ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 22198 First edition 2006-10-01 Textiles Fabrics Determination of width and length Textiles Etoffes - Determination de la largeur et de la longueur Reference number ISO 22198:2006(E) @ ISO 2006 ISO22198:2006(E) PDFdisclaimer 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 ?ISO2006 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 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ ISO 2006 - All rights reserved ISO 22198:2006(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 technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been non-governmental, in liaison with isO, also take part in the work. iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. 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. rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 22198 was prepared by CEN (as EN 1773:1996) and was adopted, under a special "fast-track procedure" by Technical Committee ISO/TC 38, Textiles, Subcommittee SC 24, Conditioning atmospheres and physical tests for textile fabrics, in parallel with its approval by the isO member bodies. This first edition of IsO 22198 cancels and replaces ISO 3932:1976 and ISO 3933:1976, which have been technicallyrevised alion'ghtsreserved ii Copvriaht International Oraanization for Standardizatior INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 22198:2006(E) Textiles Fabrics Determination of width and length 1 Scope This International Standard specifies a method for the determination of length and width of textile fabrics that are in a tension-free relaxed state. The test is applicable to textile fabrics of full width, folded lengthwise down the middle, or in tubular form, but no longer than 100 m. This International Standard does not specify a method to determine or describe construction defects or other defects. It is not applicable to coated fabrics. 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 IsO 139, Textiles - Standard atmospheres for conditioning and testing Iso 10012-1, Quality assurance requirements for measuring equipment Part 1: Met