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BS EN 13830:2015+A1:2020 Curtain walling. Product standard, 2020
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- 1 Scope
- 2 Normative references
- 3 Terms, definitions and abbreviated terms [Go to Page]
- 3.1 Definitions
- 3.2 Abbreviations used in this standard
- 4 Product characteristics [Go to Page]
- 4.1 Reaction to fire (of components, when relevant)
- 4.2 Fire resistance
- 4.3 Fire propagation (to upper levels)
- 4.4 Watertightness
- 4.5 Resistance to its own dead load
- 4.6 Wind load resistance
- 4.7 Resistance to snow load (only for elements subjected to snow load)
- 4.8 Impact resistance [Go to Page]
- 4.8.1 General
- 4.8.2 Internal
- 4.8.3 External
- 4.9 Resistance to live horizontal loads at sill level
- 4.10 Seismic resistance [Go to Page]
- 4.10.1 General
- 4.10.2 Safety in use
- 4.10.3 Serviceability (where specially required)
- 4.11 Thermal shock resistance
- 4.12 Direct airborne sound insulation
- 4.13 Flanking sound transmission
- 4.14 Thermal transmittance
- 4.15 Air permeability
- 4.16 Water vapour permeability
- 4.17 Radiation properties
- 4.18 Durability [Go to Page]
- 4.18.1 General
- 4.18.2 Durability of watertightness
- 4.18.3 Durability of thermal transmittance
- 4.18.4 Durability of air permeability
- 5 Testing, assessment and sampling methods [Go to Page]
- 5.1 Sampling [Go to Page]
- 5.1.1 General
- 5.1.2 Sequence of testing
- 5.2 Reaction to fire (of components, when relevant)
- 5.3 Fire resistance
- 5.4 Fire propagation (to upper levels)
- 5.5 Watertightness
- 5.6 Resistance to its own dead load
- 5.7 Wind load resistance
- 5.8 Resistance to snow load (only for elements subject to snow load)
- 5.9 Impact resistance
- 5.10 Resistance to live horizontal loads at sill level
- 5.11 Seismic resistance [Go to Page]
- 5.11.1 Safety in use
- 5.11.2 Serviceability (where specially required)
- 5.12 Direct airborne sound insulation
- 5.13 Flanking sound transmission
- 5.14 Thermal transmittance
- 5.15 Air permeability
- 5.16 Radiation properties
- 5.17 Durability [Go to Page]
- 5.17.1 General
- 5.17.2 Durability of watertightness
- 5.17.3 Durability of thermal transmittance
- 5.17.4 Durability of air permeability
- 6 Assessment and verification of constancy of performance (AVCP) [Go to Page]
- 6.1 General
- 6.2 Type testing [Go to Page]
- 6.2.1 General
- 6.2.2 Test samples, testing and compliance criteria
- 6.2.3 Test reports
- 6.2.4 Cascading determination of the product type results
- 6.3 Factory production control (FPC) [Go to Page]
- 6.3.1 General
- 6.3.2 Requirements [Go to Page]
- 6.3.2.1 General
- 6.3.2.2 Equipment
- 6.3.2.3 Raw materials and components
- 6.3.2.4 Traceability and marking
- 6.3.2.5 Controls during manufacturing process
- 6.3.2.6 Product testing and evaluation
- 6.3.2.7 Non-complying products
- 6.3.2.8 Corrective action
- 6.3.2.9 Handling, storage and packaging
- 6.3.3 Product specific requirements
- 6.3.4 Initial inspection of factory and of FPC
- 6.3.5 Continuous surveillance of FPC (only for curtain walling kits covered by AVCP system 1)
- 6.3.6 Procedure for modifications
- 6.3.7 One-off products, pre-production products (e.g. prototypes) and products produced in very low quantity
- Annex A "(informative)Resistance to actions: guidance on the use of Eurocodes [Go to Page]
- A.1 Introduction of the annex
- A.2 Scope of the annex
- A.3 Symbols and abbreviations in the annex
- A.4 Definition and principle [Go to Page]
- A.4.1 General
- A.4.2 Classes of consequence
- A.4.3 Curtain walling kit operating as safety barrier
- A.4.4 Loaded area "A"
- A.4.5 System redundancy
- A.5 Requirements
- A.6 Actions [Go to Page]
- A.6.1 Dead load action
- A.6.2 Wind action
- A.6.3 Actions for curtain walling serving as parapets
- A.7 Assumptions related the combinations of actions [Go to Page]
- A.7.1 General
- A.7.2 Combinations of actions: generalities
- Annex B "(normative)Seismic resistance [Go to Page]
- B.1 General principles [Go to Page]
- B.1.1 Required performance limits
- B.1.2 Factors affecting seismic performance
- B.2 Assessment of seismic serviceability limit
- B.3 Assessment of seismic safety limit
- B.4 Seismic movement regime [Go to Page]
- B.4.1 General
- B.4.2 Principles
- B.4.3 Test apparatus
- B.4.4 Test procedure
- Annex C "(normative)Selection, preparation, mounting and fixing of test specimen for reaction to fire tests of curtain walling and field of direct application [Go to Page]
- C.1 General
- C.2 EN ISO 119252:2010 (Single flame test) [Go to Page]
- C.2.1 Profile
- C.2.2 Infill
- C.2.3 Sealing between infill and profile
- C.2.4 Organic coating/top layers
- C.3 Mounting and fixing for EN 13238 (SBI-test)
- C.4 EN ISO 1182 (Non-combustibility test)
- C.5 EN ISO 1716 (Determination of the heat of combustion)
- C.6 Field of direct application
- Annex D "(normative)Characteristics and range of direct application [Go to Page]
- D.1 General
- D.2 Selection of a representative test specimen
- Annex E "(informative)Characteristics and performances of curtain walling kit
- Annex F "(informative)Interchangeability between characteristics and components
- Annex G "(informative)Basic approach to durability
- Annex ZA (informative)!Relationship to this European Standard with Regulation (EU) No.305/2011(When applying this standard as a harmonized standard under Regulation (EU) No. 305/2011, manufacturers and Member States are obliged by this regulation to use this Annex) " [Go to Page]