Stone Panel Anchorages
Stone Panel Anchorages
(OP)
Who's responsibility is it to design the anchorages for stone panels? The architect, the structural engineer, the stone panel supplier or the general contractor?
How is this normally done?
How is this normally done?






RE: Stone Panel Anchorages
If the DOR is not confident in doing the actual connection design and expects the stone or precast panel supplier to perform the design, then the specifications should be absolutely clear that that is what is required. In the end, the DOR still has the ultimate responsibility for the overall design of the building.
This is similar to any component design of structural steel, precast concrete or wood trusses. The DOR specifies the design requirements and loads and then delegates the final detailed design to the component specialist.
RE: Stone Panel Anchorages
RE: Stone Panel Anchorages
This assumes that this is a premanufactured engineered cladding.
RE: Stone Panel Anchorages
I requested that the stone supplier submit signed and sealed calculations and shop drawings for the final design of all the anchors.
As previously mentiooned, the EOR can delgate the design responsibility but (s)he is ultimately responsible.
RE: Stone Panel Anchorages
DaveAtkins
RE: Stone Panel Anchorages
But you as SE do prepare the structure to receive the stone, right? For example, a stone wall system may be linked together by pins, etc. and this is by the stone supplier, but the underlying support of the stone may be set up similar to a brick ledge and the ledge and ledge connections to the supporting structure would be the SE's to do?
RE: Stone Panel Anchorages
DaveAtkins