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Testing Protocols

Blackwater can perform various test protocols for product approvals, qualification, and certification for in accordance with the Florida Building Code (FBC) Test Application Standards (TAS), American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards, American Architectural Manufacturers Association/Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (AAMA/FGIA) standards, and American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards, including:

Subject / Title

Standard Reference

Test Procedure for Field Withdrawal Resistance Testing

TAS105

Standard Procedure for Field Verification of The Bonding of Mortar or Adhesive Set Tile Systems and Mechanically Attached, Rigid, Discontinuous Roof Systems)

TAS106

Impact Test Procedures

TAS 201-94
ASTM E1996-14a

Testing Impact & Nonimpact Resistant Building Envelope Components Using Uniform Static Air Pressure.

TAS 202-94
ASTM E330-02

Testing Products Subjected to Cyclic Wind Pressure Loading

TAS 203-94
ASTM E1886-02

Salt Spray Test for Corrosion

ASTM B117-11

Determining Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences

ASTM E283-04

Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E331-00
(Reapproved 2009)

Safety Glazing Materials Used in Buildings – Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test (Drop Ball Test)

ANSI Z97.1-04
(Revision 2015)

Standard Specification for Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Storm Shutters Impacted by Debris in Hurricanes.

ASTM E1996-14a

Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Doors, Skylights, and Curtain Walls by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference.

ASTM E330-02
(Revision 2014)

Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Storm Shutters Impacted by Missile(s) and Exposed to Cycling Pressure Differentials.

ASTM E1886-02
(Revision 2013a)

Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction

ASTM E72-14

Strength of Anchors in Concrete Elements

ASTM E488-10

Anchorage of Permanent Metal Railing Systems and Rails for Buildings

ASTM E894-88
(Reapproved 2010)

Performance of Permanent Metal Railing Systems and Rails for Buildings

ASTM E935-13

Testing Bond Performance of Bonded Anchors

ASTM E1512-01
(Reapproved 2015)

Measuring the Forced Entry Resistance of Window Assemblies, Excluding Glazing Impact

ASTM F588-07
(Reapproved 2014)

Standard Practice for Modified Salt Spray (Fog) Testing

ASTM G85

Measuring the Forced Entry Resistance of Sliding Door Assemblies, Excluding Glazing Impact

ASTM F842-14

Operating Xenon Arc Light Apparatus for Exposure of Non-Metallic Materials

ASTM G155-2005
(Reapproved 2013)

Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference

ASTM E547-00
(Reapproved 2009)

Standard Test for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood

ASTM D1761-12

Standard Test Methods for Strength of Glass by Flexure (Determination of Modulus of Rupture)

ASTM C158

Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Plastics

ASTM D638

Standard Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics

ASTM D1003

Standard Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials

ASTM D1037

Standard Test Method for Tensile Properties of Polymer Matrix Composite Materials

ASTM D3039

Standard Test Methods for Tension Testing of Metallic Materials

ASTM E8

Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements

ASTM E90

Standard Practice for Computing the Colors of Objects by Using the CIE System

ASTM E308

Standard Practice for Calculating Yellowness and Whiteness Indices from Instrumentally Measured Color Coordinates

ASTM E313

Standard Test Method for Static Load Testing of Framed Floor or Roof Diaphragm Constructions for Buildings

ASTM E455

Standard Practice for Reporting Data from Structural Tests of Building Constructions, Elements, Connections, and Assemblies

ASTM E575

Standard Test Method for Determining Air Leakage Rate by Fan Pressurization

ASTM E779

Standard Test Method for Field Measurement of Air Leakage Through Installed Exterior Windows and Doors

ASTM E783

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

ASTM E1105

Standard Practice for Determining the Acoustical Performance of Windows, Doors, Skylight, and Glazed Wall Systems

ASTM E1425

Standard Test Methods for Determining Strength Capacities of Structural Insulated Panels

ASTM E1803

Standard Test Methods for Determining the Mechanical Properties of Externally and Internally Threaded Fasteners, Washers, Direct Tension Indicators, and Rivets

ASTM F606