Roof strength test overview roof strength evaluations consist of a quasi static test conducted on a vehicle s roof in a manner similar to tests used to judge compliance with federal motor vehicle safety standard 216 office of the federal register 2009.
House roof strength test.
Cherry hill nj march 24 2009 the all new subaru forester was given the top rating of good in the insurance institute for highway safety s new roof strength rating system.
Iihs news release march 24 2009 roof strength is focus of new rating system.
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Calculating the load on a flat roof is a challenging task for the layperson that involves knowledge of building materials their weights and local building codes.
Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking snprm.
Designed to help consumers pick vehicles that will help protect them in rollover crashes twelve small.
49 cfr parts 571 and 585216 as part of a comprehensive plan for reducing the risk of rollover crashes and the risk of death and serious injury in those crashes this final rule upgrades the agency s safety standard on roof crush resistance in several ways.
The head restraints seats rating is based on a sled test of the vehicle s seat and head restraint.
The main differences between the procedure specified by the insurance institute for.
Subaru forester given top rating in iihs roof strength test.
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Roof crush resistance 222 13 kb final rule.
The standard guide in the u s the asce 7 05 lists weights and stresses for all building materials expressed in pounds per square foot.
The three types of asphalt shingles we test are.
The roof strength rating is based on a test in which a metal plate is pushed against one side of the vehicle s roof at a slow constant speed.
Federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Nail pull through resistance is the measurement of the number of pounds required to pull a shingle over the head of a roofing nail at a specific temperature.
The standard test for tear strength is called the elmendorf test.
This rating only applies to the specific seat head restraint combination tested indicated on the vehicle details page.