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AMCA International approved ANSI/AMCA Standard 540-08 |
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009 |
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 The Air Movement and Control Association
International (AMCA International) announced that
the Board of Standards Review of the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) approved ANSI/AMCA Standard 540-08, “Test Method for Louvers
Impacted by Wind Borne Debris”, on 22nd December,
2008.
This standard establishes
uniform methods for laboratory testing of louvers that are impact tested with
the large missile described in ASTM (American
Society for Testing and Materials) E
1996-04 and E 1886-05. The scope of this standard is for impact testing
of louvers used on the outside of buildings as required by the ICC (International Coding Council)
International Building Code, and the ICC International Residential Code. |
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