Description

This Standard specifies a method for the determination of the thickness of pile above the substrate of a textile floor covering. It is applicable to all textile floor coverings with pile capable of being shorn from the substrate, but not to textile floor coverings of varying pile thickness or density, unless the areas can be measured separately. Reconfirmed: 2016-06-10 First published in Australia as AS 2111.5-1978. Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 2111.5:1996.