BRITISH STANDARD BS EN

1323:2007

Adhesives for tiles —

Concrete slabs for
tests

The European Standard EN 1323:2007 has the status of a

British Standard

ICS 83.180; 91.100.10; 91.100.30

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BS EN 1323:2007

National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 1323:2007. It

supersedes BS EN 1323:1999 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee
B/539, Ceramic tiles and other rigid tiling.
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on
request to its secretary.
This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.

This British Standard was Amendments issued since publication

published under the authority
of the Standards Policy and
Strategy Committee Amd. No. Date Comments
on 31 December 2007

© BSI 2007

ISBN 978 0 580 57394 1

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 1323
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM August 2007

ICS 83.180; 91.100.10; 91.100.30 Supersedes EN 1323:1996

English Version

Adhesives for tiles - Concrete slabs for tests

Colles à carrelage - Plaques de béton pour essais Mörtel und Klebstoffe für Fliesen und Platten - Betonplatten
für Prüfungen

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 21 January 2007.

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
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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 CEN Management Centre has the same status as the
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Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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© 2007 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 1323:2007: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................3
1 Scope .....................................................................................................................................................4
2 Normative references ...........................................................................................................................4
3 Test conditions .....................................................................................................................................4
4 Apparatus ..............................................................................................................................................4
4.1 Pull-head plates ....................................................................................................................................4
4.2 Tensile testing machine .......................................................................................................................4
4.3 Carsten-Röhrchen flask .......................................................................................................................4
5 Concrete slab ........................................................................................................................................4
5.1 Specification..........................................................................................................................................4
5.2 Manufacture of the concrete slab .......................................................................................................5
5.3 Conditioning of the concrete slab.......................................................................................................5
5.4 Water absorption at the surface..........................................................................................................5
6 Test report .............................................................................................................................................6

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Foreword
This document (EN 1323:2007) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 67 “Ceramic tiles”, the
secretariat of which is held by UNI.

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 February 2008, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by February 2008.

This document supersedes EN 1323:1996.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies the substrate (concrete slab) to be used for the determination of the
properties of adhesives for tiles.

This European Standard does not contain performance requirements or recommendations for the design and
installation of ceramic tiles.

NOTE Ceramic tile adhesives can also be used for other types of tiles (natural and agglomerated stones etc), if they
do not adversely affect the stones.

2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

EN 197-1, Cement — Part 1: Composition, specifications and conformity criteria for common cements

3 Test conditions
The standard conditions shall be (23 ± 2) °C and (50 ± 5) % relative humidity and the air speed in the working
area less than 0,2 m/s.

4 Apparatus

4.1 Pull-head plates

Square metallic (e.g. steel, aluminium) plates, with dimensions of (50 ± 1) mm x (50 ± 1) mm and a minimum
thickness of 10 mm with a suitable fitting for connection to the tensile testing machine.

4.2 Tensile testing machine

A tensile testing machine for direct pull tensile force test and with suitable capacity and sensivity for the test.
The machine shall be capable of applying the load to the pull-head plate at the rate of (250 ± 50) N/s, through
a suitable fitting that does not exert any bending force.

4.3 Carsten-Röhrchen flask

Carsten-Röhrchen flask or other suitable apparatus for measuring the water absorption at the surface of the
concrete slab (see Figure 1).

5 Concrete slab

5.1 Specification

The concrete slab shall be at least 35 mm thick, have a moisture content of less than 3 % by mass (carbide
method) and have a water absorption at the surface after 4 h in the range of 0,5 cm3 to 1,5 cm3 measured by
the method described in 5.4.

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The tensile adhesion strength shall be at least 1,5 N/mm2. The tensile adhesion strength shall be determined
by bonding at least five pull head plates (see 4.1) directly to the slab, e.g. with an epoxide resin, and
determining the tensile adhesion strength by applying a force which increases at a constant rate of
(250 ± 50) N/s.

The test surface shall have a finish similar to that obtained by using a wooden float and be clean and dust-free
at the time of the test.

5.2 Manufacture of the concrete slab

The specification (see 5.1) can be achieved by using the following procedure to manufacture the concrete
slab:

 binder: Portland cement type CEM I 42,5 R in accordance with EN 197-1;

 aggregate: gravel sand, of 0 mm to 8 mm particle size, continuous grading curve between A and B (see
Figure 2);

 mix ratio binder and aggregate: 1:5 in proportion by mass;

 ultrafines content per m3 of ready mixed concrete: 500 kg/m3 prepared concrete. The concrete shall
contain ultra fines in order to be properly workable and have a closed structure; the ultra fines content
consists of cement and aggregate particle size up to 0,125 mm;

 water/cement ratio: 0,5 by mass;

 manufacture: vertically or horizontally in moulds, avoid the use of any mould release agent;

 compaction: 90 s on a vibrating table at 50 Hz.

5.3 Conditioning of the concrete slab

The slabs shall be stored for 24 h under standard conditions, followed by six days water immersion at (20 ±
2) °C.

Before being tested the concrete slabs shall be stored separately, in vertical position, in a dry and ventilated
environment, for at least three months and conditioned for 24 h under standard conditions.

5.4 Water absorption at the surface

Water absorption at the surface of the concrete slab shall be determined by the following method.

a) Bond a graduated glass measuring tube (Carsten-Röhrchen flask) to the concrete slab, by means of a
suitable sealant.

b) After the sealant has cured, fill the measuring tube with water, to the upper level.

c) Record the water level every 60 min during the 4 h of the test, and draw the absorption as a function of
time.

d) Perform at least 3 tests on a reference concrete slab from each batch.

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6 Test report
The following items shall be recorded in the test report:

a) number and year of issue of this European Standard, i.e. EN 1323:2007;

b) description of the concrete slab and reference to the batch;

c) handling and storage of concrete slabs before testing;

d) water absorption of concrete slab, representative of the batch;

e) moisture content of concrete slabs, representative of the batch;

f) tensile adhesion strength of concrete slab, representative of the batch;

g) any other factor that could have influenced the result;

h) date of the test.

The conformance of the concrete slabs to this European Standard shall be confirmed in the test report.

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Dimensions in millimetres

Figure 1 — Apparatus for evaluating water absorption

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Key

Y undersize as a percentage by mass

X nominal opening size in mm

Figure 2 — Grading curves for 8 mm maximum particle size

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