This Technical Report applies to natural stone products intended for masonry elements, wall coverings (including tiles), internal floor and stair finishes (including tiles) and exterior floor and stair finishes (including paving), as well as massive stone elements.<\/p>\n
It provides guidance for the application and use of natural stone products in accordance with European product standards.<\/p>\n
This Technical Report does not deal with coatings or staining problems, and does not take into account treatments that could modify the performance characteristics of the materials.<\/p>\n
This Technical Report does not apply to agglomerated stones and aggregates.<\/p>\n
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| 7<\/td>\n | 1 Scope 2 Normative references <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 8<\/td>\n | 3 Terms and definitions <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 9<\/td>\n | 4 General specifications 4.1 General principles <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 12<\/td>\n | 4.2 Characterization tests 4.2.1 Origin of the stone 4.2.2 Petrographic analysis 4.2.3 Visual characteristics: reference sample <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 13<\/td>\n | 4.2.4 Apparent density 4.2.5 Open porosity <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 14<\/td>\n | 4.2.6 Water absorption 4.2.6.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 15<\/td>\n | 4.2.6.2 Water absorption by capillarity 4.2.6.3 Water absorption by immersion at atmospheric pressure 4.2.7 Determination of uniaxial compressive strength 4.2.8 Determination of flexural strength <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 16<\/td>\n | 4.2.9 Modulus of elasticity 4.2.10 Sound speed propagation 4.2.11 Thermal expansion coefficient <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 17<\/td>\n | 4.3 Tests relating to performance in use 4.3.1 Resistance to breaking load at dowel hole 4.3.2 Rupture energy 4.3.3 Sensitivity to staining 4.3.3.1 General 4.3.3.2 Determination of sensitivity to accidental staining <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 18<\/td>\n | 4.3.3.3 Determination of sensitivity to changes in appearance produced by thermal cycling 4.3.4 Slip resistance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 19<\/td>\n | 4.4 Durability tests 4.4.1 Frost resistance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 20<\/td>\n | 4.4.2 Determination of abrasion resistance <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 21<\/td>\n | 4.5 Dimensional tolerances – Corresponding standards 4.6 Suitability for the intended use <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 24<\/td>\n | 5 Delivery acceptance 5.1 Conditions of delivery acceptance 5.1.1 General <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 25<\/td>\n | 5.1.2 Objective of the delivery acceptance process 5.1.3 Location 5.1.4 Date 5.1.5 Staff and equipment for delivery acceptance 5.2 Proceedings of delivery acceptance process 5.2.1 General 5.2.2 Evaluation of the delivered quantity 5.2.3 Sampling <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 26<\/td>\n | 5.2.4 Testing of the material\u2019s nature 5.2.5 Testing of geometric characteristics <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||
| 27<\/td>\n | 5.2.6 Testing of declared performance characteristics 6 Dealing with visual and dimensional non conformities <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Natural stones. Guidance for use of natural stones<\/b><\/p>\n |