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Textile floor coverings Ð
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The European Standard EN 1814 : 1997 has the status of a |
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ICS 59.080.60 |
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 BS EN 1814 : 1998

National foreword
This British Standard is the English language version of EN 1814 : 1997. It
supersedes BS ISO 10833 : 1992, which is withdrawn.
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The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/3,

Textile floor coverings, which has the responsibility to:

± aid enquirers to understand the text;

± present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
± monitor related international and European developments and promulgate
them in the UK.

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

its secretary.
When the standard was at the Formal Vote stage, the UK voted against it because it
observed that damage occurred to the retaining segments of the drum during the
test and it considers that this is a major area of concern for users of the test. The
UK also considers that a precision statement is required, based on experimental
results obtained with the test.
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 `International Standards Correspondence Index', or by using the
`Find' 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 6, an inside back cover and a back cover.

This British Standard, having Amendments issued since publication

been prepared under the
direction of the Sector Board for Amd. No. Date Text affected
Materials and Chemicals, was
published under the authority of
the Standards Board and comes
into effect on 15 March 1998

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ISBN 0 580 29195 2

 EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1814
NORME EUROPEÂENNE
EUROPAÈISCHE NORM November 1997
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ICS 59.080.60

Descriptors: Textiles, floor coverings, textile floor coverings, floor slabs, tests, determination, wear resistance, deterioration, appearance,
test equipment

English version

Textile floor coverings Ð Determination of resistance to damage at

cut edges using the modified Vettermann drum test

ReveÃtements de sol textiles Ð DeÂtermination de la Textile BodenbelaÈge Ð Bestimmung der

reÂsistance des joints par l'essai au tambour Schnittkantenfestigkeit durch modifizierte
Vettermann modifie TrommelpruÈfung nach Vettermann

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 October 1997.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a
national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical
references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to
the Central Secretariat or to any CEN member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a
CEN member into its own language and notified to the Central Secretariat has the
same status as the official versions.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and
United Kingdom.

CEN
European Committee for Standardization
Comite EuropeÂen de Normalisation
EuropaÈisches Komitee fuÈr Normung

Central Secretariat: rue de Stassart 36, B-1050 Brussels

1997 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national
Members.
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Foreword
This European Standard has been prepared by
Technical Committee CEN/TC 134, Resilient and textile
floor coverings, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a
national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by May 1998, and
conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by May 1998.
According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations,
the national standards organizations of the following
counties are bound to implement this European
Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

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EN 1814 : 1997

1 Scope 3.5 laddering; shooting

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This European Standard specifies a method to The loss of consecutive loops of the same column
determine the susceptibility of textile floor coverings to from the use-surface of a textile floor covering.
mechanical damage at cut edges.
It is applicable to all textile floor coverings both as 4 Principle
sheet materials and as tiles. A metal ball with six rubber studs rolls freely inside a
rotating drum which is lined with the textile floor
2 Normative references covering specimens.
This European Standard incorporates by dated or On sheet materials, a cut is made along the length of
undated reference, provisions from other publications. the specimens at an acute angle such that the cut
These normative references are cited at the edges are stressed in the test.
appropriate places in the text and the publications are Tiles are put together so that the original edges of the
listed hereafter. For dated references, subsequent tiles form the joint which is stressed in the test.
amendments to or revisions of any of these After the test, the appearance of the fatigued cut edges
publications apply to this European Standard only is assessed.
when incorporated in it by amendment or revision. For
undated references, the latest edition of the publication
referred to applies. 5 Apparatus
5.1 Drum tester, conforming to 5.1.1 of
EN 1471 Textile floor coverings Ð ISO/TR 10361 : 1990, including a vacuum cleaner with
Assessment of changes in an air change rate at the nozzle of 25 l/s to 40 l/s.
appearance
EN 20139 Textiles Ð Standard atmosphere 5.2 Metal ball, fitted with six cylindrical rubber studs
for conditioning and testing equally spaced from each other on the surface of the

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ball.
ISO 1957 Machine-made textile floor
The mass of the ball without rubber studs shall
coverings Ð Sampling and cutting
be 7000 g ± 100 g and the diameter of the ball shall
specimens for physical tests
be 120 mm ± 0,2 mm.
ISO/TR 10361 : Textile floor coverings Ð
1990 Production of changes in 5.3 Rubber studs, conforming to ISO/TR 10361, which
appearance by means of shall be replaced before each test.
Vettermann drum and hexapod 5.4 External vacuum cleaner, upright type with
tumbler testers rotating brush.

3 Definitions
For the purposes of this European Standard the
following definitions apply.
3.1 delamination
The separation of the use-surface and/or
foundation/primary substrate of a textile floor covering
from the secondary substrate or foam backing.
3.2 fraying
The loss of pile or substrate material of a textile floor
covering from a cut edge.
3.3 tufting out
The loss of tufts from the use-surface of a textile floor
covering.
3.4 sprouting
The release and appearance during use of extra long
tuft legs which were accidentally trapped within the
pile of a textile floor covering during manufacture.

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EN 1814 : 1997

Dimensions in millimetres
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Figure 1. Vettermann drum

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Dimensions in millimetres

Figure 2. Ball

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EN 1814 : 1997

6 Sampling and preparation of specimens 6.1.2 Tiles

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Sampling shall be carried out in accordance Take at least four tiles of dimensions
with ISO 1957. 500 mm 3 500 mm or of lesser dimensions.
Before cutting, mark the corners of the tiles and the
6.1 Sampling
direction of manufacture on the back of the specimen
6.1.1 Sheet materials as shown in figure 3.
Prepare four specimens approximately 570 mm long (in From the tiles cut a total of eight specimens of width
the direction of manufacture) and approximately approximately 132 mm, as shown in figure 3.
265 mm wide. The longitudinal edge of the specimens
shall be parallel to the direction of manufacture.

Dimensions in millimetres

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Direction of production

Transverse to production

Figure 3. Specimen preparation by cutting of tiles

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EN 1814 : 1997

6.2 Preparation of specimens 9 Assessment

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6.2.1 Sheet materials Place the specimen on the rotating observation table as
Make a cut in the centre of the specimens, making an defined in EN 1471 and use the observation conditions
acute angle with the direction of manufacture (see specified in the standard. Check for degradation of the
figure 4). The cut shall cross at least one pile row. The cut edges by the fatiguing action in the test. Note the
cut shall be made with a sharp cutting tool (carpet type of damage as defined in clause 3, in particular if
knife or a press cutter), cutting from the pile side the fibres or the yarns are pulled out on to the surface,
through the pile and backing. and, if so, from which part of the floor covering.
Connect the two sides of the cut specimens on the Check by close inspection:
back with a single-sided adhesive tape of at ± the number of tufts removed from one or several
least 50 mm width. Apply the adhesive tape firmly. rows of pile (cut pile products);
Ensure that the two edges are as close as possible. ± the number of yarns pulled out with a length
Attach double-sided adhesive tape along the entire greater than one loop (loop pile products);
specimen length and positioned over the single-sided ± whether there has been delamination, and, if so,
tape. the length and width of the delaminated area.
Cover both ends of the specimens with a 50 mm wide
single-sided adhesive tape to prevent fraying during the
test. 10 Test report
The test report shall state:
6.2.2 Tiles
a) reference to this standard, i.e. EN 1814;
Prepare four specimens of each floor covering as
shown in figure 3, two to test the edges in the direction b) identification of the product tested, including the
of manufacture (pieces A and B) and two in the type, origin, manufacturer's reference number;
transverse direction (pieces C and D). c) sampling details;
Make up four composite test specimens with the d) the result of the test, as in clause 9;

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original cut edge in the centre. e) details of any deviations from this standard
Position the edges in the centre of the specimen as procedure which might have an influence on the
close to each other as possible and fix in position with results.
the single-sided adhesive tape.
Attach double-sided adhesive tape along the entire
specimen length and position over the single-sided Dimensions in millimetres
tape.

7 Atmosphere for conditioning and

testing
Condition the specimens (face up) in the standard
atmosphere for textiles, as defined in EN 20139, for at
least 24 h. Conduct the test in this atmosphere.

8 Procedure
Remove the protective layer from the double-sided
adhesive tape on the back of the specimen. Fix the
four specimens on the inside of the drum with the
use-surface towards the centre of the drum.
In placing the specimens, ensure that the sides lie
within the retaining segments. Insert the specimens Figure 4. Setting of the cut in
between the retaining segments and clamp firmly. specimens of sheet materials
Place the ball (5.2) in the drum.
Set the revolution counter to 11 000 cycles and switch
the machine on.
Operate the vacuum continuously throughout the test.
After the test, clean the specimens with the external
vacuum cleaner, making four passes in each direction
along the length of the specimen, the last pass being in
the direction of pile lay.

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