AS/NZS 2908.2:2000 Cellulose-cement products, Part 2: Flat sheets
Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand
Reconfirmed by: AS/NZS 2908.2:2000 REC:2020 Cellulose-cement products, Part 2: Flat sheets
The objective of this Standard is to provide users with the characteristic requirements and methods
of test, control and acceptance conditions for cellulose-cement flat sheets.
This Standard is the second part in a series of cellulose-cement products Standards which comprises
the following:
AS/NZS
2809 Cellulose-cement products
2908.1 Part 1: Corrugated sheets
2908.2 Part 2: Flat sheets (this Standard)
The objective of this revision is to adopt the International Standard as a Joint Australian/
New Zealand Standard.
Users of this Standard are advised by Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand, under
arrangement made with ISO and IEC as well as certain other Standards organizations, that the
number of this Standard is not reproduced on each page; its identity is shown only on the cover, inside front cover and title page.
The terms ‘normative’ and ‘informative’ have been used in this Standard to define the application of
the appendix to whey they apply. A ‘normative’ appendix is an integral part of a Standard, whereas
an ‘informative’ appendix is only for information and guidance.
For the purpose of this Standard, the ISO source text should be modified as follows:
(a) The words ‘this Joint Australian/New Zealand Standard’ should replace the words ‘this International Standard’ wherever they appear.
(b) Substitute a full point for a comma where it appears as a decimal marker.
(c) On Page 3, Table 1, in the source text, the subtitles for Types A and B sheets should read
‘Type A sheets (wet conditions)’ and ‘Type B sheets (equilibrium condition)’, respectively.
(d) On Page 3, Footnote 4, in the source text, add ‘(dry as user-defined)’ to the end of the
Footnote.
First published in Australia as AS 2908.2-1992. Jointly revised and redesignated AS/NZS 2908.2:2000.
This Standard is identical with ISO 8336:1993. Reconfirmed: 2020-08-21.
This International Standard specifies the characteristics and establishes methods of control and test as well as acceptance conditions for fibre-cement flat sheets.
It covers sheets intended for external applications
such as cladding facades, curtain walls, soffits, lost
casing, etc., and sheets intended for internal use
such as partitions, floors, ceilings, etc., with a wide
range of properties appropriate to the type of
application. These sheets may have either a smooth
or textured surface.
This International Standard does not apply to the following products:
a) boards of Portland or equivalent cement
reinforced with fibrous wood particles;
b) non-combustible fibre-reinforced boards of
calcium silicate or cement for insulation and fire protection;
c) gypsum plasterboard;
d) asbestos-cement flat sheets;
e) asbestos-cement slates and siding shingles;
f) fibre-cement slates and siding shingles.
Contents:
1: Scope
2: Normative references
3: General composition
4: Classification
5: Acceptance characteristics
6: Type characteristics
7: Tests
8: Test methods
9: Marking
10: Conformity with standards
Annex A: Receiving inspection for products which are not subject to third-party certification
Annex B: Systems tests
Fibre Cement Building Products.
Australian Building Codes Board; Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Australian Institute of Building; Federation of Wall and Ceiling Industries, Australia and New Zealand; Housing Industry Association, Australia; New Zealand Manufacturers Federation; Master Builders, Australia.
