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    I.S. EN 13121-1:2003

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    GRP TANKS AND VESSELS FOR USE ABOVE GROUND - PART 1: RAW MATERIALS - SPECIFICATION CONDITIONS AND ACCEPTANCE CONDITIONS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  12-10-2021

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2003

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms, definitions, symbols and abbreviations
      3.1 Terms and definitions
      3.2 Symbols and abbreviations
    4 Thermosetting resins
      4.1 General
      4.2 Unsaturated polyester resins
      4.3 Vinylester resins
      4.4 Vinylester urethane resins
      4.5 Epoxy resins
      4.6 Furane resins
      4.7 Phenolic resins
      4.8 Characterisation of thermosetting resins in the
           uncured state
      4.9 Characterisation of thermosetting resins in the
           cured state
    5 Curing agents for unsaturated polyester and vinylester
      resins
      5.1 General
      5.2 Initiators
      5.3 Accelerators, organometallic
      5.4 Promoters
      5.5 Inhibitors
    6 Reinforcing materials
      6.1 General
      6.2 Surface nonwovens
      6.3 Chopped strand mats
      6.4 Continuous strand mats
      6.5 Woven fabrics/Woven roving fabrics
      6.6 Roving for winding and for chopping applications
    7 Additives
      7.1 General
      7.2 Thixotropic agents
      7.3 Conductive fillers
      7.4 Fire retardants
      7.5 Paraffin wax
      7.6 Aggregates and fillers
      7.7 Ultra violet absorbers
    7.8 Pigments
      7.9 Surface active agents
    8 Thermoplastic lining materials
      8.1 General
      8.2 Mechanical and thermal properties
      8.3 Welding consumables
      8.4 Dimensional stability
    9 Material conformance documentation
      9.1 General
      9.2 Unsaturated polyester, vinylester and vinylester
           urethane resins
      9.3 Epoxy resins and hardeners
      9.4 Furane and phenolic resins
      9.5 Curing agents and additives
      9.6 Surface nonwovens
      9.7 Chopped strand mats
      9.8 Woven fabrics/Woven roving fabrics
      9.9 Roving for winding and for chopping applications
      9.10 Thermoplastic lining
    Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this European
             standard and the Essential requirements of EU
             Directives 97/23/EC
    Bibliography

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    Describes requirements for specification and acceptance conditions of raw materials for GRP tanks and vessels with or without lining for storage or processing of fluids, factory made or site built, non pressurised or pressurised, for use above ground.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN ISO 9771 : 1997 PLASTICS - PHENOLIC RESINS - DETERMINATION OF THE PSEUDO-ADIABATIC TEMPERATURE RISE OF LIQUID RESOLS WHEN CURED UNDER ACID CONDITIONS (ISO 9771:1995)
    EN ISO 3001 : 1999 PLASTICS - EPOXY COMPOUNDS - DETERMINATION OF EPOXY EQUIVALENT
    EN ISO 9073-2 : 1996 TEXTILES - TEST METHODS FOR NONWOVENS - PART 2: DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS
    EN ISO 2114:2000/AC:2005 PLASTICS (POLYESTER RESINS) AND PAINTS AND VARNISHES (BINDERS) - DETERMINATION OF PARTIAL ACID VALUE AND TOTAL ACID VALUE
    PREN 13121-3 : DRAFT 2014 GRP TANKS AND VESSELS FOR USE ABOVE GROUND - PART 3: DESIGN AND WORKMANSHIP
    EN ISO 6721-2:2008 Plastics - Determination of dynamic mechanical properties - Part 2: Torsion-pendulum method (ISO 6721-2:2008)
    ISO 2797:1986 Textile glass — Rovings — Basis for a specification
    ISO 5661:1983 Petroleum products Hydrocarbon liquids Determination of refractive index
    EN 59:2016 Glass reinforced plastics - Determination of indentation hardness by means of a Barcol hardness tester
    EN ISO 527-2:2012 Plastics - Determination of tensile properties - Part 2: Test conditions for moulding and extrusion plastics (ISO 527-2:2012)
    ISO 6271:2015 Clear liquids Estimation of colour by the platinum-cobalt colour scale
    ISO 3374:2000 Reinforcement products Mats and fabrics Determination of mass per unit area
    EN ISO 178:2010/A1:2013 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF FLEXURAL PROPERTIES (ISO 178:2010/AMD 1:2013)
    EN ISO 1675:1998 Plastics - Liquid resins - Determination of density by the pyknometer method (ISO 1675:1985)
    ISO 11359-2:1999 Plastics Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) Part 2: Determination of coefficient of linear thermal expansion and glass transition temperature
    EN ISO 1163-1 : 1999 PLASTICS - UNPLASTICIZED POLY(VINLY CHLORIDE) (PVC-U) MOULDING AND EXTRUSION MATERIALS - PART 1: DESIGNATION SYSTEM AND BASIS FOR SPECIFICATIONS
    EN ISO 3251:2008 Paints, varnishes and plastics - Determination of non-volatile-matter content (ISO 3251:2008)
    EN ISO 1889:2009 Reinforcement yarns - Determination of linear density (ISO 1889:2009)
    PREN 13121-4 : DRAFT 1998 GRP TANKS AND VESSELS FOR USE ABOVE GROUND - PART 4: DELIVERY, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE
    EN ISO 75-2:2013 Plastics - Determination of temperature of deflection under load - Part 2: Plastics and ebonite (ISO 75-2:2013)
    ISO 1183:1987 Plastics Methods for determining the density and relative density of non-cellular plastics
    EN 2901992 : 1992 TEXTILES - NONWOVENS - DEFINITION
    EN ISO 3219:1994 Plastics - Polymers/resins in the liquid state or as emulsions or dispersions - Determination of viscosity using a rotational viscometer with defined shear rate (ISO 3219:1993)
    ISO 2113:1996 Reinforcement fibres — Woven fabrics — Basis for a specification
    ISO 1887:2014 Textile glass Determination of combustible-matter content
    EN 10204:2004 Metallic products - Types of inspection documents
    ISO 2559:2011 Textile glass Mats (made from chopped or continuous strands) Designation and basis for specifications
    EN ISO 2554 : 1999 PLASTICS - UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS - DETERMINATION OF HYSROXYL VALUE
    EN ISO 9702 : 1998 PLASTICS - AMINE EPOXIDE HARDENERS - DETERMINATION OF PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND TERTIARY AMINE GROUP NITROGEN CONTENT
    EN ISO 2592:2017 Petroleum and related products - Determination of flash and fire points - Cleveland open cup method (ISO 2592:2017)
    ISO 2211:1973 Liquid chemical products Measurement of colour in Hazen units (platinum-cobalt scale)
    EN ISO 868:2003 Plastics and ebonite - Determination of indentation hardness by means of a durometer (Shore hardness) (ISO 868:2003)
    EN ISO 1133:2005 PLASTICS - DETERMINATION OF THE MELT MASS-FLOW RATE (MFR) AND THE MELT VOLUME-FLOW RATE (MVR) OF THE THERMOPLASTICS
    EN ISO 306:2013 Plastics - Thermoplastic materials - Determination of Vicat softening temperature (VST) (ISO 306:2013)
    EN ISO 472:2013 Plastics - Vocabulary (ISO 472:2013)
    EN ISO 2535 : 2002 PLASTICS - UNSATURATED POLYESTER RESINS - MEASUREMENT OF GEL TIME AT AMBIENT TEMPERATURE (ISO 2535:2001)
    EN ISO 3344 : 1997 REINFORCEMENT PRODUCTS - DETERMINATION OF MOISTURE CONTENT
    1997/23/EC : 1997 DIRECTIVE 97/23/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL OF 29 MAY 1997 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF THE LAWS OF THE MEMBER STATES CONCERNING PRESSURE EQUIPMENT
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