Ansi A137 1 Tile Slip Test

The stated purpose of the code is to establish minimum requirements.

Ansi a137 1 tile slip test. The bot 3000e used in the ansi a137 1 slip test method is also used in ansi b101 3 which is a test method was based on actual slip and fall research. The ansi a137 1 a326 3 standard states that tiles with a dcof of 0 42 or greater are not necessarily suitable for all projects. Since 2012 the ceramic tile industry standard for testing dynamic coefficient of friction dcof has been the dcof acutest dcof acutest is a registered tcna designation for the test procedure contained in section 9 6 of ansi a137 1 the american national standard specifications for ceramic tile. The standard which includes a slip resistance test procedure also known as the acutest is incorporated by reference in the 2012 international building code used throughout the united states and in several other countries.

The a137 1 test was incorporated in the 2012 international building code ibc and has taken the place of the old astm c1028 scof test so building inspectors may require this test. This package will give you two separate reports one for ibc requirements dcof rating and another for the slip test we recommend the most. In 2018 ansi released the a326 3 dcof rating slip test which uses the same test method and was intended to update and replace a137 1. Excerpted from ansi a137 1 2012 9 6 procedure for dynamic coefficient of friction dcof testing.

Using this test method the bot 3000 was found to have a 93 correlation to slip tests using the variable angle ramp. Bot 3000e used in ansi a326 3 and a137 1 in extensive studies at germany s university of wuppertal the bot 3000e was shown to correlate well with human traction when the concentration of the wetting agent. American national standards institute ansi issued its standard a137 1 specifications for ceramic tile in 2012. The ansi a137 1 a326 3 tile slip resistance test can be done in the dry condition as well upon request.

9 6 1 wet dynamic coefficient of friction 9 6 1 1 apparatus 9 6 1 1 11bot 3000automated testing device capable of testing static and dynamic coefficient of friction with the test travel distance set to 10 inches 254 mm.