GRC Panel Types

Liquidstone manufactures a range of GFRC cladding panels designed to meet diverse architectural and engineering requirements.

Our Standard Panel Types Include:

  • Curved or Flat Panels: These versatile panels can be produced in various configurations, offering significant design freedom.

  • Horizontal Inter-floor Spandrel Panels: Ideal for concealing floor edges and structural elements between floors.

  • Vertical Column Cladding Panels: Perfect for enhancing the aesthetic and protective qualities of structural columns.

  • Horizontal Spandrel Panels at Roof Level: Used for architectural finishing and protection at the top of a building.

The most common types of GRC construction are stud frame construction and ribbed panel construction. While flat, rectangular GRC pieces are used for very small areas like roof tiles, larger cladding panels require ribs or corrugations for strengthening and stiffening to resist wind and seismic forces.

Standard GRC Flat Panel sizes

Horizontal spandrel and column type panels

 

Size parameters

 

Common GFRC Panel Constructions:

  • Ribbed Panel Construction: This involves flat panels strengthened and stiffened by ribs or corrugations, typically along all external edges and internally.

  • Stud Frame Construction: This popular method consists of a single GRC skin attached to a prefabricated frame (usually metal) using flexible and gravity anchors. This system allows for the manufacture, transportation, and erection of very large, often flat, panels (e.g., 10−20m2). Stud frame construction is particularly suitable for resisting earthquake damage.