Designation:D5076/D5076M−13(Reapproved2019)StandardTestMethodforMeasuringVoidsinRoofingandWaterproofingMembranes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5076/D5076M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodincludestwoproceduresformeasuringtheareaofvoidsintheadhesivebetweenmaterialsusedinroofingandwaterproofingsystems.Bothproceduresrequireacountofthenumberofvoids.1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D1079TerminologyRelatingtoRoofingandWaterproofingD2829/D2829MPracticeforSamplingandAnalysisofEx-istingBuilt-UpRoofSystems3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Fordefinitionsoftermsusedinthistestmethod,seeTerminologyD1079.4.SummaryofTestMethod4.1Allvoidsarecountedandmeasured.Inaddition,inbuilt-uproofingandwaterproofingmembranesamples,voidsmaybeclassifiedintodry,glazed,uncoated,andoverlyingvoids(seeTerminologyD1079).Countandmeasureonlyvoidswithatleastonedimensionequaltoorlargerthan13mm[0.5in.].Smalleradhesivelayerdefectsarenotconsideredvoids.4...