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Water entry at penetrations in a hardboard siding-clad wood stud wall when subjected to simulated driving rain

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  1. National Research Council of Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
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Conference10DBMC International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components, April 17, 2005, Lyon, France
SubjectMoisture performance; driving rain; water penetration; water entry; performance testing; wood stud walls
Abstract
Driving rain is one of the significant agents of premature deterioration of wall assemblies. Driving rain deposited on the cladding may penetrate through imperfectly designed, defectively installed and inadequately maintained interface details at wall penetrations under the driving force of coincidentwind pressure. Some examples of rainwater-induced damage include the decay of wood basedmaterials, corrosion of metals and failure of finishes. Hence, assessing the degree to which drivingrain may penetrate wall assemblies permits determining the risk of damage under given climateconditions and this in turn may provide the basis for estimating the useful life of the assemblies.
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  • 10DBMC International Conference on Durability of Building Materials and Components [Proceedings] (1 April 2005): 1–9.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedYes
NRC numberNRCC 47687
NRC-IRC-16890
NPARC number20377052
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