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TEST REPORT

Project Title:

Lucideon Reference:

Testing of Pure Vista R-Lock Balustrade System Side Mounted into Steel in Accordance with BS 6180:2011 Barriers In and About Buildings

UK211262 (QT63776/1/AS)/Ref. 1

1001

30 April, 2021

2842Purchase Order No.:

For the Attention of:

Author(s):

Mr Adam Oakes

Miss Lisa Cobden

Report Date:

Testing TeamMiss Lisa CobdenMr Matthew Grainger

Testing Team

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shall not be reproduced in part without the written approval of Lucideon Limited, nor used in any way as to lead to

Lucideon is the trading name of Lucideon Limited. Registered in England No. 1960455.

No responsibility is taken for the accuracy of the sampling unless this is done under our own supervision. This reportThis report is issued in accordance with the Conditions of Business of Lucideon Limited and relates only to the sample(s) tested.

misrepresentation of the results or their implications.

Test Report: UK211262/Ref. 1

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CONTENTS

Page 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 TEST SAMPLES 3 3 TEST PROGRAMME 3 4 TEST EQUIPMENT 3 5 TEST PREPARATION 4

5.1 Steel Mounted 4

6 TEST METHOD 4 7 TEST REQUIREMENTS 4 8 RESULTS 4 9 SUMMARY 4 TABLES 5-10 PLATE 11 CHART 12 APPENDIX A – Technical Drawings


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1 INTRODUCTION Lucideon Limited were commissioned by the client Pure Vista to carry out line load testing in accordance with BS 6180:2011 Barriers In and About Buildings to allow their balustrade system to be classified for use in accordance with the Code of Practice included within the Standard. The testing was carried out at Lucideon’s facilities at Queens Road, Penkhull, Stoke-on-Trent on 25/26 January 2021. This report summarises the test results obtained during the test programme and does not provide interpretation of those results.

2 TEST SAMPLES

A single system was tested designated as follows:

R-Lock. The system had been designed and intended to be used as a side mount for free standing balustrades. The systems and glass were installed by Pure Vista personnel.

3 TEST PROGRAMME

A horizontal line load was applied to the systems using the following glazed sections:

R-Lock Side Mounted Steel: 15 mm Toughened Glass 1000 mm x 1200 mm x 15 mm (w x h x d). 17.5 mm Toughened Glass 1000 mm x 1200 mm x 15 mm (w x h x d). 21.5 mm Sentry Glass 1000 mm x 1800 mm x 21.5 mm (w x h x d). 21.5 mm Sentry Glass 1000 mm x 1800 mm x 21.5 mm (w x h x d).

4 TEST EQUIPMENT

5 kN load cell reference FOR007;

Linear displacement voltage transducer reference TDR019 and TDR026;

15 tonne capacity hydraulic ram;

DaisyLab data logger DAQ 006.


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5 TEST PREPARATION 5.1 Steel Mounted The R-Lock channel was bolted to the side of a piece of reinforced steel C-Section measuring 1500 mm x 90 mm x 5 mm. The section was welded to a steel anvil, which in turn was bolted to the floor of the test facility. The 1.0 m length of R-Lock channel was bolted to the steel C-Section using standard 5 No. M12 Hex bolts at 200 mm centres (100 mm from the end and 200 mm thereafter). The glass was installed using three wedges and four pods which were filled with Pure Vista R-Lock resin and allowed to cure for 120 minutes prior to test.

6 TEST METHOD

A horizontal imposed line load was applied to the glass at a height of 1100 mm above the datum level of the floor and the deflection measured at the heights stated in Table 1 and at the horizontal mid-span of the panel. The load was applied via a hydraulic ram, measured using a calibrated load cell and the deflection measured using a linear voltage displacement transducer. Data was recorded using a calibrated data logger. The samples were tested until destruction occurred, or until 25 mm of deflection was recorded, at which point the test was stopped. A generic test configuration can be seen in Plate 1.

7 TEST REQUIREMENTS

The tests were carried out in accordance with the guidance given in BS 6180:2011 Barriers In and About Buildings – Code of Practice. The Standard states that the maximum allowable deflection for a free standing glass protective barrier panel when loaded at a minimum height of 1100 mm is 25 mm. Testing at a height above this is seen as a more onerous test than one which is conducted at 1100 mm. Tables 2 and 3 give the minimum required horizontal imposed loads depending on type of building occupancy or structure in accordance with BS 6180:2011.

8 RESULTS

The loads achieved by the Pure Vista R-Lock system tested under horizontal imposed line load are given in Table 4. All figures quoted in the Table contain no safety factors and are direct loads as achieved by the system under test conditions.

9 SUMMARY

A summary of the working line loads achieved by the system are given in Table 1.


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TABLES

Table 1 - Summary of the Working Line Load Achieved by the R-Lock System

Glass Load Application

(mm) Transducer Position

(mm)

Working Line Load for System

(kN/m)

15 mm Toughened 1100 1100 0.74

17.5 mm Toughened 1100 1100 0.74 21.5 mm PVB Glass 1100 1100 0.74

21.5 mm Sentry Glass 1100 1100 1.50

21.5 mm Sentry Glass 1100 1200 0.74


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Table 2 – Summary of Suitability for use of Pure Vista R-Lock Side Mounted Balustrade System into Steel in Accordance with Table 2 of BS 6180:2011

Type of Occupancy for Part of the Building

Examples of Specific Use Horizontal Uniformly Distributed Line Load

(kN/m)

15 mm Toughened

Glass

17.5 mm Toughened

Glass

21.5 mm PVB Glass

Test Height 1100 mm

Test Height 1100 mm

Test Height 1100 mm

Domestic and residential activities

(i) all areas within or serving exclusively one single family dwelling, including stairs, landings, etc. but excluding external balconies and edges of roofs

0.36

(ii) other residential, i.e. houses of multiple occupancy and balconies, including Juliette balconies and edges of roofs in single family dwellings

0.74

Offices and work areas not included elsewhere, including storage areas

(iii) light access stairs and gangways not more than 600 mm wide 0.22

(iv) light pedestrian traffic routes in industrial and storage buildings, except designated escape routes

0.36

(v) areas not susceptible to overcrowding in office and institutional buildings, also industrial and storage buildings, except as given above

0.74

Areas where people might congregate

(vi) areas having fixed seating within 530 mm of the barrier, balustrade or parapet 1.50 x x x

Areas with tables or fixed seating (vii) restaurants and bars 1.50 x x x


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(kN/m)

15 mm Toughened

Glass

17.5 mm Toughened

Glass

21.5 mm PVB Glass

Test Height 1100 mm

Test Height 1100 mm

Test Height 1100 mm

Areas without obstacles for moving people and not susceptible to overcrowding

(viii) stairs, landings corridors ramps 0.74 (ix) external balconies, including Juliette balconies and edges of roofs, footways and pavements within building cartilage adjacent to basement/sunken areas

0.74

Areas susceptible to overcrowding

(x) footways or pavements less than 3 m wide adjacent to sunken areas 1.50 X X X

(xi) theatres, cinemas, discotheques, bars, auditoria, shopping malls, assembly areas, studios; footways or pavements greater than 3 m wide adjacent to sunken areas

3.00 X X X

(xii) grandstands and stadia (Note 1) X X X

Retail areas (xiii) all retail areas, including public areas of banks/building societies or betting shops 1.50 X X X

Vehicular

(xiv) pedestrian areas in car parks, including stairs, landings, ramps, edges of internal floors, footways, edges of roofs

1.50 (Note 2) - - -

(xv) horizontal loads imposed by vehicles 3.00 (Note 2) - - -

Note 1 – See requirements of the appropriate certifying authority Note 2 – Clause 8.1.1 of BS 6180:2011 states that “glass should not be used for vehicle protection barriers”


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Table 3 – Summary of Suitability for use of Pure Vista R-Lock Side Mounted Balustrade System into Steel in Accordance with Table 2 of BS 6180:2011



(kN/m)

21.5 mm Sentry Glass

Test Height 1100 mm

Test Height 1200 mm

Domestic and residential activities

(i) all areas within or serving exclusively one single family dwelling, including stairs, landings, etc. but excluding external balconies and edges of roofs

0.36

(ii) other residential, i.e. houses of multiple occupancy and balconies, including Juliette balconies and edges of roofs in single family dwellings

0.74

Offices and work areas not included elsewhere, including storage areas

(iii) light access stairs and gangways not more than 600 mm wide 0.22

(iv) light pedestrian traffic routes in industrial and storage buildings, except designated escape routes

0.36

(v) areas not susceptible to overcrowding in office and institutional buildings, also industrial and storage buildings, except as given above

0.74

Areas where people might congregate

(vi) areas having fixed seating within 530 mm of the barrier, balustrade or parapet 1.50 X

Areas with tables or fixed seating (vii) restaurants and bars 1.50 X


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(kN/m)

21.5 mm Sentry Glass

Test Height 1100 mm

Test Height 1200 mm

Areas without obstacles for moving people and not susceptible to overcrowding

(viii) stairs, landings corridors ramps 0.74

(ix) external balconies, including Juliette balconies and edges of roofs, footways and pavements within building cartilage adjacent to basement/sunken areas

0.74

Areas susceptible to overcrowding

(x) footways or pavements less than 3 m wide adjacent to sunken areas 1.50

(xi) theatres, cinemas, discotheques, bars, auditoria, shopping malls, assembly areas, studios; footways or pavements greater than 3 m wide adjacent to sunken areas

3.00 X X

(xii) grandstands and stadia (Note 1) - -

Retail areas (xiii) all retail areas, including public areas of banks/building societies or betting shops 1.50 X

Vehicular (xiv) pedestrian areas in car parks, including stairs, landings, ramps, edges of internal floors, footways, edges of roofs

1.50 (Note 2) X X

(xv) horizontal loads imposed by vehicles 3.00 (Note 2) - -

Note 1 – See requirements of the appropriate certifying authority Note 2 – Clause 8.1.1 of BS 6180:2011 states that “glass should not be used for vehicle protection barriers”


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Table 4 – Loads Achieved by Pure Vista R-Lock Balustrade System Side Mounted into Steel

System Fix Glass Load Application

(mm) Transducer Position

(mm)

Imposed Line Load at 25 mm

(kN)

Working Line Load for System

(kN/m)

Deflection at Working Line Load

(mm)

R-Lock Steel

15 mm Toughened 1100 1100 0.80 0.74 21.01

17.5 mm Toughened 1100 1100 0.78 0.74 23.93

21.5 mm PVB Glass 1100 1100 1.21 0.74 14.76

21.5 mm Sentry Glass 1100 1100 1.55 1.50 24.35

21.5 mm Sentry Glass 1100 1200 1.40 0.74 13.50

NOTE: The results given in this report apply only to the samples that have been tested. END OF REPORT


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PLATE

Plate 1 – System Set Up

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Deflection (mm)

Chart 1 - Load Deflection Curve for Uniformly Distributed Line Load of R-Lock Balustrade System Side Mountedinto Steel, Loaded at a Height of 1100 mm

15 mm Toughened Glass Deflection 1100 mm17.5 mm Toughened Glass Deflection 1100 mm"21.5 mm PVB Glass Defelection 1100 mm21.5 mm Sentry Glass Deflection 1100 mm21.5 mm Sentry Glass Deflection 1200 mm

Key


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APPENDIX A – Technical Drawings

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R-Lock Channel Profile DWG NO.

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R-Lock Channel Profile

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