ASTM E1425-91(1999) - 10.5.1999
 
1. Scope

1.1 This practice establishes requirements for testing and rating acoustical performance of exterior windows and doors, regardless of their method or materials of manufacture.

1.1.1 Air leakage and operating force are integral elements of acoustical performance of exterior windows and doors; therefore this practice requires concurrent testing of air leakage and operating force in addition to acoustical tests.

1.2 This practice establishes the test methodology and specimen criteria and classification rating system for purposes of determining the acoustical performance levels of exterior windows and doors only, and not through openings between such assemblies and adjacent construction.

1.3 Excluded from the scope of this practice are roof windows, skylights, sloped glazing systems, or any interior window or door assembly.

1.4 The values stated in inch/pound units are to be regarded as standard. The values given in parentheses (SI units) are provided for information only.

1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety problems, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

 
2. Referenced Documents

AAMA?501

Methods of Tests for Exterior Walls

E90-23

Standard Test Method for Laboratory Measurement of Airborne Sound Transmission Loss of Building Partitions and Elements

E283-04

Standard Test Method for Determining Rate of Air Leakage Through Exterior Windows, Curtain Walls, and Doors Under Specified Pressure Differences Across the Specimen

E413-22

Classification for Rating Sound Insulation

E2068-00(2022)

Standard Test Method for Determination of Operating Force of Sliding Windows and Doors

28?CFR?Part 36?ADA

Standards for Accessible Design Available from DLA Document Services, Building 4/D, 700 Robbins Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, http://quicksearch.dla.mil.

E631-15

Standard Terminology of Building Constructions

E1332-22

Standard Classification for Rating Outdoor-Indoor Sound Attenuation

AAMA/WDMA/CSA?101/I.S.2/A440

Standard Specification for Windows, Doors, and Unit Skylights Available from American Architectural Manufacturers Association (AAMA), 1827 Walden Office Square, Suite 550, Schaumburg, IL 60173-4268, http://www.aamanet.org., Available from Canadian Standards Association (CSA), 5060 Spectrum Way, Mississauga, ON L4W 5N6, Canada, http://www.csa.ca.

NFRC?100

Procedure for Determining Fenestration Product U Factors Available from National Fenestration Rating Council (NFRC), 6305 Ivy Lane, Suite 140 Greenbelt, MD 20770, http://www.nfrc.org.

C634-22

Standard Terminology Relating to Building and Environmental Acoustics

ISO?140

Acoustics--Measurement of sound insulation in buildings and of building elements Available from International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1, ch. de la Voie-Creuse, CP 56, CH-1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland, http://www.iso.org.