What is BS EN 13541 - Glass in building - Security glazing about?
BS EN 13541 is a European standard that discusses requirements and test methods of resistance against explosion pressure. BS EN 13541 specifies a test method, performance requirements, and classification for explosion pressure resistant glazing for use in buildings.
The explosion pressure resistant glazing is intended to offer resistance against explosives with respect to human safety.
BS EN 13541 concerns a method of test against blast waves generated using a shock tube or similar facility to simulate a high explosive detonation.
The classification is only valid for tested glass sizes of about 1 m2. Based on theoretical considerations and/or experimental work, the results can be used for estimating the explosion-pressure-resistance of other glass sizes.
Note1: The resistance classes are not assigned to specific situations. For each individual case, the individual who specifies, if necessary, with the help of experts in the field of the explosion, should be consulted.
Note1: The protection provided by explosion-resistant-glazing not only depends on the product itself, but also on the design and fixing of the glass.
Who is BS EN 13541 - Glass in building - Security glazing for?
BS EN 13541 on glass in building - security glazing is useful for:
- Glass in building manufacturers
- Security glass manufacturers and suppliers
- Quality control personnel
- Safety regulatory bodies
Why should you use BS EN 13541 - Glass in building - Security glazing?
Security glazing is designed to specifically resist human efforts to assault a building, whether to gain entry or to inflict damage to the building and injury to the building occupants.
Security glazing is designed to specifically resist human efforts to assault a building, whether to gain entry or to inflict damage to the building and injury to the building occupants.
The choice of an explosion pressure resistant glazing material (e.g., security and/or anti-terrorism glazing product) in an individual case need to be established by the user. Therefore, BS EN 13541 specifies a test method, performance requirements, and classification for explosion pressure resistant glazing for use in buildings that are intended to offer resistance against explosives with respect to human safety.
BS EN 13541 specifies the classification of explosion pressure resistance based on the maximum overpressure of the reflected shock wave and the duration of the overpressure phase.
