Designation:F2912−11StandardSpecificationforGlazingandGlazingSystemsSubjecttoAirblastLoadings1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2912;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationcoversexteriorwindows,glazedcur-tainwalls,glazingpanelsindoorsandotherglazedprotectivesystemsusedinbuildingsthatmaybesubjectedtointentionaloraccidentalexplosions.1.2Thisspecificationaddressesonlyglazingandglazingsystems.Thisspecificationdoesnotaddressthestructuralintegrityandfunctionalityofdoorassemblies.Itassumesthatthedesignerhasverifiedthatotherstructuralelementshavebeenadequatelydesignedtoresisttheanticipatedairblastpressures.1.3Thisspecificationisdesignedforallglazing,glazingsystems,andglazingretrofitsystemsincluding,butnotlimitedto,thosefabricatedfromglass,plastic,glass-cladplastics,laminatedglass,glass/plasticglazingmaterials,andorganiccoatedglass.1.4Thisspecificationdoesnotdeterminetheassessmentofafacilitynoracceptablehazardratings.Threatandriskassessmentshallhavealreadybeenperformedandtheaccept-ablehazardratingdefined.1.5ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.Valuesgiveninparenthesesareforinformationonly.Forconversionofquantitiesinvarioussystemsofmeasure-mentstoSIunits,seeIEEE/ASTMSI10.1.6Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E631TerminologyofBuildingConstructionsF1642TestMethodforGlazingandGlazingSystemsSub-jecttoAirblastLoadingsIEEE/ASTMSI10AmericanNationalStandardforMetricPractice3.Terminology3.1DefinitionsofTermsSpecifictoThisStandard:NotincludedinTerminologyE631.3.1.1glazing—tra...
