While water infiltration at terrace doors can lead to significant in-service challenges, it is often a risk that is not given enough consideration during the design and construction phases. Even when the design team focuses on door performance requirements and the contractor establishes quality control programs during installation, water leakage may still occur at terrace doors, particularly at in-swing doors.
In this article, structural engineers Kelly Cronin, Suzanne Thorpe, and Emmett Horton explain door ratings, performance testing, challenges related to accessibility and egress, and possible solutions to limit water ingress and improve the overall performance of the door assembly.
This article first appeared in the August 2022 issue of IIBEC Interface and is being reprinted with permission.
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