Standard Test Methods for Transverse Load Tests on Panels Used in Wall Construction

Importancia y uso:

4.1 The procedures outlined in these test methods serve to evaluate the performance of the wall segments for deflection, permanent set, and maximum load-carrying capacity under transverse loading. Performance criteria based on data collected using these procedures fall outside the scope of these test methods.

4.2 Transverse loads cannot be applied satisfactorily to some wall constructions, such as masonry, with the specimen in a horizontal position. For such constructions, the loads shall be applied to the specimen in a vertical position thus simulating service conditions.

4.3 Test results obtained from the two-point loading (8.2.1 and 9.2.1) and the uniform loading (8.2.2 and 9.2.2) are neither compatible nor interchangeable.

Subcomité:

E06.11

Volúmen:

04.12

Número ICS:

91.080.20 (Timber structures)

Palabras clave:

deflection; deformation; load duration; maximum load carrying capacity; permanent set; strength tests; transverse load; walls; wall segment;