Category Archives: Construction materials in general

BS EN ISO 12572:2001 – Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of water vapour transmission properties

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Number of pages – 37 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 130

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Keywords – Construction materials, Humidity, Thermal properties of materials, Water vapour, Water-vapour tests, Water-absorption tests, Permeability measurement

BS EN 12667:2001 – Thermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods. Products of high and medium thermal resistance

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Number of pages – 58 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 160

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Keywords – Construction materials, Thermal insulation, Thermal resistance, Thermal conductivity, Temperature, Thermal testing, Testing conditions, Design

BS EN 12664:2001 – Thermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods. Dry and moist products of medium and low thermal resistance

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Number of pages – 76 pages, A4

Manufacturer – CEN

Price – GBP 170

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Keywords – Construction materials, Construction systems parts, Heat-measuring instruments, Laboratory testing, Thermal conductivity, Thermal properties of materials, Thermal transmittance, Thermal resistance

BS EN 1097-9:1998 – Tests for mechanical and physical properties of aggregates. Determination of the resistance to wear by abrasion from studded tyres. Nordic test

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Number of pages – 10 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Aggregates, Cement and concrete technology, Mechanical properties of materials, Physical properties of materials, Coarse aggregates, Roadstone aggregates, Wear tests, Wear resistance, Abrasion, Mechanical testing, Test equipment, Test specimens, Specimen preparation, Tyres, Reproducibility

06/30153920 DC – BS EN 15548-1. Thermal insulation products for building equipment and industrial installations. Determination of thermal resistance by means of the guarded hot plate method. Part 1. Measurements at elevated temperatures from 100°C to 850°C

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Number of pages – 24 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 20

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Keywords – Thermal insulation, Thermal insulating materials, Thermal resistance, Thermal properties of materials, Temperature

BS 1924-1:1990 – Stabilized materials for civil engineering purposes. General requirements, sampling, sample preparation and tests on materials before stabilization

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Number of pages – 16 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Construction materials, Stabilized soils, Soils, Soil testing, Soil sampling, Specimen preparation, Soil-testing equipment, Test equipment, Determination of content, Calibration, Sampling methods, Sampling equipment, Accuracy

BS 1924-2:1990 – Stabilized materials for civil engineering purposes. Methods of test for cement-stabilized and lime-stabilized materials

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Number of pages – 104 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 170

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Keywords – Construction materials, Soils, Stabilized soils, Cement-stabilized soils, Lime-stabilized soils, Fine-grain material, Coarse-grain material, Water content determination, Moisture measurement, Soil testing, Testing conditions, Soil-testing equipment, Specimen preparation, Plastic limit (soils), Penetration tests, Pulverization, Screening (sizing), Soil compaction tests, Dry density, Density measurement, Calibration, Bulk density, Crushing tests, Water-resistance tests, Soil strength tests, Soil b

BS EN 12524:2000 – Building materials and products. Hygrothermal properties. Tabulated design values

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Number of pages – 14 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Construction materials, Specific heat, Mathematical calculations, Moisture measurement, Tables (data), Design, Thermal conductivity, Thermal properties of materials, Thermal protection, Thermal resistance, Thermal insulation, Thermal insulating materials

BS EN ISO 15148:2002 – Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of water absorption coefficient by partial immersion

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Number of pages – 20 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 80

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Keywords – Construction materials, Construction systems parts, Thermal insulating materials, Water-absorption tests, Water absorption, Environmental testing

PD CEN/TR 14613:2003 – Thermal performance of building materials and components. Principles for the determination of thermal properties of moist materials andcomponent s

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Number of pages – 32 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 114

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Keywords – Construction materials, Thermal insulation, Thermal insulating materials, Moisture, Thermal measurement, Thermal transmittance, Thermal testing, Moisture measurement, Mathematical calculations, Blocks (building)

BS EN 772-2:1998 – Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of percentage area of voids in masonry units (by paper indentation)

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Number of pages – 8 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 40

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Keywords – Bricks, Blocks (building), Masonry work, Construction systems parts, Concretes, Aggregates, Holes, Area measurement, Test specimens, Test equipment, Reports

BS EN 772-9:1998 – Methods of test for masonry units. Determination of volume and percentage of voids and net volume of clay and calcium silicate masonry units by sand filling

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Number of pages – 8 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 40

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Keywords – Bricks, Blocks (building), Masonry work, Construction systems parts, Calcium silicate bricks, Clay, Heavy clay ceramics, Holes, Volume measurement, Specimen preparation, Test specimens, Reports

BS EN ISO 12571:2000 – Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of hygroscopic properties

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Number of pages – 20 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 80

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Keywords – Construction materials, Construction systems parts, Water-absorption tests, Water absorption, Sorption, Porous materials, Test equipment, Testing conditions, Test specimens, Humidity, Climate, Accuracy, Mathematical calculations, Reports, Temperature, Bibliography

BS EN ISO 12570:2000 – Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of moisture content by drying at elevated temperature

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Number of pages – 14 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Construction materials, Construction systems parts, Moisture measurement, Water content determination, Drying, Test specimens, Testing conditions, Determination of content

BS EN 1946-2:1999 – Thermal performance of building products and components. Specific criteria for the assessment of laboratories measuring heat transfer properties. Measurements by guarded hot plate method

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Number of pages – 20 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 80

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Keywords – Thermal insulation, Thermal insulating materials, Construction materials, Thermal measurement, Heat measurement, Thermal transmittance, Heat transfer, Accuracy, Laboratory accreditation, Thermal testing, Handbooks, Technical documents, Records (documents), Test equipment, Testing conditions, Error analysis, Error correction, Errors, Heat loss, Flow, Test specimens, Thickness, Flatness (surface), Form tolerances, Mathematical calculations, Performance, Verification, Calibration, Maintenance, Emis

BS EN 1946-1:1999 – Thermal performance of building products and components. Specific criteria for the assessment of laboratories measuring heat transfer properties. Common criteria

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Number of pages – 8 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 64

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Keywords – Thermal insulation, Thermal insulating materials, Construction materials, Thermal measurement, Heat measurement, Thermal transmittance, Heat transfer, Accuracy, Laboratory accreditation, Thermal testing, Instructions for use, Handbooks, Records (documents), Technical documents, Verification, Quality assurance, Calibration, Test equipment, Testing conditions, Personnel, Error correction, Errors, Problem-solving

BS EN 1946-3:1999 – Thermal performance of building products and components. Specific criteria for the assessment of laboratories measuring heat transfer properties. Measurements by heat flow meter method

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Number of pages – 20 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 80

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Keywords – Thermal insulation, Thermal insulating materials, Construction materials, Thermal measurement, Heat measurement, Thermal transmittance, Heat transfer, Accuracy, Laboratory accreditation, Thermal testing, Performance testing, Testing conditions, Test equipment, Meters, Heat loss, Flow, Calibration, Maintenance, Instructions for use, Handbooks, Technical documents, Records (documents), Quality assurance, Performance, Specification (approval), Test specimens, Thickness, Dimensional tolerances, Erro

BS EN 13009:2000 – Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of hygric expansion coefficient

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Number of pages – 20 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 80

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Keywords – Construction materials, Water absorption, Expansion (deformation), Thermal expansion, Expansion testing, Water-absorption tests, Moisture, Deformation, Dimensional changes, Test specimens, Dimensions, Specimen preparation, Testing conditions, Humidity, Mathematical calculations, Accuracy

BS EN 1946-4:2000 – Measurements by hot box methods

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Number of pages – 48 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 150

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Keywords – Thermal insulation, Thermal insulating materials, Construction materials, Thermal measurement, Heat measurement, Thermal transmittance, Heat transfer, Accuracy, Laboratory accreditation, Boxes, Measuring instruments, Technical documents, Instructions for use, Maintenance, Performance, Error analysis

BS EN 1946-5:2000 – Thermal performance of building products and components. Specific criteria for the assessment of laboratories measuring heat transfer properties. Measurements by pipe test methods

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Number of pages – 32 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 114

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Keywords – Thermal insulation, Thermal insulating materials, Construction materials, Thermal measurement, Heat measurement, Thermal transmittance, Heat transfer, Accuracy, Laboratory accreditation, Test equipment, Pipes, Technical documents, Instructions for use, Calibration, Maintenance, Error analysis, Performance

06/30137794 DC – ISO 24353. Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of moisture adsorption/desorption properties in response to humidity variation

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Number of pages – 28 pages, A4

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 20

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Keywords – CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS PARTS, CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, MOISTURE MEASUREMENT, DESORPTION, ABSORPTION, HUMIDITY, DAMP-HEAT TESTS, DAMP-AIR TESTS, ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

DC95/104913 – ISO/DIS 12491. Statistical methods for quality control of building materials and components

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Number of pages –

Manufacturer – BSI

Price – GBP 13

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Keywords – Construction materials in general