ECISS/TC 19/SC 2/WG 4 - Protected and sheathed strands for prestressing steels

ECISS/TC 19/SC 2/WG 4 is a Subcommittee within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Protected and sheathed strands for prestressing steels" and is responsible for: Specifications for smooth 7-wire high strength steel strands without metallic coating or with a zinc or zinc-aluminium alloy coating, with a nominal diameter between 12,5 mm and 15,7 mm, protected by a protection product (grease, wax others) and by a high density polyethylene (HDPE) sheath, developed from the original French standards XP A 35-037-1 to 3 concerning protected and sheathed high strength steel strands. This committee has published 2 standards.

ECISS/TC 19/SC 2/WG 4 develops CEN standards. The scope of work includes: Specifications for smooth 7-wire high strength steel strands without metallic coating or with a zinc or zinc-aluminium alloy coating, with a nominal diameter between 12,5 mm and 15,7 mm, protected by a protection product (grease, wax others) and by a high density polyethylene (HDPE) sheath, developed from the original French standards XP A 35-037-1 to 3 concerning protected and sheathed high strength steel strands. Currently, there are 2 published standards from this subcommittee.

The European Committee for Standardization (CEN) is a public standards organization that brings together the national standardization bodies of 34 European countries. CEN provides a platform for developing European Standards (ENs) and other technical documents in relation to various products, materials, services, and processes, supporting the European Single Market.

A Subcommittee (SC) in CEN operates under a Technical Committee and focuses on a specific subset of the TC's scope. Subcommittees develop standards and technical specifications in their specialized area, reporting to their parent Technical Committee. They may also have working groups for detailed technical work.