Bsi bs en 00846 11 2000

BRITISH STANDARD

Methods of test for
ancillary components
for masonry Ð
Part 11: Determination of dimensions
and bow of lintels

The European Standard EN 846-11:2000 has the status of a
British Standard

ICS 91.060.10; 91.080.30

NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW

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BS EN
846-11:2000


BS EN 846-11:2000

4National foreword
This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 846-11:2000,
which is included in a package of new European Standards being prepared by
CEN/TC 125 relating to ancillary components for masonry - lintels. Although the
English language versions of these European Standards will be adopted as British
Standards as they become available, the existing British Standards for lintels will be
retained, but only until such time that the complete package of European Standards
becomes available. Any residue(s) from British Standards affected by the package
which need to be retained, will be drawn together to form a new BS. The original
group of British Standards will then be withdrawn and this will be notified in
Update Standards.
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee
B/519, Masonry and associated tests, to Subcommittee B/519/3, Ancillary
components, which has the responsibility to:
Ð aid enquirers to understand the text;
Ð present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the
interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed;
Ð monitor related international and European developments and promulgate
them in the UK.
A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request
to its secretary.
Cross-references
The British Standards which implement international or European publications
referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the
section entitled ªInternational Standards Correspondence Indexº, or by using the
ªFindº facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue.
A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a
contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application.
Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity
from legal obligations.

Summary of pages
This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page,
pages 2 to 7 and a back cover.
The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document indicates when the document
was last issued.

This British Standard, having
been prepared under the
direction of the Sector
Committee for Building and Civil
Engineering, was published under
the authority of the Standards
Committee and comes into effect
on 15 June 2000
 BSI 06-2000

ISBN 0 580 34832 6

Amendments issued since publication
Amd. No.

Date

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