AS/NZS 4284:2008

Table of Contents

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<text>AS/NZS 4284:2008 TESTING OF BUILDING FACADES</text>
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<text>PREFACE</text>
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<pageno>6</pageno>
<text>CONTENTS</text>
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<text>1 SCOPE</text>
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<text>2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS</text>
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<pageno>7</pageno>
<text>3 DEFINITIONS</text>
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<pageno>7</pageno>
<text>3.1 BMU</text>
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<text>3.2 Framing members</text>
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<text>3.3 Specifier</text>
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<text>3.4 Test facility</text>
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<text>3.5 Uncontrolled water</text>
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<text>4 NOTATION</text>
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<text>5 PRINCIPLE</text>
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<text>6 APPARATUS</text>
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<text>7 SAMPLE PREPARATION</text>
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<text>7.1 Test sample</text>
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<text>7.2 Drawings</text>
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<text>8 PROCEDURE</text>
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<text>8.1 Test sequence</text>
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<text>8.1.1 General</text>
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<text>8.1.2 Variation of test sequence or retesting</text>
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<text>8.2 Preliminary tests</text>
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<text>8.2.1 General</text>
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<text>8.2.2 Static pressure</text>
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<text>8.2.3 Water</text>
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<text>8.3 Structural test at serviceability limit state</text>
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<text>8.3.1 Structural-test pressures</text>
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<text>8.3.2 Location of the displacement transducers</text>
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<text>8.3.3 Pressure loading sequence</text>
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<text>8.3.4 Displacement measurement of spandrel panels</text>
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<text>8.3.5 Calculation of deflection/span ratio</text>
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<text>8.3.6 Calculation of successive member displacement</text>
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<text>8.3.7 Calculation of maximum displacement</text>
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<text>8.4 Air infiltration test</text>
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<text>8.4.1 Test pressure</text>
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<text>8.4.2 Procedure</text>
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<text>8.5 Water penetration test by static pressure</text>
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<text>8.5.1 Test pressure</text>
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<text>8.5.2 Procedure</text>
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<text>8.6 Water penetration test by cyclic pressure</text>
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<text>8.6.1 Test pressure</text>
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<text>8.6.2 Procedure</text>
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<text>8.7 BMU restraint test</text>
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<text>8.7.1 Test load</text>
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<text>8.7.2 Procedure</text>
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<text>8.8 Structural test at ultimate limit state</text>
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<text>8.8.1 Test pressures</text>
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<text>8.8.2 Procedure</text>
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<text>8.8.3 Spandrel panel</text>
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<text>8.9 Seismic test</text>
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<text>8.9.1 Test displacement</text>
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<text>8.9.2 Procedure</text>
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<text>8.10 Seal degradation test</text>
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<text>9 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS</text>
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<text>9.1 General</text>
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<text>9.2 Structural test at serviceability limit state</text>
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<text>9.2.1 Deflection/span ratios</text>
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<text>9.2.2 Successive member displacement</text>
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<text>9.2.3 Maximum displacement</text>
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<text>9.3 Air infiltration test</text>
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<text>9.4 Water penetration test</text>
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<text>9.5 Seismic test at serviceability limit state displacement</text>
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<text>9.6 BMU restraint test</text>
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<text>9.7 Structural test at ultimate limit state</text>
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<text>9.8 Seismic test at ultimate limit state displacement</text>
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<text>9.9 Seal degradation test</text>
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<text>10 TEST REPORT</text>
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<text>10.1 Preliminary test report</text>
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<text>10.2 Official test report</text>
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<text>APPENDIX A - INFORMATION TO BE SUPPLIED BY SPECIFIER</text>
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<text>APPENDIX B - SAMPLE PREPARATION</text>
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<text>B1 INTRODUCTION</text>
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<text>B2 TEST SAMPLE</text>
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<text>B3 REQUIREMENTS</text>
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<text>B4 INCLINED GLAZING</text>
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<text>APPENDIX C - STRENGTH TEST AT ULTIMATE LIMIT STATE LOADING</text>
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<text>APPENDIX D - AIR INFILTRATION TESTING</text>
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<text>APPENDIX E - WATER PENETRATION TESTING</text>
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<text>APPENDIX F - SEISMIC TESTING</text>
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Abstract

Sets out methods of testing building facades for environmental loading including water penetration and air infiltration as well as structural tests. Optional tests include seismic testing, seal degradation and building maintenance unit (BMU) restraint.

Scope

This Standard sets out a method for determining the performance of a representative building facade under simulated conditions of loading. This Standard may be applied to all types of facades including low- and high-rise, commercial, industrial and residential buildings. Tests include displacement of the facade or prototype, water penetration and structural integrity at ultimate limit state as well as optional tests, including BMU restraint, seismic loading and seal degradation. This test method is applicable to prototype testing in a test facility and on-site testing.

General Product Information

Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	Standards Australia
Pages
ISBN
Committee	BD-080
Supersedes	AS/NZS 4284:1995 DR 07156