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1288-3:2000

The European Standard EN 1288-3:2000 has the status of a

British Standard

ICS 81.040.20

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

Glass in building Ð

Determination of the

bending strength of

glass Ð

Part 3: Test with specimen supported at

two points (four point bending)

This British Standard, having

been prepared under the

direction of the Sector

Committee for Building and Civil

Engineering, was published under

the authority of the Standards

Committee and comes into effect

on 15 August 2000

BS EN 1288-3:2000

Amendments issued since publication

National foreword

This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 1288-3:2000 The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee B/520, Glass and glazing in building, to Subcommittee B/520/4, Properties and glazing methods, which has the responsibility to:

Ð aid enquirers to understand the text;

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

Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK.

A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request

to its secretary.

Cross-references

The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the ªFindº facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.

A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations.

Summary of pages

This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 11 and a back cover.

The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document was last issued.

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