Designation:E196−06(Reapproved2012)StandardPracticeforGravityLoadTestingofFloorsandLowSlopeRoofs1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE196;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheDepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticecoversstaticloadtestingoffloorsandlowsloperoofs(roofshavingaslopeoflessthan1in12)underactualorsimulatedserviceconditions,andisapplicabletotypicalelementsorsectionsofstructuresfabricatedfortestortoactualexistingbuildingcomponents.Thispracticeisin-tendedforuseindeterminingthestrengthandstiffnessofelementsorsectionsoffloorsandroofsofbuildingsundergravityloads,aswellasincheckingthedesign,materials,connections,andthequalityofthefabricationofsuchbuildingconstructions.1.2ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasstandard.Thevaluesgiveninparenthesesaremathematicalconversionstoinch-poundunitsthatareprovidedforinforma-tiononlyandarenotconsideredstandard.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E575PracticeforReportingDatafromStructuralTestsofBuildingConstructions,Elements,Connections,andAs-sembliesE631TerminologyofBuildingConstructions3.Terminology3.1Fordefinitionsoftermsinthispractice,seeTerminologyE631.4.SignificanceandUse4.1Thispracticeisintendedtobeusedbypartiesinvolvedinthetestingoffloorsandroofsofstructureseitherinthefieldorthelaboratory.Testsareeitherprooftestsorteststofailure,andareapplicabletoallconstructionmaterials.Thepracticeisnotintendedforuseinroutinequalitycontroltestingofindividualbuildingelementsorconstructions.5.TypesofTests5.1ProofTest...
