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| Author | Search for: Brown, W. C.1; Search for: Rousseau, M. Z.1; Search for: Dalgliesh, W. A.2 |
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| Affiliation | - National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
- National Research Council of Canada
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| Format | Text, Article |
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| Conference | Exterior Wall Systems: Glass and Concrete Technology, Design, and Construction: |
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| Subject | Air and vapour barriers; Rainscreen walls |
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| Abstract | One approach to controlling rain penetration into walls is to design them using the pressure-equalized rain screen principle. This design minimizes the wind pressure difference across the exterior cladding (rain screen), thus reducing the predominant force that drives rain into the wall. A pressure-equalized rain screen wall is essentially a cavity wall with sufficient venting inthe cladding to enable the cavity pressure to equalize to the exterior pressure. Additional design requirements include an effective air barrier system on the inside of the cavity and horizontal and vertical baffles to form compartments within the cavity. Two buildings with vented cladding were monitored for pressure equalization. Successful pressure equalization was confirmed with a well-vented precast concrete wall system. On the other hand, the cavity pressure of a poorly vented masonry wall system did not equalize with the exterior pressure, with the result that much of the wind pressure was taken by the cladding. While the initial cost of a pressure-equalized rain screen design may be higher, it can be recovered through lower maintenance costs and a modest reduction in the design wind load for the cladding. |
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| Publication date | 1991 |
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| Note | Reprinted in Building Envelope Performance and Durability : IRC technical seminar held in 11 cities across Canada February through March 1995 (NRCC-38991) |
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| Language | English |
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| Peer reviewed | Yes |
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| Identifier | IRC-P-1838 |
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| NRC number | NRCC 34055
NRC-IRC-2940 |
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| NPARC number | 20375615 |
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| Record identifier | c7b7d801-b5c3-48c4-a018-f6dae5413aa1 |
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| Record created | 2012-07-23 |
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| Record modified | 2020-06-06 |
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