Designation:E1514−98(Reapproved2017)´1StandardSpecificationforStructuralStandingSeamSteelRoofPanelSystems1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE1514;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ε1NOTE—Editorialchangesweremadein2.6,4.1.3,5.2.2,andthroughoutinOctober2017.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversthedesign,construction,andweatherabilityofstructuralstandingseamsteelroofpanelsystems.Itincludesperformancerequirementsforthefollow-ingelementsonly:panels,concealedpanelclips,panel/clipanchorage,andpaneljointsealers.NOTE1—Thesesystemsareusedonbothlow-slopeandsteep-sloperoofapplications.Theyalsoareusedwithorwithoutanunderlyingdeckorsheathing.1.2Theobjectiveofthisspecificationistoprovidefortheoverallperformanceofthestructuralstandingseamsteelroofpanelsystemasdefinedin3.2.6duringitsservicelifeinordertoprovideweatherprotection,carrythespecifieddesignloads,andallowproperaccessovertheroofsurfaceinordertoprovideforperiodicmaintenanceofequipmentbytheowner.1.3Inadditiontostructural,thespecifiershallevaluateothercharacteristicsbeyondthescopeofthisspecificationthataffectthefinalchoiceofroofconstruction.Theseinclude,butarenotlimitedto,functional,legal,insurance,andeconomicconsiderations.SeeAppendixX1forspecifier’schecklist.1.4Thespecificationisnotintendedtoexcludeproductsorsystemsnotcoveredbythereferenceddocuments.1.5Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.ThevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoSIunitsthatareprovidedforinformationonlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.6Thetextofthisspecificationcontainsnotesandfoot-notesthatprovideexplanatoryinformationandarenotrequire-mentsofthisspecification.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononP...
