Wilko78
Structural
- Apr 20, 2016
- 11
Hi all,
I'm looking at a project where there is a simple steel frame structure, made of PFC sections. The frame is to be clad in 3mm thick di-bonded cladding (2 sheets of aluminium enclosing a Polyethylene core). size approximately 5m tall, 7m wide, 1.1 m deep (it is a arch structure which will be for a large sign above a doorway).
the cladding is to be fixed to rails, which are in turn fixed to the steel frame.
So far so good.
My question is regarding the analysis of the structure. The designer I'm working with has taken loads acting on the primary steel structure. he has taken the dead load of the railing and cladding to be acting on the steel directly at main connection points.
However I am not sure if this is correct or not, I would have thought loading would need to be analysed from the point at which the cladding rails connect to the steel work? any thoughts/feedback would be appreciated?.....
I'm looking at a project where there is a simple steel frame structure, made of PFC sections. The frame is to be clad in 3mm thick di-bonded cladding (2 sheets of aluminium enclosing a Polyethylene core). size approximately 5m tall, 7m wide, 1.1 m deep (it is a arch structure which will be for a large sign above a doorway).
the cladding is to be fixed to rails, which are in turn fixed to the steel frame.
So far so good.
My question is regarding the analysis of the structure. The designer I'm working with has taken loads acting on the primary steel structure. he has taken the dead load of the railing and cladding to be acting on the steel directly at main connection points.
However I am not sure if this is correct or not, I would have thought loading would need to be analysed from the point at which the cladding rails connect to the steel work? any thoughts/feedback would be appreciated?.....
