Bsi bs en 01778 2000

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Characteristic values for

welded thermoplastics

constructions Ð

Determination of

allowable stresses and

moduli for design of

thermoplastics

equipment

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the

direction of the Sector

Committee for Materials and

Chemicals, was published under

the authority of the Standards

Committee and comes into effect

on 15 February 2000

 BSI 02-2000

ISBN 0 580 35862 3

BS EN 1778:2000

Amendments issued since publication

Amd No Date Comments

National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1778:1999.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical CommitteePRI/80, Welding thermoplastics, which has the responsibility to:

Ð aid enquirers to understand the text;

Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on theinterpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;

Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgatethem in the UK

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request toits secretary

Cross-references

The British Standards which implement international or European publicationsreferred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under thesection entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using theªFindº facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue

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