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Water-shedding details improve masonry performance

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DOIResolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.4224/40002846
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  1. National Research Council Canada. NRC Institute for Research in Construction
FormatText, Issue
Physical description4 p.
SubjectMasonry walls
Abstract
Enjoying the low maintenance of masonry along with its long-term durability requires that particular attention be paid to those building details that help prevent or divert concentrated flows of water from exterior masonry walls. The careful installation of flashing, overhanging copings or caps, drips, eavestroughs and downspouts, among several other details, can prevent staining, efflorescence, and biological growth on the masonry. Mere unsightliness, one could say. But drenched masonry, given a few freeze-thaw cycles, soon begins to spall, and worse, leads to corrosion of ties. Adieu, long-term durability!
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PublisherNational Research Council of Canada. Institute for Research in Construction
Series
  • Construction Technology Update, no. 23 (1 December 1998).
Translation of
  • Maurenbrecher, A. H. P. ‘Comment Éloigner l”Eau Des Façades En Maçonnerie’. Solution Constructive 23 (1 December 1998). .
NoteAn abridged version was published in Construction Business, Jan./Feb. 2004, pp. 30-32, 34.
LanguageEnglish
Peer reviewedNo
NRC numberNRC-IRC-9513
NPARC number20325577
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Record created2012-07-18
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