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GSA TS01 & ASTM F 1642-04
(Unified Facilities Criteria 4-010-01) For Sliding Glass Doors & WinDows
Military Installations are looking to upgrade or in some cases build new base housing that have numerous challenges that are unique to their missions and operating protocols. We have the solution that can offer not only Bomb Blast/ Security but offers Energy Efficiency and Storm Protection as well.
Several years ago, the General Services Administration (GSA) mandated a universal standard for measuring the level of blast protection. The GSA developed criteria for evaluation of acceptable levels of protection for the glass fragment hazard. This criteria is part of the comprehensive security criteria (GSA Security Criteria, Final Working Version, January 1997) developed by the GSA which includes physical security, electronic security, and many other criteria for blast considerations. The GSA has indicated a preference, but not a requirement, for open-air high explosive testing rather than shock tube testing. This is because current shock tube testing methods cannot adequately emulate air blast waveforms from real explosions and tend to be over-energetic at the same peak blast pressure level versus real explosions.*
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1
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Safe
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None
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Glazing does not break. No visible damage to glazing or frame.
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2
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Very High
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None
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Glazing cracks but is retained by the frame. Dusting or very small fragments near sill or on floor acceptable.
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High |
Very Low |
Glazing cracks. Fragments enter space and land on floor no further than 3.3 ft. from the window. |
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3b
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High
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Low
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Glazing cracks. Fragments enter space and land on floor no further than 10 ft. from the window.
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4
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Medium
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Medium
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Glazing cracks. Fragments enter space and land on floor and impact a vertical witness panel at a distance of no more than 10 ft. from the window at a height no greater than 2 ft. above the floor.
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5
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Low
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High
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Glazing cracks and window system fails catastrophically. Fragments enter space impacting a vertical witness panel at a distance of no more than 10 ft. from the window at a height greater than 2 ft. above the floor.
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THE LOWER THE TEST NUMBER THE BETTER
GSA TS01 & ASTM F 1642-04
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