ASTM E1186-98
Historical Standard: ASTM E1186-98 Standard Practices for Air Leakage Site Detection in Building Envelopes and Air Retarder Systems
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ASTM E1186
1. Scope
1.1 These practices describe standardized techniques for locating air leakage in building envelopes.
1.2 These practices offer a choice of methods to determine air leakage sites with each method offering certain advantages.
1.3 Some of the practices require a knowledge of infrared scanning, building pressurization or depressurization, smoke generation techniques, sound generation and detection, and tracer gas concentration measurement techniques.
1.4 The practices described are of a qualitative nature in determining the air leakage sites rather than determining quantitative leakage rates.
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. For specific hazard statements, see Section 7.
2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.
ASTM Standards
E631 Terminology of Building Constructions
E741 Test Method for Determining Air Change in a Single Zone by Means of a Tracer Gas Dilution
E779 Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization
Other Standards
ISO Standard 6781 Thermal Insulation--Qualitative Detection of Thermal Irregularities in Building Envelopes--Infrared MethodKeywords
acoustic method; air barrier system; air leakage; air leakage detection; anemometer method; bubble method; building envelopes; infrared method; smoke trace method; tracer gas method; Acoustical tests; Air leakage testing--building materials/constructions; Air retarder (AR) systems; Anemometers; Building envelopes; Depressurization (pressurization)/infrared method; Infiltration rate; Infrared (IR) analysis; Insulation; Leak testing--building constructions/materials; Pressure testing--building constructions/materials; Smoke tracer method; Tracer gas method;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 91.120.99 (Other standards related to protection of and in buildings)
DOI: 10.1520/E1186-98
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