ASTM_E_2358_-_17.pdf

Designation:E235817Standard Specification forPerformance of Glazing in Permanent Railing Systems,Guards,and Balustrades1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2358;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This specification covers glass in permanent railingsystems,guards,and balustrades,including components suchas rails and swing gates or other forms of required guardrailopening protection installed in agricultural,assembly,commercial,educational,industrial,institutional,recreational,and residential buildings,and other structures such as towers orelevated platforms.1.2 This specification is intended to be applied to permanentglass or other glazing railing systems for buildings and to suchrailing systems,rails,guards,and balustrades having majorstructural components made of glass or other glazing material,or the secondary components such as infill or balusters made ofglass or other glazing material.1.3 This specification considers that the overall outlook isbased on the health and safety of all potential users ofbuildings.The criteria incorporated in this specification pro-vide for normal and anticipated building uses,but not forabuses for which the building and its components are notdesigned.1.4 This specification establishes basic minimum require-ments and criteria that lead to satisfactory products undernormal use conditions and does not give consideration todesign criteria for specific field conditions,the establishment ofwhich is the prerogative and responsibility of the designer,specification writer,and regulatory agencies.1.5This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and todetermine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior touse.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E631 Terminology of Building ConstructionsE935 Test Methods for Performance of Permanent MetalRailing Systems and Rails for BuildingsE1481 Terminology of Railing Systems and Rails for Build-ingsE1886 Test Method for Performance of Exterior Windows,Curtain Walls,Doors,and Impact Protective SystemsImpacted by Missile(s)and Exposed to Cyclic PressureDifferentialsE1996 Specification for Performance of Exterior Windows,Curtain Walls,Doors,and Impact Protective SystemsImpacted by Windborne Debris in HurricanesE2025 Test Method for Evaluating Fenestration Componentsand Assemblies for Resistance to Impact Energies(With-drawn 2015)3E2353 Test Methods for Performance of Glazing in Perma-nent Railing Systems,Guards,and Balustrades2.2 ANSI Standard:ANSI Z97.1 Glazing Materials Used in Buildings,SafetyPerformance Specifications and Methods of Test41This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 onPerformance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.56on Performance of Railing Systems and Glass for Floors and Stairs.Current edition approved Aug.1,2017.Published September 2017.Originallyapproved in 2004.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as E2358 04(2010).DOI:10.1520/E2358-17.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3The last approved version of this historical standard is referenced onwww.astm.org.4Available from American National Standards Institute(ANSI),25 W.43rd St.,4th Floor,New York,NY 10036,http:/www.ansi.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.1 3.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsGeneral terms used in this standard testmethod are defined in Terminologies E631 and E1481.Termscommon to this standard test method and referenced testmethods are defined in the respective documents unless definedherein.4.Design Requirements4.1 Railing Height:4.1.1 Guardrail Systems:4.1.1.1 The fabricated height of a guardrail system,mea-sured from its top surface to the finished floor lev