00070217 PDF Li ce ns ed C op y A ki n K ok sa l, B ec ht el L td , 2 9 A ug us t 2 00 3, U nc on tr ol le d C op y, ( c) B S I BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 20811 1992 ISO 811 1981 Incorporating Amendment N[.]
British Standard A single copy of this British Standard is licensed to Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Akin Koksal 29 August 2003 This is an uncontrolled copy Ensure use of the most current version of this document by searching British Standards Online at bsonline.techindex.co.uk BRITISH STANDARD BS EN 20811:1992 ISO 811:1981 Incorporating Amendment No Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Textiles — Determination of resistance to water penetration — Hydrostatic pressure test The European Standard EN 20811:1922 has the status of a British Standard UDC 677.0741.076:677.017.63:620.1 BS EN 20811:1992 Cooperating organizations Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI The Fibres, Yarns and Fabrics Standards Committee, under whose direction this British Standard was prepared, consists of representatives from the following: Association of Jute Spinners and Manufacturers British Nonwoven Manufacturers’ Association British Railways Board British Textile Employers’ Association* Central Council of the Irish Linen Industry Consumer Standards Advisory Committee of BSI Department of Industry (Chemicals and Textiles) Institute of Purchasing and Supply International Wool Secretariat* Knitting Industries Federation Ltd.* Manchester Chamber of Commerce and Industry Man-made Fibres Producer’s Committee* Ministry of Defence* Narrow Fabrics Federation Textile Institute* Warp Knitters Association Ltd The organizations marked with an asterisk in the above list, together with the following, were directly represented on the Technical Committee entrusted with the preparation of this British Standard: Confederation of British Wool Textiles Limited Hollings College for the Food and Fashion Industries Manchester Chamber of Commerce (Testing House and Laboratories) Soap and Detergent Industry Association Society of Dyers and Colourists Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited Textile Research Council This British Standard, having been prepared under the direction of the Fibres, Yarns and Fabrics Standards Committee, was published under the authority of the Board of BSI and comes into effect on 31 March 1982 © BSI 02-2000 Amendments issued since publication First published February 1957 First revision October 1968 Second revision Amd No Date of issue Comments 7006 November 1992 Indicated by a sideline in the margin The following BSI references relate to the work on this standard: Committee reference TCM/25 Draft for comment 79/36054 DC ISBN 580 12678 BS EN 20811:1992 Contents Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Cooperating organizations National foreword Foreword Scope and field of application Reference Principle Apparatus Conditioning Test specimens Test procedure Calculation and expression of results Test report Annex Advice on conducting the test Publication referred to © BSI 02-2000 Page Inside front cover ii 3 3 3 4 Inside back cover i BS EN 20811:1992 National foreword This revision of BS 2823 has been prepared under the direction of the Fibres, Yarns and Fabrics Standards Committee, and is identical with ISO 811:1980 “Textile fabrics — Determination of resistance to water penetration — Hydrostatic pressure test” published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) BS 2823:1968 is therefore withdrawn In 1992 the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) accepted ISO 811:1981 as European Standard EN 20811:1992 As a consequence of implementing the European Standard this British Standard is renumbered as BS EN 20811 and any reference to BS 2823 should be read as a reference to BS EN 20811 Terminology and conventions The text of the International Standard has been approved as suitable for publication, as a British Standard, without deviation Some terminology and certain conventions are not identical with those used in British Standards; attention is especially drawn to the following Where the words “International Standard” appear, they should be read as “British Standard” The comma has been used throughout as a decimal marker In British Standards it is current practice to use a full point on the baseline as the decimal marker Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Cross-reference International Standard Corresponding British Standard ISO 139:1973 BS EN 20139:1992 Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing (Identical) A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, pages i and ii, the EN title page, pages to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had amendments incorporated This will be indicated in the amendment table on the inside front cover ii © BSI 02-2000 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 20811 NORME EUROPÉENNE June 1992 EUROPÄISCHE NORM UDC 677.0741.076:677.017.63:620.1 Descriptors: Textiles, fabrics, tests, water resistance tests, fluid-tightness tests, hydrostatic pressure, pressure measurement English version Textiles — Determination of resistance to water penetration — Hydrostatic pressure test Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Etoffes — Détermination de la résistance la pénétration de l’eau — Essai sous pression hydrostatique Textilien — Bestimmung des Widerstandes gegen das Durchdringen von Wasser — Hydrostatischer Druckversuch This European Standard was approved by CEN on 1992-06-26 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 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 European Standard 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 official versions CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom CEN European Committee for Standardization Comité Européen de Normalisation Europäisches Komitee für Normung Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels © 1992 Copyright reserved to CEN members Ref No EN 20811:1992 E EN 20811:1992 Foreword Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI This European Standard has been taken over by CEN/TC 248 “Textiles and textile products” from the work of ISO/TC 38 “Textiles” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) The document was submitted to the CEN members to the Unique Acceptance Procedure and was approved without any modification National standards identical to this European Standard shall be published at the latest by 1992-12-31 and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by 1992-12-31 Following the CEN/CENELEC Common Rules, the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom © BSI 02-2000 EN 20811:1992 Scope and field of application This International Standard specifies a hydrostatic pressure method for determining the resistance of fabrics to penetration by water The method is primarily intended for dense fabrics, e.g ducks, tarpaulins and tentings Reference ISO 139, Textiles — Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Principle The hydrostatic head supported by a fabric is a measure of the opposition to the passage of water through the fabric A specimen is subjected to a steadily increasing pressure of water on one face, under standard conditions, until penetration occurs in three places The pressure at which the water penetrates the fabric at the third place is noted The water pressure may be applied from below or from above the test specimen The chosen alternative should be stated in the test report The result is immediately relevant to the behaviour of fabric articles which are subjected to water pressure for short or moderate periods of time Apparatus 4.1 The apparatus used for the test should be designed to comply with the following conditions 4.1.1 It should be possible to clamp the specimen of fabric in such a way that a) it is horizontal and is not bulging; b) an area of the fabric of 100 cm2 1) is subjected to steadily increasing water pressure from below or from above the fabric; c) no leakage of water takes place at the clamps during the test period (see Annex, clause A.1); d) the specimen does not slip in the clamps; e) any tendency for penetration to occur at the clamped edge of the specimen is minimised (see Annex, clause A.1) 4.1.2 The water in contact with the test specimen should be distilled or fully deionized water maintained at either 20 ± °C or 27 ± °C The chosen alternative shall be stated in the test report (The use of water at the higher temperature will yield lower values of hydrostatic head; the magnitude of this effect may vary from fabric to fabric.) 4.1.3 The rate of increase of water pressure shall be 10 ± 0,5 cm or 60 ± cmH2O/min 2) Results obtained by the two different rates may not be the same The chosen alternative shall be stated in the test report 4.1.4 A manometer connected to the testing head(s) should allow pressures to be read to an accuracy of 0,5 cmH2O (see Annex, clause A.2) Conditioning Conditioning and testing shall be carried out according to ISO 139 If so agreed, conditioning and testing may be carried out in the ambient temperature Test specimens After receipt, handle the fabric as little as possible, avoid folding it sharply and not treat it in any way (e.g by ironing it) other than by conditioning Take at least five test specimens from different places in the fabric so that they represent the material as fully as possible The fabric may be tested without cutting specimens Areas with deep creases or fold marks shall not be tested Test procedure Provide freshly distilled water for each specimen tested (see Annex, clause A.3) Wipe all water from the clamping surfaces Clamp the conditioned specimen in the test head so that the face of the fabric will be in contact with the water The clamping shall be carried out in such a way that water will not be forced through the specimen prior to the start of the test Subject the specimen immediately to increasing water pressure Watch continuously for evidence of penetration by water 1) Equipment which necessitates the use of smaller specimens, such as a circular area of 20 cm2, or of square specimens is still in use in some countries Although these are not strictly in compliance with this International Standard, they may be used for the time being and any variation from a circular specimen of area 100 cm2 should be stated in the test report This is an interim measure and it is intended that this provision be deleted when the standard is reviewed years after publication 2) This relates to pressure in millibars cmH2O ë mbar and cmH2O = 98,066 Pa (exactly) (1 mbar = 100 Pa) However, the actual measurement made is in conventional centimetres head of water per minute © BSI 02-2000 EN 20811:1992 Record the pressure, as conventional centimetres of water, at which water first appears at the third place in the specimen The accuracy for recording the pressure shall be the following: — until mH2O: 0,5 cm — more than mH2O and until mH2O: cm — more than mH2O: cm Do not take into account very fine droplets which not grow after being formed Do not count subsequent drops which penetrate through the same place in the fabric Note whether the penetration of water at the third place occurs at the edge of the clamp and reject as unsatisfactory any test in which such penetration occurs at a pressure less than the lowest pressure recorded for the other specimens from the same sample Test further specimens until the requisite number of satisfactory results is obtained Test report The test report shall include the following information: a) reference to this International Standard; b) the atmosphere used (standard temperate or standard tropical or other atmosphere); c) the temperature of the water (20 or 27 °C or other temperature); d) whether the water pressure was applied from below or from above the test specimen; e) the rate of increase of water pressure, (10 or 60 cmH2O/min); f) which side of the fabric was tested; g) any variation in size or shape of the test specimen; h) the individual results and their mean Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Calculation and expression of results Calculate the mean of the pressures recorded for the specimens tested according to clause Report the individual results and the mean result in conventional centimetres of water © BSI 02-2000 EN 20811:1992 Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI Annex Advice on conducting the test (Forms part of the standard) A.1 Clamping the specimen(s) With some forms of apparatus, it has been found that correct conditions of clamping can be attained if the clamps are faced with a suitable grade of rubber A.2 Manometer a) It is necessary to provide a manometer of suitable range A manometer which provides for pressures up to mH2O is suitable for fabrics similar in construction to gaberdines; for fabrics of closer construction it is advisable to use a manometer which provides for pressures up to mH2O b) If more than one testing head is used in conjunction with the manometer, means shall be provided for separately disconnecting them This is to prevent a high rate of leakage through test specimens already penetrated at three places With most forms of apparatus, such a leakage can markedly reduce the rate of increase of pressure on the remaining specimens still under test © BSI 02-2000 A.3 Provision of clean water surface If the instrument used is of the type in which the water to be used for testing is contained in the testing head(s) and rises to come into contact with the specimen, the surface of the water in the testing head(s) may be cleaned in one of the following ways, stated in order of preference: a) Empty the testing head(s) and refill with sufficient freshly distilled water b) Allow the distilled water to overflow from the testing head(s) so that the surface of the water is cleared Sweep the surface of the water with a glass slide freshly coated with paraffin wax c) Allow the distilled water to overflow from the testing head(s) so that the surface of the water is cleared A.4 Presence of vapours of volatile organic liquids The presence of vapours of volatile organic liquids, such as diethyl ether, in the laboratory when this test is being carried out can affect the results Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI blank Licensed Copy: Akin Koksal, Bechtel Ltd, 29 August 2003, Uncontrolled Copy, (c) BSI BS EN 20811:1992 Publication referred to See national foreword © BSI 02-2000 BS EN 20811:1992 ISO 811:1981 BSI — British Standards Institution BSI is the independent national body responsible for preparing 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