This Standard specifies a method for the determination of thickness loss of textile floor coverings after brief, moderate static loading, and is intended to simulate the effect of the pressure exerted by a chair leg for a short period. It is applicable to all textile floor coverings of uniform thickness and construction. It does not apply to other textile floor coverings unless the areas of different thickness or construction can be separately tested.
Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope and field of application
2 References
3 Principle
4 Apparatus
4.1
4.2
4.3
5 Checking of the thickness gauge
6 Atmosphere for conditioning and testing
7 Test specimens
8 Procedure
8.1 General
8.2 Measurement of initial thickness
8.3 Measurement of thickness under pressure
8.4 Measurement of thickness after recovery
9 Expression of results
9.1
9.2
9.3 Example
10 Test report
Appendix ZZ
Appendix ZA
ZA1 Measurement of pile thickness above the substrate
