Designation:D5206−19AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforWindloadResistanceofRigidPlasticSiding1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5206;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThistestmethoddescribesmethodsfortestingandevaluatingwindloadresistanceofrigidplasticsidingwhenfastenedinaccordancewithPracticeD4756,specificproductstandardspecifications,orinaccordancewithmanufacturer’sinstallationinstructions.1.2Theproperuseofthistestmethodrequiresaknowledgeoftheprinciplesofpressuremeasurement.1.3Thistestmethoddescribestheapparatusandtheproce-durestobeusedtodetermineanaveragemaximumsustainedstatictestpressure,orultimatetestpressurevalues,orboth,withstaticpressureapplieduniformlytoaspecimen.NOTE1—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothistestmethod.1.4Thevaluesexpressedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIequivalentsinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificprecautionarystatements,seeSection7.1.6Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD4756PracticeforInstallationofRigidPoly(VinylChlo-ride)(PVC)SidingandSoffitE631TerminologyofBuildingConstructions2.2ASCEStandard:3ASCE7-10MinimumDesignLoadsforBuildingsandOth...
