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Wind and Structures Volume 4, Number 2, April 2001 , pages 101-118 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/was.2001.4.2.101 |
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Pressure equalization of rainscreen facades: Analysis of the field data in the frequency domain |
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K. Suresh Kumar(Canada) and J.A. Wisse(Netherlands)
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| Abstract | ||
| This paper reports the field measurements concerning pressure equalization of rainscreenrnfacades carried out at the Technical University of Eindhoven (TUE) in the Netherlands. The field facilityrnincluding the details of test panel, meteorological tower, instrumentation, data collection and analysis isrnpresented. Results of investigations into cavity response for various leakage and venting configurations arerndiscussed. Frequency domain techniques have been utilized to show the influence of wind as well asrnfacade characteristics on the pressure equalization performance. Further, this paper presents an earlyrnattempt to synthesize the experimental results into existing building codes. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| field measurements; pressure equalization; rainscreen facade. | ||
| Address | ||
| K. Suresh Kumar, RWDI Inc., 650 Woodlawn Road West, Guelph, Ontario, N1K 1B8, CanadarnJ.A. Wisse, Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, FAGO, Technical University of Eindhoven (TUE), Postbus 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands | ||