ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 17699 First edition 2003-10-15 Footwear Test methods for uppers and lining Water vapour permeability and absorption Chaussures Methodes d'essai des tiges et des doublures- Perméabilite a la vapeur d'eau et absorption de la vapeur d'eau Reference number ISO 17699:2003(E) ISO @ISO 2003 ISO17699:2003(E) PDF disclaimer This PDF file may contain embedded typefaces. In accordance with Adobe's licensing policy, this file may be printed or viewed but shall not be edited unless the typefaces which are embedded are licensed to and installed on the computer performing the editing. In accepts no liability in this area. Adobe is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Details of the software products used to create this PDF file can be found in the General Info relative to the file; the PDF-creation parameters were optimized for printing. Every care has been taken to ensure that the file is suitable for use by IsO member bodies. In the unlikely event that a problem relating to it is found, please inform the Central Secretariat at the address given below. ISO2003 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Case postale 56 . CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel. + 41 22 749 01 11 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail [email protected] Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland ii @ISO2003-Allrightsreserved ISO 17699:2003(E) Foreword IsO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies technicalcommittees.Eachmemberbodyinterestedinasubjectforwhichatechnicalcommitteehasbeen non-governmental, in liaison with IsO, also take part in the work. Iso collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization. International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the ISO/lEC Directives, Part 2. adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires approval by at least 75%of the member bodies casting a vote. rights. IsO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. ISO17699waspreparedbyCEN(asEN13515:2001)andwas adopted,under a special"fast-track procedure", by Technical Committee ISO/TC 216,Footwear, in parallel with its approval by the ISO member bodies Standards for which equivalents are not given in EN 13515 has been added as Annex ZZ. @ISO2003-Allrightsreserved ii ISO17699:2003(E) EN13515:2001 (E) Contents page Foreword. 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions. 4 Apparatus and material.. 4.1 Water vapour permeability test method. 4.2 Watervapourabsorption test method (see Figure 2) 5 Sampling and conditioning. 5.1 Water vapour permeability test method 5.2 Water vapour absorption test method. 6 Test method.... 6.1 Water vapour permeability test method 6.2 Water vapour absorption test method. 7 Expressionof results... 7.1 Water vapour permeabilitytest method 7.2 Water vapour absorption test method.. 10 8 Test report .... 8.1 Water vapour permeability test method 8.2 Water vapour absorption test method. iv ISO2003-All rights reserved ISO17699:2003(E) EN 13515:2001 (E) Foreword which is held by AENOR. by endorsement, at the latest by June 2002, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by June2002. This European Standard is based on the IUP 15 method and the European Standard EN 344-1 "Requirements and test methods for safety,protective and occupational footwearfor professional use. countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom. @ISO2003-All rights reserved ISO1769