Designation:D6513−14StandardPracticeforCalculatingtheSuperimposedLoadonWood-frameWallsforStandardFire-ResistanceTests1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6513;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversproceduresforcalculatingthesuperimposedaxialloadrequiredtobeappliedtoload-bearingwood-framewallsthroughoutstandardfire-resistanceandfireandhose-streamtests.1.2Thecalculationsdeterminethemaximumloadallowedbydesignforwood-framewallassembliesundernationallyrecognizedstructuraldesigncriteria.1.3Thispracticeisonlyapplicabletothosewood-frameassembliesforwhichthenationallyrecognizedstructuraldesigncriteriaistheNationalDesignSpecificationforWoodConstruction(NDS).21.4Thesystemofunitstobeusedisthatofthenationallyrecognizedstructuraldesigncriteria.FortheNDS,theunitsareinch-pound.1.5Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes(excludingthoseintablesandfigures)shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:3D9TerminologyRelatingtoWoodandWood-BasedProd-uctsE119TestMethodsforFireTestsofBuildingConstructionandMaterialsE176TerminologyofFireStandardsE1529TestMethodsforDeterminingEffectsofLargeHy-drocarbonPoolFiresonStructuralMembersandAssem-blies2.2OtherStandards:NDS—NationalDesignSpecificationforWoodConstruc-tion2NDSSupplement—DesignValuesforWoodConstruction23.Terminology3.1Definitions—DefinitionsusedinthispracticeareinaccordancewithTerminologyD9andTerminologyE176,unlessotherwiseindicated.3.2Definit...
