CEN/TC 178/WG 2 - Natural stone products
Natural stone products.
Natural stone products
Natural stone products.
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CEN/TC 178/WG 2 is a Working Group within the European Committee for Standardization (CEN). It is named "Natural stone products" and is responsible for: Natural stone products. This committee has published 8 standards.
CEN/TC 178/WG 2 develops CEN standards. The scope of work includes: Natural stone products. Currently, there are 8 published standards from this working group.
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 Working Group in CEN is a specialized group responsible for developing standards or technical work within a defined scope. These bodies bring together international experts to create consensus-based standards that support global trade, safety, and interoperability.
This European Standard specifies the performance requirements and the corresponding test methods for all natural stone slabs used for external paving and road finishes.
External paving use includes all pavements typical of road works, such as pedestrian and trafficked areas, outdoor squares and similar to be used in an outdoor condition that are subject to the weathering agents, such as temperature changes, rain, ice, wind, etc.
This European Standard provides also for the evaluation of conformity and for marking of the natural stone slabs.
This European Standard covers also characteristics that are of importance to the trade.
This European standard does not cover natural stone slabs for floors and stairs in buildings. In these cases EN 12058 [1] applies.
- Standard34 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the performance requirements and the corresponding test methods for all natural stone kerbs used for external paving and road finishes.
External paving use includes all pavements typical of road works, such as pedestrian and trafficked areas, outdoor squares and similar to be used in an outdoor condition that are subject to the weathering agents, such as temperature changes, rain, ice, wind, etc.
This European Standard provides also for the evaluation of conformity and for marking of the natural stone slabs.
This European Standard also covers characteristics that are of importance to the trade.
- Standard31 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the performance requirements and the corresponding test methods for all natural stone slabs, for external paving use. It provides for product marking and for the evaluation of conformity of the product to this European Standard. This European Standard covers also characteristics that are of importance to the trade. It does not cover internal flooring tiles or slabs nor does it cover the effect of de-icing salts.
- Standard40 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the performance requirements and the corresponding test methods for natural stone kerbs, for external use. It provides for product marking and for the evaluation of conformity of the product to this European Standard. This European Standard covers also characteristics that are of importance to the trade. It does not cover the effect of de-icing salts.
- Standard25 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European standard specifies the performance requirements and the corresponding test methods for all natural stone setts for external paving use. It provides for product marking and for the evaluation of conformity of the product to this European Standard. This European Standard also covers characteristics that are of importance to the trade. It does not cover the effect of de-icing salts.
- Standard37 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European standard specifies the performance requirements and the corresponding test methods for all natural stone setts for external paving use. It provides for product marking and for the evaluation of conformity of the product to this European Standard. This European Standard also covers characteristics that are of importance to the trade. It does not cover the effect of de-icing salts.
- Standard61 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the performance requirements and the corresponding test methods for natural stone kerbs, for external use. It provides for product marking and for the evaluation of conformity of the product to this European Standard. This European Standard covers also characteristics that are of importance to the trade. It does not cover the effect of de-icing salts.
- Standard50 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day
This European Standard specifies the performance requirements and the corresponding test methods for all natural stone slabs, for external paving use. It provides for product marking and for the evaluation of conformity of the product to this European Standard. This European Standard covers also characteristics that are of importance to the trade. It does not cover internal flooring tiles or slabs nor does it cover the effect of de-icing salts.
- Standard61 pagesEnglish languagee-Library read for1 day