Designation:D5602/D5602M−18(Reapproved2022)StandardTestMethodforStaticPunctureResistanceofRoofingMembraneSpecimens1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD5602/D5602M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoversevaluationofthemaximumstaticpunctureloadthatroofingmembranespecimenscanwithstandwithoutallowingthepassageofwater.1.2Thislaboratorytestisconductedatanydesiredtempera-tureusingsheetmembranespecimensmanufacturedinafactoryorpreparedinalaboratory.1.3Roofmembranespecimenstowhichthetestmethodisapplicableincludebituminousbuilt-up,polymer-modifiedbitumens,vulcanizedrubbers,non-vulcanizedpolymeric,andthermoplasticmaterials.1.3.1Theapplicabilityofthistestmethodtothesemem-branespecimensincludestheiruseinvegetativeroofsystems.1.4Thistestmethodisnotapplicabletoaggregate-surfacedmembranespecimens,butitisapplicabletospecimenshavingfactory-appliedgranules.1.5ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnonconformancewiththestandard.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.7Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C578SpecificationforRigid,CellularPolystyre...
