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EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 12501-1
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM April 2003

ICS 77.060

English version

Protection of metallic materials against corrosion - Corrosion

likelihood in soil - Part 1: General

Protection des matériaux métalliques contre la corrosion - Korrosionsschutz metallischer Werkstoffe -

Risque de corrosion dans les sols - Partie 1: Généralités Korrosionswahrscheinlichkeit in Böden - Teil 1:
Allgemeines
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This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 February 2003.

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,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United
Kingdom.

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Contents

page
Foreword......................................................................................................................................................................3
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ..............................................................................................................................................................4
2 Normative references ....................................................................................................................................4
3 Terms and definitions....................................................................................................................................4
4 General concepts ...........................................................................................................................................5
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4.1 Principles ........................................................................................................................................................5

4.2 Assessment of the corrosion load in soil ...................................................................................................5
4.3 Classification of the corrosion load in soil .................................................................................................5
4.4 Risk of appearance of corrosion damage in soil........................................................................................6
5 Factors influencing the corrosion of buried structures ............................................................................6
5.1 General............................................................................................................................................................6
5.2 Soils and backfill materials...........................................................................................................................6
5.3 Structures and metals ...................................................................................................................................7
5.4 Environment ...................................................................................................................................................7
Annex A (normative) Procedure for assessing the corrosion load in soil ............................................................8
A.1 Procedure .......................................................................................................................................................8
A.2 Preliminary inquiry ........................................................................................................................................9
A.3 Site survey ......................................................................................................................................................9
A.4 Soil sampling..................................................................................................................................................9
Annex B (informative) Examples of factors influencing the corrosion of buried structures ............................10
B.1 Soil and backfill material.............................................................................................................................10
B.2 Structure .......................................................................................................................................................10
B.3 Environment .................................................................................................................................................10
Annex C (informative) Principal function of a buried structure and main type of corrosion to be
considered ....................................................................................................................................................12
Bibliography ..............................................................................................................................................................13

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Foreword
This document (EN 12501-1:2003) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 262 “Metallic and other
inorganic coatings”, 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 October 2003, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest
by October 2003.

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, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Introduction
Corrosion analysis of a buried structure is complex due to the interactions of various factors of the corrosion
system, such as soil, type of metallic material, characteristics of the structure and environment.

Consequently, identification and assessment of the factors pertaining to a given corrosion likelihood as defined in
this European Standard are too complex for precise results to be expected solely from the use of this European
Standard. Therefore this European Standard has to be supplemented by expertise and scientific training.

The European Standard comprises two parts:

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Part 1: General

Part 2:Low alloyed and non alloyed ferrous materials.

1 Scope
This European Standard provides a basis for assessing the corrosion likelihood in soil of buried metallic structures
such as pipelines, sheathed metallic cables, storage tanks, sheet pilings, support anchors, culverts and earth
reinforcement.

This part of this European Standard defines the general concepts for the assessment method and lists the main
factors influencing the corrosion of buried structures.

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 edition of the
publication referred to applies (including amendments).

EN 12501-2 Protection of metallic materials against corrosion — Corrosion likelihood in soil — Part 2: Low
alloyed and non alloyed ferrous materials

EN ISO 8044:1999, Corrosion of metals and alloys — Basic terms and definitions (ISO 8044:1999).

3 Terms and definitions

For the purpose of this European Standard, the terms and definitions given in EN ISO 8044:1999 and the following
apply.

3.1
corrosion load
sum of all the effects of a corrosive environment