Full Scale Performance Testing of Curtain Walls

SEDL / STP / STP1034-EB / STP20127S

Full-Scale Performance Testing of Curtain Walls

Sakhnovsky, AA
President, Construction Research Laboratory, Inc., Miami, FL

Pages: 12 Published: Jan 1991

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Abstract

A curtain wall testing procedure is outlined, including aspects of the construction of mock-ups, static and dynamic testing, and on-site field tests. Background comparisons, advantages, and limitations of current static and dynamic test methods are covered. Applicable standards are listed and discussed.

Keywords:
static test, dynamic test, field test, air infiltration, water infiltration, structural design load, curtain walls, pressure, standards, mock-up, on-site

Paper ID: STP20127S
Committee/Subcommittee: E06.51
DOI: 10.1520/STP20127S

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