EIFS: Canadian field performance

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1269, Issue , 1996, Pages 3-20

  Posey, James B ^a   Vlooswyk, John A ^b  

^a Station M 8124   (Canada)

^b Building Envelope Engineering ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Building durability; EIFS; Exterior finish; Field performance; Synthetic stucco; Wall cladding

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLADDING (COATING); DURABILITY; INSTALLATION; MOISTURE; POLYMERS; REINFORCEMENT; STUCCO; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS); WATER ABSORPTION;

EXTERIOR INSULATION FINISH SYSTEMS (EIFS); SYNTHETIC STUCCO;

PROTECTIVE COATINGS;

EID: 0030407906     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp39208s     Document Type: Article

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