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AAMA/NWWDA
101/I.S.2-97 TEST REPORT
Rendered
to:
REPCO
510 Station Avenue
Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020
Report No:
ATI-18495
Test Date: 11/29/96
Report Date: 12/12/96
Expiration Date: 11/29/00
Series/Model: 1295
Type: Thermally Improved
Aluminum Fixed Window
Project Summary
Architectural Testing Inc. (ATI)
was contracted by Repco to perform structural
tests on a Series 1295 Fixed Window. The sample
tested successfully met the performance requirements
for a Class F-HC55. The test specimen description
and test data are reported below.
Test Specification
The test specimen was evaluated
in accordance with AAMA/NWWDA 101-93, Voluntary
Specification for Aluminum and Poly (Vinyl Chloride)
(PVC) Prime Windows and Glass Doors.
| Test Specimen
Description |
|
| Overall Size |
6'0'' wide
by 6'0'' high |
| Daylight Opening
Size |
5'9-1/8'' wide
by 5'9-1/8'' high |
| Finish |
All aluminum
was painted brown |
| Glazing |
The window
utilized 0.85'' thick sealed insulating
glass fabricated from two 0.185'' thick,
clear sheets of annealed glass and a desiccant-filled
metal spacer system. The insulating glass
was interior drop-in glazed using mastic
compound. On the interior side was a silicone
heal bead and an aluminum snap-in glazing
bead with a ¼'' diameter flexible bulb seal. |
| Frame Contruction
|
Frame members
were constructed of extruded aluminum that
employed a poured-in place urethane thermal
break with an average debridged width of
0.173''. All corners were coped, butted,
sealed and fastened with two screws per
corner. |
Test Results
The results are tabulated as follows:
| Paragraph |
Title of Test - Test Method |
Results |
Allowed |
| 2.1.2 |
Air Infiltration |
|
|
| |
@ 1.56 psf (25 mph) |
0.03 cfm/ft |
-- |
| |
@ 6.24 psf (50 mph) |
0.03 cfm/ft |
0.15 cfm/ft |
| 2.1.3 |
Water resistance |
|
|
| |
WTP = 6.00 psf |
No entry |
No entry |
| |
@ 5.00 gph/ft2 |
|
|
| 2.1.4 |
Uniform Load Structural |
|
|
| |
@ 60.0 psf (exterior) |
0.001" |
0.288" |
| |
@ 60.0 pasf (interior) |
0.001" |
0.288" |
| Optional
Performance |
| 3.3 |
Water Resistance |
|
|
| |
WTP = 12.0 psf |
No entry |
No entry |
| |
@ 5.00 gph/ft2 |
|
|
| 3.4 |
Uniform Load Structural |
|
|
| |
@ 82.5 psf (exterior) |
0.040" |
0.288" |
| |
@ 82.5 psf (interior) |
0.010" |
0.288" |
Representative samples
of the test specimen and a copy of this report
will be retained by ATI for a period of four
years. This report is the exclusive property
of the client so named herein and is applicable
to the sample tested. Results obtained are tested
values and do not constitute an opinion or endorsement
by this laboratory.
For ARCHITECTURAL
TESTING INC.
| Matthew J. Sindlinger |
Bruce W. Croak |
| Technician |
Project Manager |
MJS:cat
18495
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Teterboro, NJ 07608
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