Building+Enclosure

toc Building Enclosure (Roofing and Facades) //"The physician can bury his mistakes,// //but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines."// New York Times Magazine (October 4, 1953)
 * Frank Lloyd Wright**

=Curtain Wall Damage & Failure Cases=
 * Curtain Wall Failure Overview (AE 537-11 Hott)
 * One Indiana Square Storm Damage - Indianapolis, IN (April 2, 2006) (Available)

Exterior Insulating and Finish Systems (EIFS) and Synthetic Stucco Systems

 * EIFS Failures Overview (AE 537 2012 - Gray)

Glass

 * Glass Breakage - Nickel Sulfide Inclusions
 * The Effects of Blast Loading on Laminated Glass (AE 537 2012 - Leonard)


 * CNA Financial Corp., Chicago, IL - Glass Failure (Thermal Stresses) - Available
 * William S. Moorhead Federal Building, Pittsburgh, PA (1966) - Available

= Masonry =


 * Deterioration of Lime-Based Mortar Joints (AE 537-2015 - Fogle)
 * Masonry Facade Water Intrusion (AE 537 2010)
 * Thin Stone Facade Problems and Causes of Failure - (AE 537-11 Tran)
 * Marble Facade Failures & Repair
 * Standard Oil - AMOCO Building Marble Facade Failure (Navarrete))
 * "Sarabond" Mortar Additive Corrosion Failures (circa 1965) - ** Available for Case Study Contribution **
 * Masonry Facades - Available for General Article or Specific Case Studies etc.
 * Recladding with Brick Masonry to address envelope failure (See BD&C May 2009 article on topic).

= Roofing =
 * Slate Roofing: Applications and Maintenance (AE 537 2012 - Landis)
 * Roofs - Collapse and Performance Failures (AE 537 2012 - Payne)


 * //Failures// is interested in receiving contributions to the wiki in the area of roofing problems and case studies -** Available for Case Study Contribution **
 * Ice Dams