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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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Published date: 06-12-2006

Publisher: Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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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

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This European standard specifies methods for determining the real density, apparent density, and open and total porosity of natural stone.

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Committee	CEN/TC 246
Document Type	Standard
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Pages
Published
Publisher	Comite Europeen de Normalisation
Status	Current

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Equivalent Standard(s)	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

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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
DIN EN 15802 E : 2010	CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF STATIC CONTACT ANGLE
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
DIN EN 16515 E : 2015	CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE - GUIDELINES TO CHARACTERIZE NATURAL STONE USED IN CULTURAL HERITAGE
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_p)
DIN EN 15803 E : 2010	CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY (DELTA[P])
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 (<(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
DIN EN 15801 E : 2010	CONSERVATION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY - TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION BY CAPILLARITY
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

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EN 13919:2002	NATURAL STONE TEST METHODS - DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO AGEING BY SO[2] 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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