|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN10223-1:1998TheEuropeanStandardEN10223-1:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS77.140.75NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWSteelwireandwireproductsforfencesÐPart1:ZincandzincalloycoatedsteelbarbedwireLicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueSep1118:05:31GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI1998ISBN0580294137BSEN10223-1:1998AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedNationalforewordThisBritishStandardistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN10223-1:1997publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).TogetherwithBSEN10223-4to6,itsupersedesBS4102:1990whichwillberevisedtowithdrawconflictingrequirementsandpublishedsimultaneouslywithBSEN10223-4to6.TheUKparticipationinitspreparationwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteeISE/26,Steelwire,whichhastheresponsibilityto:±aidenquirerstounderstandthetext;±presenttotheresponsibleEuropeancommitteeanyenquiriesontheinterpretation,orproposalsforchange,andkeeptheUKinterestsinformed;±monitorrelatedinternationalandEuropeandevelopmentsandpromulgatethemintheUK.Alistoforganizationsrepresentedonthiscommitteecanbeobtainedonrequesttoitssecretary.Cross-referencesTheBritishStandardswhichimplementinternationalorEuropeanpublicationsreferredtointhisdocumentmaybefoundintheBSIStandardsCatalogueunderthesectionentitledªInternationalStandardsCorrespondenceIndexº,orbyusingtheªFindºfacilityoftheBSIStandardsElectronicCatalogue.ABritishStandarddoesnotpurporttoincludeallthenecessaryprovisionsofacontract.UsersofBritishStandardsareresponsiblefortheircorrectapplication.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,theENtitlepage,pages2to6,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueSep1118:05:31GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©1997CENAllrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreservedworldwideforCENnationalMembers.Ref.No.EN10223-1:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN10223-1NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMDecember1997ICS77.140.65Descriptors:Fences,wire,metalbarbedwires,steels,galvanizedmaterials,galvanizing,zincalloys,design,manufacturing,dimensions,tensilestrength,packingEnglishversionSteelwireandwireproductsforfencesÐPart1:ZincandzincalloycoatedsteelbarbedwireFilsetproduitstreÂfileÂsenacierpourcloÃturesÐPartie1:RoncesenacierreveÃtudezincoud'alliagedezincStahldrahtundDrahterzeugnissefuÈrZaÈuneÐTeil1:StacheldrahtausStahl,mitZinkoderZinklegierunguÈberzogenThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon22June1997.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEuropeanStandardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Up-to-datelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconcerningsuchnationalstandardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheCentralSecretariatortoanyCENmember.ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).AversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytranslationundertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheCentralSecretariathasthesamestatusastheofficialversions.CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUnitedKingdom.LicensedCopy:InstituteOfTechnologyTallaght,InstituteofTechnology,TueSep1118:05:31GMT+00:002007,UncontrolledCopy,(c)BSI©BSI1998ForewordThisEuropeanStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeECISS/TC30,Steelwires,thesecretariatofwhichisheldbyBSI.ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextorbyendorsement,atthelatestbyJune1998,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatestbyJune1998.TheStandardwillcomprisethefollowingparts:Part1:ZincandzincalloycoatedsteelbarbedwirePart2:Hexagonalsteelwirenettingforagricultural,insulationandfencingpurposesPart3:HexagonalsteelwirenettingforengineeringpurposesPart4:SteelwireweldedmeshfencingPart5:SteelwirewovenhingedjointandknottedmeshfencingPart6:SteelwirechainlinkfencingAccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowingcountriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ContentsPageForeword20Introduction31Scope32Normativereferences33Informationtobesup