National foreword

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 40‑3‑2:2013. It supersedes BS EN 40‑3‑2:2000, which is withdrawn.

The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/509/50, Street lighting columns.

A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary.

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 28 February 2013.

This European Standard was approved by CEN on 25 November 2012.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member.

This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.

CEN members are the national standards bodies of 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 United Kingdom.

Foreword

This document (EN 40‑3‑2:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 50 “Lighting columns and spigots”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.

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of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by August 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by August 2013.

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 40‑3‑2:2000.

This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association.

There are seven parts to the series of standards EN 40 - Lighting columns, as follows:

Part 1: Definitions and terms;
Part 2: General requirements and dimensions;
Part 3: Design and verification:
- Part 3-1: Specification for characteristic loads;
- Part 3-2: Verification by testing;
- Part 3-3: Verification by calculation;
Part 4: Requirements for reinforced and prestressed concrete lighting columns,
Part 5: Requirements for steel lighting columns;
Part 6: Requirements for aluminium lighting columns;
Part 7: Requirements for fibre reinforced polymer composite lighting columns.

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.

1 Scope

This European Standard specifies the requirements for the verification of the design of steel, aluminium, concrete and fibre reinforced polymer composite lighting columns by testing. It gives type tests and so does not cover testing for quality control purposes. It applies to lighting columns of nominal height (including any bracket) not exceeding 20 m. Special structural designs to permit the attachment of signs, overhead wires, etc. are not covered by this European Standard.

This European Standard includes a simplified method for testing steel and aluminium lighting columns. Refer to EN 40‑4 for concrete lighting columns and to EN 40‑7 for fibre reinforced polymer composite lighting columns.

NOTE For a more detailed test procedure, refer to Annex D of EN 1990:2002.

The requirements for lighting columns made from materials other than concrete, steel, aluminium or fibre reinforced polymer composite (for example wood, plastic and cast iron) are not specifically covered in this European Standard.

This European Standard includes performance requirements for horizontal loads due to wind. Passive safety and the behaviour of a lighting column under the impact of a vehicle are not addressed. Such lighting columns will have additional requirements (see EN 12767).

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

4 Symbols

5 Test loads

6 Acceptance criteria

6.1 General

6.2 Serviceability requirements

6.3 Structural requirements

6.4 Minimum ultimate requirement

6.5 Critical cross-sections

6.6 Ultimate failure test (optional)

7 Preparation for test

8 Application of forces

8.1 General

8.2 Serviceability requirements

8.3 Structural requirements

8.4 Minimum ultimate load test

8.5 Ultimate failure test (optional)

9 Test report

10 Type test certificate

11 Permissible modifications to type tested columns

12 Fatigue requirements

Bibliography

BS EN 40-3-2:2013

Lighting columns - Design and verification. Verification by testing

Current, Under Review

Published:

28 Feb 2013