ABSTRACT
Thin walled, non-load bearing exterior building panels of glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) are manufactured by the spray-up process. Controlled factory conditions with strict attention to quality control from original design to stripping and handling of panels are required to assure manufacture of a high quality product with long-term durability. Lessons learned in evaluation of GFRC facade failures, as well as observations made during quality assurance monitoring of new GFRC panel applications, have formed the basis for this first hand experience on the effects of quality control practice on GFRC durability.
