ASTM STP 1422 Performance of Exterior Building Walls
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Johnson PG
This STP contains the proceedings of the Symposium on Performance of Exterior Building Walls that was held on 31 March-1 April 2001. ASTM International Committee E06 on Performance of Buildings served as the sponsor.
The primary topic of the symposium was the performance of exterior building walls. One of the goals for this symposium was to show the broad spectrum of topics related to exterior building wall performance, and similarly the types of people required to accomplish the goal of good performance. The papers presented at the symposium and published in this STP cover a variety of issues and there was a good mix of individuals representing the many types of parties involved in the design and construction process participating in this symposium.
Papers cover product development, code issues, seismic considerations, wind evaluation, methods to predict condensation, and more. There were also two non-technical presentations. One was from an owner addressing the importance of effective communication. The second was from an attorney, explaining why a leak (physical) may not really be a leak (legal).
All of the presentations and the papers in this publication address ways to improve the performance of exterior building walls, or ways to identify, understand, and avoid the factors leading to failures. These papers show that exterior building walls are subject to failure for many reasons, including errors in analysis, design, specification, fabrication, and construction.
Specific topics presented in this STP include:
- water infiltration resistance
- establishing wall performance criteria
- air barrier and building envelope
- brick veneer
- determining the Poisson's ratio of silicone sealants
- seismic performance
- condensation index
- coefficient of variance
- dew point temperature
- wind load design and performance testing of exterior walls
- inspection and testing of building envelope air barrier systems
- performance based building codes
- stucco cladding
- prefabricated wall panels
- architectural glass,
- sealant joint failures in exterior building walls
- exterior insulation finish systems (EIFS)
- wind load studies
- wind tunnel methods of analysis
- pre-construction evaluation
- weatherproofing
- flashing
This information contained in this STP will be of interest to chemists, contractors, structural engineers, architects, educators, and forensic investigators involved in the design, construction, and analysis of buildings.