Full Scale Tests of Cladding Components
A full scale, six story, steel frame at the Building Research Institute, Tsukuba, Japan was constructed for a series of projects in the U. S. -Japan Cooperative Research Program. This...

Cladding Design for Tall Buildings
In the past twenty years, glass cladding has emerged as a popular and economic building material. Its use in tall buildings which are constructed in high-risk wind and seismic geographical...

Hysteretic Behavior of Precast Cladding Connections
A preliminary experimental study is presented which investigates the behavior of connections for architectural precast concrete cladding panels. The principal objective is to quantify...

Delamination and Remedial Repair of GFRC Cladding Panels
The construction of a six story, steel framed office structure included an exterior cladding of prefabricated glass fiber reinforced concrete (GFRC) panels. The typical full-size panel...

Get Involved with Cladding Design
Structural engineers should get involved with cladding design for their buildings. Including disclaimers for responsibility in the design contract will not prevent trouble or lawsuits,...

Report of the Working Group on Cladding

The Reconstruction of Building Cladding

Rehabilitation, Renovation, and Reconstruction of Buildings
This document constitutes the proceedings for a National Science Foundation funded workshop to discuss research needs pertaining to the buildings side of infrastructure. It includes discussion...

Cladding Review: Who Gets Involved

Erratum for Get Involved with Cladding Design

Preventing Cladding Failure

Wind Interaction of Neighboring Tall Buildings

Dynamic Analysis of Buildings with Precast Cladding

Precast Concrete Panels for Cladding on Mass Concrete

 

 

 

 

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