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Case Study - Coating Failure or Building Failure

This paper presents the diagnostic work undertaken to determine the cause of failing coating and spalling block on the exterior of a commercial building in northern Illinois. The field assessment methods used to diagnose the problems including non-destructive and destructive methods for determining moisture content in the masonry, infrared thermography, and visual assessments are described. 

Product Number: 51216-015-SG
Author: Kevin Brown, Ken Trimber, Harold DeCelle
Publication Date: 2016
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This paper presents the diagnostic work undertaken to determine the cause of failing coating and spalling block on the exterior of a commercial building in northern Illinois. The field assessment methods used to diagnose the problems including non-destructive and destructive methods for determining moisture content in the masonry, infrared thermography, and visual assessments are described. Modeling using WUFI® is also presented. WUFI® was used as an aid in establishing the cause of the failures and in determining whether the existing coating system, by virtue of permeance, should be overcoated or removed and replaced.

This paper presents the diagnostic work undertaken to determine the cause of failing coating and spalling block on the exterior of a commercial building in northern Illinois. The field assessment methods used to diagnose the problems including non-destructive and destructive methods for determining moisture content in the masonry, infrared thermography, and visual assessments are described. Modeling using WUFI® is also presented. WUFI® was used as an aid in establishing the cause of the failures and in determining whether the existing coating system, by virtue of permeance, should be overcoated or removed and replaced.

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