ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 24346 First edition 2006-10-01 Resilient floor coverings Determination of overall thickness Revetements de sol résilients Determination de I'épaisseur totale Reference number ISO 24346:2006(E) @ ISO 2006 py IHS under lic Not for Resale ISO 24346:2006(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 fle 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. ?ISO2006 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 2006 - All rights reserved edwithoutlicense from IHS Not for Resale ISO 24346:2006(E) Contents Page Foreword. iv 1 Scope 2 Terms and definitions 3 Principle.. 4 Apparatus 5 Sampling and selection of specimens 5.1 Sheet material . 5.2 Tile material. 6 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing, 7 Test procedure 7.1 Preparation..... 7.2 Calibration of apparatus .. 7.3 Determination of thickness. 8 Calculation and expression of results. 9 Precision statement. 10 Test report. Bibliography Copyrght International Organizaionsadardizaonghtsreserved ii Not for Resale ISO 24346:2006(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies 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 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. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO 24346 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 219, Floor coverings. @ Is0 2006 - All rights reserved ional Organization for Standardization INTERNATIONALSTANDARD ISO 24346:2006(E) Resilient floor coverings Determination of overall thickness 1 Scope This International Standard specifies a method for determining the overall thickness of resilient floor coverings. 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 overall thickness vertical distance between two parallel plates where a resilient floor covering is inserted under a specified load Principle The test piece is placed between two parallel plates, and the distance between them is measured, the contact pressure being adapted to suit the structure of the test piece. 4 Apparatus 4.1 Movable circular upper plate. For various types of resilient floor covering structures, the diameter of the upper plate, the applied mass, the area and the pressure shall be in accordance with Table 1. Fixed lower plate, at least equal to size of the upper plate