SR30 Structural performance of conservatories (1990)
- Abbreviation
- SR030
- Valid from
- 1/01/1990
- Information provider
- BRANZ Limited,
- Author
- C. A. Wade
- Information type
- Study report,
- Format
- PDF,
Description
The behaviour of most conservatories differs from that of traditional light timber frame buildings and this report investigates their structural performance by examining the ability of a typical aluminium-framed conservatory to resist in-plane racking loads, uniform face loads, impact loads and concentrated maintenance loads. Information collated from an industry survey is also presented in a summary form. The report concludes that many serviceability criteria adopted for timber frame buildings could be relaxed or removed with respect to common aluminium-framed and predominantly glazed conservatory constructions.