EN 13123-1 Standard Test Method for Windows, Doors and Shutters, Explosion Proof, Requirements and Classification

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 13123-1 test. This European standard specifies criteria that windows, doors and shutters must meet in order to achieve a classification when subjected to the test method described in EN 13124-1.

This European standard relates to a test method against blast waves generated using a blast tube installation to simulate a high explosive detonation of the order of 35 kg to 50 100 kg TNT at distances of about 2 m to 500 m.

This European standard is applicable to the extreme burst pressure produced in a blast tube test facility used to simulate a high explosive explosion in buildings, with their frames and infills, for both indoor and outdoor use in windows, doors and shutters. It does not provide information on the explosion-proof capacity of the wall or other surrounding structures.

After testing, the door leaf or any opening leaf will remain in the closed position whether or not the opening mechanisms are still operational. During testing of any security shutdown mechanism that was intentionally secure prior to testing, it will not be possible to gain unauthorized access through attack by damage or exposure. Air permeability, waterproof, wind resistance, etc. Preservation of performance in other respects, such as

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