1. Scope

1.1 These test methods cover the testing of coated and laminated fabrics made primarily for use in fabric roof systems. These coated and laminated fabrics are generally in either an air supported or tension supported construction of fabric roof systems.

1.2 These test methods provide procedures to test coated and laminated fabrics used in fabric roof systems. These methods can be used for most fiber-based, coated and laminated architectural fabrics.

1.3 This standard includes the following sections that provide test procedures for coated and laminated architectural fabrics:

1.4 These test methods include only testing procedures and do not include specifications or tolerances. They are intended as a guide for specifications. Any of these methods may be used in material specifications to evaluate requirements for a specific end use as related to a particular job.

1.5 This standard may involve hazardous materials, operations, and equipment. This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. See Note 6, Note A1.1, Note A2.1, and Note A3.1.

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

C423 Test Method for Sound Absorption and Sound Absorption Coefficients by the Reverberation Room Method

D123 Terminology Relating to Textiles

D751 Test Methods for Coated Fabrics

D1003 Test Method for Haze and Luminous Transmittance of Transparent Plastics

D1776 Practice for Conditioning and Testing Textiles

D1777 Test Method for Thickness of Textile Materials

D2904 Practice for Interlaboratory Testing of a Textile Test Method that Produces Normally Distributed Data

D2906 Practice for Statements on Precision and Bias for Textiles

D3773 Test Methods for Length of Woven Fabric

D3774 Test Method for Width of Textile Fabric

D3775 Test Method for Warp (End) and Filling (Pick) Count of Woven Fabrics

D3776 Test Methods for Mass Per Unit Area (Weight) of Fabric

D3882 Test Method for Bow and Skew in Woven and Knitted Fabrics

D4850 Terminology Relating to Fabrics and Fabric Test Methods

D5035 Test Method for Breaking Force and Elongation of Textile Fabrics (Strip Method)

D5587 Test Method for Tearing Strength of Fabrics by Trapezoid Procedure

E84 Test Method for Surface Burning Characteristics of Building Materials

E108 Test Methods for Fire Tests of Roof Coverings

E136 Test Method for Behavior of Materials in a Vertical Tube Furnace at 750C

E424 Test Methods for Solar Energy Transmittance and Reflectance (Terrestrial) of Sheet Materials

G23 Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus (Carbon-Arc Type) With and Without Water for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials

G26 Practice for Operating Light-Exposure Apparatus (Xenon-Arc Type) With and Without Water for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials (Discontinued 2001)

G53 Practice for Operating Light-and Water-Exposure Apparatus (Fluorescent UV-Condensation Type) for Exposure of Nonmetallic Materials

Keywords

coated fabrics; laminated fabrics; architectural use

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 59.080.99 (Other products of the textile industry)

DOI: 10.1520/D4851-97

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