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Information Paper 7/98 External cladding: how to determine the thickness of natural stone panels
Publication Year
1998
Document Status
Current
Abstract
Describes in simple steps two ways to establish the suitability of a cladding panel: by direct reference to the load to be carried and by comparison with stones that can be specified at thinner sizes. These methods apply to most stone types, but are of particular importance to limestones and sandstones where the current recommended thickness of 75mm is often a significant barrier to the use of many traditional UK limestones.
Author
Yates, T. J. S., Matthews, S. L. and Chakrabarti, B.
ISBN
9781860812118
Publisher Information
BRE
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