BS EN 50086-1:1994:2005 Edition
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Specification for conduit systems for cable management – General requirements
| Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
| BSI | 2005 | 32 |
Conduits and their fittings for the protection and management of insulated conductors up to 1000 V a.c. and 1500 V d.c..
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| PDF Pages | PDF Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | BRITISH STANDARD |
| 2 | Cooperating organizations |
| 6 | Foreword Contents |
| 7 | 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Definitions conduit system conduit conduit fitting metallic conduit and/or conduit fitting |
| 8 | non-metallic conduit and/or conduit fitting composite conduit and/or conduit fitting non-flame propagating conduit and/or conduit fitting plain conduit corrugated conduit rigid conduit pliable conduit flexible conduit self-recovering conduit material thickness of a plain conduit material thickness of a corrugated conduit material thickness of a combined plain and corrugated conduit threadable conduit and conduit fitting non-threadable conduit and conduit fitting |
| 9 | conduit joint external influence hot dip galvanising sheradizing 4 General requirements 4.1 Conduit and conduit fittings within the scope of this standard shall be so designed and const… 4.2 The protective properties of the joint between the conduit and conduit fitting shall be not l… 4.3 Conduit and conduit fittings shall withstand the stresses likely to occur during transport, s… 5 General conditions for tests 5.1 Tests in accordance with this standard are type tests. 5.2 Unless otherwise specified, the tests shall be carried out at an ambient temperature of (23�+… 5.3 Unless otherwise specified each test shall be made on three new samples. 5.4 Samples of non-metallic and composite conduits and conduit fittings shall be conditioned for … 5.5 Unless otherwise specified, the samples for each test shall be in a clean and new condition, … 5.6 Where the conduit entries are part of the detachable or loose type conduit fitting, the detac… |
| 10 | 5.7 Unless otherwise specified, three samples are submitted to the tests and the requirements are… 5.8 When toxic or hazardous processes are used, due regard shall be taken of the safety of the pe… 5.9 Conduit systems which are used as an integral part of other equipment shall also be tested in… 6 Classification 6.1 According to mechanical properties: |
| 11 | 6.2 According to temperature: 6.3 According to electrical characteristics: 6.4 According to resistance to external influences 6.5 According to resistance to flame propagation: |
| 12 | 7 Marking and documentation 7.1 The conduit shall be marked on the product with: 7.2 The conduit fitting shall be marked in accordance with� 7.3 Flame propagating material shall be orange in colour. It shall not be coloured orange by pain… 7.4 Earthing facility shall be indicated by the symbol for protective earth in accordance with HD… 7.5 The marking shall be durable and easily legible. 8 Dimensions 8.1 Threads and outside diameters, where appropriate, shall comply with EN 60423. 8.2 Other dimensions shall comply with the requirements of the relevant Part 2 of this standard. 9 Construction 9.1 Within the conduit system there shall be no sharp edges, burrs or surface projections which a… 9.2 Screws, if any, used for attaching components or covers to conduit fittings, or in joints to … |
| 13 | 9.3 Screws used with preformed threads shall be tightened and loosened ten times for screws in en… Torque values for screw tests 9.4 Thread-forming screws are tightened and loosened ten times for screws in engagement with a th… 9.5 Any material, for example rubber, fibre etc., within the joint which may be exposed to extern… 9.6 For conduit systems that are assembled by means other than threads the manufacturer shall ind… 10 Mechanical properties 10.1 Mechanical strength |
| 14 | 10.2 Compression test Table 4 Compression force 10.3 Impact test |
| 15 | Table 5 Impact test values 10.4 Bending test 10.5 Flexing test 10.6 Collapse test 10.7 Tensile test Tensile force |
| 16 | 10.8 Suspended load test Suspended load 11 Electrical properties 11.1 Conduit systems declaring electrical continuity characteristics shall be checked by the test… 11.2 Conduit systems of metal or composite materials shall be so constructed that accessible meta… 11.3 Accessible conductive parts of the metal or composite conduit system, which may become live … 11.4 Conduit systems of non-metallic or composite materials, where declared, shall have an adequa… 11.5 Bonding test |
| 17 | 11.6 Electrical insulating strength and resistance 12 Thermal properties 12.1 Resistance to flame propagation |
| 18 | Times of exposure of the sample�to�the flame |
| 19 | 12.2 Resistance to heat Load for heating test 13 Fire effects 14 External influences 14.1 Degree of protection provided by enclosure |
| 20 | 14.2 Resistance against corrosion Resistance to corrosion classification |
| 21 | 15 Electro-magnetic compatibility Arrangement for compression test |
| 22 | Impact-test apparatus |
| 23 | Assembly of conduit and conduit fittings for bonding test |
| 24 | Arrangement for insulation resistance and electric strength test — �Rigid�conduit |
| 25 | Arrangement for insulation resistance and electric strength test — Pliable�and�flexible�conduit |
| 26 | Enclosure for test for resistance to flame propagation |
| 27 | Arrangement for test for resistance to flame propagation |
| 28 | Test apparatus for resistance to heat |
| 29 | Annex A (normative) Classification coding for conduit systems |
| 31 | Annex B (informative) Committees responsible Annex C (informative) Cross-references |
