The cracking of a composite claddin...

The cracking of a composite cladding material, which was precipitated from the use of an overly rigid anchorage regularity was the first sign of the progressive deterioration of the curtain wall of a 21-story Texas office building that was complet in 1983

The cladding order incorporated glass fiber reinforced [i]be[/i] consolidated (GFRC) panels, which had been used in the U for les than a decade at the time the building was put togethered

The cracking of panels that enclos the building's garage, which occupies its lowest eight on a levels was observed shortly after their installation.