1/2"
Panel Mounting System - Butt Joins
Within
the realm of custom design and installation of large-scale mural paintings
there are effectively no limitations to what can be engineered save
for lack of imagination. Over many years of installations the primary
lesson learned is the time-honored one of simplicity.
In
installations where visible joins can be tolerated, a very acceptable
seismically competent system is achieved by butt-joining ½"
honeycomb panels with splines. The edges are all ½" x ½"
x 1/8" extruded aluminum "U" channel. This allows for
a very tight fit of ¼" aluminum splines. Typical individual
panels are 4' or 5' wide and up to 13' long.
The
rigidity and planarity of this system is excellent while providing the
joint slippage necessary for energy dissipation in a seismic event.
The
mass is low (approximately 0.9 - 1.0 lb.ft2) makes a large array easy
to install and ship. Also, the unit loadings are insignificant so that
mounting on even historic wall surfaces is not a structural or engineering
issue.
The
picture contains all of the components of a typical mounting. The adhesive
pictured is a two-part structural acrylic used to fix the splines into
one side of the channel as well as to attach the adjustable passivated
SS pads to the back of the panels for wall placement. The predrilled
SS bracket is to hold the panel off the wall by a specified amount (depending
upon user requirements).
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