Fixing of thin stone - PDF

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Description
Performance and testing of fixings for thin stone cladding 
 
Description 

This report is concerned with the fixing of natural stone cladding units as part of a curtain wall or rainscreen.  Developments in the cutting and handling of stone mean that natural stone can now be cut, depending on the stone type and quality, to thickness as low as 20 mm.  This has a number of implications for the fixing of natural stone units, which make them different from the more traditional use of stone at thickness of 40-75 mm.   

Stone cladding units are subject to temperature and moisture movement.  Thinner stone units have less thermal mass and undergo greater thermal movement.Thin stone units are more likely to be saturated through their thickness and undergo greater moisture movement. 

This report details the loads and movements on stone cladding, describes the different methods of fixing stone cladding units and methods of test to ensure their satisfactory performance. 

 

Author: A Keiller
S Ledbetter
 
Status: Guidance Published: 1999
ISBN: 1 874003 10 6 Pages: 107 Cost: CWCT members £40 
Non-members £80
Contents

Support systems for stone cladding panels, load transfer, wall construction and design, Loads, Movement, accommodation of movement, sub-frame movement, Building and cladding tolerances, Fixing types, support fixings, connection to stone panels, Fixing performance, Failure modes of the stone, Failure modes of the fixing, Structural design, Testing of large specimens, Glossary.