ASTM E514-05a

Standard Test Method for Water Penetration and Leakage Through Masonry

SCOPE
1.1 This laboratory test method provides a procedure for determining the resistance to water penetration and leakage through unit masonry subjected to wind-driven rain.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, 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. For a specific hazard statement see Section 5.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 31-Jan-2005
• ICS: 91.080.30 - Masonry
• Technical Committee: C15 - Manufactured Masonry Units
• Drafting Committee: C15.04 - Research

Relations

• Replaced By: ASTM E514-05b - Standard Test Method for Water Penetration and Leakage Through Masonry
• Effective Date: 14-Apr-2005

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation:E514–05a
Standard Test Method for
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Water Penetration and Leakage Through Masonry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 514; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (ε) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope* impossible to simulate the complex conditions encountered in
2 service, such as variations in wind velocity, negative pressure,
1.1 This laboratory test method provides a procedure for
and lateral or upward moving air and water. Factors such as
determining the resistance to water penetration and leakage
location, exposure, and wall openings should be considered .
through unit masonry subjected to wind-driven rain.
3.4 Given the complexity of variables noted above, this test
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
method establishes comparative behavior between various
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
masonry wall constructions in a given laboratory.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
3.5 Even when a single laboratory tests the same wall
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
design utilizing the same wall materials and the same construc-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use. For a specific
tion practices, variables such as the level of skill of the mason
hazard statement see Section 5.
building the specimen, the temperature and humidity in the
2. Referenced Documents
laboratory at the time of construction, curing of the specimen,
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2.1 American Concrete Institute Standard: the moisture contents of the materials used to build the
specimen, and even the use or lack of use of a lime and water
ACI 530/ASCE 5/TMS 402 Building Code Requirements
for Masonry Structures wash on the back of the specimen can affect the results of the
test making reliable comparisons dubious. For these reasons
ACI 530.1/ASCE 6/TMS 602 Specifications for Masonry
Structures and the multi-variables listed in 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3, a meaningful,
useful, absolute wall leakage rating standard is impractical and
3. Significance and Use
discouraged.
3.1 This test method provides information that aids in
4. Apparatus
evaluating the effect of four principal variables: materials,
4.1 Test Chamber—Use a test chamber similar to that
coatings, wall design, and workmanship.
3.2 Water penetration and leakage through masonry is shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. Provide an opening with a
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minimum area of 1.08 m (12 ft ). For example, 900 mm (36
significantly affected by air pressure in the test chamber. Data
from tests made at different pressures are not comparable. in.) wide and 1200 mm (48 in.) high is suitable. Line the edges
of the chamber in contact with the specimen with a closed-cell
3.3 The performance of a masonry wall is a function of
materials, construction, wall design, and maintenance. In compressible gasket material or appropriate sealant. Provide an
observation port in the face of the chamber. Provide a 19.0-mm
service the performance will also depend on the rigidity of
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supporting structure and on the resistance of components to ( ⁄4-in.) diameter corrosion-resistant spray pipe with a single
line of 1.0-mm (0.04-in.) diameter holes spaced 25.0 mm (1
deterioration by various causes, such as corrosion, vibration,
thermal expansion and contraction, curing, and others. It is in.) apart.
4.2 Fixtures and Appurtenances to Chamber—Fixtures and
appurtenances to the chamber shall include an air line with
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This test method is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee C15 on
manometer, a water line with valves, a flow meter and
Manufactured Masonry Units and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee
manometer and a water drain pipe at the bottom of the
C15.04 on Research.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2005. Published April 2005. Originally
chamber. Position the water spray pipe so that the water
approved in 1974. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as E 514 – 05.
impingesthespecimennotmorethan75.0mm(3.00in.)below
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This test method is based upon those used by the National Bureau of Standards
the top of the test chamber.
and described in NBS Report BMS7, “Water Permeability of Masonry Walls,” 1933,
and NBS Report BMS82, “Water Permeability of Walls Built of Masonry Units,”
NOTE 1—Adrain pipe that discharges into a reservoir equipped with an
1942.
adjustable depth air outlet pipe and top baffles has been found to reduce
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Published by The Masonry Society, www.masonrysociety.org; American Con-
surge.
crete Institute, www.aci-int.org; and American Society
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