Reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of façades
Watertightness test standards are used to evaluate enclosure components in terms of water penetration resistance. Currently, there is a wide variety of watertightness tests in use for façades elements and wall systems. However, recent research has revealed many inconsistencies in the possibility of...
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| description | Watertightness test standards are used to evaluate enclosure components in terms of water penetration resistance. Currently, there is a wide variety of watertightness tests in use for façades elements and wall systems. However, recent research has revealed many inconsistencies in the possibility of current test standards to reproduce real exposure conditions. As such, the main test parameters specified in watertightness test standards have been called into question. Nonetheless, these studies do not pay attention to the protocols and the technical specifications incorporated in the test standards. Neither to the influence that these aspects could have on the watertightness results. The present paper provides a general overview of current watertightness tests standards from around the world. Thereafter, a thorough comparison of the technical specifications incorporated in the protocols of the test standards has been carried out. Finally, an evaluation and discussion of some parameters suggested in the tests standards is undertaken based on the state of the art and laboratory experiments over diverse mock-ups. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9938f0af50c84a24acb2255f7cb605402022-12-21T22:24:09ZengEDP SciencesMATEC Web of Conferences2261-236X2019-01-012820208210.1051/matecconf/201928202082matecconf_cesbp2019_02082Reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of façadesArce Recatala Maria0García Morales Soledad1Van den Bossche Nathan2Wintech Limited, Façade Engineering ConsultancyTechnical University of Madrid, Department of Construction and Technology in ArchitectureGhent University, Department of Architecture and Urban PlanningWatertightness test standards are used to evaluate enclosure components in terms of water penetration resistance. Currently, there is a wide variety of watertightness tests in use for façades elements and wall systems. However, recent research has revealed many inconsistencies in the possibility of current test standards to reproduce real exposure conditions. As such, the main test parameters specified in watertightness test standards have been called into question. Nonetheless, these studies do not pay attention to the protocols and the technical specifications incorporated in the test standards. Neither to the influence that these aspects could have on the watertightness results. The present paper provides a general overview of current watertightness tests standards from around the world. Thereafter, a thorough comparison of the technical specifications incorporated in the protocols of the test standards has been carried out. Finally, an evaluation and discussion of some parameters suggested in the tests standards is undertaken based on the state of the art and laboratory experiments over diverse mock-ups.https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/31/matecconf_cesbp2019_02082.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Arce Recatala Maria García Morales Soledad Van den Bossche Nathan Reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of façades MATEC Web of Conferences |
| title | Reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of façades |
| title_full | Reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of façades |
| title_fullStr | Reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of façades |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of façades |
| title_short | Reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of façades |
| title_sort | reliability and adequacy of current watertightness test standards used to evaluate the performance of facades |
| url | https://www.matec-conferences.org/articles/matecconf/pdf/2019/31/matecconf_cesbp2019_02082.pdf |
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