Designation:F141−12StandardTerminologyRelatingtoResilientFloorCoverings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF141;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.ReferencedDocuments1.1ASTMStandards:2F1066SpecificationforVinylCompositionFloorTileF1303SpecificationforSheetVinylFloorCoveringwithBackingF1344SpecificationforRubberFloorTileF1700SpecificationforSolidVinylFloorTileF1859SpecificationforRubberSheetFloorCoveringWith-outBackingF1860SpecificationforRubberSheetFloorCoveringWithBackingF1913SpecificationforVinylSheetFloorCoveringWithoutBackingF2034SpecificationforSheetLinoleumFloorCoveringF2195SpecificationforLinoleumFloorTile2.Terminology2.1TermsandDefinitions:above-grade,adj—abovethesurfaceoftheground,asrelatedtofloorlocation,aboveawell-ventilatedspacewithatleast18in.(457.2mm)betweenthebottomofthelowesthorizontalstructuralmemberandanypointoftheground.abrasion,n—wearing,grinding,orrubbingawaybyfriction.acrossmachinedirection,n—thedirectionperpendiculartowhichaproductmovesthroughthemanufacturingprocess.asphalttile,n—anobsoletefloorsurfacingunitcomposedofasphaltorhydrocarbonresins,orboth,crysotileasbestosfibers,mineralfillers,andpigments.below-grade,adj—belowthesurfaceoftheground,asrelatedtofloorlocation,partorallofthefloorisbelowtheground.cellularconcrete,n—alightweightflooringsubstratematerialwhichutilizesahydrauliccementasthebinderandhasahomogeneousvoidorcellstructureattainedusinggasformingchemicalsorfoamingagents.concrete,n—ahard,strongmaterialmadebymixingacementingmaterial(commonlyportlandcement)andamineralaggregate(aswashedsandandgravelorbrokenrock)withsufficientwatertocausethecementtosetandbindtheentiremass.coefficientoffriction—theratioofthetangentialforcethatisneed...
