Performance Testing of Metal Curtain Walls
Performance Testing of Metal Curtain Walls

Author: Wayne F. Koppes

Publisher:

Published: 1962

Total Pages: 15

ISBN-13:

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The purpose of this paper is to review briefly the work currently being done in testing metal curtain walls--to report on the state of the art--and to point out the need for authoritative standards in this work. The usual objectives and typical methods of testing will be discussed, and some of the criteria of performance as well as some of the tentative testing procedures will be reviewed. It is not the intent to suggest any new procedures for this work or even to offer recommendations. The author is serving as a reporter, acquainted with some of the current activities and hopeful of being able to provide some background information pertinent to the functions of Committee E-6 on Methods of Testing Building Constructions. Those concerned with metal wall testing are gratified that ASTM is initiating activity in this area, and the results of these studies are already being anticipated.

Performance of Exterior Building Walls
Performance of Exterior Building Walls

Author: Paul G. Johnson

Publisher: ASTM International

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 0803134576

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Annotation All of the presentations and the papers in this publication address ways to improve the performance of exterior building walls, or ways to identify, understand, and avoid the factors leading to failures in the future.

Full-Scale Performance Testing of Curtain Walls
Full-Scale Performance Testing of Curtain Walls

Author: AA. Sakhnovsky

Publisher:

Published: 1991

Total Pages: 12

ISBN-13:

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A curtain wall testing procedure is outlined, including aspects of the construction of mock-ups, static and dynamic testing, and on-site field tests. Background comparisons, advantages, and limitations of current static and dynamic test methods are covered. Applicable standards are listed and discussed.

Structural Performance Testing of Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors
Structural Performance Testing of Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors

Author: HR. Trechsel

Publisher:

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13:

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This paper is a commentary on the ASTM Test for Structural Performance of Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors under the Influence of Wind Loads, Designation E 330-70. A brief historical background of the development of the test method is given, the procedure is summarized, some of its features are highlighted, and the use, application, and significance of the method are discussed.