ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 11378-1 First edition 2000-04-15 Textile floor coverings Laboratory soiling tests - Part 1: Kappasoil test Revetements de sol textiles-Essais d'encrassement en laboratoire- Partie 1: Essai Kappasoil Reference number ISO 11378-1:2000(E) ISO @ ISO 2000 THS under Not for Resale ISO 11378-1:2000(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The Iso Central Secretariat accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by ISO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. @ISO2000 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56.CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 734 10 79 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.ch Printed in Switzerland Iso2000-All rightsreserved itted without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 11378-1:2000(E) Foreword ISO(theInternationalOrganizationforStandardization)isaworldwidefederationofnationalstandardsbodies(iSC member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through isO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. IsO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this part of IsO 11378 may be the subject of patent rights. isO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. International Standard ISO 11378-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38, Textiles, Subcommittee SC 12, Textile floor coverings. Iso 11378 consists of the following parts, under the general title Textile floor coverings - Laboratory soiling tests: Part 1:Kappasoil test Part 2: Drum test Annexes A, B and C of this part of ISO 11378 are for information only. nanarganzanfor sandardizaoerved ili aanar andadizatin tetworkingpemittedwithoutlicensefromHS Not for Resale INTERNATIONALSTANDARD ISO 11378-1:2000(E) Textile floor coverings Laboratory soiling tests - Part 1: Kappasoil test 1 Scope artificial soil composition. equipment (see annex A). 2Normative references Thefollowingnormativedocumentscontainprovisionswhich,throughreferenceinthistext,constituteprovisionsof this part of isO 11378. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part of isO 11378 are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the normative documents indicated below. For undated references, the latest edition of the normative document referred to applies. Members of IsO and IEC maintain registers of currently valid International Standards. IsO 105-A02:1993, Textiles — Tests for colour fastness — Part A02: Grey scale for assessi