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BS EN 1296:2001

National foreword
This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1296:2000.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee
B/546, Flexible sheets for waterproofing, to Subcommittee B/546/2, Roof sheeting
and sealing sheeting, which has the responsibility to:

Ð aid enquirers to understand the text;

Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgate
them in the UK.

A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request

to its secretary.
Cross-references
The British Standards which implement international or European publications
referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the
section entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the
ªFindº facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.
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, the EN title page,
pages 2 to 6, an inside back cover and a back cover.
The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document
was last issued.

This British Standard, having Amendments issued since publication

been prepared under the
direction of the Sector Amd. No. Date Comments
Committee for Building and Civil
Engineering, was published under
the authority of the Standards
Committee and comes into effect
on 15 February 2001

 BSI 02-2001

ISBN 0 580 37012 7

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1296
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM December 2000

ICS 91.100; 91.100.50

English version

Flexible sheets for waterproofing — Bitumen, plastic and rubber

sheets for roofing — Method of artificial ageing by long term
exposure to elevated temperature

Feuilles souples d'étanchéité — Feuilles d'étanchéité de Abdichtungsbahnen — Bitumen-, Kunststoff- und

toiture bitumeuses, plastiques et élastomères — Méthode Elastomerbahnen für Dachabdichtungen — Verfahren zur
de vieillissement artificiel par exposition de longue durée à Künstlichen Alterung bei Dauerbeanspruchung durch
température élevée erhöhte Temperatur

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 November 2000.

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 Management Centre 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 Management Centre has the same status as the official
versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,
Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION

COMITÉ EUROPÉEN DE NORMALISATION
EUROPÄISCHES KOMITEE FÜR NORMUNG

Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels

© 2000 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 1296:2000 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents
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Foreword........................................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
1 Scope ............................................................................................................................................................ 3
2 Normative references .................................................................................................................................. 3
3 Terms and definitions.................................................................................................................................. 3
4 Principle ........................................................................................................................................................ 4
5 Apparatus...................................................................................................................................................... 4
6 Sampling ....................................................................................................................................................... 4
7 Test specimens ............................................................................................................................................ 4
8 Procedure ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
9 Expression of results and precision .......................................................................................................... 5
10 Test report .................................................................................................................................................. 5
Annex A (normative) Oven calibration procedure.......................................................................................... 6

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Foreword
This European Standard has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 254, Flexible sheets for
waterproofing, 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 June 2001, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by June 2001.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Annex A is normative.

Introduction
This European Standard is intended for characterization of bitumen, plastic and rubber sheets as manufactured or
supplied before use. This test method relates exclusively to products or to their components where appropriate,
and not to waterproofing membrane systems composed of such products and installed in the works.

This test method is intended to be used in conjunction with the relevant European Standards on definition and
characteristics for bitumen, plastic and rubber sheets.

1 Scope
This European Standard describes the principles, the apparatus and the procedure related to artificial ageing by
the use of thermal ageing by long term exposure in a ventilated oven at elevated temperature.

2 Normative references
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 editions of the
publication referred to apply (including amendments).

EN 1850-1, Flexible sheets for waterproofing — Determination of visible defects — Part 1: Bitumen sheets for roof
waterproofing

prEN 1850-2:2000, Flexible sheets for waterproofing — Determination of visible defects — Part 2: Plastic and
rubber sheets for roof waterproofing

prEN 13416:1998, Flexible sheets for waterproofing — Bitumen, plastic and rubber sheets for roof waterproofing
— Rules for sampling

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions in prEN 13416:1998 and the following apply.

3.1
top surface
upper side of the sheet, as used in situ or as indicated by the manufacturer. It is usually the inside of the roll

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4 Principle
Samples for assessment are stored up to 24 weeks at elevated temperature. The evaluations to be performed
before and after thermal ageing and the exposure duration are defined in the relevant European Standards on
definition and characteristics for bitumen, plastic and rubber sheets.

5 Apparatus
Ventilated air oven, regulated in such a way that the test specimen can be maintained at a constant temperature of
(70 ± 2) °C during the full test duration. The temperature calibration procedure is described in A.1. Details on the
air flow are given in A.2.

6 Sampling
Samples shall be taken in accordance with prEN 13416:1998.

7 Test specimens
Test pieces of sufficient size and number shall be taken from the samples to allow the evaluation tests to be
performed.

To avoid edge effects test specimens for the evaluation tests are cut from test pieces only after thermal treatment.

Normally, initial evaluation tests are performed before exposure. If this is not the case sufficient reference material
shall be stored in dark conditions at (23 ± 2) °C and (50 ± 10) % relative humidity for the evaluation testing at the
same time as the exposed material.

8 Procedure
Set the oven to maintain a temperature of (70 ± 2) °C.

Lay down the test specimens horizontally in the oven, their top face being exposed to the air. The bottom face
shall lay on an anti-adhesive and continuous support, normally a sheet of siliconized paper.

The exposure duration is defined by the relevant product specification. It shall lie in the range indicated in Table 1.

Table 1 — Exposure duration

4 8 16 24 Weeks

For sheets used in exposed applications the preferred duration is 24 weeks.

After exposure specimens are stored for at least 24 h at (23 ± 2) °C and (50 ± 10) % relative humidity before
evaluation tests are performed.

Samples shall be inspected visually before and after thermal exposure. Definitions of visible defects are given in
EN 1850-1 and prEN 1850-2:2000.

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9 Expression of results and precision

9.1 Expression of results

Visible changes of the samples shall be reported. The expression of all other results shall be in accordance with
the European Standards specifying the evaluation test methods.

9.2 Precision

Precision is not defined by this standard.

NOTE This method only describes an exposure procedure and does not produce data values. Precision is
dependent on evaluation tests.

10 Test report
The test report shall include at least the following information:

a) all details necessary to identify the product tested;

b) reference to this European Standard (EN 1296) and any deviation from it;
c) information on sampling in accordance with clause 6;
d) information on the preparation of the test specimens in accordance with clause 7;
e) information on the procedure in accordance with clause 8, including the applied exposure duration;
f) test results in accordance with clause 9;
g) date of the test.

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Annex A
(normative)
Oven calibration procedure

A.1 Temperature calibration

Thermocouples having a minimum precision of 0,2 °C in the range from 60 °C to 80 °C are used for checking the
oven. This verification shall be made at least once a year at the working temperature of 70 °C at three points: a
point in the horizontal plane of respectively the upper, lower and central test specimen supports, each point being
selected randomly in the work area of the aforementioned horizontal plane. The measurement of the temperature
at these three points is carried out continuously for a period of 2 h. The temperature readings at each of these
points shall not exceed the range of (70 ± 2) °C during the measurement period.

This calibration procedure shall be carried out under test conditions, i.e. with test specimens in place.

A.2 Ventilation calibration

Ventilation calibration is carried out by the manufacturer of the oven. To maintain constant exposure conditions the
oven shall always be fully loaded, using dummy specimens of the same material type as the test specimens if
necessary.

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