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The term ‘cladding’ is taken to mean a method of enclosing a building structure by the attachment of elements capable of spanning between given points of support on the face of the building or as infill panels between members of a structural frame.
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Son, L.H., Yuen, G.C.S. (1993). Wall Claddings. In: Building Maintenance Technology. Macmillan Building and Surveying Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-23150-8_12
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