What is BS EN 14617-2 - Flexural strength of agglomerated stone products about?
BS EN 14617 is a series of the European standard on the agglomerated stone used for building structure to make it strong, durable, and attractive in look and pattern.
BS EN 14617-2 is the second part of the BS EN 14617 series of documents that specifies a method for the determination of flexural strength under a concentrated load (breaking resistance) of agglomerated stone flat products.
Who is BS EN 14617-2 - Flexural strength of agglomerated stone products for?
BS EN 14617-2 on an agglomerated stone is useful for:
- Architects
- Interior designers
- Manufacturers of binders and cement
- Manufacturers and suppliers of agglomerated stones
Why should you use BS EN 14617-2 - Flexural strength of agglomerated stone products?
The agglomerated stone is a material composed of mechanically fragmented stone material mixed with a cementitious binder so as to make it compact to then be sawn into slabs, tiles and other architectural elements.
BS EN 14617-2 navigates you through the test apparatus requirement and arrangement of loading of stone test specimen (centre-point loading).
Preparation, sampling, conditioning and dimensions of the specimens for type testing and for factory production control are all specified in BS EN 14617-2.
Test procedure applied on stone and expression of the results of the flexural strength of each agglomerated stone specimen are set out in BS EN 14617-2.
BS EN 14617-2 establishes a method for the statistical treatment of test results obtained from the agglomerated stone test method.
Overall, BS EN 14617-2 explains to you the main characteristics and the manufacturing process of agglomerated stone for architectural purposes including kitchen and bathroom countertop, floating floors, tiles for flooring, and indoor and outdoor cladding by determining flexural strength to resist bending deflection when energy is applied to the structure.
In this manner, you can utilise agglomerated or engineered stone ensuring its durability, strongness and attractiveness in look and pattern and which can be easy to maintain and heat-resistant, too.