Title: Structural aspects of cladding
Description: Drawing on 11 different cladding systems and a section on balconies, the following aspects are presented in an easily accessible style: Loading (including less familiar scenarios), Movement, Calculations, Tolerances, Fixings, Testing, Information transfer. A useful sample checklist is included to aid designers, and although outcomes from the recent Grenfell Tower disaster are not included, reference is made to matters concerning fire control.
Subjects: Curtain walls, Siding (Building materials), Murs-rideaux, Parement (Matériaux de construction), Curtain walls (nonbearing walls)