What is BS 5277 - Defects of general flatness of door leaves about?
BS 5277 determines the method which has to be used to measure the defects of general flatness of door leaves.
Who is BS 5277 - Defects of general flatness of door leaves for?
BS 5277 on defects of general flatness of door leaves is useful for:
- Construction industries
- Civil engineers
- Architects
- Designers
- Contractors
- Manufacturers, suppliers, or installers of door leaves
- Testers of door leaves
Why should you use BS 5277 - Defects of general flatness of door leaves?
A door leaf is what most people think of when they think of a door. To be more technical with the concept of a door leaf, it is actually just one portion of the door. The main panel is the one that opens and closes.
BS 5277 specifies the concept of general flatness of the coincidence of the edges of a face of a door leaf with a reference plane. BS 5277 specifies the defects of general flatness of a door leaf consists in measuring on one face its twist as well as the longitudinal and transverse bending close to the edges.
Overall, BS 5277 helps you to measure defects of general flatness of door leaves