BS ISO 16581:2014 BSl Standards Publication Resilient and laminate floor coverings Determination of the effect of simulated movement of a furniture leg bsi. ..making excellenCe a habit. BS ISO 16581:2014 BRITISH STANDARD National foreword This British Standard is the UK implementation of ISO 16581:2014. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee PRI/60, Resilient and Laminate Floor Coverings. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application. The British Standards Institution 2014.Published by BSI Standards Limited2014 ISBN9780580739934 ICS 59.080.60 Compliance witha BritishStandard cannot conferimmunityfrom legal obligations. This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 30 November 2014. Amendments issued since publication Date Text affected BS ISO 16581:2014 ISO 16581 INTERNATIONAL STANDARD First edition 2014-12-01 Resilient and laminate floor coverings Determination of the effect of simulated movement of a furniture leg Revetements de sol resilient et laminé-Determination de I'effet d'un mouvementsimuléd'unpieddemeuble EIE TSO ISOResenceobey @IS02014 BS ISO 16581:2014 IS0 16581:2014(E) COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT @ISO 2014 AHbyghtyraeansedlalestronicotherwipemifiedlaniclaindfutisgpplbbicatbpyimgyolbqnsthgintprndtiocedntnttiliaet) otineamyisowithoutprior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISo's member body in the country of the requester. SSeoitalght officeCH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 422749 0111 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 Ww.whiso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ IS0 2014 - All rights reserved BS ISO16581:2014 IS0 16581:2014(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Scope .1 2 Principle 1 3 Apparatus. 1 4 Sampling and preparation of test piece .3 5 Conditioning 3 6 Procedure. 3 Test paths. .3 6.1 6.2 Testing 7 3 Expression ofresults 4 7.1 Resilient floor coverings 4 7.2 Laminatefloorcoverings 8 4 Test report. 4 @ IS0 2014 - All rights reserved ili BS ISO 16581:2014 IS0 16581:2014(E) Foreword Iso (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwidefederation of national standards thundiegh(IsO tecamicet codbiesfthsewofkaf ptapbeingbodyInitteresitedailhStandebjdsti soowhidhycarrtiechaital committeehasbeen establishedhastherighttoberepresented onthat committee.International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with Iso, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely withthe electrotechnical standardization.International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)on allmatters of The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are difeedess/cdeieshutibnotedahistafdtferefwaespviferiaaccordancWith the editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives). Rttentionrights.dfswtstan hehplssibthay responsithefalemaentryfng alyshsh'documaxtpa thet Prgails subject of anypate beintheIntroductionand/o on the Iso list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents). Anytrade used in this constitute nameendorsement.document is information givenfor the convenience ofusers and does not Foran explanationonthemeaningofIsOspecifictermsand expressionsrelatedtoconformity ts STrade(TBT wefian falfoYinatUR'aboutSorseword shspfemeteahe WTAnainosiRlethe Technical Barriers Thecommitteeresponsibleforthis documentisIso/TC219,Floorcoverings. iv @ IS0 2014 - All rights reserved BS ISO 16581:2014 INTERNATIONALSTANDARD IS016581:2014(E) Resilient and laminate floor coverings Determination of the effect of simulated movement of a furniture leg 1 Scope Principlecovering to the mechanical stress resulting from the simulated movement of a furniture leg. The resistanceloadingsinstalled floor deterioration ofmovementflatness,furniture dama