Test Method Standards
Below are standards that are commonly used in testing of wood based panels and products containing wood based panels. The list is not an exhaustive list.
BS EN 120:1992 - Wood based panels. Determination of formaldehyde content. Extraction method called the perforator method
BS EN ISO 140-3:1995, BS 2750-3:1995 - Acoustics. Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements. Laboratory measurement of airborne sound insulation of building elements
BS EN 310:1993 - Wood-based panels. Determination of modulus of elasticity in bending and of bending strength
BS EN 314-1:2004 - Plywood. Bonding quality. Test methods
BS EN 314-2:1993 - Plywood. Bonding quality. Requirements
BS EN 317:1993 - Particleboards and fibreboards. Determination of swelling in thickness after immersion in water
BS EN 319:1993 - Particleboards and fibreboards. Determination of tensile strength perpendicular to the plane of the board
BS EN 320:2011 - Particleboards and fibreboards. Determination of resistance to axial withdrawal of screws.
BS EN 321:2002 - Wood-based panels. Determination of moisture resistance under cyclic test conditions
BS EN 323:1993 - Wood-based panels. Determination of density
BS EN 325:1993 - Wood-based panels. Determination of dimensions of test pieces
BS EN 326-1:1994 - Wood-based panels. Sampling, cutting and inspection. Sampling and cutting of test pieces and expression of test results
BS EN 326-2:2000 - Wood-based panels. Sampling, cutting and inspection. Quality control in the factory
BS EN 335-2:2006 - Durability of wood and wood-based products. Definition of use classes. Application to solid wood
BS EN ISO 354:2003 - Acoustics. Measurement of sound absorption in a reverberation room
BS EN 594:2011 - Timber structures. Test methods. Racking strength and stiffness of timber frame wall panels.
BS EN 596:1995 - Timber structures. Test methods. Soft body impact test of timber framed walls
BS EN ISO 717-1:1997 - Acoustics. Rating of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements. Airborne sound insulation
EN 717-1:2004 - Wood-based panels. Determination of formaldehyde release. Formaldehyde emission by the chamber method
BS EN 717-2:1995 - Wood-based panels. Determination of formaldehyde release. Formaldehyde release by the gas analysis method
BS EN 789:2004 - Timber structures. Test methods. Determination of mechanical properties of wood based panels
BS EN 1058:2009 - Wood-based panels. Determination of characteristic values of mechanical properties and density
BS EN 1087-1:1995 - Particle boards. Determination of moisture resistance. Particle boards. Determination of moisture resistance. Boil test
DD ENV 1156:1999 - Wood-based panels. Determination of duration of load and creep factors
BS EN 1195:1998 - Timber structures. Test methods. Performance of structural floor decking
BS 5234-2:1992 -
Partitions (including matching linings) - Specification for performance requirements for strength and robustness including methods of test
ISO 12460-4:2011 - Wood-based panels. Determination of formaldehyde release. Desiccator method
ISO 12460-5:2011 - Wood-based panels. Determination of formaldehyde release. Extraction method (called the perforator method)
BS EN ISO 12572:2001 - Hygrothermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of water vapour transmission properties
BS EN 12664:2001 - Thermal performance of building materials and products. Determination of thermal resistance by means of guarded hot plate and heat flow meter methods. Dry and moist products of medium and low thermal resistance
BS EN 13354:2008 - Solid wood panels (SWP). Bonding quality. Test method
BS EN 13446:2002 - Wood-based panels. Determination of withdrawal capacity of fasteners
BS EN 14323:2004 - Wood-based panels. Melamine faced boards for interior uses. Test methods
PD CEN/TR 14823:2003 - Durability of wood and wood-based products. Quantitative determination of pentachlorophenol in wood. Gas chromatographic method
PD CEN/TR 16220:2011 - Construction products - Assessment of release of dangerous substances - Complement to sampling
ISO 22452:2001 - Tmber structures. STructural insulated panel walls. Test methods.
