Designation:D5206−13AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforWindloadResistanceofRigidPlasticSiding1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5206;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1ThistestmethoddescribesmethodsfortestingandevaluatingwindloadresistanceofrigidplasticsidingwhenfastenedinaccordancewithPracticeD4756.1.2Theproperuseofthistestmethodrequiresaknowledgeoftheprinciplesofpressuremeasurement.1.3Thistestmethoddescribestheapparatusandtheproce-durestobeusedtodetermineanaveragemaximumsustainedstatictestpressure,orultimatetestpressurevalues,orboth,withstaticpressureapplieduniformlytoaspecimen.NOTE1—ThereisnoknownISOequivalenttothistestmethod.1.4Thevaluesexpressedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIequivalentsinparenthesesareforinformationonly.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecificprecautionarystatements,seeSection7.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D883TerminologyRelatingtoPlasticsD1600TerminologyforAbbreviatedTermsRelatingtoPlas-ticsD3679SpecificationforRigidPoly(VinylChloride)(PVC)SidingD4756PracticeforInstallationofRigidPoly(VinylChlo-ride)(PVC)SidingandSoffitE631TerminologyofBuildingConstructions3.Terminology3.1General—DefinitionsareinaccordancewithTerminolo-giesD883andE631andabbreviationsareinaccordancewithTerminologyD1600unlessotherwiseindicated.3.2DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.2.1maximumsustainedstatictestpressure—thegreatestdifferenceinstaticairpressure(negativeorpositive)thatatestspecimenwithstandswithoutfailure,expressedasforcepersquarefoot(orpascals).3.2.2nailhemthick...
