Conservation of cultural property. Test methods. Determination of water absorption by capillarity

BS EN 15801:2009 Conservation of cultural property. Test methods. Determination of water absorption by capillarity

BS EN 15801 specifies a method for determining the water absorption by capillarity of porous inorganic materials used for and constituting cultural property. The method may be applied to porous inorganic materials either untreated or subjected to any treatment or ageing.

Contents of BS EN 15801:

Foreword

Introduction

1 Scope

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Principle

5 Symbols and abbreviations

6 Test equipment

7 Preparation of test specimens

7.1 Number and dimensions of the test specimens

7.2 Pre-conditioning of test specimens

8 Test procedure

9 Expression of results

9.1 Capillary water absorption curve and coefficient (AC)

9.2 Capillary water penetration coefficient (B)

10 Test report

Annex A (informative) Example of capillarity curves

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