MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS
MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS
MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS
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26<br />
CHAPTER<br />
Exterior Wall<br />
Cladding–I (Masonry,<br />
Precast Concrete, GFRC,<br />
and Prefabricated Masonry)<br />
CHAPTER OUTLINE<br />
26.1 MASONRY VENEER WALL ASSEMBLY—GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS<br />
26.2 BRICK VENEER wITH A CMU OR CONCRETE BACKUP WALL<br />
26.3 BRICK VENEER WITH A STEEL STUD BACKUP WALL<br />
26.4 CMU BACKUP VERSUS STEEL STUD BACKUP<br />
26.5 AESTHETICS OF BRICK VENEER<br />
26.6 PRECAST CONCRETE (PC) CURTAIN WALL<br />
26.7 CONNECTING THE PC CURTAIN WALL TO A STRUCTURE<br />
26.8 BRICK <strong>AND</strong> STONE-FACED PC CURTAIN WALL<br />
26.9 DETAILING A PC CURTAIN WALL<br />
26.10 GLASS FIBER–REINFORCED CONCRETE (GFRC) CURTAIN WALL<br />
26.11 FABRICATION OF GFRC PANELS<br />
26.12 DETAILING A GFRC CURTAIN WALL<br />
26.13 PREFABRICATED BRICK CURTAIN WALL<br />
Brick veneer buildings, illustrating one of the most widely<br />
used cladding systems in contemporary US construction,<br />
line this New York City street. Note glass-clad Bloomberg<br />
Tower (by Cesar Pelli and Associates with Schuman,<br />
Lichtenstein, Claman and Effron) in the background.<br />
(Courtesy of Emporis.)<br />
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