Specification for ancillary components for masonry - Part 3: Bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork

This European Standard specifies the requirements for masonry bed joint reinforcement for structural use (see 5.2.1) and for non-structural use (see 5.2.2).

Festlegungen für Ergänzungsbauteile für Mauerwerk - Teil 3: Lagerfugenbewehrung aus Stahl

Diese Europäische Norm legt die Anforderungen an Lagerfugenbewehrung für Mauerwerk für Konstruktionen mit Bemessung (siehe 5.2.1) sowie für Konstruktionen ohne Bemessung (siehe 5.2.2) fest.
Für Produkte zur Verwendung in zweischaligem Mauerwerk wird in dieser Europäischen Norm lediglich das Verhalten von Stahldrahtgittern als Bewehrung in Lagerfugen, nicht jedoch das Verhalten als Luftschichtanker behandelt.
Diese Europäische Norm gilt nicht für:
a)   Produkte in Form einzelner Flach- oder Rundstäbe;
b)   Produkte, die nicht aus austenitischem rostfreien Stahl der festgelegten Güte, Stahlblech mit Zink-Vorbeschichtung oder verzinktem Stahldraht mit oder ohne organischen Überzug bestehen.
ANMERKUNG   Der Anhang ZA bezieht sich nur auf geschweißte Stahldrahtgitter für tragende Zwecke für die in 5.2.1 genannten Verwendungszwecke, da keine gesetzlich geregelten Anforderungen an Produkte dieser Familie für Konstruktionen ohne Bemessung bekannt sind.

Spécifications pour composants accessoires de maçonnerie - Partie 3 : Treillis d'armature en acier pour joints horizontaux

La présente Norme européenne spécifie les prescriptions concernant les treillis d'armature pour les joints horizontaux de maçonnerie à usage structurel (voir 5.2.1) et non structurel (voir 5.2.2).
Dans le cas où les produits sont destinés à être utilisés dans la construction de murs doubles, la présente Norme européenne couvre uniquement les performances du treillis employé comme armature pour les joints horizontaux et ne s'applique pas aux performances du treillis utilisé comme attache pour mur double traversant la cavité.
Les produis suivants ne sont pas couverts par la présente Norme européenne :
a)   produits sous forme de barres ou de tiges individuelles ;
b)   produits fabriqués à partir de matériaux autres que les classes spécifiées d'acier inoxydable austénitique, la tôle d'acier pré-galvanisé ou le fil d'acier galvanisé, avec ou sans revêtement organique.
NOTE   En l'absence de prescriptions réglementées connues pour les treillis en fils soudés destinés à un usage non structurel, l'Annexe ZA fait uniquement référence aux treillis en fils soudé destinés à un usage structurel tel qu'indiqué en 5.2.1.

Specifikacija za dodatne komponente zidovja - 3. del: Jeklene mreže za armiranje naležnih reg

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN 845-3:2010
01-marec-2010
Specifikacija za dodatne komponente zidovja - 3. del: Jeklene mreže za armiranje
naležnih reg
Specification for ancillary components for masonry - Part 3: Bed joint reinforcement of
steel meshwork
Festlegungen für Ergänzungsbauteile für Mauerwerk - Teil 3: Lagerfugenbewehrung aus
Stahl
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 845-3
ICS:
91.060.10 Stene. Predelne stene. Walls. Partitions. Facades
Fasade
91.080.30 Zidane konstrukcije Masonry
oSIST prEN 845-3:2010 en,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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EUROPEAN STANDARD
DRAFT
prEN 845-3
NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

January 2010
ICS 91.080.30 Will supersede EN 845-3:2003+A1:2008
English Version
Specification for ancillary components for masonry - Part 3: Bed
joint reinforcement of steel meshwork
 Festlegungen für Ergänzungsbauteile für Mauerwerk - Teil
3: Lagerfugenbewehrung aus Stahl
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 125.

If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration.

This draft European Standard was established by CEN 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 CEN Management Centre has the
same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.

Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.


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Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels
© 2010 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. prEN 845-3:2010: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.

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Contents Page
Foreword . 3
1 Scope. 4
2 Normative reference . 4
3 Terms, definitions and symbols . 5
3.1 Terms and definitions . 5
3.2 Symbols . 6
4 Materials and types of products . 7
4.1 Materials . 7
4.2 Types of products . 9
5 Requirements . 10
5.1 General . 10
5.2 Product applications and types . 11
5.3 Dimensions and limit deviations . 11
5.4 Mechanical strength . 13
5.5 Bond strength and lap length . 14
5.6 Durability . 14
6 Description and designation . 14
7 Marking . 15
8 Evaluation of conformity . 16
8.1 General . 16
8.2 Initial type tests . 16
8.3 Factory production control . 17
8.4 Sampling for initial type testing and independent testing of consignments . 17
Annex A (normative) Scheme of factory production control . 18
A.1 General . 18
A.2 Design . 18
A.3 Production . 18
A.4 Assessment of results and other actions. 19
Annex ZA (informative) Clauses of this European Standard addressing the provisions
of the EU Construction Products Directive . 20
Bibliography . 25

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Foreword
This document (prEN 845-3:2010) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 125
“Masonry”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 845-3:2003+A1:2008.
This European standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association and supports the essential requirements of the
EU Construction Products Directive (89/106/EEC).
For relationship with EU Directives, see informative Annex ZA which is an integral part of this
standard.
In this European Standard the Annex A is normative.
This Part has been modified, including the introduction of additional requirements, taking into account
the detailed answer by CEN/TC 125 to EC mandate M116 for masonry as well as details of the
relationship of this new harmonized European standard with the EU Directives.
EN 845 “Specification for ancillary components for masonry” consists of the following Parts:
— Part 1: Wall ties, tension straps, hangers and brackets.
— Part 2: Lintels.
— Part 3: Bed joint reinforcement of steel meshwork.
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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the requirements for masonry bed joint reinforcement for structural
use (see 5.2.1) and for non-structural use (see 5.2.2).
Where products are intended for use in cavity wall construction, this European Standard covers only
the performance of the meshwork as reinforcement in bed joints and not its performance as wall ties
across the cavity.
This European Standard is not applicable to:
a) products in the form of individual bars or rods;
b) products formed from materials other than specified grades of austenitic stainless steel or zinc
pre-coated steel sheet or zinc coated steel wire with or without organic coating.
NOTE Annex ZA refers only to welded wire meshwork intended for structural use for structural use referred
to in 5.2.1 as there are no known regulated requirements for products of this family for non structural use.
2 Normative reference
This European Standard incorporates by dated or undated reference, provisions from other
publications. These normative references are cited at the appropriate places in the text and the
publications are listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent amendments to or revisions of any
of these publications apply to this European Standard only when incorporated in it by amendment or
revision. For undated references the latest edition of the publication referred to applies (including
amendments).
EN 846-2, Methods of test for ancillary components for masonry — Part 2: Determination of bond
strength of prefabricated bed joint reinforcement in mortar joints.
EN 846-3, Methods of test for ancillary components for masonry — Part 3: Determination of shear
load capacity of welds of prefabricated bed joint reinforcement.
EN 10020, Definition and classification of grades of steel.
EN 10088-1, Stainless steels — Part 1: List of stainless steels.
EN 10088-2, Stainless steels — Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of
corrosion resisting steels for general purposes.
EN 10088-3, Stainless steels — Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, bars,
rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes.
EN 10143, Continuously hot-dip coated steel sheet and strip — Tolerances on dimensions and shape.
EN 10244-1, Steel wire and wire products-Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire —
Part 1: General principles.
EN 10244-2, Steel wire and wire products-Non-ferrous metallic coatings on steel wire — Part 2: Zinc
and zinc alloy coatings.
EN 10245-1, Steel wire and wire products — Organic coatings on steel wire — Part 1: General rules.
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EN 10245-2, Steel wire and wire products — Organic coatings on steel wire — Part 2: PVC finished
wire.
EN 10245-3, Steel wire and wire products — Organic coatings on steel wire — Part 3: PE coated wire.
EN 10326, Continuously hot-dip coated strip and sheet of structural steels — Technical delivery conditions.
EN 10327, Continuously hot-dip coated strip and sheet of low carbon steels for cold forming —
Technical delivery conditions
EN ISO 15630–1, Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete — Test methods —
Part 1: Reinforcing bars, wire rod and wire
EN ISO 15630–2, Steel for the reinforcement and prestressing of concrete — Test methods —
Part 2: Welded fabric
ISO 7500-1, Metallic materials — Verification of static uniaxial testing machines —
Part 1: Tension/compression testing machines — Verification and calibration of the force-measuring system
ISO 9513, Metallic materials — Calibration of extensometers used in uniaxial testing
3 Terms, definitions and symbols
3.1 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1.1
bed joint
mortar layer between the bed faces of masonry units
3.1.2
bed joint reinforcement
steel reinforcement that is prefabricated for building into a bed joint
3.1.3
bond strength
tensile load that can be resisted by a specified length of reinforcement in a masonry bed joint
3.1.4
characteristic yield strength
the value of the yield strength above which 95 % of all the individual test results occur
3.1.5
cross-wires
wires which connect longitudinal wires
3.1.6
declared value
value for a product property, determined in accordance with this standard, that a manufacturer is
confident of achieving bearing in mind the variability of the manufacturing process
3.1.7
element
complete length of bed joint reinforcement either in straight cut lengths or in a roll
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3.1.8
lap length
minimum length of a piece of bed joint reinforcement running parallel with the next piece in order to
maintain the full effectiveness of the reinforcement in the masonry bed joint
3.1.9
longitudinal wire
wire placed parallel to the length of the masonry
3.1.10
meshwork
network created with welded or woven wires or as a result of expanding a strip with a series of parallel
slits
3.1.11
profile height
maximum overall height (distance between the upper and lower surfaces at right angles to the length
and width of the joint) of the embedded portion of the bed joint reinforcement
3.1.12
shear load capacity
mean value for sample of product specimens of the failure loads at the junction between two wires
loaded in the direction of the longitudinal axis in the plane of the bed joint reinforcement
3.1.13
width
overall dimension in the plane of the bed joint reinforcement measured perpendicular to the
longitudinal axis
3.1.14
wire
longitudinal cold drawn metal of any cross-sectional shape
3.1.15
wire size
diameter in millimetres of a circle with an area equal to the cross-sectional area of the wire
3.2 Symbols
2
A is the cross-sectional area of deformed plain wire, in mm ;
c
2
A is the cross-sectional area of bed joint reinforcement, in mm ;
e
A is the percentage total elongation at maximum force (F ), in %;
gt m
a is the width of the bed joint reinforcement, in mm;
b is the pitch of the cross-wire, in mm;
c is the wire size of the longitudinal wires, in mm;
d is the wire size of the cross-wires, in mm;
e is the pitch of the longitudinal wires in woven wire meshwork, in mm;
f is the aperture length of the expanded metal meshwork (centre to centre), in mm;
Fm is the maximum force in the tensile test, in N;
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g is the aperture width of the expanded metal meshwork (centre to centre), in mm;
l is the length of a specimen of deformed plain wire or expanded metal meshwork, in mm;
s
l is the length of an element of bed joint reinforcement as delivered by the manufacturer, in m;
m is the mass of a specimen of deformed plain wire or expanded metal meshwork, in g;
3
ρ is the nominal density of the material, in kg/m ;
2
R is the tensile strength, in N/mm ;
m
2
R is the yield strength, in N/mm ;
e
2
R is the upper yield strength, in N/mm .
eH
2
R is the 0,2 % proof strength, non-proportional extension, in N/mm ;
p0,2
2
R is the proof strength at a total extension of 0,5 %, in N/mm ;
e0,5
t is the profile height, in mm;
4 Materials and types of products
4.1 Materials
Materials for the manufacture of bed joint reinforcement and their protective coatings shall be selected
from those given in Table 1. Within a product, stainless steel shall not be mixed with other types of steel.
Unless otherwise chosen by the manufacturer, the bed joint reinforcement should be tested using
masonry units conforming to EN 771 with a normalized compressive strength of not greater than
2
5 N/mm and general purpose mortar conforming to EN 998-2 with a compressive strength not greater
2
than 1,5 N/mm .



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Table 1 — Materials and corrosion protection systems for bed joint reinforcement
Material
a
Material Specification for body material Coating specification coating
e
reference
Organic
Mass per Mass per Thickness
coating
 b c
one side two sides per side
thickness
2 2
 g/m g/m µm mm
Austenitic stainless steel (molybdenum EN 10088 — — — — R1
chrome nickel alloys)
Austenitic stainless steel (chrome nickel EN 10088 — — — — R3
alloys)
Zinc coated steel wire EN 10020 with EN 10244 zinc coating 265 — — — R13
f
Zinc coated steel wire with organic coating EN 10020 with EN 10244 zinc coating 60 — — min. 80
over all surfaces of finished component and EN 10245 organic coating :
Part 2 – Class 2a or 2b or Part 3- Type 3  mean 100 R18
Zinc coated steel wire EN 10020 with EN 10244 zinc coating 105 - - - R19
f
Zinc coated steel wire EN 10020 with EN 10244 zinc coating 60 - - - R20
d
Zinc pre-coated steel strip or sheet EN 10326/10327: zinc coated steel - 275 - R21
20
a
 Except where specified an appropriate grade of steel conforming to EN 10020 for zinc-coated products may be chosen.
b
 Coating weight is of zinc and is given for one side for wire and post fabrication coatings.
c
 Coating weight is of zinc and given for two sides for pre-galvanized sheet products. The mean one side figure will be 50 % of the two side figure but not necessarily evenly distributed.
d
 Coating thickness refers to the average thickness of metallic protective coating on any uncut surface of a product or any surface of a post-fabrication galvanized product.
e
 This number is given to allow unambiguous materials specification and gives no indication of relative performance or quality.
f
On round wire before any subsequent processing.


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4.2 Types of products
4.2.1 General
Welded wire meshwork and woven wire meshwork shall be manufactured from smooth, indented or
ribbed wire, round or flattened wire, either of low carbon steel protected against corrosion or of a
corrosion resistant steel. Expanded metal meshwork shall be manufactured from strip steel of the
appropriate thickness and corrosion resistance.
4.2.2 Welded wire meshwork
The reinforcing element produced shall consist of longitudinal wires welded to cross-wires (ladder
type) or to a continuous wire diagonal (truss type).
NOTE Examples of products for structural applications are shown in Figures 1 and 2.
b
c
d
a a
t t

Figure 1 — Example of ladder type - plan and sections

b
c
d

NOTE Cross section not shown.
Figure 2 — Example of truss type - plan
4.2.3 Woven wire meshwork
The meshwork shall be made by winding wire around longitudinal wires following a repetitive pattern.
NOTE An example of woven wire meshwork is given in Figure 3.
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t
c
d
a
e
b

Figure 3 — Example of woven wire meshwork - plan and section
4.2.4 Expanded metal meshwork
The meshwork shall be made from a steel strip, slit in a pattern which, when expanded, will produce
diamond shaped meshwork.
NOTE An example of expanded metal meshwork is given in Figure 4.
f t
g
a

Figure 4 — Example of expanded metal meshwork - plan and section
5 Requirements
5.1 General
The requirements and properties specified in this standard shall be defined in terms of the test
methods and procedures referred to in this European Standard.
NOTE The conformity criteria given in 5.2 to 5.6 inclusive relate to initial type tests (see 8.2) and, when
relevant, consignment testing (see 8.4).
For production evaluation the conformity criteria shall be defined in the factory production control
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5.2 Product applications and types
5.2.1 Products for structural use
Bed joint reinforcement for structural applications shall be welded wire meshwork in accordance
with 4.2.2. The product shall be declared as intended for structural applications.
The minimum wire size of the longitudinal wires shall be 3,0 mm.
5.2.2 Products for non-structural use
Bed joint reinforcement for non-structural applications shall be any of the types in accordance with 4.2.
The minimum wire size of the longitudinal wires of welded or woven wire meshwork shall be 1,25 mm.
Cross-wires for woven wire meshwork shall be wound around the longitudinal wires for at least 1,5 turns.
Expanded metal meshwork shall be fabricated from one of the two strip materials given in Table 2.
Table 1 — Properties of strip for expanded metal meshwork
Minimum thickness Minimum characteristic
Material
of strip yield strength of strip
2
mm N/mm
Galvanised steel to EN 10143, 0,4 140
EN 10326 and EN 10327
Stainless steel to EN 10088 0,3 210

5.3 Dimensions and limit deviations
5.3.1 General
The dimensions of the bed joint reinforcement as listed in Table 3 shall be declared. The limit
deviations on dimensions shall be as given in Table 3. Specimens of bed joint reinforcement, when
sampled in accordance with clause 8 and measured in accordance with 5.3.2 or 5.3.3, shall not
deviate from the declared values by more than the limit deviations given in Table 3.
NOTE See 3.1.6 for definition of the term ‘declared value’.
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Table 2 — Dimensional deviations
Dimension Limit deviations
Wire meshwork Expanded metal
length l ± 1,5 % + 5 %
 - 2 %
width a ± 5 mm ± 5 mm

± 0,2 mm if t ≤ 2 mm
and
profile height t ± 0,4 mm if t > 2 mm ± 0,5 mm
wire sizes c and d ± 0,1 mm -
cross-sectional area A
not applicable ± 7 %
c
pitch of wires b and e ± 3 % -
aperture sizes f and g not applicable ± 2 mm

5.3.2 Determination of wire size
The wire size shall be determined as follows:
a) Plain round wire
Measure the diameter of each wire in a sample with a micrometer, in two directions, approximately at
right angles, to the nearest 0,01 mm. The wire size shall be the mean of the two diameters.
b) Deformed plain wire
Cut specimens of each wire from an element so that the length is not less than 200 mm and made up
of one, or more than one, piece. The cuts shall be clean and parallel across the wire. Measure the
length l of the specimen up to the nearest 1 mm. Determine the weight of the specimen, m, up to the
s
nearest 0,01 g. Calculate the cross-sectional area, A , to two decimal places using the following
c
formula:
m
6 2
A = ⋅10 mm
c
l ⋅ρ
s
3
Nominal density ρ of mild steel is 7 850 kg/m ;
3
Nominal density ρ of stainless steel is 7 950 kg/m .
Ac
The wire size shall be obtained from 2⋅ calculated to two decimal places.
π
c) Wire with organic coating
Use method a) or b) after removal of the organic coating from the wire.
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5.3.3 Determination of cross-sectional area
Cut a specimen of truss type welded wire meshwork or expanded metal meshwork from an element
so that the length is a multiple of b (or f, as appropriate) and not less than 200 mm. The cuts shall be
clean and parallel across the element. Measure the length l of the specimen up to the nearest 1 mm.
s
Determine the weight of the specimen m up to the nearest 0,01 g. Calculate the cross-sectional area
of the specimen, A , to two decimal places using the following formula:
e
m
6 2
A = ⋅10 mm
e
l ⋅ρ
s
3
Nominal density ρ of mild steel is 7 850 kg/m ;
3
Nominal density ρ of stainless steel is 7 950 kg/m .
5.3.4 Determination of other dimensions
Dimensions shall be measured using a calibrated device capable of achieving an error limit of ± 1 %.
5.4 Mechanical strength
5.4.1 Mechanical strength of bed joint reinforcement for structural applications
5.4.1.1 Characteristic yield strength of longitudinal wires
The value of the characteristic yield strength of the longitudinal wires shall be declared. When
sampled in accordance with clause 8 and tested by the method of EN ISO 15630 using test
specimens each containing at least one weld within the gauge length, the upper yield strength of the
longitudinal wires shall be not less than the declared value. The values of the percentage total
elongation at maximum force, (A ) and the ratio of tensile strength to the upper yield strength
gt
(R /R ) shall be recorded.
m eH
5.4.1.2 Ductility of longitudinal wires
The ductility category of the longitudinal wires in accordance with Table 4 using the data gathered in
the yield strength test of 5.4.1.1 shall be declared.
Table 3 — Ductility categories
Ratio tensile strength/
Category Total elongation at maximum force
yield strength
(A) (R /R )
gt m eH
High
>5 % >1,08
Normal
>2,5 % >1,05
Low Declared value (minimum) Declared value (minimum)

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5.4.1.3 Characteristic yield strength of cross-wires
The characteristic yield strength of the cross-wires shall be declared. Where the structural
performance of the bed joint reinforcement is reliant, even in part, on the cross-wires, the strength of
the cross-wires shall be not less than the characteristic yield strength of the longitudinal wires. When
sampled in accordance with clause 8 and tested by the method of EN ISO 15630 the upper yield
strength of the cross-wires shall be not less than the declared value.
5.4.1.4 Shear load capacity of the welds
Where the structural performance of the bed joint reinforcement is reliant, even in part, on the shear
load capacity of the welds, the shear load capacity of the welds shall be declared. When sampled in
accordance with clause 8 and tested by the method of EN 846-3, the shear load capacity of the welds
shall be not be less than the declared value. In addition no load capacity of a specimen in shear shall
be less than 70 % of the declared value.
5.4.2 Mechanical strength of bed joint reinforcement for non-structural applications
5.4.2.1 Welded or woven wire meshwork
The characteristic yield strength of the wires shall be declared. When sampled in accordance with
clause 8 and tested by the method of EN ISO 15630 and in the case of welded wire meshwork using
test specimens each containing at least one weld within the gauge length, the upper yield strength of
the wires shall be not less than the declared value. If a yield phenomenon is not present, the 0,2 %
proof strength (R ) or the proof strength for a total extension of 0,5 % (R ) shall be determined,
p0,2 e0,5
whichever is the lesser.
5.4.2.2 Expanded metal meshwork
The characteristic yield strength of the strip shall be declared. The minimum values shall be in
accordance with Table 2.
5.5 Bond strength and lap length
The lap length required to maintain the full effectiveness of the reinforcement relevant to stated
combinations of mortar and masonry shall be declared. The method of overlapping shall be given.
The lap length shall include the appropriate welded cross-connections where these contribute to the
bond. For structural applications the lap length shall be based on the bond strength, which shall also
be declared. When sampled in accordance with clause 8 and tested by the method of EN 846-2,
using stated combinations of mortar and masonry, the characteristic value of load capacity of the
specimens shall be greater than or equal to the declared value of bond strength.
5.6 Durability
NOTE The durability of performance characteristics against corrosion is dependent on both the condition of
exposure of the masonry and the material/coating specification. This European Standard follows the state of the
art by giving material/coating specifications to suit.
The materials for the manufacture of bed joint reinforcement and their corrosion protection systems
shall be selected in accordance with the requirements of 4.1.
6 Description and designation
The information to be supplied shall be as given in Tables 5 and 6.
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Table 4 — Information to be provided for bed joint reinforcement
for structural applications
Information
reference Bed joint reinforcement for structural applications
number
1 Material/coating reference in accordance with Table 1
2 The ductility class in accordance with 5.4.1.2 and Table 4
3 Shear load capacity of welds (where applicable) in accordance with 5.4.1.4
4 Configuration, dimensions and permissible deviations in accordance with 5.3
and Table 3
5 The declared value of characteristic yield strength of longitudinal wires in
accordance with 5.4.1.1
6 The declared value of characteristic yield strength of cross-wires (where
applicable) in accordance with 5.4.1.3
7 Lap length and bond strength and the combination of mortar and units for which
they are applicable in accordance with 5.5

Table 5 — Information to be provided for bed joint reinforcement
for non-structural applications
Information
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