BS/EN 15269-1-2019 pdf download.Extended application of test results for fire resistance and/or smoke control for door, shutter and openable window assemblies, including their elements of building hardware Part 1: General requirements.
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4 General principles of extended application for fire resisting and/or smoke control door, shutter and openable window assemblies
The rules to evaluate the field of direct application of fire resisting or smoke control door, shutter and openable window assemblies are given in EN 1634-1 and EN 1634-3 respectively and are based on the results of a single test. The Direct Application rules relate to the more common forms of product constructions, for which experience of testing has provided the knowledge that such variations can be safely accepted. The extent of the permitted variations is generally conservative and is based on the minimum level of common agreement achieved.
This document identifies the principles to be followed during the preparation of the subsequent product related standards of the EN 15269 series which define the rules for the permitted variations of products from the tested specimen. These rules, which are created in a committee by agreed expert opinion based on experience of fire resistance testing and interpolation of test results, will form the basis of the field of extended application. When these rules are applied, they will lead to a classification suitable for the application of CE marking to the modified product
Expert judgement cannot form any part of the extended application for CE marking but may be obtained by manufacturers as a voluntarily judgement outside of CE marking.
The rules for the extended application of fire resisting and/or smoke control doorsets and openable windows are divided into the following basic construction types:
— hinged and pivoted doors;
openable windows;
— sliding doors;
— folding doors (not currently covered by published EXAP Standards);
— sectional doors (not currently covered by published EXAP Standards);
— rolling shutters;
— operable fabric curtains.
Each appropriate material selection is covered in a relevant part of EN 15269.
The annexes to each part of EN 15269 give details of the various construction parameters and their potential influence on test performance. Any construction parameter which include changes in dimension for another numeral property is related to the nominal value only and do not include standard manufacturing tolerances.
A manufacturer may select an appropriate test programme to fulfil the extended application requirements for the product range.
An extended application report shall be produced in accordance with EN 15725 based on one or more of the following (for which each supporting document may or may not have been generated by the same organization or at the same time):
— a test report for each of the tests carried out;
— an analysis against the relevant construction parameter table;
— any calculations (where relevant and as defined in accordance with the relevant part of EN 15269).
This extended application report will then be used to gain the classification in accordance with
EN 13501-2.
The roles of extended application, how it fits within the third party product certification and the CE marking system using the relevant product standard, and how it includes direct application, are illustrated in Annexes B and C respectively and B.1 and C.1.
An example of the process for using the Extended Application standards to design fire resistance tests and produce EXAP reports is provided in Annex D.
5 Determination of the field of extended application
5.1 Before there can be any consideration for extended application the doorset shall have been tested in accordance with EN 1634-1 or EN 1634-3 to achieve a test result which could generate a classification in accordance with EN 13501-2 at least equal to the classification subsequently required from extended application considerations.
5.2 Primary evidence for undertaking extended application shall have been generated from full tests carried out solely to European Standards. Secondary evidence. e.g. indicative tests to ENs or prENs, may also be used in support of extended application in certain cases. The acceptability of using indicative tests is given in the relevant extended application standard and varies according to the different parameters relevant for different elements.BS/EN 15269-1-2019 pdf download.