EN 990:2002

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Principle
4 Apparatus
5 Test specimens
  5.1 General
  5.2 Sealing of the end faces and conditioning of the
  test specimens
6 Corrosion tests
  6.1 Short-term test with alternate wetting with
      sodium chloride solution and drying in air
      (method 1)
       6.1.1 Exposure cycles
       6.1.2 Examination of steel surface and evaluation
             of results
  6.2 Short-term test with alternate wetting with water
       and drying in warm air (method 2)
       6.2.1 Exposure cycles
       6.2.2 Examination of steel surface and evaluation
             of results
  6.3 Short-term test with alternating temperature
      (method 3)
       6.3.1 Exposure cycles
       6.3.2 Examination of steel surface and evaluation
             of results
7 Test report

This European Standard specifies methods for verification of the effectiveness of the corrosion protection of reinforcing steel embedded in autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) components according to prEN 12602 or components of lightweight aggregate concrete with open structure (LAC) according to prEN 1520.