1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 13857-1:2003 Explosives for civil uses Part 1: Terminology The European Standard EN 13857-1:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 01.040.71; 71.100.30 BS EN 13857-1:2003 This British Standard, was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Commi
2、ttee on 25 July 2003 BSI 25 July 2003 ISBN 0 580 42344 1 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 13857-1:2003. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee CII/61, Explosives for civil uses, which has the responsibility t
3、o: A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International
4、 Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British St
5、andard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and Euro
6、pean developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 9 and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since p
7、ublication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM EN138571 July2003 ICS01.040.71;71.100.30 Englishversion ExplosivesforcivilusesPart1:Terminology ExplosifsusagecivilPartie1:Terminologie ExplosivstoffefrzivileZweckeTeil1:Terminologie ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENo
8、n7May2003. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcernings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCent
9、reortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasthesamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodi
10、esofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDARDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG Managem
11、entCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2003CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.EN138571:2003EEN138571:2003(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 1 Scope 3 2 Termsanddefinitions. .3 AnnexZA (informative) ClausesofthisEuropeanStandardaddressingessen
12、tialrequirementsorother provisionsofEUDirectives 9EN138571:2003(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(EN138571:2003)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC321“Explosivesforcivil uses“,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyAENOR. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanident
13、icaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyJanuary2004,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatest byJanuary2004. ThisdocumenthasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandtheEuropean FreeTradeAssociation,andsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective(s). Forrelationshipwi
14、thEUDirective(s),seeinformativeannexZA,whichisanintegralpartofthisdocument. ThisEuropeanStandardisoneofaseriesofgeneralstandardsonExplosivesforciviluses.Theotherpartofthis seriesis: EN138573 Part3:Informationtobeprovidedbythemanufacturerorhisauthorisedrepresentativetotheuser. AccordingtotheCEN/CENEL
15、ECInternalRegulations,the:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal, Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.nationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthi
16、sEuropeanStandard 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandarddefinesthekeytechnicaltermsusedintheEuropeanStandardsdevelopedinthefieldof explosivesforciviluses. 2 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thefollowingtermsanddefinitionsapply: 2.1 abrasionresistance abilitytowithstandthereductionofthet
17、hicknessofthecoveringofdetonatorleadingwiresorofdetonatingcordor ofshocktubebylocalfriction 2.2 acceptorcharge chargeofexplosivereceivingastimulusfromanothercharge 2.3 basecharge explosivemasscontainedinthebaseofadetonatorandintendedtoprovidethemainoutputenergy NOTEAbasechargenormallyconsistsofaseco
18、ndaryexplosive,forexamplePentaerythritoltetranitrate(PETN) 2.4 blackpowder intimatemixtureofsodiumnitrateorpotassiumnitratewithcharcoalorothercarbon,withorwithoutsulfurEN138571:2003(E) 4 2.5 blastingaccessories nonexplosivedevicesusedinblasting NOTEExamplesofblastingaccessoriesareblastingmachines,ci
19、rcuittesters,shotfiringcable 2.6 booster explosivedeviceusedasadonorchargetoamplifytheenergysuppliedtotheacceptorcharge 2.7 bridgewire resistancewireconnectingtheleadingwiresinsideanelectricdetonatororelectroexplosivedevice 2.8 bulkexplosive explosivewhichisnotcartridgedandcanbeloadedbypouring(under
20、gravity),pumpingorpneumaticmeans 2.9 burningduration timeforburningthroughadefinedlengthofsafetyfuse ,inseconds 2.10 cartridgedexplosive explosiveenclosedinacasing(usuallycylindrical)formedfrompaper,cardboard,plasticsorothermaterialand usedinthisform 2.11 crimp compressionclosureattheendofadetonator
21、toholdinplacesafetyfuseortosecureandprovideasealforshock tubeorleadingwiresofanelectricfuse 2.12 decomposition chemicalreactionofasubstancewhichisnotadetonation,resultinginsignificantchangeinproperties 2.13 deflagration reactionofcombustionthroughasubstanceatsubsonicvelocityinthereactingsubstance 2.
22、14 delayelement partofadelaydetonatorwhichprovidesatimedelaybetweenactivationofthedetonatoranddetonationofthe basecharge 2.15 delayinterval differenceintimebetweenadjacentdetonatorsinadelayseries 2.16 delaynumber numbergiventoadelaydetonatortoshowitsrelativepositioninagivenseries 2.17 delaytime elap
23、sedtimebetweentheactivationanddetonationofadelaydetonator 2.18 detonatingcord articleconsistingofacoreofdetonatingexplosive(usuallyPETN)surroundedbyaflexibleoutercoveringorclad bysoftmetaltubeEN138571:2003(E) 5 NOTETheexplosivechargeinadetonatingcordcanvaryfrom1,0g/mto200g/m 2.19 detonation reaction
24、whichmovesthroughanexplosivematerialatsupersonicvelocityinthereactingmaterial 2.20 detonationvelocity velocityatwhichthedetonationtravelsthroughtheexplosivecolumnorcharge ,inm/s 2.21 detonator articleconsistingofasmallmetalorplasticstubecontainingaprimaryexplosiveschargesuchasleadazide,anda secondar
25、yexplosiveschargesuchasPETN,orothercombinationsofexplosivesnormallynotexceedingamassof 2g 2.22 detonator,delay detonatorassemblyinwhichatimedelaybetweenactivationanddetonationisincluded NOTEDelaydetonatorscanbeelectronic,electricornonelectric 2.23 detonator,electric detonatorassemblyactivatedbymeans
26、ofanelectricalcurrent NOTEElectricdetonatorsincluded.c.anda.c.(magneticallycoupled)systems 2.24 detonator,electronic detonatorassemblyinwhichthetimedelayisachievedbymeansofanelectronicchipactivatedbyelectricornon electricstimuli 2.25 detonator,instantaneous detonatorwithnonominaldelaytime 2.26 deton
27、ator,nonelectric detonatorassemblyactivatedbymeansofshocktubeorothermeansnotinvolvingelectricalstimuliastheprimary modeofinitiation 2.27 detonator,plain instantaneousdetonatorsuppliedwithoutmeansofactivation NOTEPlaindetonatorsarenormallyactivatedbymeansofdetonatingcord,safetyfuse,pyrotechnicigniter
28、,orshocktube 2.28 donorcharge chargeofexplosivesupplyingastimulustoanothercharge 2.29 explosion suddenreleaseofenergyproducingblasteffectwithpossibleprojectionoffragments NOTEThetermexplosionencompassesfastcombustion,detonationanddeflagrationEN138571:2003(E) 6 2.30 explosive solidorliquidsubstanceor
29、mixtureofsubstanceswhichbyintrinsicchemicalreactioniscapableofproducingan explosion 2.31 extremeconditions conditionsofhighorlowtemperaturesand/orpressuresand/orhumidityoutsidetherangeofapplicabilityofthe testmethod 2.32 firingcurrent constantelectricaldirectcurrentrequiredtoreliablyactivateanelectr
30、icdetonator, inampere(A) 2.33 firingcurrent,series lowestconstantdirectcurrentwhichwillreliablyactivatealldetonatorsinaseriesconnectedround 2.34 firingimpulse electricalenergydividedbytheelectricalresistanceofthedetonatorassemblywhichwillactivateanelectric detonatororelectroexplosivedevice ,expresse
31、dinmJ/ohm 2.35 firingtime elapsedtimebetweenapplicationofthefiringcurrentandthedetonationofadetonatorwithnonominaldelaytime 2.36 flashovervoltage minimumdirectvoltagewhichwillgiveelectricalbreakdownbetweentheconductorsystemandmetalcasingofthe detonator 2.37 gaptest testtodeterminethegreatestdistance
32、overwhichadonorchargeiscapableofinitiatinganacceptorcharge 2.38 highexplosive substanceormixtureofsubstancesthatcanundergoafastinternaldecompositionreactionleadingtoadetonation initsnormaluse 2.39 initiatingcapability capacityofanexplosivesubstanceorarticletotransmitdetonationtoanothersubstanceorart
33、icleunderdefined conditions 2.40 nominaldelayinterval differenceinnominaldelaytimebetweenadjacentdelaynumbersinaseriesofdelaydetonators 2.41 nominaldelaytime timedefinedbythemanufacturerforaspecificdetonatorinadelayseries 2.42 overlapprobability statisticalprobabilitythatadelaydetonatorofagivendelay
34、numberinadelayserieswilldetonateoutofsequenceEN138571:2003(E) 7 2.43 primaryexplosive explosivesubstancewhichissensitivetospark,friction,impactorflameandiscapableofpromotinginitiationinan unconfinedstate NOTEAprimaryexplosiveiscommonlyusedinadetonatortoinitiatethesecondaryexplosivebasecharge 2.44 pr
35、opagationofdetonation abilitytomaintainadetonationfrontthroughoutthewholemassofanexplosive 2.45 propellant deflagratingexplosiveusedforpropulsionorforreducingdragofprojectiles NOTEPropellantscanalsobeusedascomponentsofgasgeneratorsorotheritems 2.46 rangeofapplicabilityofatestmethod theconditions,for
36、exampletemperatureorpressure,overwhichthetestmethodcanbeperformedwithout significantmodificationtotheapparatusandproceduredescribedintherelevantstandard 2.47 rangeofvalidityofatestresult theupperandlowerlimitoftherelevantparameter,forexampletemperatureorpressure,withinwhichtheresults obtainedfromate
37、stcarriedoutunderambientconditionsortheconditionsspecifiedinthetestmethodare assumedtobeapplicable 2.48 relay,detonatingcord articlecontainingtubeswithchargesofpyrotechnicdelaycompositionandexplosive,usedtoconnectdetonating cordsandprovideadefineddelayinthepropagationofdetonatingcord 2.49 safetyfuse
38、 articleconsistingofacoreoffinegrainedblackpowdersurroundedbyaflexiblewovenfabricwithoneormore protectivecoverings NOTEAsafetyfuseburnsonignitionatapredeterminedratewithoutanyexternalexplosiveeffect 2.50 sensitiser substanceusedtoincreasesusceptibilitytoinitiation 2.51 sensitiveness susceptibilityof
39、explosivetoanexternalstimulussuchasimpact,flame,frictionortoatemperature,pressure, humidityconditionleadingtoareactionorimpairmentoffunctioning 2.52 shelflife timeperiodforwhichanexplosiveordevicecanbestoredormaintainedunderspecificconditionsbeforeuseor disposalwithoutbecomingunsafeorfailingtomeetsp
40、ecifiedperformancecriteria 2.53 shocktube tubeusuallycontainingadustingofexplosivechargeontheinnerwallcapableonactivationoftransmittingashock wavefromoneendofthetubetotheotherataconstantvelocityandhavingnoexternalexplosiveeffect NOTEAshocktubeiscommonlyusedasacomponentofdetonatorassembliesEN138571:2
41、003(E) 8 2.54 surfaceconnector devicecontaininganexplosivechargewithorwithoutatimedelay,usedonthesurfaceofablastfortransferringa signalorshockwavefromoneinitiatingunittoanotherorfromoneinitiatingunittoshocktube(s) 2.55 witnessplate plate,usuallyofmetal(lead,steeloraluminium),usedtodetecttheoccurrenc
42、eofadetonationortheimpactof fragmentsordebrisfromanexplosionEN138571:2003(E) 9 Annex ZA (informative) ClausesofthisEuropeanStandardaddressingessentialrequirementsor otherprovisionsofEUDirectives ThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedunderamandategiventoCENbytheEuropeanCommissionandthe EuropeanFreeTrade
43、AssociationandsupportsessentialrequirementsofEUDirective93/15/EEC. WARNING:OtherrequirementsandotherEUDirectivesmaybeapplicabletotheproduct(s)fallingwithinthe scopeofthisstandard. TheclausesofthisstandardarelikelytosupportrequirementsI.1,I.2,I.3,II.1(a)(m),II.2A(a)(c),II.2B(a)(c), II.2C(a)(f)andII.2D(a)(c)Directive93/15/EEC. Compliancewiththisstandardprovidesonemeansofconformingwiththespecificessentialrequirementsofthe DirectiveconcernedandassociatedEFTAregulations.BS EN 13857-1:2003 BSI 389 Chiswick High Road London W4 4AL BSI British Standards Institution BSI is the indepe
