BS EN BRITISH STANDARD 318:2002 Wood based panels Determination of dimensional changes associated with changes in relative humidity The European Standard EN 318:2002 has the status of a British Standard ICS 79.060.01 BS NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW BS EN 318:2002 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN 318:2002. It supersedes BS EN 318:1993 which is withdrawn. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/541, Wood based panels, which has the responsibility to: aid enquirers to understand thetext; present to the responsible European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep the UK interests informed; monitor related international and Europeandevelopments and promulgate them in the UK. A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be found in the BSI Standards Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index", or by using the “Find" facility of the BSI Standards Electronic Catalogue. A British Standard does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users of British Standards are responsible for their correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not ofitself confer immunity from legal obligations. This British Standard, having beenprepared underthe Summary of pages direction of the Building and Civil Engineering Sector Policy This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, and Strategy Committee, was pages 2 to 8, an inside back cover and a back cover. published under the authority of the Standards Policy and The BSI copyright date displayed in this document indicates when the StrategyCommittee on documentwaslastissued. 11 April 2002 Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date Comments BSI 11 April 2002 ISBN 0 580 39492 1