Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 1: Architect’s Guide 1 - 36 Table 5.1 Comparative weights of façades and partitions Type of façade Weight (kg/m2) Heavy façade: - Bearing wall of 18 cm - 8 cm outside insulation - Terracotta or stone facing 20 to 50 cm 80-100 (wall not included) Light façade: - Secondary frame of façade (cold-formed profiles) - A layer of mineral wool - Partition of dubbing of 0,07 cm - Outside finish facing - steel tray 30-50 Concrete wall of 20 cm 500 2 H-shaped columns of 0,20 m 1 I-shaped beam of 0,27 m Light partitions of 0,20 m 30-50 depending on the use 5.2 Roofing systems 5.2.1 General remarks Steel frames can accommodate all types of roofs, from watertight roofs to flat or arched roofs, as well as opaque or glass roofs. SuperC building – Aachen Stone – Bagnolet Wood– Luxembourg Pitched roof on site Glass roof Figure 5.8 Roofs The building envelope needs to respond to many different requirements, see Figure 5.9.

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