Designation:F1900−98(Reapproved2017)AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforWaterResistanceofFootwearUsingaWalkingStepSimulator1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1900;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversamethodofmeasuringthewaterresistanceoffootwear.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.3Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D2098TestMethodforDynamicWaterResistanceofShoeUpperLeatherbytheDowCorningLeatherTesterD2099TestMethodforDynamicWaterResistanceofShoeUpperLeatherbytheMaeserWaterPenetrationTester2.2SATRATestMethod:3PhysicalTestMethodPM81Trough-WaterPenetrationTest2.3FIATestMethods:4No.1209,AppendixB—WholeShoeFlexinWater3.SignificanceandUse3.1Waterresistanceisadesirablecharacteristicformanydifferenttypesoffootwear.Thistestmethodprovidesaguideformeasuringwaterresistanceunderdynamicconditionsthatcloselyduplicatenormalhumanwalking.ThedegreeofcorrelationbetweenthistestandfootwearperformanceinthefieldorfootwearperformanceintheSATRATrough-WaterPenetrationTesthasnotbeenfullydetermined.4.Apparatus4.1Mechanism,suchastheoneshowninFig.1,thatapproximatesthemovementsandforcesinvolvedinhumanwalkingmotion.Theimportantfeaturesofthewalkingmotionproducedbythemechanismaredefinedasfollows:4.1.1Atthebeginningofastep(thepo...
