BS EN 491:2011

BSI Standards Publication

Concrete roofing tiles and

fittings for roof covering and
wall cladding — Test methods
BS EN 491:2011 BRITISH STANDARD

National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 491:2011. It
supersedes BS EN 491:2004 which is withdrawn.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical
Committee B/542/2, Concrete roofing tiles and fittings.
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.
© The British Standards Institution 2012
ISBN 978 0 580 73801 2
ICS 91.100.30
Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from
legal obligations.
This British Standard was published under the authority of the
Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 January 2012.
Amendments issued since publication
Date Text affected
 BS EN 491:2011

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 491

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM September 2011

ICS 91.100.30 Supersedes EN 491:2004

English Version

Concrete roofing tiles and fittings for roof covering and wall
cladding - Test methods

Tuiles et accessoires en béton pour couverture et bardage - Dach- und Formsteine aus Beton für Dächer und
Méthodes d'essais Wandbekleidungen - Prüfverfahren

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 4 August 2011.

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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre 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 CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same
status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, 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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© 2011 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN 491:2011: E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
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Contents Page

Foreword ..............................................................................................................................................................4
1 Scope ......................................................................................................................................................5
2 Normative references ............................................................................................................................5
3 Terms and definitions ...........................................................................................................................5
4 Symbols and abbreviations ..................................................................................................................5
5 Test methods..........................................................................................................................................5
5.1 General ....................................................................................................................................................5
5.2 Hanging length and squareness of regular front edge tiles .............................................................6
5.2.1 Principle ..................................................................................................................................................6
5.2.2 Apparatus ...............................................................................................................................................6
5.2.3 Procedure ...............................................................................................................................................7
5.2.4 Expression of results ............................................................................................................................7
5.2.5 Test report ..............................................................................................................................................7
5.3 Cover width ............................................................................................................................................7
5.3.1 Principle ..................................................................................................................................................7
5.3.2 Apparatus ...............................................................................................................................................8
5.3.3 Procedure ...............................................................................................................................................8
5.3.4 Expression of results ............................................................................................................................9
5.3.5 Test report ..............................................................................................................................................9
5.4 Flatness ..................................................................................................................................................9
5.4.1 Principle ..................................................................................................................................................9
5.4.2 Apparatus ...............................................................................................................................................9
5.4.3 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 10
5.4.4 Expression of results ......................................................................................................................... 11
5.4.5 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 11
5.5 Mass ..................................................................................................................................................... 11
5.5.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 11
5.5.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................ 11
5.5.3 Conditioning ........................................................................................................................................ 11
5.5.4 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 11
5.5.5 Expression of results ......................................................................................................................... 11
5.5.6 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 11
5.6 Mechanical resistance (transverse strength) .................................................................................. 11
5.6.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 11
5.6.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................ 12
5.6.3 Conditioning of tiles ........................................................................................................................... 12
5.6.4 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 13
5.6.5 Recording of test results ................................................................................................................... 15
5.6.6 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 15
5.7 Water impermeability ......................................................................................................................... 15
5.7.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 15
5.7.2 Apparatus and materials .................................................................................................................... 15
5.7.3 Conditioning ........................................................................................................................................ 16
5.7.4 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................ 17
5.7.5 Expression of results ......................................................................................................................... 17
5.7.6 Test report ........................................................................................................................................... 17
5.8 Freeze-thaw resistance ...................................................................................................................... 17
5.8.1 Principle ............................................................................................................................................... 17
5.8.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................ 17

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5.8.3 Preparation of test samples ............................................................................................................... 17

5.8.4 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................. 18
5.8.5 Expression of results .......................................................................................................................... 18
5.8.6 Test report ............................................................................................................................................ 19
5.9 Nib support .......................................................................................................................................... 19
5.9.1 Principle................................................................................................................................................ 19
5.9.2 Apparatus ............................................................................................................................................. 19
5.9.3 Procedure ............................................................................................................................................. 19
5.9.4 Expression of results .......................................................................................................................... 19
5.9.5 Test report ............................................................................................................................................ 19
5.10 Reaction to fire performance in accordance with EN 13823 ........................................................... 21
5.10.1 Principle................................................................................................................................................ 21
5.10.2 Test specimen assembly .................................................................................................................... 21
5.10.3 Laying the tiles in the test specimen assembly ............................................................................... 21
5.10.4 Closing the gaps in tile specimens between the two wings ........................................................... 22
Bibliography ...................................................................................................................................................... 27

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Foreword
This document (EN 491:2011) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 128 “Roof covering
products for discontinuous laying and products for wall cladding”, the secretariat of which is held by NBN.

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 March 2012, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at
the latest by March 2012.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 491:2004.

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, Croatia, 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 the United Kingdom.

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1 Scope
This European Standard specifies test methods for concrete roofing tiles and fittings conforming to EN 490, for
assembly into pitched roof covering or external wall cladding or internal wall lining cladding.

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 490:2004, Concrete roofing tiles and fittings for roof covering and wall cladding — Product specifications

EN 13162:2008, Thermal insulation products for buildings — Factory made mineral wool (MW) products —
Specification

EN 13238:2010, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Conditioning procedures and general rules for
selection of substrates

EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009, Fire classification of construction products and building elements - Part 1:

Classification using data from reaction to fire tests

EN 13823:2010, Reaction to fire tests for building products — Building products excluding floorings exposed
to the thermal attack by a single burning item

3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 490:2004 apply.

4 Symbols and abbreviations

l1 hanging length of a tile as defined in Figures 1a) and 1c), in millimetres;
l2,l3 hanging edge lengths of a tile as defined in Figure 1.b), in millimetres;
cw cover width of one tile, in millimetres;
cwc cover width closed up value of 10 tiles, in millimetres;
cwd cover width drawn out value of 10 tiles, in millimetres;
d profile depth of a tile, in millimetres;
x angle at which test tiles are hung as defined in Figure 1a), in degrees.

5 Test methods

5.1 General

Where other test methods are used for factory production control (FPC) a satisfactory statistical correlation
with the test methods specified in this document shall be demonstrated.

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5.2 Hanging length and squareness of regular front edge tiles

5.2.1 Principle

Tiles are hung from steel battens and measured to establish hanging length and also the squareness of
regular front edge tiles.

5.2.2 Apparatus

5.2.2.1 Steel battens to support the tile (see Figure 1).

X
l1

a) x = 20° to 70°
l2

l3

b) Tiles with nominally constant hanging length l1 = (l2 + l3)/2

l1

c) Tiles with regularly varying hanging length l1 = Hanging length measured at lowest point

Figure 1 — Test method for hanging length