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COMMERCIAL & RESIDENTIAL GARAGE DOOR DIVISION

Click here to access the following Technical Research Documents developed by the Commercial & Residential Garage Door Division.
Only current DASMA members may access these documents. If you have any difficulty, contact the DASMA office, dasma@dasma.com

TRD–1001      Hurricane Wind Speeds – Conversions from One Minute Sustained Wind to Fastest Mile Wind to Peak Gust Wind

TRD-1002       Report on Garage Door Damage Investigation – Hurricane Bonnie

TRD-1003       Hurricane Bonnie Path –Map

TRD-1004       Tornado Wind Speeds – Conversions from One Minute Sustained Wind to Fastest Mile Wind to Peak Gust Wind

TRD-1005       Forced Entry Resistance Research Testing, Rational Analysis

TRD-1006       Forced Entry Resistance Research Testing

TRD-1007       Saffir-Simpson Scale vs. Wind Speeds in Model Building Codes

TRD-1008       Fujita Scale vs. Wind Speeds in Model Building Codes

TRD-1009       DASMA 116 Subcommittee Report Garage Door Handle Placement

TRD-1010       Analysis of ANSI/DASMA 108 as Compared to Miami-Dade TAS 202 (Formerly PA 202)

TRD-1011       November 10, 2002 Tornado Event Macedonia, Ohio and Twinsburg, Ohio Garage Door Performance Assessment

TRD-1012       Tornado Damage Assessment Report

TRD-1013       Flood Resistant Construction – Effect on Garage Doors

TRD-1014       DASMA Analysis - Garage Door Minimum Steel Gauge Thicknesses in the Florida "(HVHZ)"

TRD-1015       Partially Enclosed Structures Analysis - EXAMPLE 1 From a Garage Door Perspective

TRD-1016       Flood Resistant Construction - Effect on Garage Doors

TRD-1017       1995 NBCC Wind Load Pressure Calculations

TRD-1018       Operator Forces on Section Garage Doors

TRD-1019       Operator Forces on One-Piece Garage Doors

TRD-1020       2000 International Building Code Section 2405 - Garage Doors and Glazing - Code Interpretations

TRD-1021       Independent Technical Review of DASMA Wind Load Guides for Garage Doors Based on 2001 Florida Building Code

TRD-1022       Wind Load Coefficients-A vs GCp - Interpolative

TRD-1023       Hurricane Bonnie Investigation

TRD-1024       Report on SEI-ASCE 30-00, "Guidelines for Condition Assessment of the Building Envelope"

TRD-1025       Report on Forced Entry Resistance Testing - Tensile

TRD-1026       Data on Garage Doors and Drywall

TRD-1027       ANSI/DASMA 108 vs TAS 202

TRD-1028       Comparison of NFPA-ICC

TRD-1029       ASCE 7-98 Kd Rationale

TRD-1030       Saffir-Simpson Scale

TRD-1031       U-factor Simulation - ETC

TRD-1032       U-factor Simulation Steps

TRD-1033       U-factor Testing - ATI

TRD-1034       U-factor Simulation - Sectional Garage Doors

TRD-1035       Garage Door Thermal Performance Test Report

TRD-1036       Calculation Methods for Sectional Garage Doors

TRD-1037       Rationale Behind Changes with Respect to ANSI/DASMA 108-2002

TRD-1038       Rationale Behind Changes with Respect to ANSI/DASMA 115-2003

TRD-1039       Rationale Behind Changes with Respect to ANSI/DASMA 108-2002

TRD-1040       Analysis of ANSI/DASMA 115 Appendix B and Appendix C as Compared to Miami-Dade TAS 201 and TAS  203-Release

TRD-1041       Determination on Reporting of U-factor for Garage Door Assemblies with Glazing – Simplified Simulation Calculations

TRD-1042       K-Factor

TRD-1043       Procedure to Calculate Garage Door Wind Load Design Pressures (Using the 1995 NBCC)

TRD-1044       Procedure with Example to Calculate Garage Door Wind Load Design Pressures (Using the 2005 NBCC)

TRD 1045       Summary Changes 1995 NBCC

TRD-1046       Development of Green Building Programs

TRD-1047       Determination and Reporting of U-factor for Garage Door Assemblies without Glazing

TRD-1048       Comparing ANSI/DASMA 105 to NFRC 102

TRD-1049       Equivalency Between DASMA 105-2004 and ANSI/DASMA 105-2009

TRD-1050       Metal Gauge Chart (TDS-154) Background

TRD-1051       Analysis of ANSI/DASMA 115-2005 As Compared to ASTM E1886-05 and E1996-08

TRD-1052a     Green Building Checklist for all DASMA Divisions

TRD-1052b     Green Building Checklist for High Performance Door Division

TRD-1052c     Green Building Checklist for Rolling Door Division

TRD-1052d     Green Building Checklist for Commercial & Residential Garage Door Division

TRD-1052e     Green Building Checklist for Operator & Electronics Division

TRD-1052f     Green Building Checklist for all DASMA Divisions - Rationale

TRD-1053       Solar Heat Gain Coefficient Values for Partially-Glazed Garage Door Using NFRC 200 equation and NFRC 201 test value

TRD-1054       LEED Applications for Door and Access System Products

TRD-1055       Analysis of ISO Fenestration Thermal Performance Standards – October 2011

TRD-1056       Independent Technical Review of DASMA Wind Load Guides for Garage Doors Based on ASCE 7-10

TRD-1057       Calculating Garage Door Contribution to Energy Conservation via Conduction, Convection and Radiant Heat Transfers

TRD-1058       Garage Door Seismic Research Test Project

TRD-1059       Metal Connections in Preservative-Treated Wood

TRD-1061       Commercial Garage Door and Rolling Door Thermal Performance Compliance – 2012 IECC and 2015 IECC

TRD-1062       Residential Garage Door Thermal Performance Compliance – 2012 IRC and 2015 IRC

TRD-1063       Garage/Rolling Garage Door Wind Compliance Using the 2015 International Building Code (IBC) and ASCE 7-10

TRD-1064       Garage Door Wind Compliance Using the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC)

TRD-1065       In-Depth Wind Exposure Categories

TRD-1066       Post-Disaster Investigation Checklists

TRD-1067       ASTM E330/E330M-14 vs. ANSI/DASMA 108-2012 – Structural Performance by Uniform Static Air Pressure Difference Testing

TRD-1068       Comparing ANSI/DASMA 105-2012 to ASTM E283-04

TRD-1069       Comparing ANSI/DASMA 105-2015 to ASTM E283-04(12)

TRD-1070       Sectional/Rolling Door Wind Design Pressures Using ASCE 7-10 and ICC 500-14 for Hurricane Shelters – References and Example

TRD-1071       Sectional/Rolling Door Wind Design Pressures Using ASCE 7-10 and ICC 500-14 for Tornado Shelters

TRD-1072       ASHRAE 90.1 and IECC U-factor and Air Infiltration Requirements

TRD-1073       ASD vs. LRFD, as Applied to Large Doors

TRD-1074       ASD vs. LRFD, as Applied to Concrete Anchor Ratings

TRD-1075       Comparing ICC 500-14 to ANSI/DASMA 105-2012

TRD-1076       Comparing ICC 500-14 to ANSI/DASMA 115-2012

TRD-1077       Seismic Calculation Template

TRD-1078       ANSI/DASMA 108-2012 vs 108-2017

TRD-1079       ANSI/DASMA 115-2012 vs 115-2017

TRD-1080       LEED 4.1 Applications for Door and Access System Products

TRD-1081        Miami-Dade NOA - Vehicle Access Doors

ROLLING DOOR DIVISION

Click here to access the following Technical Research Documents developed by the Rolling Door Division.
Only current DASMA members may access these documents. If you have any difficulty, contact the DASMA office, dasma@dasma.com

TRD-2001            Tube Steel Mounted Rolling Steel Fire Doors - Maximum Heights Prepared by Jeffrey Gould, Factory Mutual Research - Based on DASMA Sponsored Research Testing at Underwriters Laboratories

TRD-2002            Tube Steel Mounted Rolling Steel Fire Doors - Rationale Maximum Heights Prepared by Jeffrey Gould, Factory Mutual Research - Based on DASMA Sponsored Research Testing at Underwriters Laboratories

TRD-2003            UL Letter - Air Leakage Tests of a Rolling Steel Door Assembly. File NC3471, Project 00NK38546

TRD-2004            ITS Report and Drawings of Air Leakage Tests on Rolling Steel Fire Shutter for DASMA (Restricted Access)

TRD-2005            UL Report - Between Jamb Mounted Rolling Steel Fire Doors Secured to a Steel Capping Channel and a Steel Plate by Welds. File NC3471, Project 97NK29393 (Restricted Access)

TRD-2006            UL Report - Air Leakage Tests of a Rolling Steel Door Assembly File NC3471, Project 99NK34713 (Restricted Access)

TRD-2007            Koffel Report - Analysis of Rolling Steel Fire Door Requiremnts in the IBC & NFPA 5000 (Restricted Access)

TRD-2008            UL Report - Face Mounted Rolling Steel Fire Door Secured to Independent Steel Tubes File NC3472, Project 00NK38546 (Restricted Access)

TRD-2009            2000 Cable and Sash Chain Report – FM

TRD-2010            2005 U-Factor Simulation, Non-Insulated Rolling Door. ETC-05-1005-16556.0

TRD-2011            2006 U-Factor Simulation Steps – ATI/ETC

TRD-2012            2005 U-Factor Test, Non-Ins. Rolling Door - ATI

TRD-2013            Wind Load Forces Exerted by a Rolling Door with Windlocks onto a Jamb

TRD-2014            2009 U-Factor Test, Ins. Rolling Door - ATI

TRD-2015            2009 U-Factor Simulation, Ins. Rolling Door - ATI

TRD-2016            2010 U-Factor Test, Ins. Rolling Door - No Hardware - ATI

TRD-2017            2010 U-Factor Simulation, Ins. Rolling Door - No Hardware - ATI

TRD-2018            Wind Load Forces Exerted by a Rolling Door without Windlocks onto a Jamb

TRD-2019            Rolling Door Seismic Research Test Project

TRD-2020            Architectural Testing – Performance Test Report Rolling Steel Slat Garage Door (Restricted Access)

TRD-2021            Rolling Steel Fire Door and Fire Shutter Compliance Using the 2015 International Building Code (IBC) and the 2015 International Fire Code (IFC)

TRD-2022            Seismic Calculation Template

TRD-2023            Rolling Slat Door Curtain Research Testing

OPERATOR & ELECTRONICS DIVISIONS

Click here to access the following Technical Research Documents developed by the Operator & Electronics Divisions.
Only current DASMA members may access these documents. If you have any difficulty, contact the DASMA office, dasma@dasma.com

TRD-3001            OSHA Regulations (standards-29 CFR) Definitions Applicable to Subpart 1910.399

TRD-3002            Article - "Closing the Door on the Controversy: The Straight Facts About Gate Operator Compliance" from
International Door & Operator Industry Magazine

TRD-3003            Request for Interpretation of OSHA Regulations - Richard Fairfax

TRD-3004            Summary of Conversation with Greg Barber of OSHA Regarding April 20, 2001 Letter to OSHA

TRD-3006            Automated Vehicular Gate System Emergency Access Flowcharts

HIGH PERFORMANCE DOOR DIVISION

Click here to access the following Technical Research Documents developed by the High Performance Door Division.
Only current DASMA members may access these documents. If you have any difficulty, contact the DASMA office, dasma@dasma.com

TRD-4001            Building Envelope Energy Calculations Involving High Speed Doors

TRD-4002            High Speed Doors and Egress

TRD-4003            Summary of EN 13241-1

TRD-4004            Industrial Control Panels – Designing Compliance to UL 508A

TRD-4005            Seismic Calculation Template