Exterior Research & Design, L.L.C.
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`Building Science and Envelope Consultants
`ERD Laboratory
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`TL199
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`Lab Code: 200563-0
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`ERD LABORATORY REPORT #01460.06.03
`Comparative Pull-Over Testing of
`Fast Felt™ vs. Standard Nail with Tin-Cap
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`Prepared for:
`LFF Systems, Inc.
`Attention: David Collins
`Date of Issuance: June 26, 2003 - DRAFT
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`Client Information: LFF Systems, Inc
`11302 Memorial Drive
`Houston, TX 77024
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`Client Reference:
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`ERD Reference:
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`Samples:
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`Sample Delivery:
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`Comparative Rupture Testing
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`Project #01460.03LAB
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`Fast Felt™, manufactured and supplied for testing by LFF Systems, Inc.,
`consists of an ASTM D 226, type II organic felt (30# felt) to which 1-5/8”
`diameter, 0.009” thick plastic discs are laminated in a predetermined
`pattern. The integral plates are imprinted on the top side with a target
`symbol indicating where the nail is to be placed.
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`‘Tin-caps’ are 1-5/8” diameter, 32 ga., sheet metal discs, as defined in
`Section 1517.5.2 of the Florida Building Code.
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`‘Nails’ are minimum 12 ga. annular ring shank, hot dip galvanized nails with
`minimum 3/8” diameter heads, as defined in Section 1517.5.1 of the Florida
`Building Code.
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`‘30# Felt’ is ASTM D 226, type II asphalt impregnated organic roofing felt.
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`Fast Felt™ materials were supplied by the named client. ‘Tin-caps’ were
`obtained from a roofing distribution house in Miami, FL. Nails were
`obtained from Home Depot, Seattle, WA.
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`Main Office: 2412 7 t h Ave W • Suite 101 • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 467-0054 • Fax (206) 467-5840
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`Laboratory: 600 W. Nickerson St • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 298-3620 • Fax (206) 298-3130
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`Building Science and Envelope Consultants
`ERD Laboratory
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`TL199
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`Certified
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`Lab Code: 200563-0
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`ERD LABORATORY REPORT #01460.06.03
`Comparative Pull-Over Testing of
`Fast Felt™ vs. Standard Nail with Tin-Cap
`
`Prepared for:
`LFF Systems, Inc.
`Attention: David Collins
`Date of Issuance: June 26, 2003 - DRAFT
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`Client Information: LFF Systems, Inc
`11302 Memorial Drive
`Houston, TX 77024
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`Client Reference:
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`ERD Reference:
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`Samples:
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`Sample Delivery:
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`Comparative Rupture Testing
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`Project #01460.03LAB
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`Fast Felt™, manufactured and supplied for testing by LFF Systems, Inc.,
`consists of an ASTM D 226, type II organic felt (30# felt) to which 1-5/8”
`diameter, 0.009” thick plastic discs are laminated in a predetermined
`pattern. The integral plates are imprinted on the top side with a target
`symbol indicating where the nail is to be placed.
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`‘Tin-caps’ are 1-5/8” diameter, 32 ga., sheet metal discs, as defined in
`Section 1517.5.2 of the Florida Building Code.
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`‘Nails’ are minimum 12 ga. annular ring shank, hot dip galvanized nails with
`minimum 3/8” diameter heads, as defined in Section 1517.5.1 of the Florida
`Building Code.
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`‘30# Felt’ is ASTM D 226, type II asphalt impregnated organic roofing felt.
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`Fast Felt™ materials were supplied by the named client. ‘Tin-caps’ were
`obtained from a roofing distribution house in Miami, FL. Nails were
`obtained from Home Depot, Seattle, WA.
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`Main Office: 2412 7 t h Ave W • Suite 101 • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 467-0054 • Fax (206) 467-5840
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`Laboratory: 600 W. Nickerson St • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 298-3620 • Fax (206) 298-3130
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`ERD Laboratory Report #01460.06.03
`Client: LFF Systems, Inc.
`Date of Issuance: June 26, 2003 - DRAFT
`Page 2 of 6
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`Test Date(s):
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`ERD Technicians: Charles Phillips, Nelson Morez
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`Miami-Dade
`Notification No.:
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`Properties:
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`Standards:
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`June 2003
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`TE103002
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`Base Sheet Rupture (Pull-Over) Performance
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`Miami-Dade TAS 117(B), Test Procedure for Dynamic Pull-Through Performance
`of Roofing Membranes Over Fastener Heads or Fasteners with Metal Bearing
`Plates, © Miami-Dade Building Code Compliance Office.
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`Specimens: Base Sheet Rupture, TAS 117(B)
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`Rupture specimens are prepared in accordance with TAS 117(B).
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`• One set of specimens consists of Fast Felt™ material cut to 18” x 18” squares with an
`integral disc positioned in the center. A nail is installed through the center of the disc and
`the specimen is positioned in the test apparatus. See Photo 1, below.
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` A second set of specimens consists of a 30# felt cut to 18” x 18” squares. A ‘tin-cap’ is
`positioned in the center, a nail is installed through the center of the ‘tin-cap’ and the
`specimen is positioned in the test apparatus. See Photo 2, below.
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`Lab Code: 200563-0
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`TL199
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`Main Office: 2412 7 t h Ave W • Suite 101 • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 467-0054 • Fax (206) 467-5840
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`Laboratory: 600 W Nickerson Street • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 298-3620 • Fax (206) 298-3130
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`Certified
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`ERD Laboratory Report #01460.06.03
`Client: LFF Systems, Inc.
`Date of Issuance: June 26, 2003 - DRAFT
`Page 3 of 6
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`Photo 1: View of Fast Felt™ Specimen
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`Photo 2: View of Nail & Tin-Cap Specimen
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`Lab Code: 200563-0
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`TL199
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`Main Office: 2412 7 t h Ave W • Suite 101 • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 467-0054 • Fax (206) 467-5840
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`Laboratory: 600 W Nickerson Street • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 298-3620 • Fax (206) 298-3130
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`Certified
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`ERD Laboratory Report #01460.06.03
`Client: LFF Systems, Inc.
`Date of Issuance: June 26, 2003 - DRAFT
`Page 4 of 6
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`Test Apparatus: Rupture (Pull-Over) Resistance, TAS 117(B)
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`Tests were conducted on the Com-Ten Model PSB0040 Universal Testing Machine to evaluate
`the base sheet ability to resist fastener-plate rupture (pull-through). See Photo 3, below.
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`Photo 3: View of Test Apparatus
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`Test Procedure: Rupture (Pull-Over) Resistance, TAS 117 (B)
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`The fastener is installed through the center of an 18 x 18 inch specimen of the selected base sheet.
`For the purposes of this program, no cap sheet is installed overtop the base sheet. The specimen
`is inverted and clamped into place at the base of the tensile tester. A load application grip is
`placed on the fastener shank. The opposite end of the load application grip is connected to the
`load cell, which is connected to the tensile testing machine. Load is applied to the fastener shank
`through pulling at a rate of 2 inches per minute until failure, as defined in TAS 117(B), occurs. The
`load attained at the failure point is recorded. Fourteen tests are conducted for each base sheet,
`eliminating the ‘high’ and ‘low’ values from the final data set.
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`Lab Code: 200563-0
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`TL199
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`Main Office: 2412 7 t h Ave W • Suite 101 • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 467-0054 • Fax (206) 467-5840
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`Laboratory: 600 W Nickerson Street • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 298-3620 • Fax (206) 298-3130
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`Certified
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`ERD Laboratory Report #01460.06.03
`Client: LFF Systems, Inc.
`Date of Issuance: June 26, 2003 - DRAFT
`Page 5 of 6
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`Rupture (Pull-Through) Resistance, Base Sheets, TAS 117(B)
`Notes: 1.) The mode of failure observed for all sheets was rupture of the felt around the disc.
`2.) C of V represents the coefficient of variation for the data set.
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`Results:
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`Sample
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`1
`2
`3
`4
`5
`6
`7
`8
`9
`10
`11
`12
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`60.0
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`50.0
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`40.0
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`30.0
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`20.0
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`10.0
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`0.0
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`peak load (lbf)
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`Table 1: Base Sheet Pull-Through Resistance Data
`Peak Force
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`Nail & Tin-Cap
`44.0
`41.5
`45.2
`41.8
`41.6
`40.2
`43.0
`40.7
`40.2
`49.2
`44.6
`43.5
`43.0
`2.6
`6.0%
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`Average:
`Std. Dev.:
`C of V:
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`Figure 1: Comparative Rupture Results
`(Nail & Tin Cap vs. Fast Felt™)
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`43.0
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`51.8
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`2.6
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`1.9
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`Nail & Tin Cap
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`Fast Felt
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`sample type
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`Fast Felt™
`50.8
`54.1
`50.0
`50.0
`51.5
`52.6
`54.7
`55.2
`50.6
`51.2
`51.3
`49.5
`51.8
`1.9
`3.7%
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`average rupture
`std. deviation
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`Lab Code: 200563-0
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`TL199
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`Main Office: 2412 7 t h Ave W • Suite 101 • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 467-0054 • Fax (206) 467-5840
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`Laboratory: 600 W Nickerson Street • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 298-3620 • Fax (206) 298-3130
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`Certified
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`ERD Laboratory Report #01460.06.03
`Client: LFF Systems, Inc.
`Date of Issuance: June 26, 2003 - DRAFT
`Page 6 of 6
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`Discussion:
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`Specimens prepared using Fast Felt™ consistently report rupture performance in
`excess of those prepared using a #30 Felt with a nail & tin cap. Moreover,
`specimens prepared using Fast Felt™ provide more consistent performance than
`those prepared using a #30 felt with a nail & tin cap, as indicted by the lesser
`standard deviation and coefficient of variation.
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`Conclusions: ERD has tested Fast Felt™ by LFF Systems, Inc. and an ASTM D 226, type II felt
`with FBC defined ‘nails & tin-caps’ for rupture performance in accordance with
`Miami-Dade TAS 117(B). Results consistently indicate greater performance of
`Fast Felt™ when compared to the nail & tin-cap data.
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`Laboratory Compliance Statement:
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`The Miami-Dade TAS 117(B) testing reported herein has been conducted in full accordance with
`the requirements of the Florida Building Code, with no deviations.
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`Please contact our offices with any questions.
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`Sincerely,
`EXTERIOR RESEARCH & DESIGN, LLC.
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`Draft June 26, 2003
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`Charles Phillips
`Laboratory Quality Manager
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`Draft June 26, 2003
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`Robert Nieminen, P.E.
`Florida Reg. No. 59166
`Laboratory Technical Manager
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`This report and the data contained therein is the sole property of the named client. This report shall not be reproduced outside Exterior Research & Design,
`LLC. except by the named client without written permission by the named client, in which case the report shall be reproduced in its entirety.
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`Lab Code: 200563-0
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`TL199
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`Main Office: 2412 7 t h Ave W • Suite 101 • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 467-0054 • Fax (206) 467-5840
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`Laboratory: 600 W Nickerson Street • Seattle, WA 98119 • Voice (206) 298-3620 • Fax (206) 298-3130
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`Certified
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