Designation:C1704/C1704M−09a(Reapproved2016)StandardTestMethodforSamplingandTestingStructuralCementitiousPanels1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationC1704/C1704M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thesetestmethodscoversamplingandtestingofstructuralcementitiouspanels.Structuralcementitiouspanelsarenon-combustible,waterdurable,fiberreinforcedinorganiccompositepanelsintendedforuseasstructuralpanelswhenfastenedtosupportsspacedinaccordancewiththespanratingininches.1.2ThesetestmethodsareutilizedinevaluatingproductscitedinSpecificationC1705/C1705M.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2C1705/C1705MSpecificationforStructuralCementitiousPanels3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:3.1.1crossmachinedirection(XMD),n—thedirectionper-pendiculartothemachinedirection.3.1.2edge,n—edgesofapanelrefertothelongsideofarectangularpanel.Forexample,ona4by8ftpanel,theedgesrefertothesidesofthepanelthatare8ftlong.3.1.3end,n—theendofapanelreferstotheshortsideofarectangularpanel.Forexample,ona4by8ftpanel,theendreferstothesideofthepanelthatis4ftlong.3.1.4fiberreinforcedinorganiccomposite,n—acompositematerialcomposedprimarilyofinorganicmatrixmaterialsreinforcedprimarilywithinorganicfibers.Inorganicaggre-gatesmaybecombinedwiththeinorganic...
