BS 4046:1991
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Specification for compressed straw building slabs
Hardcopy , PDF
English
02-28-1991
Committees responsible
Foreword
Specification
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Classification
4 Test for performance and physical characteristics
5 Dimensional tolerances
6 Taper profile
7 Squareness
8 Mass
9 Moisture content
10 Modulus of elasticity
11 Bending strength
12 Resistance to impact
13 Screw holding
14 Thermal conductivity
15 Boron content
16 Dimensional changes associated with changes in
relative humidities
17 Marking
Appendices
A Methods of test
B Guidance on the use of compressed straw building
slabs
Tables
1 Summary of tests for performance and physical
characteristics
2 Test levels for dimensional tolerances
3 Test levels for slab mass
4 Test levels for modulus of elasticity and bending
strength
Figures
1 Typical arrangement of longitudinal voids
2 Profile of taper edged slabs
3 Positions for measurement of slab thickness and
taper depth
4 Measurement of squareness of boards
5 Test apparatus for determining the modulus of
elasticity and bending strength
6 Load deflection curve for determining the modulus of
elasticity
7 Impact strength test rig
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