EUROPEAN UNION EN-124 ACCESS COVER & FRAME LOAD TESTING

GMI Composite Utility Access Covers and Frames are designed to a variety of international standards
the most comprehensive being the European Standard: EN 124 Standard for Gully Tops and Manhole Tops
for Vehicular and Pedestrian Areas. GMI offers products rated to the proof loads Class A through Class E.
Please refer to the explanatory diagram and table below:

EN 124 Application Drawing

Group 1

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Group 3

Group 2

Group 1

Proof Load Table EN 124 Class A-D

Group
1
2
3
4
5

Traffic Description
Areas which can only be used by pedestrians and
pedal cyclists.
Footways, pedestrian areas and comparable parks
or car parking decks.
For gullytops installed in the area of curbside
channels of roads.
Carriageways of roads (including pedestrian
streets), hard shoulders and parking areas, for all
types of road vehicles.
Areas of imposing high wheel loads, e.g. dock and
aircraft pavements.

Class

Proof
Load kN

Proof
Load lbs.

A 15

15 kN

3,375 lbs.

B 125

125 kN

28,100 lbs.

C 250

250 kN

56,200 lbs.

D 400

400 kN

89,925 lbs.

E 600

600 kN

134,885 lbs.

It is the responsibility of the specifying engineer to ensure that the correct product is specified and installed::
The appropriate class of manhole top or gully top to be used depends upon the place of installation. The selection
of the appropriate class is the responsibility of the designer. Where there is any doubt the stronger class should be
selected.
- Section Five, Paragraph One, EN 124
For further test EN 124 test procedure information please contact GMI Composites, Inc.

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