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BS 1191-1:1973

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Specification for gypsum building plasters Excluding premixed lightweight plasters

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

05-10-1973

Superseded date

15-02-2006

£166.00
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Summarise this standard

Co-operating organizations
Foreword
1 General
  1.1 Scope
  1.2 Definitions
  1.3 Classification
  1.4 Purity
  1.5 Composition
  1.6 Marking
  1.7 Samples for testing and sampling
  1.8 Manufacturer's certificate
2 Quality of the different classes
  2.1 Class A. Plaster of paris
  2.2 Class B. Retarded hemihydrate gypsum plaster
  2.3 Class C. Anhydrous gypsum plaster
  2.4 Class D. Keene's plaster
Appendix A - Determination of chemical composition and loss on
             ignition
Appendix B - Examination for soundness
Appendix C - Method of determining transverse strength
Appendix D - Determination of mechanical resistance by the dropping
             ball test
Appendix E - Determination of expansion
Appendix F - Method of stabilizing classes A and B plasters
Appendix G - Determination of freedom from coarse particles
Appendix H - Examples of typical classification markings required
             by 1.6
Publications referred to

Composition, grading, soundness of Grades A, B, C, D. Transverse strengths of Grades A and B, mechanical resistance of Grades B, C and D. Expansion on setting for Grade B.

Committee
B/544
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy

Standards Relationship
UNE-ISO 8784-1:2016 Identical
ISO 3049:1974 Similar to
UNE-EN 60512-15-3:2008 Identical
ISO 3048:1974 Similar to
ISO 3051:1974 Similar to

£166.00
Excluding VAT