Designation:E2010–01AnAmericanNationalStandardStandardTestMethodforPositivePressureFireTestsofWindowAssemblies1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2010;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.INTRODUCTIONThisfiretestresponsestandardreplacestestmethodE163,whichwasformerlyunderthejurisdictionofCommitteeE05onFireStandards.TestmethodE163waswithdrawnonJanuary1,1995inaccordancewithsection10.5.3.1oftheRegulationsGoverningASTMTechnicalCommittees,whichrequiresthatstandardsshallbeupdatedbytheendoftheeighthyearsincelastapprovaldate.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversfire-test-responseapplicabletowindowassemblies,includingglassblockandotherlighttransmittingassemblies,foruseinwallsorpartitionstoretardthepassageoffire(seeAppendixX1).1.2Thisfire-test-responsetestmethodwilldeterminetheabilityofwindowassemblies,includingglassblockandotherlighttransmittingassemblies,tofunctionasafirebarrierduringastandardfireendurancetest.Suchtestsshallnotbeconstruedasdeterminingsuitabilityofwindowassembliesforcontinueduseafterfireexposure(seeAppendixX1.2).1.3Thisfire-test-responsetestmethodisintendedtoevalu-atetheabilityofwindowassemblies,includingglassblockorotherlighttransmittingassemblies,toremaininawallorpartitionduringapredeterminedfiretestexposure,whichisthenfollowedbytheapplicationofahosestream(seeAppendixX1.3).1.4Thefireexposureisnotnecessarilyrepresentativeofallfireconditions,whichnormallyvarywithchangesintheamount,natureanddistributionoffireloading,ventilation,compartmentsizeandconfiguration,andheatsinkcharacter-isticsofthecompartment.Itdoes,however,providearelativemeasureoffireperformanceofwindowassembliesunderthesespecifiedfireexposureconditions.1.5Thehosestreamtestusedinthistestmethodisnotdesignedtoberepresentativeofanactualhosestreamusedbyafiredepartmentduringfiresu...
