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BS EN 12326-2:2011

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Slate and stone for discontinuous roofing and external cladding Methods of test for slate and carbonate slate
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Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

31-07-2011

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
4 Surveillance sampling procedure
5 Determination of the length and width and the deviation
   from the specified length and width
6 Determination of the amount by which the edges
   deviate from a straight edge
7 Determination of the rectangularity of slates
8 Determination of the thickness of individual slates
9 Determination of the deviation from flatness
10 Determination of the modulus of rupture, and characteristic
   modulus of rupture
11 Water absorption test
12 Freeze-thaw test
13 Determination of the apparent calcium carbonate and
   non carbonate carbon content by catalytic thermal
   decomposition
14 Sulfur dioxide exposure tests
15 Thermal cycle test
16 Petrographic examination
Annex A (informative) - Petrographic interpretation
Annex B (informative) - Petrographic examination of origin
        and identification of slate
Bibliography

Describes test methods for slate and carbonate slate for roofing and wall cladding. Also pertains to natural roofing products as defined in EN 12326-1:2004 used for assembly into discontinuous roofs and external wall cladding.

This European Standard specifies test methods for slate and carbonate slate for roofing and wall cladding. It is applicable to natural roofing products as defined in EN 12326-1:2004 used for assembly into discontinuous roofs and external wall cladding.

NOTE Where the term \'slate\' is used in this document it means slate and carbonate slate unless otherwise indicated.

Committee
B/542/7
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 96/102026 DC (07/2004) Supersedes 10/30227411 DC. (07/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
50
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

BS 5534(2014) : 2014 SLATING AND TILING FOR PITCHED ROOFS AND VERTICAL CLADDING - CODE OF PRACTICE
BS 5534(2003) : 2003 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)
13/30271503 DC : 0 BS 5534 - SLATING AND TILING FOR PITCHED ROOFS AND VERTICAL CLADDING - CODE OF PRACTICE
02/105033 DC : DRAFT AUG 2002 BS 5534 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)

EN ISO 6988:1994 Metallic and other non-organic coatings - Sulfur dioxide test with general condensation of moisture (ISO 6988:1985)
EN 12326-1:2014 SLATE AND STONE FOR DISCONTINUOUS ROOFING AND EXTERNAL CLADDING - PART 1: SPECIFICATIONS FOR SLATE AND CARBONATE SLATE
ISO 6988:1985 Metallic and other non organic coatings Sulfur dioxide test with general condensation of moisture
ISO 3534-1:2006 Statistics — Vocabulary and symbols — Part 1: General statistical terms and terms used in probability

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