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11. STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS ENV 1170-8:1997

Test method for glass fibre-reinforced cement - Part 8: Cyclic
11.1 Introduction weathering type test

Standards for GRC are being developed steadily. In Europe, new 11.3 British Standards Institution
C.E.N (Comité Européen de Normalisation) Standards are being
generated which will cover aspects not previously addressed, BS 3445:1981 Fixed Agricultural Water Troughs and
and replace some existing national standards. Water Fittings
BS 6171:1982 Prefabricated Sectional Storage Bunkers
11.2 C.E.N. for Domestic Solid Fuel
BS 6432:1984 British Standard Methods for Determining
Published: Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced
Cement Material
BS EN 492:1994 DD 76 1981 (Part 1) Precast Concrete Pipes of Composite
Fibre-cement slates and their fittings for roofing - Product Construction. Part 1. Precast Concrete
specification and test methods. Pipes Strengthened by continuous alkali-
resistant glass fibre rovings.
BS EN 494:1994
Fibre-cement profiled sheets and fittings for roofing - Product 11.4 Glass Reinforced Cement Association (GRCA)
specification and test methods.
GRCA Methods of Testing Glassfibre Reinforced Cement (GRC)
Material-GRCA S 0103
To be published 1998/9:
GRCA Method of test for strength retention of glassfibre in
EN 1169 cements and mortars - GRCA S0104
General rules for factory production control of glass-fibre
reinforced cement. Specification for Alkali Resistant Glassfibre Rovings and Chopped
Strands for Reinforcement of Cements and Concretes GRCA
Published 1998: S0105

Guide to Specification for Glassfibre Reinforced Cement

EN 1170-1
Cladding GRCA S0106
Test method for glass fibre-reinforced cement - Part 1:
Measuring the plasticity of the mortar - “Slump test” method. GRCA Guide to the use of Acrylic Polymers in GRC GRCA G0109

EN 1170-2 Specification for the Manufacture of Glassfibre Reinforced

Test method for glass fibre-reinforced cement - Part 2: Cement (GRC) GRCA S 0110
Measuring the quantity of fibre in fresh GRC - ‘Wash out test”
method. 11.5 Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik

EN 1170-3 Cem-FIL fibre products are covered by the following approvals:

Test method for glass fibre-reinforced cement - Part 3: Zulassung no. Z-31.2-122
Measuring the rate of sprayed fibres. Zulassung no. Z-31.2-127

EN 1170-4 11.6 American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

Test method for glass fibre-reinforced cement - Part 4:
ASTM - C947-89 Standard Test Method for Flexural Properties of
Measuring bending strength - “Simplified bending test”
Thin Section Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete (Using simple
method.
beam with third point loading).

EN 1170-5 ASTM - C948-81 Standard Test Method for Dry and Wet Bulk
Test method for glass fibre-reinforced cement - Part 5: Density, Water Absorption, and Apparent Porosity of Thin
Measuring bending strength - “Complete bending test” method. Sections of Glass Fiber Reinforced Concrete.

EN 1170-6 ASTM - C887-79a Standard Specification for Packaged Dry

Test method for glass fibre-reinforced cement - Part 6: Combined Materials for Surface Bonding Mortar.
Measuring the absorption of water by immersion and measuring
the dry density. 11.7 Prestressed Concrete Institute

PCI Committee on Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete Panels,

EN 1170-7
“Recommended Practice for Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete
Test method for glass fibre-reinforced cement - Part 7:
Panels” Third Edition 1993
Measurement for dimensional variations in accordance with the
water content.

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PCI Committee on Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete Panels, 11.13 National Swedish Board of Physical Planning and
“Manual for Quality Control for Plants and Production of Building (Statens Planverk).
Glassfibre Reinforced Concrete Panels” Publication number MNL-
130-91, ISBN 0-937040-46-0 Type Approval Certificate No.2306/77 (renewed 21.2.83) - Siroc
Grund GRC insulation units.
11.8 RILEM: International Union of Testing and Research
Laboratories for Materials and Structures. 11.14 National Water Council, London
Rilem Technical Committee 49 TFR. Draft
Recommendations. The publication “Water Fittings” lists water fittings and materials
which have been examined, tested and found to comply with
“Testing Methods for Fibre Reinforced Cement - Based Water Byelaws. GRC is listed as follows:
Composites” Matériaux et constructions (materials and
structures) essais et recherches/research and testing, “Water Fittings” November 1980 GRC Glass Reinforced Concrete
NovemberDecember 1984, No.102, pp 441-456. Premixed GRC (79/12/1) Sprayed GRC (34/7911) 8002 MX
CemFIL Marketing Department, Fibreglass Ltd.
11.9 British Board of Agrément
“Water Fittings” Supplement No.6, December 1982 GRC Glass
Certificate No. 88/2060 Reinforced Concrete Premixed CemFIL 2 GRC (115/80/2)
Fibrocem High Performance Renders Sprayed CemFlL 2 GRC (115/80/1) 8101 MX CemFlL Marketing
Department, Fibreglass Ltd.
Certificate No.82/1016
Fibrocem Blockmix Glass Reinforced Rendering.

Certificate No.81/833
ARC Slimline Glass Reinforced Concrete Pipes.

11.10 CSTB (France)

Avis No.17/80-82
Avis sur le tuyau d’assainissement SLIMLINE (Société ARC
Concrete Ltd.).

Avis No.7/83-235
Système d’isolation thermique par l ‘extérieur (Societe CIDE
Paris, France)

Avis No.16/83-105
Bloc de Hauteur d’Etage (BHE) (Enterprise Brugeaud, Tulle,
France)

Avis No.1/84-514
Beton Isolant Léger (BlL) (Entreprise Brugeaud, Tulle, France)

Evaluation Technique: Cem-FIL Star GRC Groupe Specialisé No1

(13.12.1996)

11.11 National Precast Concrete Association of

Australia

GRC Committee of the NPCAA: Code of Practice for the design

and installation of GRC Products (Draft - 1995).

11.12 South African Bureau of Standards

SABS - 1969 (Amendment No.4, 6th June 1979). Concrete non-

Pressure Pipes.

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