|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||BRITISHSTANDARDBSEN1716:1997BS2782:Part11:Method1108T:1997TheEuropeanStandardEN1716:1997hasthestatusofaBritishStandardICS23.040.45NOCOPYINGWITHOUTBSIPERMISSIONEXCEPTASPERMITTEDBYCOPYRIGHTLAWPlasticspipingsystemsÐPolyethylene(PE)tappingteesÐTestmethodforimpactresistanceofanassembledtappingtee©BSI1997ThefollowingBSIreferencesrelatetotheworkonthisstandard:CommitteereferencePRI/61Draftforcomment95/121251DCISBN0580273911AmendmentsissuedsincepublicationAmd.No.DateTextaffectedCommitteesresponsibleforthisBritishStandardThepreparationofthisBritishStandardwasentrustedtoTechnicalCommitteePRI/61Plasticspipingsystemsandcomponents,uponwhichthefollowingbodieswererepresented:BritishGasplcBritishPlasticsFederationBritishPlumbingFittingsManufacturers'AssociationBritishValveandActuatorManufacturers'AssociationCharteredInstitutionofWaterandEnvironmentManagementDepartmentoftheEnvironment(BritishBoardofAgreÂment)DepartmentoftheEnvironment(BuildingResearchEstablishment)DepartmentofTransportElectricityAssociationHealthandSafetyExecutiveInstituteofBuildingControlInstituteofMaterialsInstitutionofCivilEngineersInstitutionofGasEngineersNationalAssociationofPlumbing,Heating,andMechanicalServicesContractorsPipelineIndustriesGuildPlasticsLandDrainageManufacturersAssociationSocietyofBritishGasIndustriesSocietyofBritishWaterIndustriesWaterCompaniesAssociationWaterServicesAssociationofEnglandandWalesThefollowingbodieswerealsorepresentedinthedraftingofthisstandard,throughsubcommitteesandpanels:ERATechnologyLtd.EngineeringEquipmentandMaterialsUsers'AssociationRAPRATechnologyLtd.©BSI1997iContentsPageCommitteesresponsibleInsidefrontcoverNationalforewordiiForeword2Method31Scope32Normativereferences33Principle34Apparatus35Testpieces36Conditioning37Procedure38Testreport4©BSI1997BSEN1716:1997NationalforewordThisBritishStandardhasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteePRI/61andistheEnglishlanguageversionofEN1716:1997PlasticspipingsystemsÐPolyethylene(PE)tappingteeÐTestmethodforimpactresistanceofanassembledtappingtee,publishedbytheEuropeanCommitteeforStandardization(CEN).ItisincorporatedintoBS2782Methodsoftestingplastics:Part11:Thermoplasticspipes,fittingsandvalves,asMethod1108T:1997,forassociationwithrelatedtestmethodsforplasticsmaterialsandplasticspipingcomponents.ThistestmethodhasbeenpreparedforreferencebyotherstandardsunderpreparationbyCENforspecificationofplasticspipingandductingsystemsandcomponents.Ithasbeenimplementedtoenableexperienceofthemethodtobegainedandforuseforotherfreshapplications.Itisalsoforusefortherevisionoramendmentofothernationalstandardsaspracticable,butitshouldnotbepresumedtoapplytoanyexistingstandardorspecificationwhichcontainsormakesreferencetoadifferenttestmethoduntilthatstandard/specificationhasbeenamendedorrevisedtomakereferencetothismethodandadjustanyrequirementsasappropriate.Cross-referencesPublicationreferredtoCorrespondingBritishStandardEN744:1995BSEN744:1996BS2782:Part11:Method1108C:1996PlasticspipingandductingsystemsÐThermoplasticspipesÐTestmethodforresistancetoexternalblowsbytheround-the-clockmethodNOTE.Inthedescriptors,theterm`shockresistance'shouldbereadas`impactresistance'toavoidconfusionwithmethodsforassessingresistancetothermalshockorhydraulicshock.Warningnote.ThisBritishStandard,whichisidenticalwithEN1716:1997,doesnotnecessarilydetailalltheprecautionsnecessarytomeettherequirementsoftheHealthandSafetyatWorketc.Act1974.Attentionshouldbepaidtoanyappropriatesafetyprecautionsandthemethodshouldbeoperatedonlybytrainedpersonnel.CompliancewithaBritishStandarddoesnotofitselfconferimmunityfromlegalobligations.SummaryofpagesThisdocumentcomprisesafrontcover,aninsidefrontcover,pagesiandii,theENtitlepage,pages2to4,aninsidebackcoverandabackcover.©1997CopyrightreservedtoCENmembersRef.No.EN1716:1997EEUROPEANSTANDARDEN1716NORMEEUROPEÂENNEEUROPAÈISCHENORMJanuary1997ICS23.040.45Descriptors:Plastictubes,fluidpipelines,polyethylene,junctions,impacttests,determination,shockresistanceEnglishversionPlasticspipingsystemsÐPolyethylene(PE)tappingteesÐTestmethodforimpactresistanceofanassembledtappingteeSysteÁmesdecanalisationsenplastiquesÐPrisesdebranchementenpolyeÂthyleÁne(PE)ÐMeÂthoded'essaipourlareÂsistanceauchocd'uneprisedebranchementassembleÂeKunststoff-RohrleitungssystemeÐAnbohr-T-StuÈckeausPolyethylen(PE)ÐPruÈfverfahrenfuÈrdieWiderstandsfaÈhigkeitgegenSchlagbeanspruchungeinesmontiertenAnbohr-T-StuÈcksThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon1996-09-02.CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichst