EN 12512:2001/A1:2005

Timber Structures - Test methods - Cyclic testing of joints made with mechanical fasteners

UAP of 3 months applies.
2020-01-20: Originator of XML version: NEN (on behalf of NEN, ASI, DS, SFS, SIS, SN)

Holzbauwerke - Prüfverfahren - Zyklische Prüfungen van Anschlüssen mit mechanische Verbindungsmittlen

Structures en bois - Méthodes d'essai - Essais cycliques d'assemblages réalisés par organes méchaniques

Lesene konstrukcije – Preskusne metode – Ciklično preskušanje spojev z mehanskimi veznimi sredstvi

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Sep-2005
• Withdrawal Date: 30-Mar-2006
• ICS: 21.060.01 - Fasteners in general
• ICS: 91.080.20 - Timber structures
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 124 - Timber structures
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 124/WG 1 - Test methods
• Current Stage: 6060 - Definitive text made available (DAV) - Publishing
• Start Date: 28-Sep-2005
• Due Date: 03-Jun-2006
• Completion Date: 28-Sep-2005
• Directive: 305/2011 - Regulation (eu) No 305/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 march 2011 laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing council directive 89/106/eec
• Directive: 89/106/EEC - Construction products
• Ref Project: SIST EN 12512:2002/A1:2005 - Timber Structures - Test methods - Cyclic testing of joints made with mechanical fasteners

Relations

• Amends: EN 12512:2001 - Timber structures - Test methods - Cyclic testing of joints made with mechanical fasteners
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008

Overview

EN 12512:2001/A1:2005 is a CEN amendment to the European standard on timber structures that specifies test methods for cyclic testing of joints made with mechanical fasteners. Published September 2005 and prepared by CEN/TC 124 (secretariat SFS), this amendment updates EN 12512:2001 and corrects key figures used to define damping and energy metrics in cyclic tests. A UAP of 3 months applies. National adoption and withdrawal deadlines were set for March 2006 for CEN member bodies.

Key Topics and Requirements

• Scope: Focuses on laboratory cyclic testing of timber joints that use mechanical fasteners (nails, screws, bolts, connectors).
• Energy and damping definitions: Amendment A1 includes a corrected Figure 4 clarifying the definition of equivalent viscous damping ratio per cycle, and identifies key energy quantities such as energy dissipated per half cycle (Ed) and available potential energy (EP).
• Test methodology: Establishes reproducible procedures and metrics for assessing joint performance under cyclic loading (definitions and test-figure corrections are provided in the amendment).
• Standards governance: The amendment is published in English/French/German and must be implemented by CEN members without alteration.

(Note: this summary reports subjects and corrections explicitly documented in the amendment; detailed step-by-step test parameters and specimen dimensions are contained in the full standard document.)

Practical Applications

EN 12512:2001/A1:2005 is relevant to professionals and organizations involved in the design, testing and certification of timber connections:

• Structural and timber engineers assessing the cyclic performance and energy dissipation capacity of joints.
• Test laboratories conducting fatigue and seismic-simulation tests on timber connections using mechanical fasteners.
• Manufacturers of connectors and fasteners who need validated test methods to demonstrate product performance.
• Research institutions studying damping, hysteresis and durability of timber joints under repeated loading.
• Standards bodies and conformity assessment bodies harmonizing national rules with CEN requirements.

Using this standard helps ensure consistent test results, comparable performance metrics (e.g., equivalent viscous damping), and better-informed design decisions for timber construction subject to repeated or seismic loads.

Related Standards

• EN 12512:2001 (original version) - amended by A1:2005.
• Other CEN/TC 124 outputs on timber structures (refer to national standards bodies for exact related titles and implementation).

Keywords: EN 12512, cyclic testing, timber joints, mechanical fasteners, equivalent viscous damping ratio, energy dissipation, CEN, timber structures standard.

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2005
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Timber Structures - Test methods - Cyclic testing of joints made with mechanical
fasteners
Holzbauwerke - Prüfverfahren - Zyklische Prüfungen van Anschlüssen mit mechanische
Verbindungsmittlen
Structures en bois - Méthodes d'essai - Essais cycliques d'assemblages réalisés par
organes méchaniques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12512:2001/A1:2005
ICS:
21.060.01 Vezni elementi na splošno Fasteners in general
91.080.20 Lesene konstrukcije Timber structures
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 12512:2001/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2005
ICS 21.060.01; 91.080.20
English Version
Timber Structures - Test methods - Cyclic testing of joints made
with mechanical fasteners
Structures en bois - Méthodes d'essai - Essais cycliques Holzbauwerke - Prüfverfahren - Zyklische Prüfungen van
d'assemblages réalisés par organes méchaniques Anschlüssen mit mechanische Verbindungsmittlen
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 12512:2001; it was approved by CEN on 8 August 2005.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this
amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such
national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the offic
...

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2005
Lesene konstrukcije – Preskusne metode – Ciklično preskušanje spojev z
mehanskimi veznimi sredstvi
Timber Structures - Test methods - Cyclic testing of joints made with mechanical
fasteners
Holzbauwerke - Prüfverfahren - Zyklische Prüfungen van Anschlüssen mit mechanische
Verbindungsmittlen
Structures en bois - Méthodes d'essai - Essais cycliques d'assemblages réalisés par
organes méchaniques
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12512:2001/A1:2005
ICS:
21.060.01 Vezni elementi na splošno Fasteners in general
91.080.20 Lesene konstrukcije Timber structures
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 12512:2001/A1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
September 2005
ICS 21.060.01; 91.080.20
English Version
Timber Structures - Test methods - Cyclic testing of joints made
with mechanical fasteners
Structures en bois - Méthodes d'essai - Essais cycliques Holzbauwerke - Prüfverfahren - Zyklische Prüfungen van
d'assemblages réalisés par organes méchaniques Anschlüssen mit mechanische Verbindungsmittlen
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 12512:2001; it was approved by CEN on 8 August 2005.
CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for inclusion of this
amendment into the relevant national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such
national standards may be obtained on application to the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the same status as the off
...