Corus launch new technical paper

21 Dec 2006

Corus have launched their latest Colorcoat® technical paper entitled ‘Structural performance of built-up roofing and cladding systems’. Corus have a well established reputation for providing specifiers with comprehensive advice and guidance to support the design and construction of metal clad buildings. Together with the SCI, Corus have evaluated individual profiles from four cladding system suppliers and their associated components for use within built-up cladding systems to confirm their strength and stability to meet the structural requirements of the building regulations in the UK.

The new paper aims to give the specifier a good understanding of what structural performance should be expected of a cladding system and reassurance that by specifying a tried and tested system, the structural performance will be guaranteed. A study was undertaken into the structural behaviour of built-up cladding systems, including testing complete systems and their components and an evaluation of published load/span data for profiled sheets. The technical paper presents the principal findings of the study together with guidance on structural aspects of the specification of built-up cladding systems.