EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 310:1993

NORME EUROPÉENNE

EUROPÄISCHE NORM

UDC 674.03:620.112.225:ó2ü.174

Descripton: Wood-brisad p.nd, pattidebod, plywood, f i b h a r d , OS& uunent-bondd partideboard. test method. modulus
of diaooicity, bending strength

English wrsion

-
Wood-based panels Determination of modulus of
elasticity in bending and of bending strength

Pnnsww ibue de b i s
aodule d*¿lasticit¿ en
- Dltemirutial du
flexim e t de l a
Holzwtrkstoffe -
Biege-Elirtizitit~aoduls
üestiaiung
und
des
der
rárist.nce iL. flexion Biegefestigkeit ..

This Eumpean standard uas approved by CON an 1992-12-15. CON members are band to c o q l y with tñe cEW/CD(ELEc Internal
Regulations uhich stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the statut of a M t i W l standard without
any alteration.
Up-to-date l i s t s md bibliographic81 references concerning such national standards m y be obtained on application t o
the Central Secretariat or t o any CEN Kakr.

The Europein Standards exist i n three o f f i c i a l versions (English, French, ûenan). A version i n any other language
made by translation undtr the responsibility of a CEN n i k r into i t s own Language and notified t o the Central
Secretariat has the same status as the o f f i c i a l versions.

Denmark, Finland, France, bcrriruiy, GPCCCC, Iceland,

CEN membeP8 are the national standards bodies o f Austria, Belgium,
Ireland, Italy, Luxeibourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sueden, Switzerland and United Kingdoi.

CEN
European committee for Standardization
Comité Eurofnien de nOrrniisátion
Europaisches mitee für Normung

central Secretariat: M ¿e S t a s a r t 3 8-1050 Brurtcls

0 1993 Copyright reserved t o CEN rtiibcrs

Ref. No. EN 310:1993 E
 CEN ENS330 93 m 3404589 0043742 4 9 4 m . P .v

Page 2
EN 310:1993
Contents

p w
1 scope ..................................................... 3
z Nomative references ....................................... 3
3 Principle .................................................. 3

4 Apparatus ................................................. 3

5 T m t p i m a ............................................... 4

6 Procedure ................................................. 5

7 Expression of results ..................................... 6

8 Test report ............................................... 7

Annex A (informative) Bibliography ......................... (I

This Ew-n Standard shall be gm the status of a M~~OMI

i standard. either by puôñcation of an identical text or by
endatsmant. at tho btest by Aqwst 1993. and conflicting national standsids shall be Mthbswn at the btest óy Decsmbw
1994.

In accordance with tho CENICENELEC Internal Regulations. the fdlomng countrisr are bound to implement this European
'
S t a m M a , Baiaiun, Denmark, Finland. France. Germany. Greece, Iceland. Wand. Italy, Lwembowg, Nethdands.
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzeriand, United Kingdom.
 CEN E N t 3 3 O 93 3404589 0043743 320 =
Page 3
EN 310:1993

tscopc
This Eutopcm Standrrd specifies a œ t W of determining the ipparent modulus of elasticity i n flatwise
bending and bending strength of d - b r e d panels of nolinal thickness equal t o or m a t e r than 3 m.

NOTEZ Structural design v 8 l w shall be d e t e r r i d Kcording t o methods iccordhtg t o EN 789.

2 Wcwrativenfenntts

This European Standard incorpwates by dated or undated reference. provisions from other publications. T M e
nonative references a n cited a t the appropriate plaees i n the text 8nd the publications are l i s t e d here-
after. For dated references, subsequent uc(idilants to of revisions of y of t h e publlcitionr apply t o
t h i s European Standard. only whcn incorporated i n i t by rcndwnt or revision. For undrted references the
latest edition of the publication referred t o applies.

EN 325 Wood-based p . d S - Dttermination of dimeitsions of test p i e s

EN 326-1 wo~d-bóscdpanels -ling, -

cutting and inspection
and expression of test m u l t s 1)
- Part I: s r p l i n g and cutting of test p i d e s

4.2
-- L . ,

Testing 8pparatus (figure

. >

11, h8ving the f o l l a t i n g essential e#ponantt.

4.2.1 Tao parallel, cylindrical, roller-ôeiring supports of length exceeding the width of the test piece
and of (1s i 0.5) Idiameter.

The distance between the supports shall bc djustaóle.

A cylindric81 loading head, of tk uw length and (30 i 0.6) mm 3n d i r c t e r , placed pamllel to the
supports 8nd equidistant from ther.

i)A t present 8t the draft S t w

Page 4
CEN EN+3LO 93 m 3404589 0041744 267 = a *

EN 310:1993
Dimensions i n milliaeters

Figure 1: m m g e n n t of the -n# rppmtur,

4.2.2 A suitable instrument capaele of waswing the deflection of th. test pi- in the middle of the
rpui nith n .#wKy of 0.1 I.

4.2.3 A suitable load ueuumœnt systa 1

-. of worurlng the load -lied ta th. test pieCo with an
.ccuTIy of 1 8 of the w8Sw-d value.

5.2 D i m r l a n r of tart pieces

tmt pl- -11 be ruct.ngulir, and O f the fOl1Orring dimensi-:

lhe width b dull be (50 f 1) m.

In the Case of extruded panels, cellular punls. or panels of similar structure with c i v i t i e s p8r8ll.l t o
the length of the test plac., the width of the test pi- shall be 8 t l a u t twice the width of an individii.1
core element (e. g. two tube diwaters plus tu0 nmô thicknesses) Hid the test pieces shall h#e 8 s y r a t r l -
t a l trou-sectionml area as shown in figure 2.
In test pieces with c.vities perpendicular t o the length, the l d i n g herd shall be located directly .boM
8 Web.
-----
Dimensions i n m i l l i l a t W S

-----
figure 2: Cross-88etion of -lar boards.
 CEN ENS310 93 3404589 0043745 I T 3 D
Page 5
EN 310:1993

The length 12 shall bc 20 ti- the nminal thicknea pl- SO ma, with a aimilu length of 1050 (111 and iii-
n i n u length of i 5 0 ma.

I f the deflection O f the test piece 4% 1Wge but rupture (f8ilure) does not-gccuf, the distance between
supports shall be reduced for testing the M i n g strength. The test report -11 Inelude the distanes
ba- supports 8 t which f a i l i n g tests were conducted. If t h i s procedure needs t o be 8dOpted. 8 neu set of
test pieces shall be used.

Plywood test pieces shall be free of v i s i b l e strength-reducing c ñ a r r t e r i s t i a .

5.3 Conditioning

lhe test pieces shall be conditioned t o const8nt riaSI i n in atmosphere with a relative humidity of
(65 f 5 ) % and a temperature of (20 f 2) .C. Constant mass is considered to ba reached uhen the results of
tuo successive weighing oparations, carried out 8 t an interval of 24 h, do not d i f f e r by aore than 0 , i 8 of
the MSS of the test piece.

6 Procedure

6.1 Ue8sure the width and thickness of arch test ptece Kcording to UC 325 a t the following points:
-- the thickness 8t the intersection of the diagonals,

- the width 8t the iid-length.

6.2 Adjust the distance between the centres of the supports, to within 1 ma af 20 tiaes the nain81 thick-
ness of the p8nel. kit not Iess th.n 100 ma 8nd not #cy th8n 1000 ma. Neuure the d l s t 8 m &tuem the
tantMS O f the UipPwtt t0 the m8-t 0,s 1 .

6.3 P l u e th8 test piece f l 8 t on the supports. with i t s longitudin8l axis 8t r i g h t 8 n g h t o those of the
uippor# with tñe centre point unâer th8 lord (figuru 1).

6.4 The lord thil1 bc 8pplied 8 t 8 ConttMt rate o f t M - h e 8 d .OMI(Mt thraug)iout the test. fha nh Of
hading shall k adjusted so that the maximum load i s PbKhCd within (60 f 30) r.

iteasure the deflectton i n the r i d d l e of the test pi- (belon the lording head) t o M wxw.cy of 0,l am m d
pîot t h i s -lua against the corresponding loads muwcd t o m accuracy of 1 iof the mersurad value. I f
deflection ir deteminod by incremental ra8dingr. 8 t least 6 p 8 i n of redings sh811 k used.
Page 6
CEN E N S 3 1 0 93 = 3404589 0041746 03T
EN 310:1993

6.S Word t h e milUr, load t o an accuracy of 1 % of t h e aeasumd mlw.

6.6 Ury out tests on two groups of test piatar .ccwding to t h e two directions of the bowd. i. e, in tk
longitudinal rnâ transverse d i m t i o m . Within eich group, test half of the test pieces with the 'top face'
upwards and half w i t h the 'bottoa face' uprrrds.

1 ~ i o n o f r a u i l t s

1.1 Modulus of e l a s t i c i t y
1.1.1 lhe modu'luc of e l a s t i c i t y (in N / r 2 ) , Of e& test piece, 40 calculited fma the formula:

11 4s the d4st.m batween the C.crtraJ O f the uipewts, ill lilliiatsrt;

b is the width of the test piece. i n ri.llimeters:

t ir the thickness of t h e test piece. In m i l l i # t e r s s
Fp - F i i s the of load th. .might l i n @portia Of t ñ 1oOd-dafl.cti~
~ CWW, (fi-
i n W. Fq ml1 be appmxiutely 10 % and Fp shall be apprœciutely 40 t of the uxiw lord:
3)

-
'.,

Y - 1
a1 18 the incmment of kf1.ttfOn .t the lid-bngth of th0 'trrt pi- ( C o w u p d i n g to f 2 FI).

ïñe modulus of e l a s t i c i t y for e u h test piece shall be -sed to thhm signlficnt figures.
Y . - i-! . .
1.1.2 The modulus of e l a s t i c i t y f& ..th orocrp of tnt p4eces tUœn f r a t h e UY boird (6.6) i s the
rithii*tit mean of the -11 of e l a s t l c i t y of tha apprqwirte test pieces, expmssd to t h i w tlgnlflcint
f inures. . ...
,. . I. .
 CEN ENs310 93 W 3404589 0043747 T7b =
Page 7
EN 310:1993

8) F
d) defieetion 8

F i m 3: ioæJ4tflcction curve within the range of elxstie -foci

7.2 sending strength

where:

F u w i s the -iam lord, i n newtons;

11, b, Ud t a n in milliaeters as defimâ i n 7.ï.1.
fhc knding strength of eich test piece shall be .>cpnrt.d to three s i g n i f i a n t figures.

7.2.2 lhe knding strength for each group of test pieces taken from the sam eomd (6.6) i s the with-
w t i c ae8n of the Wnding strengths of the 8pprqwi.t. test pieces, expressed t o t h f w significant figures.

a T a r t report
As described in EN 326-1.
Page 8 (EN EN*3LO 93 3qOY589 OOi13748 902
. ~ "a

EN 310:1993
.
Annex A ( i n f w m t i v e )

bibliography

EN î89 Timber structures -

Testing of miod-basad panels for the dcterminatfon of lachanical propar-
ties for structural purposes 1 )

is0 9429:1987 waod-b.sed panels - Datermirution of apparent modulus of elasticity i n banding and of b«id+ng
strength

1) A t present at the draft stage

. .
, ..