Air, Water, Structural—Mock-Up

The POWER In Performance Testing

Mock-up TestingFast Facts• The largest and tallest mock-up wall

in the world.

• East and West Coast mock-up testing

laboratories.

• Can test multiple mock-ups at one time,

with all the necessary cranes and lifts to

simplify construction, testing and

analysis.

• Customer offi ces, customer lounge,

telephone, fax and Internet access

available for customers on-site during

duration of mock-up construction

and testing.

• On-site machine shop, craftsmen,

and tool crib keep the project

moving effi ciently in the face

of unexpected issues.

ValueThe integrity of a building envelope depends on the performance of its curtain

wall. That’s why ATI offers architects and designers comprehensive mock-up testing

capabilities to ensure their curtain walls are properly designed and will function as

expected. The results of our testing are used to validate the design, workmanship, and

material selection, and to gain the approval of clients, architects, and/or consultants.

Tests are performed according to AAMA, ASTM, ANSI, CSA, CPSC, Architectural

Project Specifi cations, and other standards and programs. Tests can involve precast

structures, metal/glass, exterior skins, live or dead loads. Custom test conditions can

be devised by ATI experts to measure other performance attributes.

Recognized test methods and specifi cations are used to obtain data on:

• Wind resistance

• Air infi ltration

• Static and dynamic

water resistance

• Condensation

• Structural loading

• Security vulnerability

• Thermal cycling

• Impact safety

• Fire

• Acoustics

• Interstory displacement (vertical movement)

• Dynamic seismic performance

(lateral movement)

• Thermal transmittance

• Sealant and gasket durability

The ATI curtain-wall testing team is headed by by experts who have decades of experience in evaluation of exterior wall mock-ups.

The POWER In Performance Testing

For more information on the value we can bring to your next project,visit www.archtest.com

Air, Water, Structural—Mock-Up

Typical testing methods :ASTM E283

ASTM E331

ASTM E330

AAMA 501.1

AAMA 501.4

AAMA 501.5

AAMA 501.6

Condensation Evaluation

Anchor Pullout

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InnovationsAt ATI, size is never a restriction. Building envelope mock-ups can be constructed

measuring up to 120 feet wide by 60 feet high—the largest outdoor curtain-wall test

site in the world. Mock-ups up to 32 feet high can be built in one of our 10 indoor

test chambers. Other test equipment includes:

• Pratt & Whitney supercharged airplane engine used as air blowers

• Water spray racks

• Air fl ow and pressure control panels with reversible blowers

• Laminar fl ow elements

• Liquid nitrogen distribution systems

• High pressure hydraulic equipment.

• Dynamic seismic racking equipment

Insights and PossibilitiesThe ATI team knows how to devise and specify tests for a wide range of mock-ups

and conditions, which enables us to serve a diverse clientele. For an airport, we

constructed mock-ups of seven different designs created from architectural drawings

to test column beam stiffness. For the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in

Philadelphia, we tested sections of its unique, barrel-vaulted, glass roof. Other tests

were devised for curtain walls used in such notable buildings as the Howard Hughes

Medical Institute, Marine Corps Museum, NASA, Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention, the World Bank, and many sports stadiums. Some of the world’s most

prestigious architects and construction fi rms trust the experts of ATI to provide the

insights they require to validate curtain-wall performance.