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Structural Guide
Products
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- Lateral Instability
- Vertical Instability
- Missing Edge Trim
- Overloaded Panels
- Perimeter Tipping
- Panel Surface Detachment
- Deformed Panel Surface
- Chipped Laminate
- Brittle Edge Trim
- Missing Components
- Improper Grounding
- Plenum Leaking
- Subfloor Particulate: Rust
- Zinc Whiskers
- Uneven Wear
- Untrimmed Cutouts
- Warped Panels
- Miscellaneous Problems
Plenum Leaking
Reduction in plenum pressure when subfloor is used as an air plenum.
- Missing edge trim
- Lateral instability
- Vertical instability
- Improper sealing the cutouts
- Using stringers without gaskets
- Not using cove base at perimeter and column locations to seal floor
Causes:
- Reduction in static pressure
- Improper balance of air delivery around sensitive equipment
Consequences:
