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BS EN 527-3:2003

BS EN 527-3:2003

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Office furniture. Work tables and desks Methods of test for the determination of the stability and the mechanical strength of the structure

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

04-14-2003

Publisher

British Standards Institution

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 General test conditions
  3.1 Preliminary preparation
  3.2 Determination of the drawer test load
  3.3 Tolerances
4 Test apparatus
  4.1 Floor surface
  4.2 Stops
  4.3 Loading pad for the application of vertical
      forces
  4.4 Horizontal force application device
  4.5 Masses
5 Test methods
  5.1 Stability
      5.1.1 Purpose of the test
      5.1.2 Test procedure
  5.2 Strength under vertical force
      5.2.1 Purpose of the test
      5.2.2 Test procedure
  5.3 Strength under horizontal force
      5.3.1 Purpose of the test
      5.3.2 Test procedure
  5.4 Fatigue under horizontal force
      5.4.1 Purpose of the test
      5.4.2 Test procedure
  5.5 Fatigue under vertical force
      5.5.1 Purpose of the test
      5.5.2 Test procedure
  5.6 Drop test
      5.6.1 Purpose of the test
      5.6.2 Test procedure
6 Test report
Annex A (informative) Stiffness of the structure
  A.1 Purpose of the test
  A.2 Test procedure

Provides methods of test for the determination of the stability and the mechanical strength of the structure of office work tables and desks.

This part of EN 527 specifies methods of test for the determination of the stability and the mechanical strength of the structure of office work tables and desks.

NOTE In this standard, the words « table » and « desk » have the same meaning. For simplicity, only the word « table » is used in the remainder of the standard.

The tests are designed to be applied to an article of furniture that is fully assembled and ready for use.

Committee
FW/0/3
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5459-1(1977) & 96/502211 DC (04/2003)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
I.S. EN 527-3:2003 Identical
SN EN 527-3 : 2004 Identical
NS EN 527-3 : 1ED 2003 Identical
UNE-EN 527-3:2003 Identical
EN 527-3:2003 Identical
UNI EN 527-3 : 2003 Identical
NF EN 527-3 : 2003 Identical
NEN EN 527-3 : 2003 Identical
NBN EN 527-3 : 2003 Identical
DIN EN 527-3:2003-06 Identical

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