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Monthly "FAILURES" Columns |
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From January 1994 through August 1997, David Nicastro published the monthly column "Failures" in The Construction Specifier. Single copies of each column may be purchased from www.csinet.org. |
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| Issue January 1994 February 1994 March 1994 April 1994 May 1994 June 1994 July 1994 August 1994 September 1994 October 1994 November 1994 December 1994 January 1995 February 1995 March 1995 April 1995 May 1995 June 1995 July 1995 August 1995 September 1995 October 1995 November 1995 December 1995 January 1996 February 1996 March 1996 April 1996 May 1996 June 1996 July 1996 August 1996 September 1996 October 1996 November 1996 December 1996 January 1997 February 1997 March 1997 April 1997 May 1997 June 1997 July 1997 August 1997 |
Subject Too-short masonry shelf angles [No column this month] Balcony sub-surface drainage Stucco cracking Fractured ceiling suspension connections Missing precast concrete stirrups Window perimeter sealant incompatibility Fallen marble cladding stone GFRC cladding panel cracking Aggregate-surfaced cladding panel disintegration Improper remedial work [No column this month] Brick masonry design errors; remedial overcladding [No column this month] Shoring tower collapse Window sill detail errors Partial roof collapse; steel joist weld failure Uncoordinated brick masonry veneer and shelf angles Spontaneous breakage of tempered glass skylights Improper roof design; remedial replacement Steel beam overloading Thermodynamic processes affecting structures Water staining of granite cladding stones Sealant reversion Window gasket leakage; wet-sealing [No column this month] Masonry cavity walls; flashing not extended to face of wall Masonry/plank construction, typical problems Structural building frame shortening, and masonry distress Water-based deterioration of precast concrete panels Loose snap covers on aluminum curtain wall extrusions Structural sealant glazing Lock-strip (zipper) gaskets; structural gasket glazing EIFS; problems with gypsum sheathing Handrail post deformation; grout expansion Sloped glazing; laminated glass [No column this month] Self-flashing windows Floating walls; torsion from eccentric loading Masonry façade failure due to freeze-thaw damage Improper welding of steel structure Failure of water main due to new concrete duct Masonry spalling due to improper field modifications Hyatt Regency walkway collapse in Kansas City, Missouri |
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