ASTM E72-04
Historical Standard: ASTM E72-04 Standard Test Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction
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ASTM E72
1. Scope
1.1 These test methods cover the following procedures for determining the structural properties of segments of wall, floor, and roof constructions:
| Section | |
| Test Specimens | 3 |
| Loading | 4 |
| Deformation Measurements | 5 |
| Reports | 6 |
| Precision and Accuracy | 7 |
| TESTING WALLS | |
| Significance and Use | 8 |
| Compressive Load | 9 |
| Tensile Load | 10 |
| Transverse Load-Specimen Horizontal | 11 |
| Transverse Load-Specimen Vertical | 12 |
| Concentrated Load | 13 |
| Impact Load-See Test Methods E 695 and E 661 | |
| Racking Load-Evaluation of Sheathing Materials on a Standard Wood Frame | 14 |
| Racking Load-Evaluation of SheathingMaterials (Wet) on a Standard WoodFrame | 15 |
| TESTING FLOORS | |
| Significance and Use | 16 |
| Transverse Load | 17 |
| Concentrated Load | 18 |
| Impact Load-See Test Methods E 695 andE 661 | |
| TESTING ROOFS | |
| Section | |
| Significance and Use | 19 |
| Transverse Load | 20 |
| Concentrated Load | 21 |
| APPENDIX | |
| Technical Interpretation | Appendix X1 |
1.2 Metric units are to be considered as the primary standard units.
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
E4 Practices for Force Verification of Testing Machines
E73 Practice for Static Load Testing of Truss Assemblies
E564 Practice for Static Load Test for Shear Resistance of Framed Walls for Buildings
E575 Practice for Reporting Data from Structural Tests of Building Constructions, Elements, Connections, and Assemblies
E661 Test Method for Performance of Wood and Wood-Based Floor and Roof Sheathing Under Concentrated Static and Impact Loads
E695 Test Method of Measuring Relative Resistance of Wall, Floor, and Roof Construction to Impact Loading
E2322 Test Method for Conducting Transverse and Concentrated Load Tests on Panels used in Floor and Roof Construction
Other Document
NISTVoluntaryProduct American Softwood Lumber Standard Available from National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau Dr., Stop 1070, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1070, http://www.nist.gov.Keywords
compressive load; concentrated loads; deformation; floors; load duration; racking load; roofs; sheathing; strength tests; tensile load; transverse load; walls; Building materials/applications; Flooring/floor covering systems; Loading tests--building constructions/materials; Panels; Racking load test; Roofing materials/applications; Strength--construction materials/applications; Transverse testing; Walls;
ICS Code
ICS Number Code 91.060.10 (Walls. Partitions. Facades)
DOI: 10.1520/E0072-04
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