SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1988
STP26386S
Thin Stone Veneers—A Steel/Silicone Diaphragm System
SourceStone utilization and fabrication has evolved rapidly in recent years. Originally, stone was a massive structural building material. Today, with the use of sophisticated cutting techniques, stone can be a thin veneer cladding for building exteriors. To utilize this thin stone product a number of prefabricated panel systems have appeared including the Cygnus steel/silicone diaphragm system. The Cygnus system utilizes structural silicone to uniformly distribute the exterior dead and dynamic loads over a galvanized steel diaphragm panel. This patented, proprietary manufactured system provides a tough, durable, light-weight exterior skin utilizing stone, tile, aluminum, or glass exterior cladding material.
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Loper, W
Cygnus, Inc., Denver, CO
Obermeier, T
, Denver, CO
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Developed by Committee: C18
Pages: 137–140
DOI: 10.1520/STP26386S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5065-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1164-6