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

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Curtain Wall Damage & Failure Cases

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

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

• EIFS Failures Overview (AE 537 2012 - Gray)

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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

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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).

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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

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