Testing ProtocolsBlackwater 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 / TitleStandard ReferenceTest 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 Testing Impact & Nonimpact Resistant Building Envelope Components Using Uniform Static Air Pressure. TAS 202-94 Testing Products Subjected to Cyclic Wind Pressure Loading TAS 203-94 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 Safety Glazing Materials Used in Buildings – Safety Performance Specifications and Methods of Test (Drop Ball Test) ANSI Z97.1-04 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 Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, Doors, and Storm Shutters Impacted by Missile(s) and Exposed to Cycling Pressure Differentials. ASTM
E1886-02 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 Performance of Permanent Metal Railing Systems and Rails for Buildings ASTM E935-13 Testing Bond Performance of Bonded Anchors ASTM E1512-01 Measuring the Forced Entry Resistance of Window Assemblies, Excluding Glazing Impact ASTM F588-07 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 Water Penetration of Exterior Windows, Skylights, Doors, and Curtain Walls by Cyclic Static Air Pressure Difference ASTM E547-00 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 |