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BS 7374:1990

Withdrawn

Withdrawn

A Withdrawn Standard is one, which is removed from sale, and its unique number can no longer be used. The Standard can be withdrawn and not replaced, or it can be withdrawn and replaced by a Standard with a different number.

Methods of test for water vapour transmission resistance of board materials used in buildings

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Withdrawn date

15-04-2002

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-1990

Committees responsible
Foreword
Methods
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Determination of water vapour transmission
     resistance by the wet cup method
4. Determination of water vapour transmission
     resistance by the dry cup method
Appendix
A. Conversion of units
Table
1. Conversion factors
Figures
1. Test dish assembly wet cup method
2. Example of report of wet cup water vapour
     transmission test
3. Test dish assembly dry cup method
4. Example of report of dry cup water vapour
     transmission test

Two methods for determining permeability resistance. The wet cup method is for testing hygroscopic materials and the dry cup method is for testing non-hygroscopic materials.

Committee
B/541
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES DD 146:1986.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Withdrawn
Supersedes

BS 4016:1997 Specification for flexible building membranes (breather type)
02/105033 DC : DRAFT AUG 2002 BS 5534 - CODE OF PRACTICE FOR SLATING AND TILING (INCLUDING SHINGLES)

BS 2846-4:1976 Guide to statistical interpretation of data Techniques of estimation and tests relating to means and variances

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