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47.5 MB - The Whole Building Design Guide

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sheathed with plastic foam insulation or wood fiberboard in lieuof wood panels). Pedestrians in the vicinity of damaged walls canalso be vulnerable to injury from falling bricks (see Figure 3-45).Common failure modes include tie (anchor) fastener pull-out(see Figure 3-46), failure of masons to embed ties into the mortar(Figure 3-47), poor bonding between ties and mortar, a mortar ofpoor quality, and tie corrosion.Figure 3-45:<strong>The</strong> brick veneer failureon this building wasattributed to tie corrosion.Hurricane Ivan (Florida,2004)Figure 3-46:This tie remainedembedded in the mortarjoint while the smooth-shanknail pulled from the stud.3-60 MAKING CRITICAL FACILITIES SAFE FROM High Wind

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