Designation:E2322−03(Reapproved2015)StandardTestMethodforConductingTransverseandConcentratedLoadTestsonPanelsusedinFloorandRoofConstruction1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2322;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthefollowingproceduresfordeterminingthestructuralpropertiesofsegmentsoffloorandroofconstructions:SectionTestSpecimens5Loading6DeformationMeasurements7Report8PrecisionandBias9TestingFloorsTransverseLoad10ConcentratedLoad11TestingRoofsTransverseLoad12ConcentratedLoad131.2Thistestmethodservestoevaluatetheperformanceoffloorsandroofspanelssubjectedto(1)Uniformloading,and(2)Concentratedstaticloading,whichrepresentconditionssustainedintheactualperformanceoftheelement.Thestandardisnotintendedfortheevaluationofindividualstructuralframingorsupportingmembers(floorjoist,rafters,andtrusses),orboth.1.3Thetextofthisstandardreferencesnotesandfootnoteswhichprovideexplanatorymaterial.Thesenotesandfootnotes,excludingthoseintablesandfigures,shallnotbeconsideredasrequirementsofthestandard.1.4Thisstandardisnotintendedtocoverconcretefloorslabs.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Nootherunitsofmeasurementareincludedinthisstandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C109/C109MTestMethodforCompressiveStrengthofHydraulicCementMortars(Using2-in.or[50-mm]CubeSpecimens)E4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesE72TestMethodsofConductingStrengthTestsofPanelsforBuildingConstructionE73PracticeforStaticLoadTestingofTrussAssembliesE196PracticeforGravityLoadTestingof...
