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BS 4624:1981

Withdrawn
Withdrawn

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Methods of test for asbestos-cement building products
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

26-09-2012

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-10-1981

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Methods
Section one. General
1. Scope
2. References
3. Definitions
Section two. Tests for corrugated sheets
4. Overall dimensions (length and width)
5. Thickness
6. Regularity of corrugations
7. Density
8. Watertightness
9. Bending strength
10. Frost cracking
Section three. Tests for flat sheets and slates
11. Overall dimensions (length and width)
12. Thickness
13. Straightness of sides and out-of-squareness of
    flat sheets
14. Density
15. Watertightness
16. Bending strength
17. Frost cracking
Section four. Tests for flue pipes and rainwater goods
18. Straightness
19. Watertightness
20. Bursting strength
21. Water absorption
22. Chemical resistance
Figures
1. Control surface for corrugated sheets
2. Detail showing semi-circular measuring surfaces of
    micrometer for measuring thickness of corrugated
    sheets
3. Steel rolls for measuring regularity of corrugations
4. Measurement of out-of-squareness of corrugations
5. Measurement of watertightness of symmetrical
    corrugated sheets
6. Apparatus for measuring bending strength of
    corrugated sheets
7. Location of thickness measurements (flat sheets)
8. Measurement of out-of-squareness of flat sheets
9. Cutting test specimens from flat sheets for bending
    test
10. Measurement of thickness of flat sheets and slates
    for bending test
11. Apparatus for straightness test on pipes

Methods of test for asbestos-cement flat sheets, corrugated sheets, flue pipes and rainwater pipes taken from ISO standards.

Committee
B/542/6
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 79/14568 DC, 84/11241 DC and 90/16471 DC (08/2005) Inactive for the new design. (10/2007)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn

BS 4764:1986 Specification for powder cement paints
BS 567:1973 Specification for asbestos-cement flue pipes and fittings, light quality
BS 690-6:1976 Asbestos-cement slates and sheets Fittings for use with corrugated sheets

BS 12:1978 Specification for ordinary and rapid-hardening Portland cement
BS 3656:1981 Specification for asbestos-cement pipes, joints and fittings for sewerage and drainage

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