BRITISH STANDARD BS 690-5:1975

Incorporating
Amendment No. 1
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Specification for

Asbestos-cement slates
and sheets —
Part 5: Lining sheets and panels

UDC 691.328.5 – 415:666.961 – 415

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The Asbestos and Asbestos-Cement Building Products Industry Standards

Committee, under whose supervision this British Standard was prepared,
consists of representatives from the following Government departments and
scientific and industrial organizations:

Asbestos Cement Manufacturers’ Association*

Concrete Society
Department of the Environment*
Department of the Environment — Building Research Establishment*
Incorporated Association of Architects and Surveyors
Institution of Civil Engineers
Institution of Municipal Engineers
Institution of Structural Engineers
Modular Society*
National Federation of Builders’ and Plumbers’ Merchants
National Federation of Building Trades Employers
National Federation of Roofing Contractors
Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Royal Society of Health

The Government departments and industrial organizations marked with an

asterisk in the above list, together with the following, were directly
represented on the committee entrusted with the preparation of this British
Standard:

Cement and Concrete Association

Department of Employment (H.M. Factory Inspectorate)
Greater London Council
Institute of Building

This British Standard, having

been approved by the Asbestos
and Asbestos-Cement Building
Products Industry Standards
Committee, was published
under the authority of the
Executive Board on
27 March 1975

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BS 690 First published July 1936

First revision January 1940
Second revision May 1945 Amendments issued since publication
Third revision October 1953
Fourth revision March 1963 Amd. No. Date of issue Comments
BS 690-5 first published
March 1975
5486 September Indicated by a sideline in the margin
1989
The following BSI references
relate to the work on this
standard:
Committee reference FRB/1
Draft for comment 74/10989 DC

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Contents
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Page
Co-operating organizations Inside front cover
General foreword ii
Foreword ii
1 Scope 1
2 References 1
3 Requirements 1
4 Sampling and testing 2
Appendix A Sampling and inspection of asbestos-cement
corrugated sheets 3
Figure 1 — Height of corrugations 1
Table 1 — Profile depth classification 1
Table 2 — Bending strength 1
Table 3 — Extract from Table 1 of ISO/R 390 3
Publications referred to 4

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General foreword
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BS 690-1 “Asbestos-cement slates, corrugated sheets and semi-compressed flat

sheets” and a complementary standard, BS 4036 “Asbestos-cement fully
compressed flat sheets”, are both in imperial units and will only remain in
existence for a limited period.
The present revision, under the general title “Asbestos-cement slates and sheets”,
will incorporate these two standards in Parts with additional Parts as follows:
— Part 2: Flat sheets semi- and fully compressed;
— Part 3: Corrugated sheets;
— Part 4: Slates;
— Part 5: Lining sheets and panels;
— Part 6: Fittings for use with corrugated sheets.

Foreword
This Part of this British Standard has been issued under the authority of the
Asbestos and Asbestos-Cement Building Products Industry Standards
Committee to give general requirements for asbestos-cement lining sheets and
panels normally used between purlin/rail and weathering membrane for roofing
and vertical cladding. The mechanical and physical characteristics specified in
this standard comply with the requirements of ISO/R 393 “Asbestos-cement
corrugated sheets for roofing and cladding” and ISO/R 394 “Asymmetrical section
corrugated sheets in asbestos-cement for roofing and cladding”. The procedures
for carrying out methods of test are detailed in a separate standard,
BS 4624 “Methods of test for asbestos-cement building products”, which embodies
the ISO requirements.
Manufacturers call their products either lining sheets or lining panels. For clarity
both lining sheets and lining panels are referred to as sheets within this
standard.
The manufacture of all asbestos based products is covered by the requirements of
the Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 1987, introduced on 1 March 1988.
These set out comprehensive provisions covering work activities involving
exposure to asbestos. Advice on how to comply with these regulations can be
obtained from the manufacturers of the material, from the Asbestos Information
Centre, St. Andrew’s House, 22-28 High Street, Epsom, Surrey KT19 8AH, from
the local area office of the Health and Safety Executive or from the
Environmental Health Department of the Local Authority.
WARNING
Breathing asbestos dust is dangerous to health and precautions have to be taken
during the manufacture and use of these products.
Particular note has to be taken of the Asbestos Products (Safety)
Regulations 1985, made under the Consumer Safety Act 1978 and of the Asbestos
(Prohibitions) Regulations 19851) made under the Health and Safety at Work etc.
Act 1974, which prohibit the supply of products containing amosite or crocidolite
and set out requirements for the labelling of all products containing asbestos.
All the above legislation implements EEC Directives.

1) Parallel regulations for Northern Ireland came into force on 6 March 1986.

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Certification. Attention is drawn to the certification facilities described on the

inside back cover of this standard.
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, pages i to iv,
pages 1 to 4, an inside back cover and a back cover.
This standard has been updated (see copyright date) and may have had
amendments incorporated. This will be indicated in the amendment table on the
inside front cover.

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1 Scope Profiles of asymmetrical and symmetrical lining

sheets shall fall within the profile depth
This Part of this British Standard specifies
classification in accordance with Table 1.
requirements for asbestos-cement unreinforced
symmetrical and asymmetrical corrugated lining Table 1 — Profile depth classification
sheets of straight, longitudinal cranked2) and Profile Corrugation height Application
curved configuration. These lining sheets are class
Less than Not less than
normally used as over purlin/rail lining to
weathering membranes for either roofing or vertical A 30 mm 18 mm Pitched roofing
cladding. and cladding
B 30 mm 18 mm Cladding only
2 References
The titles of the British Standards and 3.2.2 Mechanical classification. Lining sheets
International Standard referred to in this standard of each profile class shall have a minimum
are listed on page 4. breaking load in accordance with Table 2. The
breaking load shall be determined for both
3 Requirements asymmetrical and symmetrical profiles by the
method of test for symmetrical corrugated sheets
3.1 Composition. The sheets shall be made from a described in BS 4624, but without the reduction in
close and homogeneous mixture consisting width. Lining sheets shall be tested on the full width
essentially of a suitable inorganic hydraulic of sheet with the smooth internal face downwards.
binder3), asbestos fibre (except fibres of crocidolite Table 2 — Bending strength
and amosite which are not permitted) and water,
and shall exclude any materials liable to cause Profile Minimum breaking load
class symmetrical and
ultimate deterioration in the quality of the sheet4). asymmetrical
The sheets may be manufactured in their natural
N/m
colour or may be coloured by the addition of
pigments5) suitable for colouring asbestos-cement A 2 000
products or have adherent pigmented or B 1 000
unpigmented coatings applied to their surfaces for
the purpose of decoration or protection. 3.3 General appearance and finish. The surface
3.2 Classification. Sheets shall be classified both of the sheets forming the exposed soffit or vertical
geometrically according to the height of their lining face within the building shall be generally of
corrugations and mechanically according to their smooth finish, and the finish should permit any
load bearing capacity. minor variations of surface appearance due to the
method of manufacture, which do not impair the
3.2.1 Geometrical classification. The height of the strength or performance of the sheets. The sheets
corrugations is the height measured from upperside shall be clean, rectangular with straight edges and
of valley to upperside of crown (see Figure 1). finished with square arrises at the end. Sides may
be finished similarly or in such a manner as to
include an obtuse and acute arris. Sheets shall be
considered rectangular when the deviation from a
right angle to the line of corrugations at the sheet
end is within the tolerance specified in 3.4.1.3.

Figure 1 — Height of corrugations

2)
When sheets are supplied curved or cranked to customers’ requirements it should be noted that the bending strength test is
not applicable.
3) A suitable binder is Portland cement complying with the requirements of BS 12.
4) This standard also applies to autoclaved sheets where the binder is partially replaced by suitable siliceous material.
5) Suitable pigments are specified in BS 1014.

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3.4 Characteristics 3.4.3 Physical characteristics

3.4.1 Geometrical characteristics 3.4.3.1 Watertightness. When tested as described in
3.4.1.1 Length. The range of standard sheet lengths clause 8 of BS 4624:1981 traces of moisture may
shall generally be 75 mm less than the appropriate appear on the lower surfaces of the sheets but in no
top weathering sheet. instance shall there be any formation of drops of
water.
3.4.1.2 Thickness. The minimum thickness of
sheets, when measured as described in clause 5 of 3.4.3.2 Frost cracking. When tested as described in
BS 4624:1981, shall be 5.5 mm. clause 10 of BS 4624:1981 the sheets shall not show
any signs of cracking or surface alteration after
3.4.1.3 Tolerance on dimensions subjection to 25 cycles of alternate freezing and
a) On the length Upper deviation + 5 mm thawing.
Lower deviation – 10 mm 3.5 Marking. The sheets are not normally marked
when measured as described in clause 4 of but, at the specific request of the purchaser, they
BS 4624:1981 may be marked so as to show the date of
manufacture and the number of this British
b) On the overall Upper deviation + 10 mm
Standard.
width Lower deviation – 5 mm
3.6 Manufacturer’s certificate. If requested to do
when measured as described in clause 4 of so by the purchaser, the manufacturer shall provide
BS 4624:1981 a certificate of compliance with this standard.
c) On the cover Upper deviation + 8 mm
width Lower deviation – 2 mm 4 Sampling and testing6)
when measured as described in 6.1 of 4.1 Requirements for compliance. All items in a
BS 4624:1981 consignment purporting to comply with the
d) On the thickness Upper deviation + FREE requirements of this standard shall meet the
Lower deviation – 0 requirements of 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5 and 3.6
when measured as described in clause 5 of 4.2 Number of tests. If the purchaser requires the
BS 4624:1981 manufacturer to test the products in a particular
consignment for compliance with the requirements
e) On squareness Deviation 1 mm in of 3.4.2 and 3.4.3, this shall be stated in the enquiry
every 100 mm of width or order and, in addition, whether the tests are to be
within the length made in the presence of the purchaser or his
tolerance, representative. Sampling for these tests shall be
when measured as described in 6.2 of carried out in accordance with the procedure
BS 4624:1981 described in Appendix A and the number of
specimens tested shall be as laid down in Table 3.
3.4.2 Mechanical characteristics. When tested as
Independent tests may be carried out by
described in clause 9 of BS 4624:1981 sheets shall
arrangement with the manufacturer and attention
have a minimum breaking load not less than the
is drawn to the note following the foreword.
appropriate value given in Table 2.

6)
See BS 4036.

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Appendix A Sampling and inspection A.2.6 When more than one property is to be tested,
of asbestos-cement corrugated sheets the sample size should be appropriately multiplied
(based on ISO/R 390) so as to secure for each test a number of test pieces
equal to the sample size (see A.2.2 and A.2.3). From
A.1 Division of a consignment into inspection one unit of a sample one test piece only should be cut
lots for a particular test, but for different tests the
A.1.1 Homogeneous consignments necessary test piece may be cut from the same unit
A.1.1.1 Any homogeneous consignment (or of the sample.
sub-consignment, see A.1.2) should be divided by A.3 Determination of acceptability of
the manufacturer into inspection lots, the maximum inspection lots
size of which is given in Table 3. A.3.1 Inspection of attributes
A.1.1.2 Any fraction of a consignment remaining A.3.1.1 When the number of non-conforming units
after taking out the highest possible number of found in the sample is in accordance with the
maximum inspection lots and any homogeneous acceptance number Ac1 indicated in column 3
consignment (or sub-consignment) smaller than the of Table 3, the inspection lot from which the sample
maximum lot size, forms an inspection lot if larger was drawn should be considered acceptable.
than the minimum lot size given in Table 3.
A.3.1.2 When the number of non-conforming units
A.1.1.3 Consignments or fractions of consignments found in the sample is equal to or greater than
smaller than the minimum lot size given in Table 3 the rejection number Re1 indicated in column 4
are not submitted to sampling and testing. of Table 3, this may justify rejection of the
A.1.2 Non-homogeneous consignments inspection lot.
Any consignment which is known to be or is A.3.1.3 When the number of non-conforming units
expected to be non-homogeneous as regards any of found in the sample lies between the acceptance
the properties to be tested by sampling should be number and the rejection number (see columns 3
divided by the manufacturer into assumed and 4 of Table 3), a second sample of the same size
homogeneous sub-consignments prior to the as the initial sample (see A.2.2, A.2.3 and A.2.4)
division into inspection lots as described in A.1.1. should be drawn and examined.
A.2 Sampling A.3.1.4 The second sample should be inspected as
A.2.1 From each inspection lot (see A.1.1.1 indicated in A.2.5 and A.2.6.
and A.1.1.2) the purchaser may draw a sample, the A.3.1.5 The number of non-conforming units found
size of which is indicated in Table 3 (see A.2.2 in the initial and second samples should be totalled.
and A.2.3). A.3.1.6 If the total number of non-conforming units
A.2.2 The entry to Table 3 is the number of units of is equal to or less than the acceptance number Ac2 in
product in the inspection lot (column 1), the sample column 5 of Table 3, the inspection lot should be
size being indicated in column 2. considered acceptable.
A.2.3 For products where all units undergo a A.3.1.7 If the total number of non-conforming units
compulsory non-destructive test during is equal to or greater than the second rejection
manufacture, the reduced sample size obtained by number Re2 indicated in column 6 of Table 3, this
entering Table 3 at column 7 may be applied. may justify rejection of the inspection lot.
A.2.4 Text deleted A.3.1.8 When more than one property is to be tested,
A.2.5 When test pieces are cut from the units of the the second sample taken (see A.3.1.3) should only be
sample, the cutting is carried out by the inspected in accordance with those tests which, at
manufacturer in the presence of the purchaser. the inspection of the initial sample, gave numbers of
non-conforming units between the acceptance
number Ac1 and the rejection number Re1.
Table 3 — Extract from Table 1 of ISO/R 390
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Initial sample Initial + second samples Size of inspection lot
Size of Sample Acceptance Rejection Acceptance Rejection for products tested
inspection lot size number Ac1 number Re1 number Ac2 number Re2 during manufacture

4 0 2 1 2 up to 400
up to 400 5 0 2 1 2 401 – 800
401 – 800 7 0 2 1 2 801 – 1500
801 – 1500 10 0 2 2 3 1501 – 3000
1501 – 3000 15 0 3 3 4

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This standard makes reference to the following British Standards and International Standard:
BS 12, Portland cement (ordinary and rapid-hardening).
BS 1014, Pigments for cement, magnesium oxychloride and concrete.
BS 4036, Asbestos-cement fully compressed flat sheets.
BS 4624, Methods of test for asbestos-cement building products.
ISO/R 390, Sampling and inspection of asbestos-cement products.

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