Estas recomendações aplicam-se ao dimensionamento de painéis do tipo "Sanduiche" usadas no revestimento de coberturas, fachadas, tectos ou divisórias internas. Estes painéis são formados por duas chapas finas contendo no seu interior um material de baixa densidade com propriedades de reforço, térmicas e acústicas. O dimensionamento dos painéis é feito de forma a resistir a cargas permanentes e variáveis (sobrecargas, vento e neve).
These recommendations apply to roof or wall cladding, ceiling and internal wall panels in the form of a sandwich in which the inner and outer faces are formed from thin metal sheets and the core is a relatively low density material having both stiffening and insulating properties. The components of the sandwich must be bonded together in such a manner as to provide a composite load-bearing panel. Adequate bonding may be achieved by using the inherent bonding capability of certain rigid plastic foams or by the use of separate adhesives. The design equations may only be applied to fully bonded panels. The document as a whole is concerned with structural sandwich panels designed to resist such external loading conditions as wind and snow.
1 - Introduction
2 - Safety requirements and design principles
3 - Calculation of the effects of the actions
4 - Evaluation of resistances
5 - Testing and sampling
6 - Design of panels by testing
7 - Fastenings
8 - References
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