Comparative Exam of Deterioration in Cladded Facades with Cement Mortar
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 35, Issue 5
Abstract
This research presents the usual types of damages and the causes that occur most frequently in building facades, through the analysis of all judicial complaints in Spain over 6 years. These facades all were cladded with cement mortar renders. A total of 2,018 cases were analyzed in detail. Most of the problems that were found had a direct relationship to the presence of water (humidity, condensation, and infiltration). The list of 37 analyzed parameters will provide both construction stakeholders and researchers with a tool to improve the planning of the maintenance of building facades and to minimize errors in the design and execution phases, in turn leading to a reduction of repair costs during the service life.
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All data, models, and code generated or used during the study appear in the published article.
Acknowledgments
This work was carried out within one of the Musaat Foundation’s action plans, in line with the national research work on building pathologies (Carretero-Ayuso and Moreno-Cansado 2018).
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Volume 35 • Issue 5 • October 2021
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Received: Dec 15, 2020
Accepted: Apr 6, 2021
Published online: Jul 1, 2021
Published in print: Oct 1, 2021
Discussion open until: Dec 1, 2021
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