A Multichamber, Pressure-Based Test Method to Determine Wind Loads on Air-Permeable, Multilayer Cladding Systems
2017
Current
standardized testingon air-permeable multi-layer
claddingis inaccurate as one of the primary parameters for setting the peak net wind loads across the
claddingis the external pressure gradient which is removed from all
standardized testing. After implementing a latex barrier system, and examining the control strategy for the Pressure Loading Actuators, a multi-chamber
airboxsystem for testing air-permeable multi-layer
claddingis developed and compared to a benchmark study performed by the Insurance Research Lab for Better Homes. The results indicate that using multi-
chamber,
pressure-based, testing to obtain wind loads for air-permeable, multi-layer wall systems with flexible
claddingis sufficiently accurate. This method also shows that eliminating temporal variations from the external pressures for easier
standardized testingwould provide fairly accurate results.
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