Testing for Water Penetration

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Testing for Water Penetration

Sakhnovsky, AA
Owner, Construction Research Laboratory, Miami, Fla.

Pages: 5 Published: Jan 1973

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Abstract

The following general areas relating to water penetration testing of exterior windows, curtain walls, and doors are covered: (1) historical background (2) static pressure water leakage testing including test for water penetration of exterior windows, curtain walls, and doors by uniform static air pressure differential (E 331-70), (3) dynamic pressure water leakage testing, and (4) comparison and limitations of current static and dynamic test methods.

Keywords:
curtain walls, windows, walls, doors, static pressure, dynamic pressure, tests, water infiltration, water penetration

Paper ID: STP38917S
Committee/Subcommittee: E06.51
DOI: 10.1520/STP38917S

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