EN 13123-2 Windows, Doors and Shutters, Explosion Proof, Part 2: Standard Method for Range Testing

EUROLAB, with its state-of-the-art accredited laboratories and expert team, provides precise and fast testing services within the scope of EN 13123-2 testing. 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 13124-2.

This European standard deals with a test method against blast waves in open air from high explosives that can be carried by hand and placed several meters from a target. At such close ranges, burst values ​​change based on an attack face.

Since controlled measurement of actual detonation at the face of the test specimen is difficult, costly and subject to inaccuracy, the consistency of detonation forces is therefore controlled by the characteristics and location of the explosive charge in this European standard.

This European standard covers only the behavior of the entire unit as tested, including padding, frame and fixings. It gives no information about the ability of the surrounding wall or building structure to resist direct or transmitted forces.

Special test conditions may be required if windows, doors and shutters are designed for specific climatic conditions. This European standard does not provide information on the explosion-proof capacity of the wall or other surrounding structures.

EUROLAB assists manufacturers with EN 13123-2 test compliance. Our test experts, with their professional working mission and principles, provide you, our manufacturers and suppliers, the best service and controlled testing process in our laboratories. Thanks to these services, businesses receive more effective, high-performance and quality testing services and provide safe, fast and uninterrupted service to their customers.