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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
...
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.
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