- Author
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Masters, L. W.
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Clark, E. J.
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Sleater, G. A.
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Hockman, A.
- Title
- Durability and Related Tests for Selected Elements and Materials Used in the Exterior Envelope of Buildings. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBSIR 75-955,
November 1975,
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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construction materials; buildings; tests; durability; aging tests (materials); roofs; walls; floors; substructures; reviews; tables (data); standards; concretes; masonry; metals; wood; plastics; coatings; paints; adhesives; sandwich structures
- Abstract
- This report contains a compendium of state-of-the-art methods to aid in the durability testing of selected elements and materials used in the exterior envelope of buildings. The purposes of the report are to identify currently available property measurement tests and aging tests that can be used for durability testing and to identify the degradation factors included in each aging test. The report will form the basis for selecting specific elements and materials for inclusion in subsequent comprehensive durability studies. These additional studies are needed because existing short-term methods are seldom fully adequate for predicting long-term performance. The sources of the methods include the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), building industry trade associations, Federal Specifications and Federal Standards. Indications are made for each test method to show if the methods described include a property measurement test, an aging test or both. If the method contains an aging test, the degradation factors included in the test are listed.