ASTM E72-98
Historical Standard: ASTM E72-98 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 14 Materials on a Standard Wood Frame Racking Load-Evaluation of Sheathing 15 Materials (Wet) on a Standard Wood Frame TESTING FLOORS Significance and Use 16 Transverse Load 17 Concentrated Load 18 Impact Load-See Test Methods E 695 and E 661 TESTING ROOFS Section Significance and Use 19 Transverse Load 20 Concentrated Load 21 APPENDIX Technical Interpretation XI1.2 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/E0072-98
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