The Functional Requirements for Water Resistive Barriers Exposed to Incidental Water Leakage, Part 2: Testing Materials
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Volume 33, Issue 3 (May 2005)

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The Functional Requirements for Water Resistive Barriers Exposed to Incidental Water Leakage, Part 2: Testing Materials
Bomberg, M
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Pazera, M
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY

Onysko, D
DMO Associates, Ottawa

(Received 24 February 2004; accepted 12 November 2004)

Abstract
The first part of this paper presented classification of Water Resistive Barrier (WRB) products.&fnoteref rid="_ft01";4&/fnoteref;&footnote id="_ft01";

Part 1 of this paper appears elsewhere in this issue.

&/footnote; The main purpose of the research reported in this part is not to determine how different WRB products perform under exposure in real assemblies but to evaluate the effectiveness of the existing test methods to characterize moisture performance of WRB products. An additional purpose is to assess what properties should be determined to enable characterization of WRB for use in computer models for heat, air, and moisture (HAM) transport.
The investigation determined that the existing test methods do not provide adequate information. Therefore, new methods are proposed with a view to providing a better basis for evaluating WRB performance in wall assemblies.

Keywords:
air leakage control, air retarder, building paper, house wrap, moisture protection, water penetration, water resistive barriers, water-resistive barrier, water-resistive barriers, weather protection, WRB

Paper ID: JTE12583
DOI: 10.1520/JTE12583

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Author Bomberg, M Affiliation Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Author Pazera, M Affiliation Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Author Onysko, D Affiliation DMO Associates, Ottawa Author Bomberg M, Pazera M, Onysko D Title The Functional Requirements for Water Resistive Barriers Exposed to Incidental Water Leakage, Part 2: Testing Materials Symposium , Committee on

 
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