EN 1814:2005

Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to damage at cut edges using the modified Vettermann drum test

This document specifies a method to determine the susceptibility of textile floor coverings to mechanical damage at cut edges.
It is applicable to all textile floor coverings both as sheet materials and as tiles.

Textile Bodenbeläge - Bestimmung der Schnittkantenfestigkeit durch modifizierte Trommelprüfung nach Vettermann

Dieses Dokument legt ein Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Anfälligkeit von Schnittkanten textiler Bodenbeläge gegenüber mechanischer Beanspruchung fest.
Diese Norm gilt für alle textilen Bodenbeläge, die als Fliesen und Rollenware gefertigt werden.

Revêtements de sol textiles - Détermination de la résistance des joints par l'essai au tambour Vettermann modifié

Tekstilne talne obloge – Ugotavljanje odpornosti rezanih robov proti poškodbam z modificiranim bobnastim preskusom po Vettermannu

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 30-Aug-2005
• Withdrawal Date: 04-Jun-2019
• ICS: 59.080.60 - Textile floor coverings
• ICS: 97.150 - Floor coverings
• Technical Committee: CEN/TC 134 - Resilient and textile floor coverings
• Drafting Committee: CEN/TC 134/SC 1 - Textile floor coverings
• Current Stage: 9960 - Withdrawal effective - Withdrawal
• Completion Date: 05-Jun-2019
• 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 1814:2006 - Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to damage at cut edges using the modified Vettermann drum test

Relations

• Replaces: EN 1814:1997 - Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to damage at cut edges using the modified Vettermann drum test
• Effective Date: 22-Dec-2008
• Replaced By: EN ISO 10833:2019 - Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to damage at cut edges using the modified Vettermann drum test (ISO 10833:2017)
• Effective Date: 14-Mar-2018

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-marec-2006
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SIST EN 1814:1999
Tekstilne talne obloge – Ugotavljanje odpornosti rezanih robov proti poškodbam z
modificiranim bobnastim preskusom po Vettermannu
Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to damage at cut edges using the
modified Vettermann drum test
Textile Bodenbeläge - Bestimmung der Schnittkantenfestigkeit durch modifizierte
Trommelprüfung nach Vettermann
Revetements de sol textiles - Détermination de la résistance des joints par l'essai au
tambour Vettermann modifié
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 1814:2005
ICS:
59.080.60 Tekstilne talne obloge Textile floor coverings
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 1814
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2005
ICS 59.080.60 Supersedes EN 1814:1997
English Version
Textile floor coverings - Determination of resistance to damage
at cut edges using the modified Vettermann drum test
Revêtements de sol textiles - Détermination de la Textile Bodenbeläge - Bestimmung der
résistance des joints par l'essai au tambour Vettermann Schnittkantenfestigkeit durch modifizierte Trommelprüfung
modifié nach Vettermann
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Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
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Contents Page
Foreword. 3
1 Scope. 4
2 Normative references. 4
3 Terms and definitions . 4
4 Principle . 5
5 Apparatus. 5

6 Sampling and preparation of specimens.6
7 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing. 10
8 Procedure. 10
9 Assessment . 10
10 Test report. 11

Foreword
This European Standard (EN 1814:2005) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 134
“Resilient, textile and laminate floor coverings”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2006, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2006.
This document supersedes EN 1814:1997.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.
1 Scope
This document specifies a method to determine the susceptibility of textile floor coverings to
mechanical damage at cut edges.
It is applicable to all textile floor coverings both as sheet materials and as tiles.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this European Standard.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the
referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1471, Textile floor coverings — Assessment of changes in appearance
EN 20139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (ISO 139:1973)
ISO 1957, Machine-made textile floor coverings — Selection and cutting of specimens for physical
tests
ISO 10361:2000, Textile floor coverings — Production of changes in appearance by means of
Vettermann drum and hexapod tumbler testers
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
delamination
separation of the use-surface and/or foundation/primary substrate of a textile floor covering from the
secondary substrate or foam backing
3.2
fraying
loss of pile or substrate material of a textile floor covering from a cut edge
3.3
tufting out
loss of tufts from the use-surface of a textile floor covering
3.4
sprouting
release and appearance during use of extra long tuft legs that were accidentally trapped within the
pile of a textile floor covering during manufacture
3.5
laddering; shooting
loss of consecutive loops of the same column from the use-surface of a textile floor co
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