This document describes the test method for the determination of moisture penetration index and specifies the requirements for limit values for insulating glass units made
a)   in accordance with EN 1279 1:2018 and manufactured to EN 1279 6:2018; or
b)   for the purpose to demonstrate that components (e.g. edge seals or spacers) will allow the insulating glass unit to conform to the requirements given in EN 1279 1:2018, Clause 6.

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This European Standard specifies requirements for adhesives intended for use in the creation and general assembly of load-bearing, structural elements used in civil engineering works and the construction of buildings. Other than the exceptions stated, it embraces all combinations of bonded materials, used to create or repair load-bearing elements.
It covers individual adhesives and special purpose kits comprising various combinations of adhesive types and components.
It includes test methods and methods of assessment.
The performance requirements in this standard may not be applicable to highly specialised applications in extreme environmental conditions, e.g. cryogenic use, nor do they cover specialised circumstances such as accidental impact, e.g. due to traffic or ice, or earthquake loading where specific performance requirements will apply.
The intended use is for internal and external construction elements and those cladding and covering elements (excluding ceramic tiles) specifically required, by regulatory authorities, to provide protection from fire in identified building zones, including escape routes.
This European Standard does not cover:
-   Prefabricated, bonded structural components;
-   Concrete bonded either to itself or steel or a material based on carbon fibre;
-   Wood, when bonded to itself to form a timber based, laminated beam [of the type known as a ‘Glulam’ beam] intended for use as a major structural, load bearing element;
-   Thermoplastics [e.g. polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide and fluorinated polymers in general] unless they have been specifically prepared [usually through a specialised oxidative process] for bonded assembly on site;
-   Co-axial metallic assemblies comprising fasteners- threaded and otherwise, pipes and tubes;
-   Glass assemblies in structural glazing applications made using silicone adhesives;
-   Those structural elements that are permanently immersed in water.

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EN 16566 defines coating materials designed to cover all backgrounds and substrates in traditional materials or compliant with the standards in force, whether new or existing, bare or coated, absorbent or non-absorbent, smooth or rough, in order to prepare them to receive a paint or related system, or a bonded cover, whether specific or not. More generally intended to improve the surface appearance, they can also: - not be over-coated; - create a textured appearance or not; - be treated/coloured or not (pigments, wax, etc.). Exterior fillers are not intended as top coat. Interior coating materials with grain size over 1 mm are not covered by this European Standard. Fillers specifically intended for wooden and metal substrates are not covered by this European Standard. This European Standard complies with the general system for classification of water-borne coating materials and coating systems for interior walls and ceilings described in EN 13300. This European Standard complies with the general system for the description of coating materials and coating systems for exterior masonry and concrete described in EN 1062-1. The essential function of fillers covered by this European Standard is therefore a decorative function. Therefore, these fillers are considered here as preparatory and/or decorative fillers, of smooth or textured appearance.

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This European Standard defines coating materials designed to cover all backgrounds and substrates in traditional materials or compliant with the standards in force, whether new or existing, bare or coated, absorbent or non-absorbent, smooth or rough, in order to prepare them to receive a paint or related system, or a bonded cover, whether specific or not. More generally intended to improve the surface appearance, they can also:
-   not be over-coated;
-   create a textured appearance or not;
-   be treated/coloured or not (pigments, wax, etc.).
Exterior fillers are not intended as top coat.
Interior coating materials with grain size over 1 mm are not covered by this European Standard.
Fillers specifically intended for wooden and metal substrates are not covered by this European Standard.
This European Standard complies with the general system for classification of water-borne coating materials and coating systems for interior walls and ceilings described in EN 13300.
This European Standard complies with the general system for the description of coating materials and coating systems for exterior masonry and concrete described in EN 1062 1.
The essential function of fillers is therefore a decorative function. Therefore, these fillers are considered here as preparatory and/or decorative fillers, of smooth or textured appearance.
NOTE   Nothing prevents preparatory surface filler from being coated with a paint system comprising protective functions.
However, they are not suitable for truing of backgrounds, without specifications regarding the verticality, angularity or flatness under a 2-m straight edge, or thickness. Their application never requires, to ensure they bond correctly, the prior application of a rigid reinforcement such as a lathwork or wire mesh, or a spatter-dash or bagging or scoring of the surface between two coats. They may nevertheless incorporate a flexible reinforcement (strip of natural or synthetic fabric) for example along joints between different or same materials, in order to limit visible cracking.
Under these conditions, this European Standard does not concern products covered by the following standards: EN 998 1, EN 998 2, EN 15824, EN 13279 1, EN 13963, EN 12860, EN 13813, EN ISO 11600.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the bending behaviour of full size products (Method A) and test specimens (Method B) under the action of three-point loading. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.
The test is designed to determine the bending strength of products and their deflection at a given load.
The method can be used to determine the resistance of the product to bending stresses during transport and application.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining shear behaviour. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.
NOTE   The tests described in this standard do not determine pure shear behaviour, but measure the effects of applying two opposite parallel forces to the major faces of the test specimen. The test is however called shear in this text by convention. The application of a force tangentially to the major surface of the test specimen is considered to represent more closely the stresses imposed upon thermal insulation products in many building applications, particularly walls, than other methods of measuring shear performance e.g. bending tests.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the water vapour transmission rate, water vapour permeance and water vapour permeability of test specimens in the steady state under different sets of specified test conditions. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.
It is intended to be used for homogeneous materials and for products which may contain integral skins or facings of different material(s).
A material is considered to be homogeneous, with regard to mass distribution, if its density is approximately the same throughout, i.e. if the measured density values are close to its mean density.
This test method is not normally used for determining the water vapour transmission properties of single, separate vapour barriers (of high diffusion resistance), such as prefabricated films, foils, membranes or sheets, due to the long duration of the test. For products with a vapour retarder or barrier with a water vapour diffusion equivalent air layer thickness sd  1 000 m (see 3.6) other test methods e.g. IR-detection can be used for measuring the single separate vapour retarder or barrier, provided that the results obtained are in the same range as the values measured in accordance with this standard.
The water vapour transmission rate and permeance values are specific to the test specimen (i.e. the product) thickness tested. For homogeneous products, the water vapour permeability is a property of the material.

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This European Standard specifies equipment and procedures for determining the behaviour of products under a force applied to a small area of a test specimen at a given speed. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.
This European Standard can be used to determine whether the products have sufficient strength to withstand forces applied directly to them either during installation or during application, mainly caused by pedestrian traffic.
NOTE   The test methods given in the main body of the standard and in Annex A are reported and interpreted in different ways. The similarities that exist between the methods are not sufficient to permit reasonable comparisons to be made.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedure for determining the deviation from squareness for length, width and/or thickness of full-size products. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. The method is normally applicable to products with straight edges. For products of other shape, e.g. profiled edges, the method can be adapted accordingly.

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This European Standard specifies the measurement of dimensional change of a hydraulic setting smoothing and/or levelling compound which is referred to in the following as "smoothing and/or levelling compound".

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This European Standard specifies the measurement of dimensional change of a hydraulic setting smoothing and/or levelling compound which is referred to in the following as "smoothing and/or levelling compound".

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This standard describes procedures of evaluation of sample data by means of a two-parameter WEIBULL distribution function.

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This European Standard specifies a test method to evaluate the effect of hydrophobic impregnation on the drying rate coefficient of impregnated specimens. The method primarily relates to the protection of concrete structures.

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This European Standard specifies the measurement of setting time of a hydraulic setting smoothing and/or levelling compound which is referred to as "smoothing and/or levelling compound", after mixing.

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This European Standard specifies a test method for the determination of bond strength between a cured hydraulic setting smoothing and/or levelling com-pound which is referred to as "smoothing and/or levelling compound", and a standard substrate.

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This European Standard specifies the measurement of setting time of a hydraulic setting smoothing and/or levelling compound which is referred to as "smoothing and/or levelling compound", after mixing.

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This European Standard specifies a test method for the determination of bond strength between a cured hydraulic setting smoothing and/or levelling com-pound which is referred to as "smoothing and/or levelling compound", and a standard substrate.

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This European Standard specifies a test method to evaluate the effect of hydrophobic impregnation on the drying rate coefficient of impregnated specimens. The method primarily relates to the protection of concrete structures.

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This European Standard specifies a test method to assess the flow characteristics of a hydraulic setting floor smoothing and/or levelling compounds. Hydraulic setting floor smoothing and/or levelling compounds are referred to as "smoothing and/or levelling compound" when mixed with water and/or mixing liquid according to the manufacturers' instructions.

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This European Standard specifies the procedure for mixing hydraulic setting smoothing and/or levelling compounds with water and/or a liquid component as supplied by the manufacturer.

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This European Standard specifies the procedure for mixing hydraulic setting smoothing and/or levelling compounds with water and/or a liquid component as supplied by the manufacturer.

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This European Standard specifies a test method to assess the flow characteristics of a hydraulic setting floor smoothing and/or levelling compounds. Hydraulic setting floor smoothing and/or levelling compounds are referred to as "smoothing and/or levelling compound" when mixed with water and/or mixing liquid according to the manufacturers' instructions.

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This European standard specifies equipment and procedures to condition a thermal insulating product to equilibrium moisture content at (23+/-2)°C and (50+/-5)% relative humidity. The standard is also applicable to thermal insulating products with moulded skins but is not normally relevant for faced products or for products with other surface treatments.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the effect of successive cycling from dry conditions at -20 °C to wet conditions at 20 °C on the mechanical properties and moisture content of the product. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.
It is intended to simulate freeze-thaw effects on thermal insulating products which are frequently exposed to water and low temperature conditions, e.g. inverted roofs and unprotected ground insulation.
This test method is not recommended for all thermal insulating products. If relevant, the product standards will state for which products this standard is applicable.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the thickness of full-size products. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures to be used when determining the compression behaviour of test specimens. It is applicable to thermal insulating products and can be used to determine the compressive stress in compressive creep tests and for applications in which insulation products are only exposed to short-term loads.
The method can be used for quality control purposes. It may also be employed to obtain reference values from which design values can be calculated using safety factors.

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This European Standard specifies the characteristics and choice of measuring equipment and the procedure for determining the linear dimensions of test specimens which are taken from thermal insulating products. The procedures for measuring the dimensions of full size products are specified in EN 822 and EN 823.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the deviation from flatness for full-size products. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the thickness of thermal insulating products for impact sound insulation in floating floor applications.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the length and width of full-size products. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.

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Mutual understanding and communication. Interchangeability. Performance. Quality. Energy economy. Variety control. Consumer protection. Elimination of trade barriers.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the long-term water absorption of test specimens by diffusion. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. It is intended to simulate the water absorption of products subjected to high relative humidities, approximating to 100 %, on both sides and subjected to a water vapour pressure gradient for a long period of time e.g. inverted roof or unprotected ground insulation.
The test is not applicable for all types of thermal insulating products. The product standard should state for which of its products, if any, this test is applicable.
NOTE   For unprotected ground insulation, the temperature of 50 C might be replaced by a lower temperature, when more data is available.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the long-term water absorption of test specimens. It is applicable to thermal insulating products.
This European Standard specifies two options:
-   Method 1 - partial immersion
-   Method 2 - total immersion
The long-term water absorption by partial immersion is intended to simulate the water absorption caused by long term water exposure.
The long-term water absorption by total immersion is not directly related to the conditions on site, but has been recognised as a relevant condition of test for some products in some applications.

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This draft European Standard is the product standard fo insulating glass units, which defines insulating glass units, and ensures by means of an adequate evaluation of conformity to this standard that: - energy savings are made because the U-value and solar factor do not change significantly; - health because sound reduction and vision do not change significantly; - safety is provided because mechanical resistance does not change significantly.

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This European Standard specifies test methods for the determination of  the flexural and compressive strength of a hydraulic setting floor smoothing and/or levelling compound which is referred to as "floor smoothing and/or levelling compound".

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the thickness of thermal insulating products for impact sound insulation in floating floor applications.

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This European Standard specifies equipment and procedures for determining the behaviour of products under a force applied to a small area of a test specimen at a given speed. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. The standard can be used to determine whether the products have sufficient strength to withstand forces applied directly to them either during installation or during application, mainly caused by pedestrian traffic.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the water vapour transmission rate, water vapour permeance and water vapour permeability of test specimens in the steady state under different sets of specified test conditions. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. It is intended to be used for homogeneous materials (see note 1) and for products which may contain integral skins or facings of different material(s).

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This European Standard specifies equipment and procedures for determining the shear behaviour. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. Note 1: The tests described in this standard do not determine pure shear behaviour, but measure the effects of applying two opposite for the major faces of the test specimen. The test is however calles shear in this text by convention.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining  the long term water absorption of test specimens. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. This European Standard specifies two options: Method 1 - partial immersion, Method 2 - Total immersion. The long term water absorption by partial immersion is intended to simulate the water absorption caused by long term water exposure. The long term water absorption by total immersion is not directly related to the conditions on site, but has been recognized as a relevant condition of test for some products in some applications.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the bending behaviour of full size products (Method A) and test specimens (Method B) under the action of three-point loading. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. The test is designed to determine the bending strength of products and their deflection at a given load. The method can be used to determine the resistance of the product to bending stresses during transport and application.

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This European standard specifies equipment and procedures for determining the effect of successive cycling from dry conditions at -20 °C to wet conditions at  20 °C on the mechanical properties and moisture content of the product. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. It is intended to simulate freeze-thaw effects on thermal insulating products which are frequently exposed to water and low temperature conditions, e.g. inverted roofs, unprotected ground insulation.

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This European Standard specifies the characteristics and choice of measuring equipment and the procedure for determining of the linear dimensions of test specimens which are taken from thermal insulating products. The procedures for measuring the dimensions of full size products are specified in EN 822 and EN 823.

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This European Standard specifies equipment and procedures for determining the long term water absorption of test specimens by diffusion. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. It is intended to simulate the water absorption of products subjected to high relative humidities, approximating to 100%, on both sides and subjected to a water vapour pressure gradient for a long period of time e.g. inverted roof or unprotected ground insulation.

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This European Standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining compression behaviour of test specimens. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. It can be used to determine the compressive stress in compressive creep tests and for applications in which insulation products are only exposed to short term loads.

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This standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the deviation from squareness for length, width and/or thickness of full-size products. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. The method is normally applicable to products with straight edges. For products of other shapes, e.g. profiled edges, the method can be adapted accordingly.

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This standard specifies the equipment and procedures for determining the length and width of full-size products. It is applicable to thermal insulating products. Note: The procedure for measuring test specimens required for other test methods is specified in EN ... Thermal insulating products for building applications. Determination of linear dimensions of test specimens.

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