 1469:2015 | Natural stone products - Slabs for cladding - Requirements |
| EN 1926:2006 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of uniaxial compressive strength |
| EN 1467:2012 | Natural stone - Rough blocks - Requirements |
| EN 1925:1999 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of water absorption coefficient by capillarity |
| EN 14066:2013 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock |
| EN 15803:2009 | Conservation of cultural property - Test methods - Determination of water vapour permeability (δp) |
| EN 1468:2012 | Natural stone - Rough slabs - Requirements |
| EN 15802:2009 | Conservation of cultural property - Test methods - Determination of static contact angle |
| EN 16515:2015 | Conservation of Cultural Heritage - Guidelines to characterize natural stone used in cultural heritage |
| EN 14617-1:2013 | Agglomerated stone - Test methods - Part 1: Determination of apparent density and water absorption |
| BS EN 16515:2015 | Conservation of Cultural Heritage. Guidelines to characterize natural stone used in cultural heritage |
| BS EN 15802:2009 | Conservation of cultural property. Test methods. Determination of static contact angle |
| 12/30254424 DC : DRAFT JAN 2012 | BS EN 12058 - NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - SLABS FOR FLOORS AND STAIRS - REQUIREMENTS |
| UNI EN 12059 : 2012 | NATURAL STONE PRODUCTS - DIMENSIONAL STONE WORK - REQUIREMENTS |
| 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 1469:2015 | Natural stone products. Slabs for cladding. Requirements |
| BS EN 12407:2007 | Natural stone test methods. Petrographic examination |
| BS EN 1467:2012 | Natural stone – Rough blocks – Requirements |
| BS EN 1341:2012 | Slabs of natural stone for external paving. Requirements and test methods |
| BS EN 14617-1:2013 | Agglomerated stone. Test methods Determination of apparent density and water absorption |
| BS EN 12372:2006 | Natural stone test methods. Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load |
| BS EN 771-6 : 2011 | SPECIFICATION FOR MASONRY UNITS - PART 6: NATURAL STONE MASONRY UNITS |
| BS EN 12058:2015 | Natural stone products. Slabs for floors and stairs. Requirements |
| EN 12058:2015 | Natural stone products - Slabs for floors and stairs - Requirements |
| EN 1342:2012 | Setts of natural stone for external paving - Requirements and test methods |
| EN 14205:2003 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of Knoop hardness |
| EN 14066:2013 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by thermal shock |
| EN 14147:2003 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by salt mist |
| EN 13919:2002 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to ageing by SO2 action in the presence of humidity |
| EN 13373:2003 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of geometric characteristics on units |
| EN 14580:2005 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of static elastic modulus |
| EN 12371:2010 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of frost resistance |
| EN 12407:2007 | Natural stone test methods - Petrographic examination |
| EN 12670:2001 | Natural stone - Terminology |
| EN 13755:2008 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of water absorption at atmospheric pressure |
| EN 1926:2006 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of uniaxial compressive strength |
| EN 14579:2004 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of sound speed propagation |
| EN 12440:2017 | Natural stone - Denomination criteria |
| EN 14231:2003 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of the slip resistance by means of the pendulum tester |
| EN 13161:2008 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of flexural strength under constant moment |
| EN 14146:2004 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of the dynamic modulus of elasticity (by measuring the fundamental resonance frequency) |
| EN 14158:2004 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of rupture energy |
| EN 1925:1999 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of water absorption coefficient by capillarity |
| EN 12372:2006 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of flexural strength under concentrated load |
| EN 13364:2001 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of the breaking load at dowel hole |
| EN 14157:2017 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of the abrasion resistance |
| EN 12370:1999 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of resistance to salt crystallisation |
| EN 14581:2004 | Natural stone test methods - Determination of linear thermal expansion coefficient |
| ISO 3507:1999 | Laboratory glassware — Pyknometers |
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