1、BSI Standards PublicationBS EN 13553:2015Resilient floor coverings Polyvinyl chloride floorcoverings for use in special wetareas SpecificationBS EN 13553:2015 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 13553:2015. Itsupersedes BS EN 13553:2002 which is with
2、drawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee PRI/60, Resilient and Laminate Floor Coverings.A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include all the necessaryprovisions o
3、f a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2015.Published by BSI Standards Limited 2015ISBN 978 0 580 86708 8ICS 97.150Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Standard was published under the
4、authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 April 2015.Amendments/corrigenda issued since publicationDateText affectedBS EN 13553:2015EUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN 13553 April 2015 ICS 97.150 Supersedes EN 13553:2002English Version Resilient floor coverings -
5、 Polyvinyl chloride floor coverings for use in special wet areas - Specification Revtements de sol rsilients - Revtements de sol base de polychlorure de vinyle pour zones humides spciales - Spcification Elastische Bodenbelge - Polyvinylchlorid-Bodenbelge zur Anwendung in besonderen Nassrumen - Spezi
6、fikation This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1 February 2015. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliograp
7、hical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibili
8、ty of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic o
9、f Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATI
10、ON EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2015 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN 13553:2015 EBS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 2 Contents Page Foreword 3 1 Scop
11、e 4 2 Normative references 4 3 Terms and definitions .4 4 Requirements .4 4.1 General requirements 4 4.2 Additional performance requirements 5 4.3 Installation 5 5 Marking .5 Annex A (normative) Water tightness test .6 A.1 Scope 6 A.2 Apparatus .6 A.3 Test specimen 6 A.4 Conditioning .7 A.5 Testing
12、7 A.6 Test report 8 Annex B (informative) Choice of floor covering category 9 Annex C (informative) Installation . 10 Annex D (informative) Determination of elongation at break (optional property) 11 D.1 Apparatus, sampling and preparation of test pieces 11 D.2 Procedure 11 D.3 Calculation and expre
13、ssion of result 11 D.4 Requirement 11 D.5 Test report . 11 BS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN 13553:2015) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134 “Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN. This European Standard
14、 shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2015 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by October 2015. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this
15、document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN 13553:2002. Significant changes compared to the previous edition are: Superseded EN standards were replaced by corresponding EN IS
16、O standards. According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
17、, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. BS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 4 1 Scope This European standard specifi
18、es the minimum additional characteristics which are necessary for: polyvinyl chloride floor coverings in roll form according to EN ISO 10581 or EN ISO 10582 and polyvinyl chloride floor coverings with foam backing in roll form to EN 651 to be installed satisfactorily in special wet areas to form a w
19、atertight installation with a long life. It specifies two categories (A and B) for use on different substrates. 2 Normative references The following documents, in whole or in part, are normatively referenced in this document and are indispensable for its application. For dated references, only the e
20、dition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies. EN 651, Resilient floor coverings - Polyvinyl chloride floor coverings with foam layer - Specification EN 661, Resilient floor coverings - Determination of the spreading of
21、 water EN 684, Resilient floor coverings - Determination of seam strength EN 12466, Resilient floor coverings - Vocabulary EN ISO 10581, Resilient floor coverings - Homogeneous poly(vinyl chloride) floor covering - Specifications (ISO 10581) EN ISO 10582, Resilient floor coverings - Heterogeneous po
22、ly(vinyl chloride) floor coverings - Specification (ISO 10582) EN ISO 24340, Resilient floor coverings - Determination of thickness of layers (ISO 24340) EN ISO 24344, Resilient floor coverings - Determination of flexibility and deflection (ISO 24344) EN ISO 24346, Resilient floor coverings - Determ
23、ination of overall thickness (ISO 24346) 3 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document the terms and definitions of EN 12466 and the following term and definition apply: 3.1 special wet area area where floors are designed to be frequently or permanently wet and equipped with a floor-base
24、d drain EXAMPLE Bathrooms with free-standing tubs and shower rooms without partitions. 4 Requirements 4.1 General requirements Products covered by this standard shall conform to the requirements of EN ISO 10581, EN ISO 10582 or EN 651. BS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 5 4.2 Additional performance r
25、equirements Floor coverings conforming to the requirements of EN ISO 10581, EN ISO 10582 or EN 651 are suitable for special wet areas when they meet the additional requirements specified in Table 1. Table 1 Products suitable for special wet areas Characteristic Identity code W1 Identity code W2 Iden
26、tity code W3 Test method Floor covering type a)Floor coverings conforming to EN ISO 10581 or EN ISO 10582 Floor coverings conforming to EN ISO 10581 or EN ISO 10582 Floor coverings conforming to EN 651 Substrate type b)Category A Category B Category A Nominal overall thickness (in mm) 1,5 2,0 EN ISO
27、 24346 Total thickness of compact layers (in mm) as for overall thickness as for overall thickness 1,0 EN ISO 24340 Spreading of water (in days) - - 7 EN 661 Seam strength, when welded in accordance with the manufacturersinstructions (in N/50 mm) 240 400 240 EN 684 Flexibility When bent around a man
28、drel of 10 mm diameter, no cracking or other surface deterioration shall be visible with the naked eye For heterogeneous materials the test shall be made with the surface side as well as with the reverse side outwards. EN ISO 24344 Water tightness The welded product shall be classified watertight. A
29、nnex A a)For installation see Annex C b)For choice of category see Annex B 4.3 Installation See Annex C. 5 Marking Floor coverings covered by this standard and/or their packaging shall bear the following marking in addition to the marking according to EN ISO 10581, EN ISO 10582 or EN 651; a) number
30、and year of publication of this European Standard (EN 13553:2015); b) identity code W1, W2 or W3; c) category A or B. BS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 6 Annex A (normative) Water tightness test A.1 Scope This annex describes a method for testing the water tightness of floor coverings. A.2 Apparatus
31、 A.2.1 A base of non-porous material such as metal or glass, on which the sample rests during testing. NOTE If the base is transparent and suitably supported, it will enable any leakage to be observed from below. A.2.2 A watertight, bottomless box-frame, to be placed on top of the test specimen. The
32、 box-frame shall have vertical sides at least 300 mm and shall cover a surface area of at least 300 mm x 500 mm. The box-frame will be supporting water pressure and should therefore be held in place by clamps or weights. The box-frame shall be sealed to achieve water tightness between the floor cove
33、ring and the box-frame. A.2.3 Indicator paper, sensitive to moisture. A.3 Test specimen The test specimen shall be flat or capable of being flattened so that it lies flat on the base. The base may be covered by polyethylene foil or similar material. When preparing test specimens the manufacturers in
34、structions shall be observed. The size of the specimen shall be at least 500 mm x 800 mm and it shall be provided with seams welded in accordance with manufacturers recommendations (see Figure A.1). BS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 7 Dimensions in mm Key 1 welded seam Figure A.1 Specimen with welde
35、d seams A.4 Conditioning Special conditioning is not required. The test specimen shall be dry on visual inspection and be at a temperature of 15 C to 25 C. A.5 Testing The temperature of the water during testing shall be 15 C to 25 C. Cover the supporting base with the indicator paper. Place the tes
36、t specimen on the indicator paper with the use surface upwards. Place the box-frame over the test specimen and press the support towards the box-frame to ensure water tightness (see A.2 and Figure A.2). Fill the box-frame with water to a level of 200 mm 10 mm above the upper surface of the test spec
37、imen. This water level is maintained for 24 h 1 h after which the water is drained off. The moisture indicator and the test specimen are examined for any signs of water penetrating the specimen. The test specimen is considered watertight if there is no sign of penetrating water. BS EN 13553:2015EN 1
38、3553:2015 (E) 8 Dimensions in mm Key 1 position of box-frame on specimen Figure A.2 Position of box-frame on specimen A.6 Test report The test report shall contain the following information: a) reference to this method i.e. EN 13553, Annex A; b) the material tested (type, source, colour and manufact
39、urers reference numbers); c) preparation of the sample for testing; d) result of inspection according to A.5. BS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 9 Annex B (informative) Choice of floor covering category The choice of category should be made according to national codes of practice. If a code of practi
40、ce does not exist the criteria of choice should be the following: Category A: For use on all substrates where traffic intensity or risk of mechanical damage is normal. Category B: For use on all substrates where traffic intensity or risk of mechanical damage is higher than normal. BS EN 13553:2015EN
41、 13553:2015 (E) 10 Annex C (informative) Installation Products according to this standard should be installed according to manufacturers instructions for wet area installation for the product, and any national codes of practice. The installations should be carried out by an installer skilled in wet
42、area installations and in a manner that ensures a correct installation BS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 11 Annex D (informative) Determination of elongation at break (optional property) D.1 Apparatus, sampling and preparation of test pieces As specified in EN 684 D.2 Procedure The procedure describ
43、ed in EN 684 shall be used. Additionally the length of the test specimen at break shall be measured. D.3 Calculation and expression of result Calculate the elongation at break for each test specimen as follows: 100( ) 100LLL= (D.1) where is the elongation at break in %; L0is the initial test length
44、between jaws, i.e. (100 0,5) mm; L1is the test length at break. Calculate the mean value of the five tests and express the result to the nearest 1% of the distance between jaws. Also record the minimum of the individual values. D.4 Requirement Elongation at break shall be 15% for each specimen. D.5
45、Test report The test report shall contain the following information: a) reference to this test method, EN 13553 Annex D; b) complete identification of the product tested, including type, source, colour and manufacturers reference numbers; c) previous history of the sample; d) description of the weld
46、ing process; e) mean value of the elongation at break; f) minimum value of the elongation at break; g) type of failure if not in the seam, e.g. failure due to breaking of test specimen; BS EN 13553:2015EN 13553:2015 (E) 12 h) any deviation from this standard which may have affected the results. This
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