[PDF] Window And Wall Testing eBook

Author : Barry G. Hardman
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 46,29 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Walls
ISBN : 080313410X

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"Get the latest information available on the performance and durability of the window-wall interface. STP 1484 offers new research, exhaustive testing, and the creation of installation standards which attempt to identify installation methods and construction sequencing, to integrate a variety of fenestration products into a variety of wall claddings. Ten peer-reviewed papers cover: * Integration of windows or doors with their related interfaces--lashings, sealants, claddings, and more * Considerations of weather, exposure, job site conditions * Compatibility or incompatibility of adjacent and integrated materials * Product testing and the testing of installation methods and techniques * Role that permeability plays in the selection of materials * Ability or inability of self-adhered materials to maintain their original adhesion properties, long-term serviceability, and durability. This new publication provides the vital information you need to write specifications, create or interpret standards, evaluate materials for product selection, and recommend changes to the building codes."--Publisher's website.

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Publisher :
Page : 11 pages
File Size : 17,49 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Curtain walls
ISBN :

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This "Methods of Test" publication AAMA 501-94 is a revision of the previous publication, "Methods of Test for Metal Curtain Walls," AAMA 501-83. It is AAMA's intent to present in this one publication current methods of testing curtain walls, store front, sloped glazing, windows, and sliding glass doors. The test methods covered in this manual are used to check the structural adequacy of wall systems and their ability to resist water penetration and air leakage. The methods of laboratory testing of air leakage, water penetration and structural performance under static air pressure difference, as well as the method of field testing for air leakage and water penetration under static air pressure difference, are the methods prescribed the the American Society for Testing and Materials, ASTM. The laboratory test for water penetration under dynamic air pressure and the field check for water leakage using a hose and nozzle are methods prescribed by AAMA. Only those portions of ASTM standards relating to scope and purpose, requirements for test speciments, information from specifiers and test reports are reproduced herein.

Author : Wahid Maref
Publisher :
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Air leakage
ISBN :

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The development of alternative details to manage water intrusion at the window-wall interface has produced a number of novel approaches to detailing the interface between the window and the adjacent wall assembly. Many of these approaches advocate the need to provide drainage at the rough opening of the window subsill, given that the window components themselves are susceptible to water entry over their expected life. Depending on the types of windows used and the cladding into which the windows are installed, there arise different methods to provide drainage that may also affect air leakage through the assembly. This in turn may give rise to the formation of condensation along the window, at the sill, or along the window sash and glazing panels. Hence, there is a need to determine if, under cold weather conditions, specific interface details that incorporate sill pans provide a potential for condensation on the window components in which air leakage paths may be prominent at the sill or elsewhere on the window assembly. The paper reports on a laboratory evaluation of conditions suitable for the formation of condensation at the window frame perimeter of the interface assembly as a function of both temperature deferential and air leakage rate across the test assembly. A summary of the laboratory test protocol is provided, which includes a description of the test setup and apparatus, fabrication details of the specimen, information on instrumentation and calibration, and experimental results for one type of window (flange window). In parallel, preliminary simulation results were presented and compared to those obtained from the experiment using the commercially available thermal software BISCO.