Significance and Use

The test methods presented herein are intended to provide both a factual and comparative means of appraising the suitability of finish flooring. The procedures developed simulate some conditions of use that may require either maintenance beyond that considered normal or replacement of the floor surface material.

It is important for some of the evaluations that the substrate to be used beneath the finish flooring be duplicated because the type and degree of support will have a direct influence on the value obtained from test. For example, in some present-day construction, low-density materials are used for sound-deadening immediately below the finish flooring. The way this substrate distributes loading and absorbs energy will have an influence on evaluations such as those in rolling and concentrated loads.

The test methods presented herein may be used to compare different finish floorings as to their resistance to severe and ordinary service loads and also may serve as the means to set specification limits. The properties obtained by these test methods are needed in addition to such basic material properties as stiffness, strength, hardness, and dimensional stability.

Not all test may be required for any specific investigation. There may be an interrelation between two tests, and when it has been demonstrated what the interrelation is, a complete evaluation will only be required as a final stage of a study. In each instance, therefore, it will be necessary to determine which evaluations should be made to fulfill the objectives.

1. Scope

1.1 These test methods cover procedures for measuring the performance of finish flooring under the following service loadings and conditions:

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D1037 Test Methods for Evaluating Properties of Wood-Base Fiber and Particle Panel Materials

E72 Test Methods of Conducting Strength Tests of Panels for Building Construction

Keywords

flooring; wood; wood-base; wood-base finish flooring; Wood products (flooring); Coefficient of friction (COF)--floor surfaces; Flooring/floor covering systems (wood); Impact testing--building products; Indentation; Loading tests--building constructions/materials; Simulated service test; Surface analysis--building construction materials/insulation; Wetting; ICS Number Code 79.0800

DOI: 10.1520/D2394-05R11

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ASTM D2394