ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 15686-8 First edition 2008-06-15 Buildings and constructed assets Service-life planning Part 8: Reference service life and service-life estimation Batiments et biens immobiliers construits - Prévision de la durée de vie- Partie 8: Durée de vie documentée et estimation de la durée de vie Reference number ISO 15686-8:2008(E) @ISO 2008 y IHS under I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 15686-8:2008(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 downloading this file, parties accept therein the responsibility of not infringing Adobe's licensing policy. The IsO Central Secretariat 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. COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ ISO2008 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, 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 @ IS0 2008 - All rights reserved py IHS unde I without license from IHS Not for Resale ISO 15686-8:2008(E) Contents Page Foreword iv Introduction 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Abbreviated terms . 5 Reference service life .. 5.1 Reference service-life data 5.2 Provision of reference service-life data... 5.3 Selection of data .... 5.4 Formatting general data as reference service-life data 6 Service-lifeestimationusingthefactormethod 6.1 General.. 6.2 Factorsandfactorcategories 12 6.3 Application of the factor method 12 6.4 Levels of application ... 12 6.5 Probability distributions 14 6.6 Format of estimated service life 14 Annex A (normative) Description of the factors and factor categories . Annex B (informative) Example of a reference service-life data record 18 Annex C (informative) Worked examples of service-life estimation using the factor method.. 22 Annex D (informative) Worked examples of service-life estimation using the factor method in conjunction with statistical methods.... 27 Annex E (informative) Remarks on the factor method . Bibliography. CopyrghtInternationalOrganizaionsadardizaoghtsreserved ii nse from IHS Not for Resale