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Project Name: KAFD MATERIAL COMPARISON

SUMMARY
This report is intended for structural evaluation of two materials for KAFD conference center. SPECIFICATIONS AND R EFERENCES ALUCOBOND Technical Data Sheets. MATERIALS Aluminum 6063-T6 Alucobond 6mm

DESIGN CRITERIA
Dead Loads Self weight of the materials Deflections - Metal faced composite wall panel assemblies shall withstand wind loads with horizontal deflection no greater than 1/175 of the span at the perimeter and 1/60 of the span anywhere in the panel. Load Combinations 1.0DL + 1.0WL+ 1.0DL + 1.0WLWind Load: 1.2 KPa, as positive and negative wind pressure for external items.

ALUMCO KSA
ALUMCO KSA Technical Department

September, 2013

Project Name: KAFD MATERIAL COMPARISON

COMPARISON
Both panels are 4 side supported and the same dimension of 1.2m2.19m. Reinforcement of the aluminum sheet is RHS 40x20x2mm thick aluminum, adopted wind load 1.2 KPa for both. CHARACTERISTIC/ ALUMINUM COMPOSITE CAPACITY/ PANEL(ALUCOBOND) 6mm THICK RESULT No. of 0 Reinforcement Deflection Allowable of 1200/60 = 20mm 16.9mm ALUMINUM SHEET 2mm THICK

5 9.1mm

Stress Allowable for aluminum sheet = 160/1.2 = 133.33 MPa For ACP 90/1.2 = 75 MPa

24.25 MPa

106.10 MPa

Yield strength

90 MPa

160 MPa

ALUMCO KSA
ALUMCO KSA Technical Department

September, 2013

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