I.S. EN 15498:2008

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
  5.1 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
  6.1 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
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Describes 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.