ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 16983 First edition 2003-05-15 Wood-based panels Determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water Panneaux a base de bois - Determination du gonflement en épaisseur apres immersion dans I'eau Reference number ISO 16983:2003(E) ISO @ ISO 2003 by IHS under lic Not for Resale ISO16983:2003(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 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. ISO2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, 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 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2003 - All rights reserved ermittedwithoutlicense from IHS Not for Resale ISO16983:2003(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (IsO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the InternationalElectrotechnicalCommission(lEC)onallmattersofelectrotechnicalstandardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. The main task of technical committees is to prepare International Standards. Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75 % of the member bodies casting a vote. ISO 16983 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 89, Wood-based panels. ISO 16983 is based on European Standard EN 317. i aadizao No reproductic neworkingmitedwithout licenefrmH Not for Resale INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 16983:2003(E) Wood-based panels Determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water 1 Scope This International Standard specifies a method for determining the swelling in thickness of flat-pressed or drum-pressed particleboards, fibreboards, OsB, and cement-bonded particleboards, after immersion in water. 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. Iso 9424, Wood-based panels - Determination of dimensions of test pieces Iso 16999, Wood-based panels - Sampling and cutting of test pieces 3 Principle Swelling in thickness is determined by measuring the increase in thickness of the test piece after complete immersion in water. 4 Apparatus 4.1 Micrometer, as specified in ISO 9424. 4.2 Thermostatically controlled water bath, capable of maintaining a temperature of (20 ± 1) °C and in which the test pieces can be maintained in the conditions specified in 6.2. 5 Test pieces 5.1 Sampling Sampling and cutting of the test pieces shall be carried out according to IsO 16999. 5.2 Dimensions The test pieces shall be square with a side length o