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47.5 MB - The Whole Building Design Guide

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Figure 3-54:EIFS blow-off at buildingcorner. In places, metalfascia was also blown in.Tornado (Oklahoma, 1999)Figure 3-55:EIFS blown off a cast-inplaceconcrete wall. Notethe damaged rooftopductwork. Hurricane Ivan(Florida, 2004)Wind-borne EIFS debris can be devastating to unprotectedglazing. At the hospital shown in Figure 3-56, the hospital’s originalconcrete wall panels had been furred with metal hat channelsand covered with EIFS. In a large corner area, the EIFS andgypsum board substrate blew off the hat channels and broke alarge number of windows in the multi-story connecting walkway3-66 MAKING CRITICAL FACILITIES SAFE FROM High Wind

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