Deckings
EPH is familiar with the tests for all types of decking: e.g. WPC, wood and bamboo decking, according to EN-standards or ISO test methods for bamboo.
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Wolfram Scheiding
Head of Departement · Wood preservation · Wood modification (TMT) · Building biology · Insulation materials
Biological durability
- Laboratory and field tests against wood destroying and discolouring fungi and algae
Weather and moisture resistance
- Natural weathering test
- Artificial Xenon- and QUV-tests
- Moisture resistance under cyclic conditions
Slip resistance
- Pendulum and ramp test
- Dynamic friction test
Mechanical tests
- Bending strength and fracture behaviour
- Shrinking and swelling
- Creep behaviour
- Falling mass impact test
Product standards for WPC
- EN 15534-1 (Test methods)
- EN 15534-4 (Specification)
- German WPC-producer quality guideline
