Review of Corrosion Resistance of Metal Components in Masonry Cladding on Buildings

The structural elements of a building most likely to deteriorate are those directly or indirectly exposed to the weather. This includes parking garages, balconies and cladding on buildings. The Structures Laboratory has a research program addressing the latter aspect - the structural durability of the building envelope. The emphasis is on how the building geometry and the environment interact to create sites ocnducive to material damage such as corrosion.Les \ue9l\ue9ments structuraux d?un b\ue2timent qui sont le plus susceptible de se d\ue9t\ue9riorer sont ceux directement ou indirectement expos\ue9s aux intemp\ue9ries. Ceci comprend les garages de stationnement, les balcons et les rev\ueatements ext\ue9rieurs des b\ue2timents. Le laboratoire d?\ue9tude des charpentes dirige un programme de recherche qui s?int\ue9resse \ue0 l?aspect de la durabilit\ue9 structurale de l?enveloppe du b\ue2timent, en mettant l?accent sur la fa\ue7on dont la g\ue9om\ue9trie du b\ue2timent et son environnement peuvent interagir pour cr\ue9er des environnements propices \ue0 l?endommagement des mat\ue9riaux, par exemple, par la corrosion.Peer reviewed: NoNRC publication: Ye