Buildtech: Technical Textiles in Construction
Textiles built into a structure, stretched over it or used while it goes up: membranes, reinforcement, roofing layers, nets and covers.
- 2 articles
- 58 standards
- 4 calculators
What it covers
- architectural membranes
- coated tarpaulins and awnings
- roofing underlays
- glass-fibre render mesh
- textile-reinforced concrete
- scaffold and safety nets
Made from
PVC-coated polyester, PTFE-coated glass, glass and carbon for reinforcement, and polypropylene and HDPE for nets and covers.
Market size India: Rs 5,008 crore (US$0.77 billion) in 2019-20, 4.1% of India’s technical-textiles market. World: US$13.9 billion. Ministry of Textiles, Baseline Study 2020, Tables 9.1 and 9.2
Articles
Test methods and specifications
Grouped by the subject in each standard’s official title. Each entry links to the register record, which names the current edition and its equivalents.
Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics22
- EN 17117-2 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Mechanical test methods under biaxial stress states - Part 2: Determination…
- EN 1875-3 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics - Determination of tear strength - Part 3: Trapezoidal method (five-highest-peak calculation)
- ISO 1419 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Accelerated-ageing tests
- ISO 1420 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of resistance to penetration by water
- ISO 17581 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of water absorption resistance
- ISO 2411 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of coating adhesion
- ISO 3011 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of resistance to ozone cracking under static conditions
- ISO 32100 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Physical and mechanical tests — Determination of flex resistance by the…
- ISO 3303-1:2020 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of bursting strength — Part 1: Steel-ball method
- ISO 3303-2:2020 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of bursting strength — Part 2: Hydraulic method
- ISO 4646 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Low-temperature impact test
- ISO 4674-1 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tear resistance — Part 1: Constant rate of tear…
- ISO 4674-2:2021 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of tear resistance — Part 2: Ballistic pendulum method
- ISO 4675 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Low-temperature bend test
- ISO 5470-1 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of abrasion resistance — Part 1: Taber abrader
- ISO 5470-2:2021 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of abrasion resistance — Part 2: Martindale abrader
- ISO 5473 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of crush resistance
- ISO 5978 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of blocking resistance
- ISO 5981 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of resistance to combined shear flexing and rubbing
- ISO 6450 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of resistance to liquids
- ISO 7229:2022 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Measurement of gas permeability
- ISO 7854 Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics — Determination of resistance to damage by flexing
Methods of Test for Coated and Treated Fabrics:4
- IS 7016 : Part 13 Methods of Test for Coated and Treated Fabrics: Part 13 Rubber- or Plastics-Coated Fabrics - Determination…
- IS 7016 : Part 4 Methods of Test for Coated and Treated Fabrics: Part 4 Rubber- or Plastics-Coated Fabrics - Determination…
- IS 7016 : Part 5 Methods of Test for Coated and Treated Fabrics: Part 5 Rubber- or Plastics-Coated Fabrics - Determination…
- IS 7016 : Part 9 Methods of Test for Coated and Treated Fabrics: Part 9 Rubber- or Plastics-Coated Fabrics - Determination…
Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics3
- BS EN 15618 Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics. Upholstery fabrics. Classification and methods of test
- EN 15618 Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics - Upholstery fabrics - Classification and methods of test
- ISO 22751 Rubber- or plastic-coated fabrics — Physical and mechanical test — Determination of bending force
Rubber or Plastics Coated Fabrics3
- IS 7016 : Part 19 Rubber or Plastics Coated Fabrics - Methods of Test Part 19 Determination of Resistance to Liquids
- IS 7016 : Part 21 Rubber or Plastics Coated Fabrics - Methods of Test Part 21 Measurement of Gas Permeability
- IS 7016 : Part 23 Rubber or Plastics Coated Fabrics - Methods of Test Part 23 Determination of Flex Resistance by…
ASTM methods and specifications2
Sports and recreational equipment2
Temporary works equipment2
Methods of Test for Rubber or Plastics Coated Fabrics2
Rubber or plastic coated fabrics1
Rubber or plastic-coated fabrics1
Plastics-coated fabrics for upholstery, Specification for PVC-coated k1
Textile floor coverings1
Rubber or plastics-coated fabrics1
Resilient, textile, laminate and modular mechanical locked floor cover1
Methods of test for footwear:1
Ships and marine technology1
Rubber and plastics hoses and tubing1
Rubber-coated fabrics1
Rubber or plastics coated fabrics1
Flexible cellular polymeric materials1
Plastics coated fabrics1
Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics -- Determination of fogging charact1
Plastics-coated fabrics for upholstery1
PVC-coated fabrics for tarpaulins1
Rubber- or plastics-coated fabrics for water-resistant clothing1
Rubber latex coated fabric gloves1
Laws and mandatory certification
Instruments in the regulation register whose obligations name this class’s products. In force first; rescinded and replaced orders stay listed as history.
Upcoming trade fairs
No fair is filed under this class. The general technical-textiles fairs are on the section page.
Machines
No machine in the register is filed under this class yet.
Calculators
Raw-material prices
Daily and monthly series for the fibres and feedstocks this class is mostly made from.
US import duty headings
The HTS headings these products usually fall under. Classification turns on the exact product, so read the lines under each heading.
India’s official HSN codes
Codes India lists as technical textiles (DGFT, 2019 and 2022) under this page’s HS headings.
| HSN code | Description |
|---|---|
| 59031010 | Textile Fabrics With Poly(Vinyl Chloride): Imitation Leather Fabrics Of Cotton |
| 59031090 | Other Fabrics Impergnated, Laminated Plated And Coated With PVC |
| 59032010 | Imitation Leather Cloth Of Cotton Laminated Plated, Coated, etc. With Polyurethane |
| 59032090 | Other Fabrics Impregnated Laminated Plated And Coated With Polyurethane |
| 59039010 | Textile Fabrics, Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated With Plastics, Other Than Those Of Heading 5902: Of Cotton |
| 59039020 | Textile Fabrics, Impregnated, Coated, Covered Or Laminated With Plastics, Other Than Those Of Heading 5902: Polyethylene Laminated Jute Fabrics |
| 59039090 | Other Fabric Plated Laminated Coated Impregnated With Other Plastics |
| 59070011 | Fabrics Covered Partially Or Fully With Textile Flocks, Or With Preparation Containing Textile Flocks: On The Base Fabrics Of Cotton |
Where to read more
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA, formerly IFAI) Part free
US trade body for specialty fabrics and technical textiles; publishes Geosynthetics magazine and runs industry events.
DITF (German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research) Free
Research from polymer and fibre to finished structure, grouped by application such as construction, health and mobility.