BS EN 16240:2013
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Light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate (PC) sheets for internal and external use in roofs, walls and ceilings. Requirements and test methods
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2013 | 50 |
This European Standard specifies the requirements for light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate (PC) sheets for internal and external use in walls, roofs and ceilings.
This European Standard applies to light transmitting flat extruded solid PC sheets of minimum thickness 2 mm, without or with uniform functional layers (e.g. coating, co-extruded layer) made from PC-based or other materials.
It also specifies the test methods needed for the evaluation of conformity and marking of the sheets.
PDF Catalog
| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 4 | Contents Page |
| 6 | Foreword |
| 7 | Introduction |
| 8 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references |
| 9 | 3 Terms, definitions and symbols 3.1 Terms and definitions |
| 10 | 3.2 Symbols Table 1 — Symbols |
| 11 | 4 Requirements 4.1 Visual appearance 4.2 Dimensions and mass per unit area and their tolerances Table 2 — Requirements for dimensions and mass per unit area and their tolerances |
| 12 | 4.3 Spectral characteristics 4.4 Total solar energy transmittance |
| 13 | 4.5 Impact resistance 4.5.1 Small hard body impact resistance |
| 14 | 4.5.2 Large soft body impact resistance 4.6 Durability 4.6.1 Solid PC sheets for external use 4.6.1.1 General 4.6.1.2 Classification according to the radiant exposure |
| 15 | Table 3 — Artificial ageing classification 4.6.1.3 Variations of yellowness index and light transmittance after artificial ageing |
| 16 | 4.6.1.4 Variation of deformation behaviour 4.6.2 Solid PC sheets for internal use 4.7 Deformation behaviour 4.8 Airborne sound insulation 4.9 Thermal transmittance |
| 18 | 4.10 Water vapour permeability 4.11 Water/air tightness 4.12 Linear thermal expansion 4.13 Reaction to fire 4.14 External fire performance 4.15 Resistance to fire |
| 19 | 4.16 Net heat of combustion 4.17 Presence of functional layers 4.18 Release of dangerous substances 4.19 Resistance to fixings 4.20 Temporary protective coverings 5 Test and calculation methods 5.1 Dimensional tolerances and mass per unit area 5.1.1 General |
| 20 | 5.1.2 Apparatus 5.1.3 Sampling 5.1.4 Overall sheet thickness 5.1.5 Mass per unit area |
| 21 | 5.1.6 Sheet length and sheet width 5.1.7 Deviation from rectangular shape (only for rectangular sheets) 5.1.8 Flatness of a sheet surface 5.1.8.1 Test specimens 5.1.8.2 Flatness across the width of the sheet 5.1.8.3 Flatness along the length of the sheet |
| 22 | Figure 1 — Determination of the flatness 5.2 Artificial ageing Table 4 — Test duration for artificial ageing |
| 23 | 5.3 Yellowness index 5.3.1 Apparatus 5.3.2 Test specimens 5.3.3 Procedure 5.3.4 Expression of results 5.4 Small hard body impact resistance |
| 24 | Figure 2 — Impact resistance test rig 5.5 Deformation behaviour 5.5.1 Determination of the flexural modulus |
| 25 | 5.5.2 Determination of the tensile strength 5.5.3 Test report 5.6 Airborne sound insulation 5.7 Reaction to fire 5.7.1 Principle 5.7.2 Ignitability test (EN ISO 11925-2) |
| 26 | 5.7.3 Single burning item test (EN 13823) – Specimens, mounting and fixing of specimens 5.7.3.1 General 5.7.3.2 Test specimens 5.7.3.3 Mounting of test specimens 5.7.4 Rules for extended application of the test results |
| 27 | Figure 3 — Steel-based frame for fixing of specimens |
| 28 | Figure 4 — Sections of the steel-based frame |
| 29 | 6 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance – AVCP 6.1 General 6.2 Product type determination Table 5 — Product type determination of flat solid PC sheets |
| 30 | 6.3 Factory production control (FPC) 6.3.1 General |
| 31 | 6.3.2 General requirements 6.3.3 FPC requirements for all manufacturers 6.3.3.1 Product specific requirements 6.3.3.2 Raw materials and components Table 6 — Inspection scheme for raw materials and components 6.3.3.3 Product testing and evaluation Table 7 — Characteristics and minimum sampling frequencies for FPC testing |
| 32 | 6.4 Initial inspection of factory and of FPC |
| 33 | 6.5 Continuous surveillance of FPC 7 Marking and labelling |
| 35 | Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions of the EU Construction Products Regulation ZA.1 Scope and relevant characteristics Table ZA.1.1 — Relevant clauses for light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate sheets intended for roof coverings for buildings |
| 36 | Table ZA.1.2 — Relevant clauses for light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate sheets intended for external wall and ceiling finishes |
| 37 | Table ZA.1.3 — Relevant clauses for light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate sheets intended for internal wall and ceiling finishes |
| 38 | ZA.2 Procedure for AVCP of light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate sheets ZA.2.1 Systems of AVCP Table ZA.2 — Systems of AVCP |
| 39 | Table ZA.3.1 — Assignment of AVCP tasks for light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate sheets under system 1 (for reaction to fire classes A1*, A2*, B*, C*) with system 3 (for external fire performance subject to testing and dangerous substances for … |
| 40 | Table ZA.3.2 — Assignment of AVCP tasks for light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate sheets under system 3 (for reaction to fire classes A1**, A2**, B**, C**, D and E) (and for external fire subject to testing) Table ZA.3.3 — Assignment of AVCP tasks for light transmitting flat solid polycarbonate sheets under system 4 ZA.2.2 Declaration of performance (DoP) ZA.2.2.1 General |
| 41 | ZA.2.2.2 Content |
| 42 | ZA.2.2.3 Example of DoP |
| 44 | ZA.3 CE marking and labelling |
| 46 | Figure ZA.1 — Example of CE marking information of products under AVCP system |
| 47 | Bibliography |
