1 Scope
This European Standard is applicable to manhole tops and gully tops with a clear opening up to and including 1 000 mm for covering gullies, manholes and inspection chambers installed in areas subjected to pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic. It specifies definitions, classification, general principles of design, performance requirements and test methods for gully tops and manhole tops according to:
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— EN 124‑2, for gully tops and manhole tops made of cast iron;
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— EN 124‑3, for gully tops and manhole tops made of steel or aluminium alloys;
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— EN 124‑4, for gully tops and manhole tops made of steel reinforced concrete;
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— EN 124‑5, for gully tops and manhole tops made of composite materials;
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— EN 124‑6, for gully tops and manhole tops made of polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) or unplasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC-U).
Part 1 is only applicable in combination with at least one of the standards EN 124‑2, EN 124‑3, EN 124‑4, EN 124‑5 and EN 124‑6 each of which has this Part 1 as an integral part.
This European Standard is not applicable to:
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— gratings/covers as part of prefabricated drainage channels according to EN 1433,
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— floor and roof gullies in buildings which are specified in EN 1253 (all parts),
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— surface boxes.