What is PD CEN/TR 15868 - Survey on provisions about?
PD CEN/TR 15868 discusses the European concrete standard and developing practice. PD CEN/TR 15868 provides a summary of provisions valid in place of use. The aim of PD CEN/TR 15868 is to:
- Identify areas where CEN Member Countries have found simplification to be necessary
- Identify developing practices that may lead to a need for standardization in the future.
As a summary of national requirements, the information in this CEN Report is incomplete and may have been subject to later revisions, particularly if the entry was based on information in CEN/TR 15868:2009. It is insufficient and not intended to provide the basis for design and specification, for this, the national requirements should be studied.
NOTE: PD CEN/TR 15868 identifies CEN Member Countries who did not respond to the questionnaire. The other tables in this document only include information from CEN Member Countries, or in the view of the authors, the information in CEN/TR 15868:2009 is still likely to be valid.
Who is PD CEN/TR 15868 - Survey on provisions for?
PD CEN/TR 15868 on a survey of provisions is relevant to:
- Companies dealing with surveying
Why should you use PD CEN/TR 15868 - Survey on provisions?
PD CEN/TR 15868 provides a summary of provisions valid in the place of use used with EN 206:2013. The aims of PD CEN/TR 15868 are to:
- Provide a picture of how EN 206:2013 is being applied in practice;
- Identify areas where EN 206 is being interpreted in different ways;
- Identify areas where CEN Member Countries have found simplification to be necessary;
- Identify where the options listed in EN 206:2013, Annex M to have provisions valid in the place of use have been taken up;
- Identify other clauses in EN 206 where CEN Member Countries have amended or added to the requirements;
- Identify areas within the scope of concrete production and supply not covered by EN 206, but covered by national provisions;
- Identify developing practices that may lead to a need for standardization in the future.
PD CEN/TR 15868 provides you with guidance regarding a survey that would be undertaken to assess what is being used in practice and whether further tests need to be standardized. This survey includes that commitment.
PD CEN/TR 15868 includes the opportunity of having such a survey, which is been used to identify developing practice as this leads to a need for standardization.
What’s changed since the last update?
PD CEN/TR 15868:2018 supersedes PD CEN/TR 15868:2009, which is withdrawn.