Designation:E1592−05(Reapproved2012)StandardTestMethodforStructuralPerformanceofSheetMetalRoofandSidingSystemsbyUniformStaticAirPressureDifference1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1592;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONComputationsaretheacceptedmethodfordeterminingthestructuralcapacityofmostmetalproducts.However,someconditionsareoutsidethescopeofanalysisbyindustryspecifications.Methodsofcomputationandadiscussionoftheseconditionsarefoundinthefollowingdocuments:AISISpecificationfortheDesignofCold-FormedSteelStructuralMembersandLoadandResistanceFactorSpecificationforCold-FormedSteelStructuralMembersandAluminumAssociationSpecifi-cationsforAluminumStructures.Thistestmethodisnottobeconsideredasawinddesignstandard.Itisastructuralcapacitytesttodeterminetheabilityofapanelsystem(includingattachments)toresistuniformstaticpressure.Actualwindpressureisnonuniformanddynamic.Theseuniformstatictestresultsshouldbeusedinconjunctionwithcommonlyrecognizedwinddesignstandards,andwillyieldhighlyconservativeresults.Whenadditionalfastenersareinstalledacrosspanelflatsateaves,ridges,orreinforcedendlaps,thecrosswisedistortioniseliminatedandbothflexuralcapacityandanchor-to-panelattachmentstrengthcanvarywiththedistancefromsuchconditions.Thistestprocedurecanbeusedtoevaluatethestrengthofpanelsandattachmentsatanydistancefromendoredgeperimeterconditions.Thesizeofthespecimenandlimitationsonairsealsaredesignedtominimizeanyinterferencewiththenaturalresponseofthepanelsunderload.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheevaluationofthestructuralperformanceofsheetmetalpanelsandanchor-to-panelattach-mentsforrooforsidingsystemsunderuniformstaticairpressuredifferencesusingatestchamberorsupportsurface.1.2Theprovisionsofthistestmethodareapplicabletostandingseam,trapezoidal,...
