Damage in face-brick facades placed between concrete slabs
In recent decades, non-structural exposed brick facades have been widely used in Spain and other European and American countries. However, when they are partially supported by floor slabs, to give the image of a continuous element, they present problems that can lead to risks such as collapse and de...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2020 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Repositorio: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/181612 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/2117/181612 https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101312 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Building failures Facades Brick houses Building pathology Building envelope Face-brick facades Housing building stock Edificis - Ensorrament Façanes Construccions de maó Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Elements constructius d'edificis Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Edificació::Patologies constructives |
| Sumario: | In recent decades, non-structural exposed brick facades have been widely used in Spain and other European and American countries. However, when they are partially supported by floor slabs, to give the image of a continuous element, they present problems that can lead to risks such as collapse and detachment of ceramic pieces. In this article, twenty-two affected buildings located in several Spanish cities were analyzed to determine the parameters that induce risk situations, and to identify the causes of each type of damage. The aim was to verify, using data extracted from real behavior of the facades under analysis, the fragility of most analytical models that have been adopted, in order to avoid anomalies. Consequently, the aim was also to obtain a more reliable starting point for future diagnosis and, when necessary, repair of such vulnerable face brick facades. |
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