What is BS EN 1015-12 - Adhesive strength of hardened rendering and plastering mortars on substrates about?
BS EN 1015-12 focuses on methods of test for mortar for masonry.
BS EN 1015-12 specifies a method for the determination of the adhesive strength between rendering and plastering mortars and a substrate.
Who is BS EN 1015-12 - Adhesive strength of hardened rendering and plastering mortars on substrates for?
BS EN 1015-12 on the adhesive strength of hardened rendering and plastering mortars on substrates is useful for:
- Builders  
- Architects 
- Construction industries
- Contractor
- Manufacturers of cement and mortar 
- Manufacturers and suppliers of render and plaster materials  
- Quality control inspectors 
- Testers of render and plaster
Why should you use BS EN 1015-12 - Adhesive strength of hardened rendering and plastering mortars on substrates?
BS EN 1015-12 specifies test methods for adhesive strength to determine the maximum tensile stress applied by a direct load perpendicular to the surface of the rendering or plastering mortar on a substrate. Also, the tensile load is applied by means of a defined pull-head plate glued to the test area of the mortar surface. The adhesive strength obtained is the quotient between the failure load and the test area.
You can use BS EN 1015-12 while rendering or plastering mortar on a substrate to improve the quality and durability of the construction.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN 1015-12:2016 supersedes BS EN 1015-12:2000 which is withdrawn.
The following technical changes have been done in BS EN 1015-12:2016:
- There has been a relaxation in the choice of metal for the pull-head plates
- The temperature range for storage and curing the specimens has been extended slightly
- The substrates may be rendered stored and tested either in the vertical or horizontal attitude instead of the vertical only
