EVS-EN 14933:2007

This European Standard specifies the requirements for factory made products of expanded polystyrene which are used in civil engineering applications, such as light weight fill and frost insulation. Other typical applications are: reduction of lateral earth pressure on retaining walls and bridge abutments, redistribution of loads on buried pipes (“imperfect ditch”), compressible inclusion on swelling soils, as dampers for reduction of vibrations, marine floating devices etcetera. The products are manufactured in the form of boards or blocks.