BS EN 1932:2013

What is BS EN 1932 - Resistance to wind loads for external blinds and shutters about?  

BS EN 1932 test methods to evaluate the wind resistance of external blinds and shutters to be fitted to buildings, in front of windows, doors, or façades and delivered as a complete unit. 

Note: BS EN 1932 does not cover non-retractable shutters, external blinds and awnings such as Dutch awnings and brise-soleil as well as the structural part of Pergolas. 

Who is BS EN 1932 - Resistance to wind loads for external blinds and shutters for?  

BS EN 1932 on resistance to wind loads for external blinds and shutters is useful for: 

• Construction industries 
• Civil engineers 
• Designers 
• Architects 
• Manufacturers of shutters
• Testers of shutters 

Why should you use BS EN 1932 - Resistance to wind loads for external blinds and shutters? 

Test pressure (p) is the pressure exerted on the external or internal face of the test sample which represents the differential pressure (difference in pressure between the two faces) exerted by the wind on the external blind/awning or the shutter. 

BS EN 1932 specifies shutters: roller shutter, external venetian blind, wing shutter, venetian shutter, concertina shutter, flat closing concertina shutter, and sliding panel shutter (including those with projection systems) and external blinds: folding arm awning, trellis arm awning, pivot arm awning, marquisolette, vertical awning, façade awning, conservatory awning, roof window awning, Pergola awning and insect screen test procedures for maximum dimensions with the exception of External Venetian Blinds (see 8.2.3) in the most unfavourable configuration for each product type. This will help you to obtain all more favourable configurations and all smaller dimensions in the particular product design. 

Overall, BS EN 1932 will assist you to install external blinds and shutters. 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 1932:2013 supersedes BS EN 1932:2001 which is withdrawn. 

The main changes incorporated in this revision are: 

• A complete editorial review of the document has been carried out. 
• Pergola awnings have been added in accordance with the modification of the scope of EN 13561.
• The possibility to apply a uniformly distributed load with a mattress has been added for some products (e.g. Awnings with lateral guiderail with fabric running into the lateral rails without tension system). 
• The test method for External Venetian Blinds has been changed: the bar test has been replaced by a test with a pneumatic device.