Designation:C1201/C1201M−15StandardTestMethodforStructuralPerformanceofExteriorDimensionStoneCladdingSystemsbyUniformStaticAirPressureDifference1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1201/C1201M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofthestruc-turalperformanceofdimensionstonecladdingsystemsunderpositiveandnegativeuniformstaticairpressuredifferences,usingatestchamber.1.2Theproperuseofthistestmethodrequiresaknowledgeoftheprinciplesofpressureanddeflectionmeasurement.1.3Thistestmethoddescribestheapparatusandtheproce-duretobeusedforapplyingeitherspecifictestloadsorunknownultimatevaluesofuniformitydistributedtestloadstoaspecimen.1.3.1ProcedureA(see11.2)shallbeusedwhendeflectionsatmaximumloadonlyarerequired.1.3.2ProcedureB(see11.3)shallbeusedwhenaload-deflectioncurveisrequired.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.Forspecifichazardstatements,seeSection7.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1799GuidetoDimensionStoneTestSpecimenSamplingandPreparation2.2ANSIStandard:ANSIA58.1BuildingCodeRequirementsforMinimumDesignLoadsinBuildingsandOtherStructures32.3AAMAStandard:AAMATIR-A2DesignWindLoadsforAluminumCurtainWalls43.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1permanentdeformation—thepermanentdisplacementfromanoriginalposition...
