Knauf Seismic Design
Knauf Seismic Design
Knauf Seismic Design
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Advantages<br />
●Low dead load ( ˆ= lower earthquake<br />
loads)<br />
● Sound insulation<br />
● Drywall materials are a major<br />
advantage in remodelling and<br />
renovation<br />
<strong>Knauf</strong> <strong>Seismic</strong> <strong>Design</strong><br />
Advantages of <strong>Knauf</strong><br />
Drywall Systems as<br />
Compared with Solid<br />
Constructions<br />
● Fire protection (ceilings, panelling<br />
of beams and columns)<br />
● Flexible for rededications<br />
● Ductile behavior of deformation<br />
and collapse; no unannounced<br />
collapse<br />
● Preservation of enclosing function<br />
even after possible collapse<br />
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Figure 10: <strong>Knauf</strong> suspended ceiling D112
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