AAMA 501.6 Seismic Test- Focuses On Seismic Safety of Glass Mechanism

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← NorthernEssexCom m unityCollege: FinishedElevations NorthernEssexCom m unityCollege→ Postedbyelvinarichard JUL14 AAMA 501.6 Seismic Test- Focuses On Seismic Safety of Glass Mechanism AAMA 501.6-09 Seismic Test is a dynamic racking test process that focuses on the seismic safety of architectural glass mechanism within the systems of curtain wall and storefront wall. It involves mounting individuals on fully glazed wall panel samples on an active racking test apparatus. The anchorage points at the top move back and forth in sinusoidal motions at increasingly higher racking amplitudes, as in a musical crescendo. The anchorage points in the bottomstay fixed, thus conveying a energetic, in-plane story waft on the test specimen. At lower racking amplitudes, the dynamic racking frequencies are 0.8 Hz while at higher racking amplitudes, frequencies are and 0.4 Hz. The extent at which glass fallout is observed for the first time for a given specimen is called as ‘fallout’for that test specime Less