Foreword

This document (EN 13450:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 154 “Aggregates”, the secretariat of which is held by BSI.

This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by November 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by February 2015.

Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.

This document supersedes EN 13450:2002.

The main changes compared to the previous edition are:

1) Updating of the normative references (deletion of the reference to EN 932‑5, updating of the references to EN 1367‑1:2007 and EN 1367‑2:2009 and addition of the references to EN 1367‑6 and EN 16236‑2013).
2) Modification of the definition to "recycled railway ballast".
3) Addition of note 3 in Clause 4.
4) Modification of Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 due to changes in the category names.
5) Addition of new sub-clauses 7.3 "Freeze-thaw resistance" and 7.4 "Electrical conductivity".
6) Modification of sub-clause 7.5 "Sonnenbrand".

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).

For relationship with EU Directive(s), see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.

Requirements for other end uses of aggregates will be specified in the following European Standards:

— EN 12620 , Aggregates for concrete;
— EN 13043 , Aggregates for bituminous mixtures and surface treatments for roads, airfields and other trafficked areas;
— EN 13055 , Lightweight aggregates;
— EN 13139 , Aggregates for mortar;
— EN 13242 , Aggregates for unbound and hydraulically bound materials for use in civil engineering work and road construction;
— EN 13383‑1 , Armourstone – Part 1: Specification.

Considering evaluation of conformity see EN 16236, Evaluation of Conformity.

According to the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.

BS EN 13450:2013

Aggregates for railway ballast

Published:

31 May 2013

Withdrawn:

10 Jan 2014