Designation:D7966/D7966M−16StandardTestMethodforResistancetoCreepofAdhesivesinStaticShearbyCompressionLoading(Wood-to-Wood)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD7966/D7966M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversthedeterminationofcreeppropertiesofstructuraladhesivesinwood-to-woodbondswhenastandardizedspecimenissubjectedtoshearingstressesatvariouslevelsofstaticload,constanttemperature,andrelativehumidity.Apparatusandproceduresareprovidedforsheardeformation(creep)ofadhesivebondsunderstaticload.Thistestmethodisusedundertheindicatedconditionstoevaluateresistancetocreeppropertiesofastructuralwoodadhesive.1.2Thetestmethodisusedtoevaluatecreepperformanceofadhesivessuitableforthebondingofwood,includingtreatedwood,intostructuralwoodproductsforgeneralconstruction,marineuse,orforotheruseswhereahigh-strengthgeneralconstruction,creep-resistant,durableadhesivebondisrequired.Individualblockshearspecimensarepre-paredfromadhesivelybondedlaminations,subjectedtoaconstantloadundervariouscombinationsoftemperatureandrelativehumidity,andtheamountofcreepmeasured.1.3CreepofstructuralwoodadhesivesasmeasuredbythistestmethodmaynotbecomparativetootherASTMmethodsandislimitedtotheconditionsofthetestandprocedurescontainedherein.1.4ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.5Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDoc...
