BS EN 13198 is a European Standard on precast concrete products. BS EN 13198 provides the best practices guidance on ensuring that your precast concrete products are reliable for use.
BS EN 13198 specifies the requirements for street furniture and garden products in precast concrete.
Note: BS EN 13198 does not cover paving units, flags, kerbs, fences, drainage channels, safety barriers, retaining walls, or sound barriers.
BS EN 13198 on precast concrete furniture requirements is useful for:
Precast construction technology involves casting concrete in a mould and then treating it in a controlled environment, conveying it to the construction site, and lifting it to place.
These kinds of prefabricated, non-structural products and accessories can be used in public and private areas such as gardens, parks, footpaths, and squares, essentially for the landscaping, without, however, being subject to loads resulting from vehicle traffic. They can also be used for internal applications.
As per BS EN 13198, examples are products for the furnishing of spaces such as benches, seats, tables, playscapes, step blocks, flower boxes, plant containers, fountains, products for soil erosion control such as piled flower boxes, banks with vegetation with no superimposed load and not exceeding a total height of 1 m; floors cape products such as tree frames and grids, gratings, stepping stones.
BS EN 13198 covers a vast range of products, which are widely used in our daily environment and have an important decorative function. Bearing in mind the great variety of these products, the standard sets minimum requirements for the various products and specific requirements for some particular products.
BS EN 13198 provides guidance on the requirements, test methods, evaluation of conformity, marking, and labelling of precast concrete products.
As a manufacturer of precast concrete products, complying with BS EN 13198 helps you to demonstrate the performance and quality of your products, ensuring that they are fit for their intended use.
EN 13198:2003