BS EN ISO BRITISH STANDARD 13477:2008 Thermoplastics pipes for the conveyance of fluids Determination of resistance to rapid crack propagation (RCP) Small-scale steady-state test (S4 test) (IS0 13477:2008) Confirmed ICS 23.040.20 January2012 BSi British Standards BSENISO13477:2008 National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO 13477:2008. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/88/4, Test methods. 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 Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Date Comments Strategy Committee on 30 September 2008 CBSI2008 ISBN 978 0 580 58717 7 EUROPEANSTANDARD EN ISO 13477 NORMEEUROPEENNE EUROPAISCHE NORM March2008 ICS23.040.20 English Version Thermoplasticspipesfortheconveyanceoffluids Determination of resistance to rapid crack propagation (RCP) Small-scalesteady-statetest(S4test)(iSO13477:2008) Tubes en matieres thermoplastiques pour le transport des Rohre aus Thermoplasten fur den Transport von Fluiden - fluides-Determinationde la resistance a la propagation Bestimmung des Widerstandes gegenuber schneller rapide de la fissure (RCP)-Essai a petite échelle a etat Rissfortpflanzung (RCP)- Laborprufung (S4-Prufung) (ISO constant (essai S4) (ISO 13477:2008) 13477:2008) This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 February 2008. 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 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 official versions. France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom. cen EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMITE EUROPEEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPAISCHESKOMITEE FUR NORMUNG Management Centre: rue de Stassart, 36 B-1050 Brussels C2008CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. EN ISO 13477:2008: E worldwide for CEN national Members. BSENISO13477:2008 ENISO13477:2008 (E) Foreword fittings and valves for the transport of fluids" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/TC 155 "Plastics piping systems and ducting systems" the secretariat of which is held by NEN. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical withdrawn at the latest by September2008. 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 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 Lithuania, Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Endorsementnotice BS ENISO13477:2008 ISO13477:2008(E) Contents Page Foreword. 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Symbolsandabbreviatedterms 5 Principle.. 6 Testparameters 7 Apparatus.. 7.1 General. 7.2 Containment cage.. 7.3 Gauge length..... 7.4 D