AS 5203:2016 pdf free

AS 5203:2016 pdf free.Protection of openable windows/fall prevention – Test sequence and compliance method
The support frame shall be capable of accommodating the full height and width of the test specimen and of supporting its weight and the applied test forces without appreciable deformation of the individual supports or of the frame as a whole.
The complete test specimen shall be attached to the support frame in a manner equivalent to the way the window is installed in a building, such that the attachment devices do not impede the path of the test instrument. If required, sash components may be temporarily removed for test instrument access. The specimen shall be positioned such that application of the force gauge pressure plate replicates the intended conditions.
This Clause sets out the method for determining the resistance of a barrier screen to a specified level of forces and sized objects. For the purposes of this test, the long force test object may be substituted for the sphere.
The procedure shall be as follows:
(a) Attach the test specimen to the support frame.
(b) Open window to maximum opening and identify largest barrier protection area.
(c) Apply a 125 mm pressure plate to the centre of the openable barrier protection (see Figure 2) with a horizontal force of 250 N for a minimum of 5 s, while applying the 125 mm rigid sphere without force to any opening that may be present. The sphere shall not pass completely through any opening at any point of application. This step shall be repeated three times.
(d) Apply a 125 mm pressure plate 100 mm in from the bottom visible corner or the weakest part of an unsupported edge of the openable protection (see Figure 2),if applicable, with a horizontal force of 250 N, for a minimum of 5 s, while applying the 125 mm rigid sphere without force to any opening that may be present. The sphere shall not completely pass through any opening at any point of application. This step shall be repeated three times.
(e) When all applied forces have been removed, the 125 mm rigid sphere shall be applied to any opening that may be present. The sphere shall not completely pass through any opening at any point of application.Any obvious dislodgment during and after the applied loads and 125 mm sphere passing that has an effect on the integrity of the test specimen shall be deemed to be a failure.AS 5203 pdf free.