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3.1.5 c ombined lntel lntel consis ing of two or mor s ructur al element each one acting with compr es ion an tension zones 3.1.6 c omposite lntel lntel comprising a pr fa ricated part a

Specif ication f or ancillary

Part 2: Lintels

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B/519/3, A nci ary comp n nt

NORME EUROPÉENNE

July 2 1

Eng lish Ver sion

Specification for anci lary components for masonry - Part

2: Lintels

Spé ific tions pour c mposant a c s oires de

ma on erie - Par ie 2:Linte ux

Fesleg ung en für Erg änzu g sbauteie für Mauerwerk -

Tei 2:Stürz

This E rope n Stan ard was ap roved b C N on 2 March 201 an inclu es Amen ment 1ap roved b C N on 9 Apri 2016

C N member are bou d to c mply with the C N/C NE E Internal Reg ulations which sip late the c n itions for g ivin this

E rope n Stan ard the s atus of a national s an ar d without an alteration Up-to-date lss an biblog rap ic al referenc es

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tanslation u der the responsibi ty of a C Nmember into it own lang uag e an notified to the C N-C NE E Manag ement

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Finlan , Former Yug oslav R ep blc of Mac edonia, Franc e, Germany , Gre c , Hu g ary, Ic lan , Irelan , Italy, Latvia, Lith ania,

L x embourg, Malta, Netherlan s, Norway , Polan , Porug al, R omania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switz rlan , Turkey an

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Contents Page

E r ope nfor ewor d 4

1 Sc ope 5

2 Nor mative r efer ences 5

3 Ter ms, definitio s and sy mb ls 6

3.1 Ter ms and definitions 6

3.2 Symb ls 8

4 Mater ials 11

4.1 Ste l l ntels 11

4.2 C ncr ete lntels 11

4.3 Maso r y l ntels 12

4.4 C mbined and c omposite lntels 13

5 Requir ements 13

5.1 Gener al 13

5.2 Dimensio s, mas and lmit deviatio s 13

5.2.1 Dimensio s 13

5.2.2 Mas pe unit ar ea 14

5.2.3 Bui t-in leng th 14

5.2.4 Deviation fr om declar ed values 14

5.3 Mechanical per for manc e and infor matio to obtain the mec hanical per for mance 14

5.3.1 Sing le lntels, combined l ntels and composite lntels 14

5.3.2 Pr efabr ic ated par t of c omposite l ntels 15

5.4 Dur abi ity 16

5.4.1 Gener al 16

5.4.2 Ste l l ntels 16

5.4.3 C nc r ete lntels and masonr y lntels 16

5.5 Water penetr ation and instalation 16

5.6 Ther mal pr oper ties 16

5.7 Fr eeze thaw r esistance 17

5.7.1 Gener al 17

5.7.2 Ste l l ntels 17

5.7.3 C ncr ete lntels 17

5.7.4 Maso r y l ntels 17

5.8 Resistance to fir e 17

5.9 Water absor ptio 17

5.9.1 Gener al 17

5.9.2 Steel lntels 17

5.9.3 Othe lntels 18

5.10 Wate vapo r per me biity 18

5.11 Danger ous substanc es 18

6 Des r iption and desig natio 18

8 A sses ment and ver ific ation ofc onstanc y ofper for mance - A VCP 22

8.2.4 Shar ed othe par ty r esults 23

8.3 Factor y pr oduc tion co tr ol (FPC) 24

8.3.1 Gener al 24

8.3.2 Requir ements 25

8.3.3 Pr od c t specific r equirements 28

8.3.4 Pr oc edur e for mo ifications 28

A nnex A (informative) Metho for as es ment of loads on l ntels 29

A nnex B (informative) Recommendations for instalatio oflntels 30

C.3 Lintels manufac tur ed using autoc laved a r ated c oncr ete 34

A nnex D (informative) Guidanc e o FPC fr eq encies 35

!A nnex ZA" (infor mative) Clauses ofthis Eur ope n Sta ndar d addr es ing the

pr ovisio s ofthe EU C nstr uctio Pr oduc ts Reg ulation 37

ZA 1 Sco e and r elev a nt char acter istic 37

ZA 2 System ofA sses ment and Ver ific ation ofC nstanc y ofPer for mance (AVCP) 40

ZA 3 A ssig nment ofA VCP tasks 40

Biblog r aphy 42

Eur opean for ewor d

This document (EN 845-2:2 1 +A 1:20 6) has be n pr p r d b Te h ical C mmittee

CEN/TC1 5 “Masonry”, the se r tariat of which is held b BSI

This Euro ean Stan ard shal be given the status of a national s an ard, eithe b publcation of

an identical tex t or b en orsement, at the lates b Jan ary 2 1 , an conflcting national

s an ards shal be with r awn at the lates b Apr il 2 1

A ttention is dr awn to the p s ibi ty that some of the element of this document ma be the

subje t of p tent rig ht CEN[an / r CENELEC] shal not be held r sp nsible for identifying any

or al such p tent r ight

This document inclu es A men ment 1a proved b CEN on 2 1 -04-09

This document super sedes !EN 845-2:2 1 "

The start an finish of text introd c d or alte ed b amen ment is in icated in the tex t b tags

!"

This document has be n pr p r d u de a man ate g iven to CEN b the E r opean C mmis ion

an the E ro ean Fr e Trade A ssociation, and sup ort es ential r eq ir ment of

EU Dir ctive( s)

F r r lationship with EU Dir ctive( s), se infor mative A nnex ZA , which is an integ ral p rt of this

document

!dele ted text"

EN 845, S ecific ation fr a c illary c omp nent fr maso ry, consis s of the folowing p rt :

— Part 1: Wal ties, tension s ra s, h n e s a d bracket

— Part 2: Linte ls

— Part 3: B ed joint r infrce ment o stee l meshwork

A ccor ding to the CEN/ ENELEC Inte nal Regulations, the national s an ards organizations of

the folowing cou tr ies ar b u d to implement this Euro ean Standar d: A ustr ia, Belg ium,

Bulgaria, Cro tia, Cypr us, Cz ch R epublc, Denmar k, Es onia, Finland, F rme Yugosla Republc

of Mac donia, Franc , Ger many, Gr ee e, Hu g ar y, Ic land, Ir lan , Italy, L tvia, L ith ania,

Lux emb urg , Malta, Nether lan s, Norway, Polan , Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slo enia, Sp in,

Sweden, Switz rlan , Tur key an theUnited Kingdom

1 S ope

This E r opean Stan ard spe ifies r q ir ment for pr fa r icated lntels for maximum sp ns of

4,5 m an made from steel, autoclaved aer ated conc ete, man factur d s one, conc ete, fir d

cla u it , calcium si cate u it , natural s one u it , or a combination of these mater ials

Conc ete an s e l beams confor ming to EN 1 9 -1, EN1 60 and EN 1 2 5, as a pr opriate,

ar not cover ed b thiss an ard

Pr fa ricated lntels can be eithe complete lntels or the pr efa r icated p rt of a comp site

l ntel

This E ro ean Stan ard is not a plca leto:

a) lntels completely made on site;

b) lntels of which thetensie p rt ar made on site;

c) timbe lntels;

d) natural s one lntels, not r einfor ced

Linear comp nent sp n ing clear o enings g r eate than 4,5 m in masonry wals an l near

comp nent inten ed for use in epen ently in a s r uctur al role (e.g beams) ar not cover d b

this s andar d

The folowing document , in whole or in p rt, ar e normatively r fe enc d in this document an

ar in ispensa le for it a plcation F r dated r fe enc s, only the edition cited a ples F r

un ated r fe enc s, the lates edition of the r efer enc d document (inclu ing any amen ment )

a ples

EN 2 6-1:2 0 , Co c rete — Part 1: S ecific ation,pe rfrma c e, production a d c on ormity

EN 7 1 (al p r ts), S ec ification fr masonry u its

EN 7 2-1, Meth ds o test f r masonry u its — Part 1: Dete mination o compr ssive str n th

EN 7 2-1 , Me th ds o te st fr masonry u its — Part 1 : De te mination o wate a sorption o

a gr g te conc rete, a toclaved ae ated conc rete, ma u ac tur d sto e a d n tural sto e masonry

u its due to c apillary ac tion a d the initial rate o wate a sorption o clay masonry u its

EN 846-9, Meth ds o tes fr a c illary c omp nent fr masonry — Part 9: Dete mination o

flex ral r sista c e a d she ar r sista c e o linte ls

EN 846-1 , Meth ds o te st f r a cillary comp nent f r masonry — Part 1 : Dete minatio o

dimensions a d b w o lintels

EN 846-1 :2 0 , Me th ds o test fr a c illary c omp nent fr masonry — Part 13: Dete mination

o r sista ce to imp ct, a rasion a d c or osion o org nic c oatings

EN 846-14, Meth ds o tes f r a c illary comp nent f r masonry — Part 14 : D ete mination o the

initial shear s r n th betwe n the pr fbricated p rt o a c omp site linte l a d the masonry a o e

it

EN 9 0, Tes meth ds fr ve ification o cor osion protec tio o r inf rc e ment in a toclaved

ae ated c oncrete a d lightweight a gr g te c onc re te with o en structur

EN 9 8-2:2 1 , S ec ification fr mortar f r masonry — Part 2: Maso ry mortar

EN 1 45, Maso ry a d masonry produc ts — Meth ds fr dete mining the mal pro e ties

EN 1 0 0, Stee l f r the r in orc ement o concrete — Welda le r infrc ing stee l — G ene al

EN 1 0 8(al p rt ), Stainless ste ls

pr EN 1 1 8(al p rt ), Pr str ssing ste ls

EN 1 346:2 0 , Co tinu usly h t-dip co ted stee l flat produc ts — Te h ic al delive y c onditions

EN 1 6 2:2 0 , Pr fbricated r infrc ed c omp nent o a toc laved ae ated co c rete

EN 1 5 1-2, Fire classific atio o c ons ruction produc ts a d b il ing element —

Part 2: Classificatio using data from fire r sista c e tes s,excluding ventilatio se vic es

EN ISO 146 , Hot dip g lv nized c oatings o fbric ated iro a d s e l articles — S ec ific atio s

a d tes meth ds (ISO 146 1)

EN ISO 146 , Metallic a d o ide co tings — Measur ment o co ting thic kness — Microsc opic al

meth d (ISO 14 6 3)

3 Terms, definitions and sy mbols

3.1 Ter ms and definitions

F r the pur poses of this document, the folowing te ms an definitions a ply

NOT 1 Ex amples of lint el types are shown in Fig ures 1 to 3 T e fig ures are only for ilustration of

lintel types Other details such as b aring s, ther mal insulation sy stems an damp pro f cour es are not

shown

NOT 2 General dimensions defined in Clause 3 ar e ilustrated in Fig ur es 3an 4

3.1.1

autoclaved a r a ted conc r ete lntel

l ntel manufactur d using r infor ced autoclaved ae ated conc ete

3.1.2

be r ing leng th

length of the en of a lntel which bear s on it supp rt

3.1.3

buit-in length

minimum length ne ded to anchor the r infor cing b rs

3.1.4

cle r o ening

3.1.5

c ombined lntel

lntel consis ing of two or mor s ructur al element each one acting with compr es ion an

tension zones

3.1.6

c omposite lntel

lntel comprising a pr fa ricated part and a complementary element of in-situ masonry or

concr ete a ove, acting tog ethe

3.1.7

c omposite lntel height

over al height of the tension an compr es ion zones of a comp site lntel

3.1.8

c onc r ete lntel

lntel manufactur d using r infor ced or pr s r s ed conc ete

3.1.9

dec lar ed value

value for a pr od ct pro e ty, dete mined in ac ordanc with this s an ar d, that a man factur er

is confident of achieving, bearing in mind the var ia i ity of the man factur ing proc s

3.1.10

efec tive span

dis anc betwe n the c ntr sof the bearing of a lntel, or the clear o ening sp n ed b the lntel

plus the over al heig ht of the lntel inclu ing any complementary element, whicheve is the

les e

3.1.11

flex ur al r esistanc e

mean u iformly dis ributed lo d at which faiur of a sample of lntel spe imens oc ur s (or a

lower lo d at which tes s ar s o ped in ac ordanc with the r commen ations of the

manufactur r of the lntel)

load be r ing capacity

mean valuefor a sample of l ntels of the total of theu ifor mly dis r ibuted lo d at ai ur or at an

ex tr eme defle tion, whichever is theles e

l ntel compr ising one or mor shel casing unit completed b the incorp ration within the shel

casing of r infor ced or pr es r s ed conc ete

3.1.18

she r r esistanc e

mean shear lo d at which faiur of a sample of lntel spe imens oc urs ( or a lower lo d at

which tes s ar e s o ped in ac ordanc with the r commendations of the manufactur r of the

l ntel)

3.1.19

shel c asing unit

pr for med comp nent with one or mor chan els into which is incorporated eithe r einfor ced

dec lar ed deflec tion

defle tion at onethir d of the de lar d lo d ca acity of thelntel

3.1.22

steel l ntel

l ntel man factur d from s e l

3.1.23

str uc tur al shel casin u it

shel casing u it which is made of a mate ial with a compr s ive s r ng th not les than that of

the infi conc ete

3.2 Symbols

NOT General dimensions are il ustrated in Fig ures 3 an 4

b

s

is the smalest width of a structural shel casing u it specimen, in mm (se Fig ure 5);

b is the b ar ing leng th, in mm;

is the lintel heig ht, in mm;

δd is the declared deflection in a vertical direct ion, in mm;

δ

d

is the declared deflection in a horizontaldirection, in mm;

s

is the cut leng th of a st r uctural shel casing u it specimen, in mm (se Fig ure 5);

l is the lint el length, in mm;

l0 is the cle r opening , in mm;

l

e

is the efectiv e length, in mm;

Ftkl is the tensile resistance of the prefa ricated part in the ultimate limit stat e;

2 complementary element (masonry or conc ete)

3 prefa r icated par t

Fig ur e 2 — Ex ample ofa composite lntel (se 3.1.6)

Key

1 su por t ed masonry - outer le f 3 in er le f lintel

Fig ur e 3— Ex ample ofa c ombined lntel (se 3.1.5)

Mate ials for the man factur of s e l lntels cover d b this s an ard shal be sele ted fr om

A nnex C.1an the material/co ting r fer enc shal be de lar ed

4.2 Concr ete l ntels

Conc ete lntels shal be fa ricated fr om r infor ed or pr s r es ed conc ete with or without

non-s r uctural shel casing unit

Ste l for ther infor cement of conc ete shal confor m to EN1 0 0

Stainles s e l for r infor cement hal conform to EN 1 0 8-5

Pr s r s ing s e lsshal conform to prEN 1 1 8 (al part )

F r l ntels cover ed b this s andard, wir e diameter s shal be 2,5mm or g reate

Theconcr ete shal confor m with the mater ial r eq ir ment clauses of EN2 6-1

A utoclaved ae ated concr ete shal confor m to EN 1 6 2 (definition an mate ial r q ir ement

clauses only)

4.3 Masonr y l ntels

Masonry lntels shal be fa ricated using r einfor ed or pr s r s ed conc ete, masonry mortar,

an s ructural or non-s ructural shel casing masonr y u it as folows:

a) concr ete an s e l in ac ordanc with 4.2;

b) masonry mortar in ac ordanc with EN 9 8-2;

c) shel casing u it shal be madefr om:

1) cla in ac ordanc with themater ial r q ir ement clauses of EN 7 1-1;

2) calcium si cate in ac ordanc with the mater ial r q ir ment clauses of EN7 1-2;

3) agg reg ate concr ete in ac ordanc with the mate ial r q ir ment clausesof EN7 1-3;

4) autoclaved aer ated concr ete in ac ordanc with the mate ial r q ir ement clauses of

EN77 -4;

5) manufactur d s one in ac ordanc with the mater ial r q ir ement clauses of EN 7 1-5;

6) natural s one in ac ordanc with the mater ial r q ir ement clausesof EN 7 1-6

NOT Al shel casing u its can contribut e to the mechanical performance of the lintel How ever,

where their cont ribution is verified by calculation methods or the shel casing u it s are tak en into

ac ou t in prov iding cov er to the reinfor ement, they are de med to b structur al shel casing u its

The compr s ive s r ng th of s r uctural shel casing u it shal be deter mined in ac or danc

with the principles of EN77 -1 using a cut spe imen Spe imen set up an dimensional

r lationships ar g iven in Figur 5

Key

1 two specimens t ested to ether to achieve symmetrical lo ding

2 cut leng th hs eq als smalest width bs

Fig ur e 5 — Spec imens for c ompr es ive str ength test o str uc tur al shel casing units

Cor responding mor tar joint shal be sele ted to me t the desig n pe for manc r q ir ment of

the lntel

4.4 Combined and composite l ntels

If the de laration or ad itional infor mation for comp site lntels inclu es an as umption a out

mater ials or comp nent ne ded, but not suppled b the lntel man factur er, to complete the

l ntel, then the r q ir ed pro e ties shal be spe ified in ac ordanc with this or othe r levant

Euro ean Stan ar ds or E ro ean Te hnical A pprovals

5.1 Gener al

The r q ir ement an pro e ties spe ified in this s an ard shal be defined in te ms of the tes

methods an proc d r s r fe r d to in this Euro ean Stan ard

NOT 1 Guidance on the use an instal ation of lint els is g iv en in informativ e An ex es A an B

NOT 2 T e conformity c it eria g iv en in 5.2 to 5.1 inclusive relate to init ial type tests (se 8.2) an ,

wher e relevant,consig nment est ing !deleted te t"

F r prod ction evaluation, confor mity cr iter ia in the factory prod ction contr ol documentation

shal be defined

5.2 Dimensions, mas and l mit deviations

5.2.1 Dimensio s

The leng th, width an heig ht of the l ntel shal be de lar ed and, in the case of non-r ctangular

sha es or c os se tions, a drawing of the configur ation with dimensions shal be given

5.2.2 Mas pe unit ar ea

The mas and the mas pe u it ar a on elevation of the lntel shal be de lar d The mas shal

be deter mined fr om spe imens sampled in ac ordanc with Clause 8 using instr uments ca a le

of measur ing an weighing the spe imen to an e ror lmit of 0,1 % of each r ading The mean

mas of the spe imens shal be divided b the prod ct of the mean over al length an the mean

overal height to give the mas pe u it ar a on elevation The deviation from the de lar d value

of mas shal not ex ce d 5 %

5.2.3 Buit-in leng th

The minimum buit-in leng th, which shal be not les than 1 0 mm, shal be de lar ed

5.2.4 Devia tio fr om dec lar ed values

When sampled in ac ordanc with Clause 8 an measur ed b the method of EN 846-1 , the

deviations from the de lar d values for dimensions an intended sha es or c os -se tions shal

not ex ce d those g iven in Ta le 1

Table 1 — Dimensional devia tio s

Straig htnes or b w (horizontal an

ver t icalcurvature)

0,5 % of the leng th, subject to a max imum value of

1 mm from the int en ed profile

Camb r of prefa r icated part of the

composit e lintel

0,7 % of the leng th from the int en ed profile

5.3 Mechanical per for mance and infor mation to obtain the mechanical

per for mance

5.3.1 Sing le lntels, combined lntels and composite lntels

5.3.1.1 Gener al

The lo d bearing ca acity shal be de lar d fr om the r sult of tes s, using tes methods

spe ified in this s andard, or from their inte pr etation

When calculation modelsar used to inte pr t an ex ten the r sult o tained from tes ing they

should be b sed on a me hanical a pr oach an a pro riate mater ial pr ope ties His oric tes

data ma be used to demons rate the valdity of the calculation model

The ultimate demons ration of complanc with this s an ard shal be b tes ing , in ac ordanc

with the methods in EN846-9, on samplessele ted in ac ordanc with Clause 8

5.3.1.2Load be r ing capac ity and load r atio

The r eq ir ement for flexural r sis anc in ac ordanc with 5.3.1.3 an shear lo d r sis anc in

ac ordanc with 5.3.1.5shal be met in al cases

NOT T e declared value of lo d b aring capacity is b sed on the low er of the flex ural resistance

(se 5.3.1.3)an t wice the she r lo d resistance (se 5.3.1.5)

T e lo d bearing ca acity in kN/m of the l ntel shal be de lar ed as a mean value When

r q ir d, the character is ic value shal also be de lar d Unles othe wise s ated, these values

shal be those cor esp n ing to the a plca le max imum clear o ening taking into ac ou t the

de lar ed values of the minimum bear ing leng th an the leng th of the lntel

Wher e lntels ar inten ed to sup ort two or mor e leaves of ma sonry, any r s rictions on the

dis r ibution of lo d ac os the width of the lntel in te ms of the rang e of lo d r atios that can be

used shal bede lar ed

5.3.1.3 Flex ur al r esistanc e

When sampled in ac ordanc with Clause 8 an tes ed b the method of EN 846-9, the flex ural

r sis anc shal be g reate than or eq al to the de lar ed value of lo d bearing ca acity in

ac ordanc with 5.3.1.2 and no in ivid al value of flex ur al faiur e lo d shal be les than 9 % of

the de lar d value of lo d bearing ca acity

When it is r eq ir ed to de lar e a characte is ic value in ad ition to de lar ing the vertical lo d

ca acity ac ording to EN 846-9 as a mean of the tes r sult , the characte is ic value should be

taken as 0,9 of the mean v lue

5.3.1.4 Shor t ter m deflectio

The short term vertical defle tion, δdv, an also the horizontal defle tion, δd , when r levant, at

one third of the de lar d lo d bear ing ca acity shal be de lar d When sampled in ac ordanc

with Clause 8 an tes ed in ac ordanc with EN846-9, for flex ural r sis anc e, the a pro r iate

mean defle tions of the sample, as r levant, measur d at one third of the de lar d lo d bearing

ca acity shal beles than or eq al to the de lar d defle tions δ

dand δ

d

It is only ne es ary to de lar the hor izontal defle tion δ

d

if it is r levant

If it is r q ir d to k ow the long-te m defle tion, then the shor t te m one ma be inc eased

ac or ding to the lo ding r gime, c e p and shrin age values given in thea pro riate E rocodes

5.3.1.5 She r r esistanc e

When sampled in ac ordanc with Clause 8 and tes ed b the method of EN 846-9, the shear

r sis anc shal be g reater than or eq al to 5 % of the de lar d v lue of lo d bear ing ca acity

evaluated in ac ordanc with 5.3.1.2 an the shear faiur lo d of any in ividual spe imen shal

benot les than 45 % of the de lar d value of lo d bearing ca acity

When r q ir d, the shear r sis anc shal be de lar ed ad itionaly as a characteris ic value

When it is r eq ir ed to de lar e a character is ic value in ad ition to de lar ing the vertical lo d

ca acity ac ording to EN 846-9 as a mean of the tes r sult , the character is ic value should be

taken as 0,9 of the mean v lue

5.3.2 Pr efabr icated par t ofcomp site lntels

If the lo d bear ing ca acity of a comp site lntel is not de lar d b the man factur r, the

folowing parameter s shal be de lar ed for the pr fa ricated part:

— Geometry an configuration of the pr fa r icated p r t of the lntel including the position,

diameter an yield s r ength of the r infor cement

— Character is ic tensi e r esis anc , Ftkl, of the pr fa ricated p rt of the lntel in the ultimate

lmit s ate If r levant for d ra i ity, the tensie r sis anc shal also be given in the

se vic a i ty lmit tate

— Character is ic initial shear s r ng th f

vk0ibetween the pr fa r icated p rt of the lntel and the

mortar in the bed joint a ove The de laration ma eithe be made on the b sis of fix ed

values or tes s The de laration shal in icate whethe the initial shear s r ength has be n

o tained fr om fix ed values or from tes s When the de lar ation is b sed on fix ed values the

char acter istic initial shear s r ng th ma be de lar d b using the a pro riate value of

char acter istic initial shear s r ngth g iven in A nnex C of EN9 8-2:2 1 When the de lar ed

value is b sed on tes s then the tes shal folow the proc d r given in EN846-14 an the

initial shear s r ng th of spe imenswhen sampled in ac ordanc with Clause 8 an tes ed b

the method g iven in EN846-14 shal be greate than or eq al to the de lar d value

5.4 Durabi ity

5.4.1 Gener al

The mate ials for the man factur of the lntels an their corr osion prote tion systems shal be

sele ted in ac or danc with 5.4.2 or 5.4.3 an the mate ial/co ting r fe enc in ac or danc with

A nnex C shal be de lar ed

NOT T e d r ability of performance characteristic ag ainst cor osion is depen ent on b th the

con ition of e posure of the masonry an the mat erial/co ting specification T is E rope n Stan ard

folows the state of the art by g iving mat erial/co ting specifications to suit

5.4.2 Ste l lntels

Ste l lntels, othe than those made from fe r itic s ainles s e l, aus enitic s ainles s e l or

aus enitic fe ritic stainles steel, shal be pr ote ted ag ains corr osion in ac ordanc with the

r q ir ment of C.1in A nnex C

NOT T e cor rosion protect ion req ired in an in ivid al ap lication wil depen on the type of

lintel, whether a separate damp pro f system is used, the de re of ex posure an t he climatic con itions

an therefore sev eral grades of prot ection are g iv en

5.4.3 Co cr ete lntels and masonr y lntels

The r einfor ement of conc ete an masonry lntels shal be prote ted ag ains cor osion in

ac or danc with ther eq ir ment of C.2 an C.3 in A nnex C

The joint between the s ructur al shel casing u it an any gro ves they contain shal be fi ed

with concr ete or mortar Wher e the joint ar not fi ed, the u it shal be consider ed to be

non-s ructural

5.5 Water penetr ation and instal ation

A ll ne es ary infor mation on the corr ect proc d r e for ins al ng the lntel to avoid the risk of

wate penetration shal be provided

NOT For instalation, se An e B

5.6 Ther mal pr oper ties

Detais shal be provided of the the mal pro e ties of the mater ials from which the lntel is

made b r fe enc to the mal cond ctivity values given in EN1 45, or, whe e not g iven in that

s an ard, b r fe enc to the mal cond ctivity values given in Euro ean Stan ards for the

mater ials of cons r uction

5.7 Fre ze/thaw r esistance

5.7.1 Gener al

W hen r elevant to the uses for which the lntel is plac d on the market and in al cases for lntels

inten ed to be used in ex te nal element , the fr ee e/thaw r sistanc of l ntels shal bede lar d

5.7.2 Ste l lntels

Ste l lntels ma beclas ified as fr e e/thaw r sis ant

5.7.3 Co cr ete lntels

Lintels made with concr ete confor ming to EN 2 6-1 an me ting the r q ir ement for ex posur e

clas X F1of EN 2 6-1:20 0 ma be clas ified as ‘fr ee e thaw/r sis ant’

W her e r levant to the uses for which the lntel type is plac d on the market, the r sistanc to

fir shal be clas ified on the b sis of tes ing of a lntel, eithe as p rt of a wal with or without

fir sep r ating fu ction or as a beam, in ac ordanc with EN1 50 -2 A lte natively, the

clas ification ma be b sed on ta ulated values for the mater ial type an form as g iven in the

a pro riate E ro ean Stan ards Whe e clas ification is r levant, a lntel type ma be clas ified

for use in p rticular forms of cons r uction, as verified from ta ulated values or b the

inte pr tation of tes data

A ll l ntels can for m p rt of a fir e r sis ing cons ruction when suita ly prote ted Whe e a lntel

type is inten ed for use in mor than one for m of cons r uction, tes s ma ne d to be pe for med

on one or mor tes systems

5.9 Water absor ption

5.9.1 Gener al

W her e r levant to the uses for which the lntel is plac d on the market and in al cases for

concr ete an masonr y lntels to be used in ex posed ex te nal element , the w ate a sorption

coeficient d e to ca i ary action or the initial rate of wate a sorption, as r levant, shal be

de lar ed

5.9.2 Ste l lntels

Ste l lntels ma beclas ified as having a wate a sorption coeficient of z ro

5.9.3 Othe lntels

When lntels othe than s e l lntels ar e sampled in ac ordanc with Clause 8 an tes ed b the

method of EN 7 2-1 , for immer sion times as spe ified in the r levant p rt of EN77 , the initial

rate of wate a sorption of cla masonr y lntels an the coeficient of wate a sorption of othe

l ntels shal benot g reate than the de lar d values

5.10 Water vapour permeabi ity

W hen r levant to the uses for which a lntel, othe than a steel lntel, is plac d on the market, the

wate vapour difusion coeficient (lowe an up e values) in ac ordanc with EN 1 45 shal

bede lar ed

NOT T is characteristic is not relevant or steel lint els

5.11 Dang er ous substances

National r gulations on dang er ous subs anc s ma r q ir ver ification an de lar ation on

r lease, and sometimes content, when cons ruction product cover d b this s an ard ar e

plac d on thosemar ket

In the a senc of E r opean har monised tes methods, ver ification and de lar ation on

r lease/content should be done taking into ac ount national pro isions in theplac of use

NOT An informativ e datab se covering E rope n an national provisions on dang erous substances

is av aila le at the Construction web site on EUR OPA ac es ed throug h:

htp:/ ec.e r p e /e te p i se/cons tr ctio /cpd-ds/

6 Description and desig nation

The infor mation to be sup led shal be as g iven in Ta les 2, 3 an 4

Table 2 — Infor matio to be pr ov ided for sing le lntel and c ombined lntel

if relevant,at one-thir d of the lo d b aring capacity

4 Water a sor pt ion of masonry u it,conc et e an mortar components

5 Water vapour perme bility where relevant

6 Mas in k g an mas per u it are of the lintel, in k g /m

2

7 Fre ze thaw resistance where relevant

8 Material/co ting specification in ac ordance w ith normative An e C

16 Whether conc ete lint els an masonry lint els are req ired t o b ren ered

1 Whether a damp pro f cour e is req ired

1 Where relevant,the component parts of a combined lintel that are not su plied as part of

the pr od ct

Table 3— Infor matio to be pr ov ided for composite lntel, when the load be r ing

2 Failure mode where relevant

3 Deflection δdv, an δd where relevant, at one-third of the lo d b ar ing capacity

4 Water a sorpt ion of masonry u it,conc et e an mortar components

5 Water vapour perme bility wher e relevant

6 Mas per u it are on elevation of the prefa ricated part only of the lint el, in kg /m

2

7 Fre ze thaw resistance where relevant

8 Material/co ting specification in ac or dance w ith An e C, st eel g rade an conc ete

streng th clas relevant to lintel

16 Minimum width of the complementary element, in mm

1 Heig ht of the complementary element, in mm

1 Whether conc ete lint els an masonry lint els are req ired to b ren ered

1 Whether a damp pro f cour e is req ired

2 Types of masonry u its that may b used

2 Specification of the materials in the complementary element inclu ing the minimum

compres iv e st reng th of masonr y u its in the direction paralel to the span of the lintel,

in N/mm

2

2 Minimum mortar strength, in N/mm²

2 Minimum streng th clas of conc ete

24 Instructions for pr op ing the lintel d ring const ruction inclu ing the max imum spacing

of props, in mm, an the lo d that can b ap lied d r ing the instalation of the lint el

Table 4 — Infor matio to be pr ovided when o ly the pr oper ties of the pr efabr icated par t

of composite lntel ar e declar ed

Infor mation

r fer enc

numbe

Pr efa r icated p r t of comp site l ntel

1 Water a sorpt ion of masonry u it,conc et e an mortar components

2 Water vapour perme bility wher e relevant

3 Mas per u it are on elevation of the prefa ricated part only of the lintel, in k g /m

2

4 Fre ze thaw resistance where relevant

5 Material/co ting specification in ac ordance w ith normative An e C, ste l gr ade an

conc ete strength clas r elev ant to lint el

7 R esistance to fire

9 Minimum built-in leng th, in mm

1 Width an heig ht of the prefa r icated part, in mm

1 Ge metry an config uration of the prefa ricated part inclu ing the position, diamet er an

y ield st reng th of the reinfor ement

1 Whether conc ete lint els an masonry lint els are req ired t o b ren ered

14 Whether a damp pro f cour se is req ir ed

1 C aracteristic tensile resistance of the prefa r icated part of the lint el T e tensile st rength

resistance in the service bility limit stat e also if relevant

16 Initial she r treng th b tw een the prefa ricated part of the lint el an the mortar in t he b d

joint a ov e Fix d value or t ested value

The folowing information shal be clearly and in elbly marked on the lntel or on it p ckaging ,

delvery note, invoic or in the ac omp nying documentation, sup led with the pr od ct:

a) then mbe an date of is ueof this Euro ean Stan ard, !EN845-2:2 1 +A 1:2 1 ";

b) the name or identifying mark and r gis e ed ad r s of the man factur er, or the

man factur r’s authorised r pr sentative;

c) a u iq e r fer enc numbe , name or code which wi identify the prod ct ype, an r elate it

to its desc iption an desig nation an inten ed use

In ad ition, the l ntel shal besuita ly mar ked to in icate it orientation in useand in the case of

l ntels intended to supp r t mor e than one masonry leaf that portion of the lntel which is to

car y the inne leaf an that which isto car y the oute

8 A sses ment and v erification ofconstancy ofperformance - A VCP

8.1 Gener al

The complanc of lntels with the r q ir ment of this s an ard an with the per for manc s

de lar ed b the man factur r in the DoP shal be demons rated by:

— dete mination of the prod ct type;

— factory pr od ction control b the man factur r, including prod ct as es ment

The man factur er shal always r tain the over al control an shal have the ne es ary means to

take r sp nsibi ty for the confor mity of the prod ct with it de lar d pe for manc ( )

NOT T e as ignment of task s to t he notified b dy(ies) an the man facturer is show n in Ta le ZA 2

8.2 Type testing

8.2.1 Gener al

A ll pe for manc s r lated to characte is ics inclu ed in this s an ard shal be deter mined when

the man factur er inten s to de lar the r spe tive pe for manc s unles the s an ar d gives

provisions for de lar ing them without per for ming tes s (e.g use of pr eviously ex is ing data, an

conventionaly ac epted pe for manc )

A sses ment pr eviously pe for med in ac or danc with the pro isions of this s andar d, ma be

taken into ac ou t provided that they wer made to the same or a mor r igor ous tes method,

un e the same A V CP system on the same prod ct or product of simiar desig n, cons ruction

an functionalty, such that he r sult ar a plca le to the prod ct in q es ion

NOT S me AVCP system me ns t esting by an in epen ent third party, u der the responsibility of a

notified pr od ct cer t ification b d

F r the pur poses of as es ment, the man factur er's pr od ct ma be g r ouped into fami es,

whe e it is conside ed that the r sult for one or mor character is ics from any one pr oduct

within the famiy ar r pr sentative for that same characte istics for al prod ct within that

samefamiy

In ad ition, the dete mination of the product type shal be pe for med for al characteris ics

inclu ed in the stan ard for which the man factur r de lar es thepe for manc :

— at the begin ing of the prod ction of a new or modified lntel (u les a membe of the same

prod ct range), or

— at the beg inning of a new or modified method of pr oduction (whe e this ma afe t the

s ated pro e ties);or

— they shal be r peated for the a pr opr iate characte is ic( ), whenever a chang e oc urs in

the lntel design, in the raw mater ial or in the sup le of the comp nent , or in the method

of prod ction ( subje t to the definition of a famiy), which would afe t sig nificantly one or

mor of the char acte is ics

char acter is ics ne d not be r -as es ed The spe ifications of these comp nent shal be

documented

Prod ct bearing r g ulatory mar king in ac ordanc with a pro r iate har moniz d E ro ean

spe ifications ma be pr esumed to have the per formanc s de lar ed in the DoP, althoug h this

does not r plac the r sp nsibi ty on the lntel man factur r to ensur e that lntel as a whole is

cor e tly manufactur ed and it comp nent product have the de lar d per for manc values

8.2.2 Test samples, testing and complanc e c r iter ia

The minimum sample siz of a lntel for a single tes shal be as g iven in Ta le 2 an shal be

drawn at ran om F r initial type tes ing, the b tch from which the sample isdrawn shal be of a

siz of at leas 1 0 times the numbe of spe imens taken Pr -pr od ction samples ma be used

for initial type tes s wher e it is p s ible to demonstr ate that the c haracter is ics of pe formanc

ar e r pr sentative of prod ct from the ful prod ction pr oc s

Table 5 — S mplng number s of specimens for lntels

5.4 an Ta le C.2 Dura ility of org anic co tings (EN 84 -1 ) S e EN84 -1

For lntels or hel c sin u it with ex posed fac e dimensions g re ter than 50 mm × 30 mm samples shal be cut

fr om separate lntels or shel c sin u it such that t he ex posed fa e is a sq are or re tang le with le s dimension

not les than 10 mm

In the event of thene d to che k the complanc of a lot or consig nment of a prod ct sup led to

site or ins aled, a sample shal be taken at random from the lot or consig nment an tes ed The

sample siz s shal be not les than those given in Ta le 2

8.2.3 Test r epor ts

The r esult of the deter mination of the prod ct ype shal bedocumented in tes r p r ts A ll tes

r p rt shal be r tained b the man factur r for at leas 1 year s afe the las date of

prod ction of the lntel to which they r late

8.2.4 Shar ed othe par ty r esults

NOT T e sharing of other party results is in principle ap lica le to al systems of as es ment an

evaluation of constancy of per formance