Missile impact standards and testing
The ICC Standard for Residential Construction in High Wind Regions specifies that doors, skylights, and windows in the windborne debris region shall be either impact resistant or protected with an impact resistant covering. The American Society of Civil Engineers' newly developed wind speed maps define the wind-borne debris region as the regions within one mile of the coastal mean high water line and where ultimate wind speeds of 130mph or greater.
Per the Florida Building Commission 2010 Code, ASTM E1996 wind zones are to be specified as follows:
- Wind Zone 1: 130 mph ≤ basic wind speed < 140 mph, and Hawaii.
- Wind Zone 2: 140 mph ≤ basic wind speed < 150 mph at greater than 1.6 km (one mile) from the coastline. The coastline shall be measured from the mean high water mark.
- Wind Zone 3: 150 mph (58 m/s) ≤ basic wind speed ≤ 160 mph (63 m/s), or 140 mph (54 m/s) ≤ basic wind speed ≤ 160 mph (63 m/s) and within 1.6 km (one mile) of the coastline. The coastline shall be measured from the mean high water mark.
- Wind Zone 4: basic wind speed > 160 mph (63m/s).
View the missile impact testing video (2:09).
Doorglass impact component approval
ODL Severe Weather® door glass has a Florida Building Commission (FBC) component approval that allows it to be substituted in any glazed door or sidelight with an approved missile impact FBC approval or Miami-Dade County NOA. No additional testing is required. Both the original approval and the component approval will need to be provided to the inspector. Severe Weather® door glass can also be used to replace shuttered sidelights that are part of an approved opaque door impact certification. Severe Weather® door glass cannot be used with an opaque door impact product approval to create an approved glazed door.
ODL Severe Weather® door glass
ODL Severe Weather® door glass in all insulated glass configurations and sizes is certified for use in Florida's Wind-borne Debris Region and High Velocity Hurricane Zone, in which ultimate wind speeds can exceed 160 mph. Products certified to meet Missile Level D requirements, i.e., impacted twice with a 9 lb 2x4 board shot at 50 ft/sec, then subjected to positive and negative design pressures.
ODL Severe Weather® door glass product approval may be attained by accessing information from the Florida Building Commission Product Approval website. Instructions for accessing ODL product information on this website is provided below; however, future revisions to the website may require an alternative method to access ODL information.
ODL Severe Weather® door glass has the following impact-rated product approval per the Florida Building Commission:
www.floridabuilding.org/pr/pr_app_srch.aspx
- Select 'Product Approval' icon, which opens a drop down menu
- Then select 'Find a Product or Application' from the drop down menu
- Then select the drop down menu arrow to the right of the blank next to 'Product Manufacturer'
- Then select 'ODL/Western Reflections' from the drop down menu
- Then select the drop down menu arrow to the right of the blank next to 'Impact Resistant'
- Then select 'Yes' from the drop down menu
- Then select 'Search' at the bottom of the page
- Then select the applicable 'FL#' for the product approval desired
ODL Severe Weather® door glass is included in Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) approvals for many door manufacturers. Use the TDI "search" command to find the latest list of doors that included ODL door glass.
ODL Severe Weather® door glass may be used to meet Department of Defense (DOD) minimum anti-terrorist blast standards (see UFC4-010-01)*. Download the DOD standards (292 K, Adobe PDF).
* Provided the door system is an outswing door with a maximum 3080 door system and a bumper sill installed with a minimum 2-1/2" #10 wood screw 3" on center.
ODL Tubular Skylight's Severe Weather® Kit
ODL Tubular Skylight's Severe Weather® Kit features a polycarbonate dome with seamless aluminum flashing and is certified for use in Florida's Wind-borne Debris Region and High Velocity Hurricane Zone, in which ultimate wind speeds can exceed 160 mph. Products certified to meet Missile Level C requirements for Wind Zones 1-4, i.e., impacted with 4.5 lb 2x4 board shot at 40 ft/sec, then subjected to positive and negative design pressures. The skylight assemblies may be installed at any height on the structure as long as the design pressure rating for the assemblies is not exceeded.
ODL Tubular Skylight's Severe Weather® Kit product approvals and certifications may be attained by accessing information from various websites, including Florida Building Commission Product Approval, Keystone Certifications, and Texas Department of Insurance Product Evaluation websites. Instructions for accessing ODL product information on these websites is provided below; however, revisions to these sites may require an alternative method to access ODL information.
Florida Building Commission Product Approval
www.floridabuilding.org/pr/pr_app_srch.aspx
- Select 'Product Approval' icon, which opens a drop down menu
- Then select 'Find a Product or Application' from the drop down menu
- Then select the drop down menu arrow to the right of the blank next to 'Product Manufacturer'
- Then select 'ODL/Western Reflections' from the drop down menu
- Then select the drop down menu arrow to the right of the blank next to 'Impact Resistant'
- Then select 'Yes' from the drop down menu
- Then select 'Search' at the bottom of the page
- Then select the applicable 'FL#' for the product approval desired
Keystone Certifications to ASTM E1886 and E1996 Test Methods
www.keystonecerts.com/lists/products
- Select the drop down menu arrow to the right of the blank next to 'Certification Type'
- Then select 'Impact Performance' from the drop down menu
- Then select the drop down menu arrow to the right of the blank next to 'Licensee by Name'
- Then select 'ODL Retail Products Div.' from the drop down menu
- Then select 'Search' icon at the lower left side of the page
- A list Certification Authorization Numbers (CAR) will be listed for ODL Tubular Skylights
Texas Department of Insurance Product Evaluation
www.tdi.texas.gov/wind/prod/index.html
- Select 'Skylight' from the Product Type list
- Then scroll down the page to the 'Tubular Skylight – Impact Resistant' section
- Then select the Report Number adjacent to 'ODL Incorporated'
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