BS EN 15801:2009

This standard BS EN 15801:2009 Conservation of cultural property. Test methods. Determination of water absorption by capillarity is classified in these ICS categories:

• 97.195 Items of art and handicrafts

This European Standard specifies a method for determining the water absorption by capillarity of porous inorganic materials used for and constituting cultural property. The method may be applied to porous inorganic materials either untreated or subjected to any treatment or ageing.