Investigation of dynamic water penetration tests for curtain walling

Matthews, R. S.; Bury, Mrc; Redfearn, D.

doi:10.1016/0167-6105(96)00020-7

Cited by 12 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The earthquake engineering community approached building safety through shake-table experiments. A similar approach to developing technology for human safety was also used by the wind engineering community (Cook et al, 1988;Matthews et al, 1996;Riley and Sadek, 2003;Surry et al, 2005). In addition, WoW full-scale testing allows the performance evaluations of building models and components until failure, making it possible to develop effective strengthening methods against extreme winds.…”

Section: Destructive Testingmentioning

confidence: 96%

“…Nevertheless, studies based on measurements at various locations (Eaton and Mayne, 1975;Cook et al, 1988;Levitan and Mehta, 1992;Hoxey and Richards, 1993;Matthews et al, 1996) have provided valuable findings and data, and contributed to the validation or otherwise of certain wind tunnel techniques. Some useful wind load data have been collected on roofs of residential homes during hurricanes through the Florida Coastal Monitoring Program (FCMP) (Florida Coastal Monitoring Program, 2009).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Aerodynamic, hydro-aerodynamic and destructive testing

Chowdhury¹,

Bitsuamlak²,

Simu³

2010

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Hurricane-induced losses in the USA increased from US$1·3 billion per year pre 1990 to US$ 36 billion per year post 2000. In 2005, the losses exceeded US$100 billion. Hurricanes caused over 1400 fatalities in 2004–2005. Research focusing on the complex interaction between hurricanes and the built environment is therefore necessary to develop a cohesive and systemic approach to building hurricane-resilient communities. Full- and large-scale experimental research at Florida International University is focusing on the development of a hurricane wind and wind-driven-rain testing facility (generically named the ‘wall of wind') capable of subjecting single-storey building models to hurricane effects. Three different types of tests are envisioned: aerodynamic (pressure tests for low-rise buildings, rooftop equipment and mitigation); hydro-aerodynamic (wind-driven-rain intrusion through roof secondary water barriers, soffits and window/door/wall interfaces); and destructive (roof tile and shingle tests, roof fascia tests). This paper describes the new facility, provides details on hurricane wind and rain simulation, discusses the three different types of testing capabilities and states the goals of the research aimed at developing hurricane-resilient communities.

show abstract

Section: Destructive Testingmentioning

confidence: 96%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

Aerodynamic, hydro-aerodynamic and destructive testing

Chowdhury¹,

Bitsuamlak²,

Simu³

2010

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…In both the cases, such a structural requirements must accomplish with other design issues, most of them related to the thermal performance of curtains, including also air infiltration, water penetration, condensation, glass surface distortion, etc (i.e. [21][22][23]). Thermal and structural aspects, in most of the cases, are strictly related (i.e.…”

Section: Glass Facades Under Exceptional Loads: Summary Of Current Dementioning

confidence: 99%

Numerical assessment of vibration control systems for multi-hazard design and mitigation of glass curtain walls

Bedon

2018

Journal of Building Engineering

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…The problem of rain penetration can occur in masonry load bearing walls and cavity walls (also referred to as veneer-clad walls) as well as in curtain wall systems. Matthews et al [35] state that about half of 1980s era e curtain wall buildings suffered leaks and that one third deteriorated unacceptably before the end of their design life. These failures have required costly repairs and in 1991, an entire building had to be reclad [36].…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Rainwater runoff from building facades: A review

Blocken

Derome

Carmeliet

2013

Building and Environment

147

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Rainwater runoff from building facades is a complex process governed by a wide range of urban, building, material and meteorological parameters. Given this complexity and the wide range of influencing parameters, it is not surprising that despite research efforts spanning over almost a century, wind-driven rain and rainwater runoff are still very active research subjects. Accurate knowledge of rainwater runoff is important for hygrothermal and durability analyses of building facades, assessment of indirect evaporative cooling by water films on facades to mitigate outdoor and indoor overheating, assessment of the self-cleaning action of facade surface coatings and leaching of particles from surface coatings that enter the water cycle as hazardous pollutants. Research on rainwater runoff is performed by field observations, field measurements, laboratory measurements and analytical and numerical modelling. While field observations are many, up to now, field experiments and modelling efforts are few and have been almost exclusively performed for plain facades without facade details. Field observations, often based on a posteriori investigation of the reasons for differential surface soiling, are important because they have provided and continue to provide very valuable qualitative information on runoff, which is very difficult to obtain in any other way. Quantitative measurements are increasing, but are still very limited in relation to the wide range of influencing parameters. To the knowledge of the authors, current state-of-the-art hygrothermal models do not yet contain runoff models. The development, validation and implementation of such models into hygrothermal models is required to supplement observational and experimental research efforts.

show abstract

Investigation of dynamic water penetration tests for curtain walling

Cited by 12 publications

References 0 publications

Aerodynamic, hydro-aerodynamic and destructive testing

Aerodynamic, hydro-aerodynamic and destructive testing

Numerical assessment of vibration control systems for multi-hazard design and mitigation of glass curtain walls

Rainwater runoff from building facades: A review

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About