E1423 Fenestration Thermal Transmittance Standard
Things about ASTM-E1423-14: Standard practice for determining steady-state thermal transmittance of fenestration systems. 1.1 This practice covers standard test specimen sizes and test conditions as well as the calculation and presentation of the thermal transmittance and conductance data measured in accordance with Test Method C1199. The standard sizes and conditions are to be used for […]
E1410 Building Energy Evaluation Standard
Things about ASTM-E1410-91: Standard practice for specifying data for evaluation of energy used in residential buildings. 1.1 This practice is applicable to the measurement of energy used for space conditioning and domestic water heating in both single and multifamily buildings. It is intended to assist those who design test methods for field monitoring projects. It […]
E1332 Sound Attenuation Standard
Things about ASTM-E1332-10a: Standard classification for rating 1.1 The purpose of this classification is to provide a method to calculate single-number ratings that can be used for assessing the isolation for the outdoor sound provided by a building or comparing building facade specimens including walls, doors, windows, and combinations thereof, including complete struc- tures. These […]
E1300 Glass Load Resistance Standard
Things about ASTM-E1300: Standard practice for determining load resistance of glass in buildings. 1.1 This practice describes procedures to determine the load resistance of specified glass types, including combinations of glass types used in a sealed insulating glass unit, exposed to a uniform lateral load of short or long duration, for a specified probability of […]
E1233 Window Door Performance Test Method
Things about ASTM-E1233-00: Standard test method for structural performance of exterior windows, curtain walls, and doors by cyclic air pressure differential. 1.1 This test method describes the determination of the structural performance of exterior windows, curtain walls, and doors under cyclic air pressure differential, using a test chamber. This test method is applicable to all […]
E1105 Water Penetration Test Method
Things about ASTM-E1105-00: Standard test method for field determination of water penetration of installed exterior windows, skylights, doors, and curtain walls, by uniform or cyclic static air pressure difference. 1.1 This test method covers the determination of the resistance of installed exterior windows, curtain walls, skylights, and doors to water penetration when water is applied […]
E998 Glass Performance Test Method
Things about ASTM-E998-12: Standard test method for structural performance of glass in windows, curtain walls and doors under the influence of uniform static loads by nondestructive method. 1.1 This test method is a nondestructive test procedure to establish the nature of stresses induced in glass subjected to uniform static loads. A procedure is provided for […]
E997 Glass Breakage Probability Test Method
Things about ASTM-E997: Standard test method for evaluating glass breakage probability under the influence of uniform static loads by proof load testing. 1.1 This proof load test method is a procedure to determine, with a 90 % confidence level, if the probability of breakage under design loads for a given population of glass specimens is […]
E987 Deglazing Force Test Methods
Things about ASTM-E987: Standard test methods for deglazing force of fenestration products. 1.1 These test methods measure the resistance of elements of fenestration products such as operating (or removable) window sashes, storm sashes, and sliding glass door panels (hereafter referred to as sash members) to forces tending to deglaze the construction. 1.2 These test methods […]
E774 Insulating Glass Durability Classification
Things about ASTM-E774-97: Standard specification for the classification of the durability of sealed insulating glass units. 1.1 Thisspecificationisapplicabletothosesealedinsulating glass units, with one or two airspaces. 1.2 The classification of test specimens is based on frost or chemical dew point after the specified test duration(s). 1.3 Qualification under this specification is intended to provide a basis […]