Designation:E1783/E1783M−96(Reapproved2013)´1StandardSpecificationforPreformedArchitecturalStripSealsforBuildingsandParkingStructures1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1783/E1783M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—UnitsinformationwaseditoriallycorrectedinSeptember2013.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthephysicalrequirementsforthefullycuredelastomericalloyandthemovementcapabilitiesofpreformedarchitecturalcompressionsealsusedforsealingexpansionjointsinbuildingsandparkingstructures.Thepreformedarchitecturalstripsealisanelastomericextrusion.Thisextrusioniseitheramembraneortubularhavinganinternalbafflesystemproducedcontinuouslyandlongitudi-nallythroughoutthematerial.Theseextrusionsaresecuredinoroverajointbylockingrailsoranenddamnosingmaterial.Thearchitecturalstripsealiscompressedandexpandedbythismechanicalorchemicalattachment.NOTE1—MovementcapabilityisdefinedinTestMethodE1399/E1399M.1.2Thisspecificationcoversallcolorsofarchitecturalstripseals.NOTE2—Theproductsdescribedinthisspecificationaremanufacturedfromthermoplasticelastomersdefinedas“fullycuredelastomericalloys”inTestMethodD5048.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D395TestMethodsforRubberProperty—CompressionSetD412TestMethodsforVulcanizedRubberandThermoplas-ticElasto...
