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  • PREN 13964 : DRAFT 2013

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    SUSPENDED CEILINGS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS

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    Superseded date:  01-03-2014

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    Published date:  25-03-2013

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Requirements
    5 Loading capacity of substructures components - Test
      methods
    6 Evaluation of conformity
    7 Marking, labelling and packaging
    8 Technical documentation
    Annex A (informative) - Guidance for installation
    Annex B (informative) - Selection of top fixing and
            perimeter trim fixing
    Annex C (informative) - Wind load resistance
    Annex D (normative) - Impact resistance
    Annex E (normative) - Formaldehyde classes and
            associated test methods
    Annex F (normative) - Membrane components - Flexural
            tensile strength test
    Annex G (normative) - Suspension component - Functional
            test
    Annex H (normative) - Perimeter trim component- Functional
            test, determination of load bearing capacity
    Annex I (normative) - Reaction to fire test - Mounting and
            fixing
    Annex J (normative) - Mechanical strength, safety against
            failure - baffles
    Annex K (informative) - Reaction to fire performance
            - Classified without the need for further
            testing (CWFT)
    Annex L (informative) - Guidance on the choice of attestation
            of conformity system
    Annex M (informative) - Significant technical changes
            between this European Standard and the previous
            edition
    Annex ZA (informative) - Clauses of this European
             Standard addressing essential requirements or
             other provisions of EU Directives
    Bibliography

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives information for the various parties responsible for designing, manufacturing and specifying/selecting suspended ceilings used for interior applications in general building and civil engineering structures.

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    Comment Closes On
    Committee TC 277
    Document Type Draft
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    01/105976 DC : DRAFT JULY 2001 PREN 14246 - GYPSUM ELEMENTS FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS - DEFINITIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS

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

    93/68/EEC : 1993 AMD 2 1998 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 93/68/EEC OF 22.7.93 AMENDING DIRECTIVES 87/404/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 89/106/EEC, 89/336/EEC, 89/392/EEC, 89/686/EEC, 90/384/EEC, 90/385/EEC, 90/396/EEC, 91/263/EEC, 92/42/EEC AND 73/23/EEC
    EN 717-2:1994/AC:2002 WOOD-BASED PANELS - DETERMINATION OF FORMALDEHYDE RELEASE - PART 2: FORMALDEHYDE RELEASE BY THE GAS ANALYSIS METHOD
    EN 520:2004+A1:2009 Gypsum plasterboards - Definitions, requirements and test methods
    EN 13658-1:2005 Metal lath and beads - Definitions, requirements and test methods - Part 1: Internal plastering
    EN 12667:2001 Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods - Products of high and medium thermal resistance
    EN 335-2:2006 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Definition of use classes - Part 2: Application to solid wood
    EN 12602:2016 Prefabricated reinforced components of autoclaved aerated concrete
    EN 120:1992 Wood based panels - Determination of formaldehyde content - Extraction method called the perforator method
    ISO 10848-2:2017 Acoustics — Laboratory and field measurement of flanking transmission for airborne, impact and building service equipment sound between adjoining rooms — Part 2: Application to Type B elements when the junction has a small influence
    EN 13986:2004 Wood-based panels for use in construction - Characteristics, evaluation of conformity and marking
    EN ISO 10456:2007/AC:2009 BUILDING MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS - HYGROTHERMAL PROPERTIES - TABULATED DESIGN VALUES AND PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINING DECLARED AND DESIGN THERMAL VALUES
    ISO 354:2003 Acoustics — Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
    EN 14190:2014 Gypsum board products from reprocessing - Definitions, requirements and test methods
    EN 14246:2006/AC:2007 GYPSUM ELEMENTS FOR SUSPENDED CEILINGS - DEFINITIONS, REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    EN 12354-6:2003 Building acoustics - Estimation of acoustic performance of buildings from the performance of elements - Part 6: Sound absorption in enclosed spaces
    EN 13245-2:2008/AC:2009 PLASTICS - UNPLASTICIZED POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) (PVC-U) PROFILES FOR BUILDING APPLICATIONS - PART 2: PVC-U PROFILES AND PVC-UE PROFILES FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WALL AND CEILING FINISHES
    EN 10152:2017 Electrolytically zinc coated cold rolled steel flat products for cold forming - Technical delivery conditions
    EN 1912:2012/AC:2013 STRUCTURAL TIMBER - STRENGTH CLASSES - ASSIGNMENT OF VISUAL GRADES AND SPECIES
    EN 1520:2011 Prefabricated reinforced components of lightweight aggregate concrete with open structure with structural or non-structural reinforcement
    EN 10244-2:2009 Steel wire and wire products - Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire - Part 2: Zinc or zinc alloy coatings
    EN 13245-1:2010 Plastics - Unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U) profiles for building applications - Part 1: Designation of PVC-U profiles
    89/106/EEC : 1988 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
    EN 717-1:2004 Wood-based panels - Determination of formaldehyde release - Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method
    ISO 7724-2:1984 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry Part 2: Colour measurement
    ISO 11925-2:2010 Reaction to fire tests Ignitability of products subjected to direct impingement of flame Part 2: Single-flame source test
    EN 1396:2015 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Coil coated sheet and strip for general applications - Specifications
    EN 10346:2015 Continuously hot-dip coated steel flat products for cold forming - Technical delivery conditions
    ISO 10211-1:1995 Thermal bridges in building construction Heat flows and surface temperatures Part 1: General calculation methods
    EN 312:2010 Particleboards - Specifications
    EN 13501-2:2016 Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 2: Classification using data from fire resistance tests, excluding ventilation services
    EN 13823:2010+A1:2014 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS FOR BUILDING PRODUCTS - BUILDING PRODUCTS EXCLUDING FLOORINGS EXPOSED TO THE THERMAL ATTACK BY A SINGLE BURNING ITEM
    ISO 11654:1997 Acoustics — Sound absorbers for use in buildings — Rating of sound absorption
    EN ISO 6946:2017 Building components and building elements - Thermal resistance and thermal transmittance - Calculation methods (ISO 6946:2017, Corrected version 2021-12)
    EN 15283-2:2008+A1:2009 Gypsum boards with fibrous reinforcement - Definitions, requirements and test methods - Part 2: Gypsum fibre boards
    EN 14566:2008+A1:2009 Mechanical fasteners for gypsum plasterboard systems - Definitions, requirements and test methods
    EN 13162:2012+A1:2015 Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made mineral wool (MW) products - Specification
    ISO 7724-3:1984 Paints and varnishes Colorimetry Part 3: Calculation of colour differences
    EN 10169:2010+A1:2012 Continuously organic coated (coil coated) steel flat products - Technical delivery conditions
    EN 15283-1:2008+A1:2009 Gypsum boards with fibrous reinforcement - Definitions, requirements and test methods - Part 1: Gypsum boards with mat reinforcement
    EN ISO 354:2003 Acoustics - Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room (ISO 354:2003)
    EN 10143:2006 (edition 2) Continuously hot-dip coated steel sheet and strip - Tolerances on dimensions and shape
    EN ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems - Requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
    EN 1168:2005+A3:2011 Precast concrete products - Hollow core slabs
    EN 12664:2001 Thermal performance of building materials and products - Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods - Dry and moist products of medium and low thermal resistance
    EN 13171:2012+A1:2015 Thermal insulation products for buildings - Factory made wood fibre (WF) products - Specification
    ISO 10456:2007 Building materials and products — Hygrothermal properties — Tabulated design values and procedures for determining declared and design thermal values
    ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
    ISO 12944-3:2017 Paints and varnishes — Corrosion protection of steel structures by protective paint systems — Part 3: Design considerations
    EN 460:1994 Durability of wood and wood-based products - Natural durability of solid wood - Guide to the durability requirements for wood to be used in hazard classes
    ISO 1006:1983 Building construction Modular coordination Basic module
    EN ISO 10211-1 : 95 COR 2002 THERMAL BRIDGES IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION - CALCULATION OF HEAT FLOWS AND SURFACE TEMPERATURES - PART 1: GENERAL METHODS
    ISO 717-1:2013 Acoustics Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Part 1: Airborne sound insulation
    EN 1995-1-1:2004/A2:2014 EUROCODE 5: DESIGN OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL - COMMON RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    ISO 6946:2017 Building components and building elements — Thermal resistance and thermal transmittance — Calculation methods
    EN 335-1:2006 Durability of wood and wood- based products - Definition of use classes - Part 1: General
    EN 1998-1:2004/A1:2013 EUROCODE 8: DESIGN OF STRUCTURES FOR EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE - PART 1: GENERAL RULES, SEISMIC ACTIONS AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    EN 1991-1-4:2005/A1:2010 EUROCODE 1: ACTIONS ON STRUCTURES - PART 1-4: GENERAL ACTIONS - WIND ACTIONS
    EN ISO 11654:1997 Acoustics - Sound absorbers for use in buildings - Rating of sound absorption (ISO 11654:1997)
    EN 622-1:2003 Fibreboards - Specifications - Part 1: General requirements
    EN ISO 11925-2:2010/AC:2011 REACTION TO FIRE TESTS - IGNITABILITY OF PRODUCTS SUBJECTED TO DIRECT IMPINGEMENT OF FLAME - PART 2: SINGLE-FLAME SOURCE TEST
    EN 573-3:2013 Aluminium and aluminium alloys - Chemical composition and form of wrought products - Part 3: Chemical composition and form of products
    EN 12600:2002 Glass in building - Pendulum test - Impact test method and classification for flat glass
    EN 1993-1-1:2005/A1:2014 EUROCODE 3: DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    ISO 2813:2014 Paints and varnishes — Determination of gloss value at 20°, 60° and 85°
    EN 13963:2014 Jointing materials for gypsum boards - Definitions, requirements and test methods
    EN ISO 2813:2014 Paints and varnishes - Determination of gloss value at 20°, 60° and 85° (ISO 2813:2014)
    EN ISO 10848-2:2017 Acoustics - Laboratory and field measurement of flanking transmission for airborne, impact and building service equipment sound between adjoining rooms - Part 2: Application to Type B elements when the junction has a small influence (ISO 10848-2:2017)
    EN 14195:2014 Metal framing components for gypsum board systems - Definitions, requirements and test methods
    EN 14716:2004 Stretched ceilings - Requirements and test methods
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