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Tuff Wall® Wall Panel

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  • Description
  • Advantages & Attributes
  • Tuff Wall® – Material Specifications
  • Load Span Tables

Tuff-Cast™ and Tuff Wall® insulated metal panels have a factory applied, hard aggregated fiber reinforced polymer coating called Tuff Cote®. Tuff Cote® finish offers an extremely durable, impact-and abrasion-resistant coating that withstands severe weather conditions.

Tuff-Cast™ is an exceptionally attractive insulated wall panel that provides the appearance of finished pre-cast concrete with a tilt-up look.

Tuff Wall® panels mimic a stucco-like finish that provides the masonry look that many designers and communities desire.

Unlike field-applied finished that are vulnerable to damp or cold weather during installation, Tuff-Cast™ and Tuff Wall® panels can be erected in virtually any weather conditions. The interior face of the panel is finished with an attractive Mesa profile and painted with a white polyester coating.

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

  • Panels combine the thermal efficiency of an insulated panel with the masonry look of stucco or finished pre-cast concrete walls.
  • The stucco and pre-cast textures conform to the aesthetic demands required by many communities and business developments.
  • The durable finish is highly resistant to impact and abrasion and maintains its attractive color for years.
  • Field-tested and proven, the Tuff Cote® finish has a 10-year limited finish warranty.
Exterior Profile
  • Tuff Cote® finish system – a hard aggregated fiber reinforced polymer coating. Flat profile on 2”, 2 ½”, 3”& 4” panels; Mesa profile on 5”& 6” panels.

 

Interior Profile
  • Light Mesa wave pattern, nominal 1/16” deep
 
 
Panel Core
  • Foamed-in-place, Non-CFC & zero ODP polyurethane, Factory Mutual Class 1 approval.

 

Thermal Values
  • K-factor, Btu in/ft2 hr. °F @ 75°F (24°C) mean core temperature = 0.140
  • K-factor, Btu in/ft2 hr. °F @ 40°F (4°C) mean core temperature = 0.126

 

Module Width
  • 36″, 42″

 

Panel Thickness
  • 2″, 2 1/2″, 3″, 4″, 5″, 6″

 

Panel Lengths
  • 8′-0″ to 40′-0″
Exterior Facings
  • Stucco embossed, G-90 galvanized and/or AZ-50 aluminum-zinc coated steel in 24 Ga. and 22 Ga. with factory applied Tuff Cote® finish system.

 

Interior Facings
  • Stucco embossed, G-90 galvanized and/or AZ-50 aluminum-zinc coated steel in 26 Ga., 24 Ga. and 22 Ga. Type 304 stainless steel in 26 Ga. embossed and unpainted.

 

Exterior Finishes & Colors
  • Tuff Cote® finish system is available in several colors. See color chart.

 

Interior Finishes & Colors
  • USDA-compliant Polyester, Igloo White. USDA-compliant PVC Plastisol White.

 

Panel Joint
  • Offset double tongue and groove with extended metal shelf for positive face fastening

 

Fastening
  • Fastener and Clip concealed in the side joint

FM Approved Class 1 with no height restrictions.

Panels combine the thermal efficiency of an insulated panel with the masonry look of stucco or finished pre-cast concrete walls.

The stucco and pre-cast textures conform to the aesthetic demands required by many communities and business developments.

The durable finish is highly resistant to impact and abrasion and maintains its attractive color for years.

Field-tested and proven, the Tuff Cote® finish has a 10-year limited finish warranty.

The stucco and precast textures conform to the aesthetic demands required by many communities and business developments.

Tuff Wall® and Tuff-Cast™ panels can be erected in virtually any weather condition since the Tuff Cote® finish is unaffected by damp or cold weather, unlike field-applied stucco materials.

Exterior Profile: Tuff Cote® finish system – a hard aggregated fiber reinforced polymer coating. Flat profile on 2”, 2 ½”, 3”& 4” panels; Mesa profile on 5”& 6” panels
Interior Profile: Light Mesa wave pattern, nominal 1/16” deep
Foam Core: Foamed-in-place, Non-CFC & zero ODP polyurethane, Factory Mutual Class 1 approval.
Thermal Values: R-Values with Air Films   75° Mean 40° Mean
2″ Panel 15.14 17.03
2-1/2″ Panel 18.71 21.29
3″ Panel 22.27 25.55
4″ Panel 29.42 34.06
5″ Panel 36.56 42.58
6″ Panel 43.71 51.09
• R-Values include the air films on each side of the panel• 75° Mean based on ASTM C518 Thermal Testing. 40° Mean based on ASTM C1363 Thermal Testing (Values for C1363 based on 4″ panel testing). All values for other thicknesses extrapolated.
Module Width: 36″ & 42″
Panel Thickness: 2″, 2-1/2″, 3″, 4″, 5″ & 6″
Panel Lengths: Standard 8′-0″ to 40′-0″.
Horizontal Application Reveal Widths: 1/4″, 1/2″, 3/4″, 1″, 1-1/2″, 2″, 2-1/2″, 3″
Exterior Facings: Stucco embossed, G-90 galvanized and/or AZ-50 aluminum-zinc coated steel in 24 Ga. and 22 Ga. with factory applied Tuff Cote® finish system.
Interior Facings: Stucco embossed, G-90 galvanized and/or AZ-50 aluminum-zinc coated steel in 26 Ga., 24 Ga. and 22 Ga. Type 304 stainless steel in 26 Ga. embossed and unpainted.
Exterior Finishes & Colors: Tuff Cote® finish system is available in several colors. See color chart.
Interior Finishes & Colors: USDA-compliant Polyester, Igloo White. USDA-compliant PVC Plastisol White.
Joint: Offset double tongue and groove with extended metal shelf for positive face fastening.
Fastening: Fastener & Clip concealed in the side joint.
FM Approved Class 1 with no height restrictions.

CF-42 TUFF WALL® WALL PANEL ALLOWABLE CONNECTION LOAD (PSF)

Panel Type 2 Design Criteria 3,4,5,6 Support Span
5′ 6′ 7′ 8′ 9′ 10′ 11′ 12′
2″ Thick Connection FP1 31.4 25.7 21.7 18.7 16.5 14.7 13.3 12.1
Connection FP2 46.0 37.6 31.7 27.4 24.1 21.6 19.2 15.7
Connection FP3 58.1 47.4 40.0 34.6 30.4 24.1 19.2 15.7
2½” Thick Connection FP1 33.2 27.1 22.9 19.7 17.3 15.5 14.0 12.7
Connection FP2 47.3 38.6 32.6 28.1 24.7 22.0 19.9 18.1
Connection FP3 59.9 48.9 41.2 35.6 31.3 27.9 24.0 19.5
3″ Thick Connection FP1 35.0 28.6 24.1 20.8 18.2 16.2 14.6 13.3
Connection FP2 48.6 39.7 33.5 28.9 25.3 22.6 20.4 18.5
Connection FP3 61.6 50.3 42.4 36.6 32.1 28.6 25.8 23.0
Connection FP4 70.8 57.9 48.7 42.0 36.9 32.9 28.6 23.0
4″ Thick Connection FP1 43.1 35.2 29.7 25.6 22.5 20.0 18.0 16.3
Connection FP2 63.1 51.7 43.5 37.5 32.9 29.3 26.4 24.0
Connection FP3 74.5 60.9 51.3 44.3 38.8 34.6 31.1 28.3
Connection FP4 79.8 65.2 55.0 47.4 41.6 37.0 33.3 29.5
Connection FP5 83.4 68.3 57.5 49.6 43.5 38.7 34.9 29.5
Connection FP9 89.7 73.4 61.8 53.3 46.8 41.6 35.9 29.5
Connection FP10 93.8 76.8 64.7 55.8 48.9 42.1 35.9 29.5
5″ Thick2 Connection FP1 43.7 35.8 30.2 26.0 22.8 20.3 18.3 16.6
Connection FP2 64.0 52.5 44.3 38.2 33.5 29.8 26.8 24.3
Connection FP3 75.5 61.9 52.2 45.0 39.5 35.1 31.6 28.7
Connection FP4 80.8 66.3 55.9 48.2 42.3 37.6 33.8 30.7
Connection FP5 84.6 69.3 58.5 50.4 44.2 39.4 35.4 32.2
Connection FP9 90.9 74.5 62.9 54.2 47.6 42.3 38.1 34.6
Connection FP10 95.1 78.0 65.8 56.7 49.8 44.3 39.8 36.2
6″ Thick2 Connection FP1 44.2 36.3 30.7 26.5 23.3 20.7 18.6 16.9
Connection FP2 64.8 53.2 45.0 38.9 34.1 30.3 27.3 24.8
Connection FP3 76.4 62.8 53.1 45.8 40.2 35.8 32.2 29.2
Connection FP4 81.8 67.3 56.9 49.1 43.1 38.3 34.5 31.3
Connection FP5 85.6 70.4 59.5 51.4 45.1 40.1 36.1 32.7
Connection FP9 92.0 75.6 63.9 55.2 48.4 43.1 38.8 35.2
Connection FP10 96.3 79.1 66.9 57.7 50.7 45.1 40.5 36.8

Notes:

  1. The Load Span Table above is based on Allowable Stress Design (ASD). For loads calculated based on ASCE 7-10 (LRFD), please refer to section 2.4.1 of ASCE 7-10 for the applicable load combinations using Allowable Stress Design.
  2. Based on CF-42 panel with 26 ga. Tuff-Wall/Tuff-Cast exterior and 26 ga. Light Mesa interior face (min Fy = 33 ksi). For 5″ and 6″ thick panels, the exterior face is 26 ga. Mesa.
  3. For connection FP1, CF panel clips are fastened to min. 14 gage steel with (2) ¼”-14 SDS Tek 3 at all supports. For 12 gage or thicker steel, #12-24 SDS Tek 5 may be used. In lieu of self-drilling screws, self-tapping screws may be used.
  4. The fastener pattern, FP2, FP3 & FP4, includes CF panel clip attachment plus 1, 2, and 3 Fabloks, respectively, at supports per panel width. Fab-lok spacing is 10.5″ o.c. from femaleedge of panel seam.
  5. The through fasteners (FP9) are as follows: #12-24 SDS in min 12 ga. steel; or ¼”-14 SDS in min 12 ga. steel; or ¼”-14 STS in min 14 ga. steel. 4 Fasteners per panel width @ max 8.4″ o.c.
  6. The through fasteners (FP10) are as follows: #12-24 SDS in min 12 ga. steel; or ¼”-14 SDS in min 12 ga. steel; or ¼”-14 STS in min 14 ga. steel. 5 Fasteners per panel width @ max 8.4″ o.c.
  7. Allowable positive or suction load is the lowest value of panel bending strength, shear strength,deflection limit and connection strength for each fastener pattern.
  8. Allowable loads based on panel stress and deflection design criteria are derived from ASTM E72 structural testing and calculated with factor of safety of 2.5 for bending stress, 3.0 for shearstresses and deflection limitation of L/180.
  9. The panel connection strength was determined from ASTM E1592 testing and the allowable loads are calculated with factor of safety of 2.
  10. The structural capacity of the purlins are not considered and must be examined independently.

CF-36 Tuff-Wall/Tuff-Cast Wall Panels 26 Ga. Exterior / 26 ga. Interior Facings

Panel Type2 Fastener3,4,5 Thickness Support Span
4′ 5′ 6′ 7′ 8′ 9′ 10′ 11′ 12′
36″ wide FP1 2″ 54.2 42.3 34.6 29.2 25.2 22.2 19.8 17.9 15.7
2.5″ 56.1 43.8 35.8 30.1 26.0 22.9 20.4 18.4 16.8
3″ 57.8 45.2 36.9 31.1 26.8 23.6 21.0 18.9 17.2
4″ 61.0 47.9 39.2 33.0 28.5 25.0 22.2 20.0 18.2
FP2 2″ 65.2 50.9 41.6 35.1 30.3 26.7 23.8 19.2 15.7
2.5″ 70.6 55.1 45.0 37.9 32.8 28.8 25.7 23.2 19.5
3″ 75.9 59.3 48.5 40.8 35.2 30.9 27.6 24.8 22.6
4″ 86.3 67.7 55.4 46.7 40.2 35.3 31.4 28.3 25.7
FP3 2″ 87.3 68.1 55.7 45.3 36.9 30.4 24.1 19.2 15.7
2.5″ 89.1 69.6 56.8 47.9 41.3 36.3 30.4 24.0 19.5
3″ 90.5 70.8 57.8 48.7 42.0 36.9 32.9 28.6 23.0
4″ 93.0 73.0 59.7 50.3 43.4 38.1 33.9 30.5 27.7

Notes:

  1. The Load Span Table above is based on Allowable Stress Design (ASD). For loads calculated based on ASCE 7-10 (LRFD), please refer to section 2.4.1 of ASCE 7-10 for the applicable load combinations using Allowable Stress Design.
  2. Based on CF-panel with 26 ga. Tuff-Wall/Tuff-Cast exterior and 26 ga. Light Mesa interior face (min Fy = 33 ksi).
  3. Fastener pattern FP1 is based on CF panel clips fastened to min. 14 ga. steel with (2) ¼”-14 SDS Tek 3 at all supports. For 12ga. or thicker steel, #12-24 SDS Tek 5 may be used. In lieu of self-drilling screws, self-tapping screws may be used.
  4. Pattern FP2 is based on FP1 along with (1) Fablok fastener at 12″ o.c. from panel sidelap.
  5. Pattern FP3 is based on FP1 along with (2) Fablok fasteners at 12″ o.c. from panel sidelap.
  6. Allowable loads based on panel stress, connection strength and deflection design criteria are derived from ASTM E72 andE1592 structural testing.
  7. The allowable inward or outward loads is the smallest load calculated with a factor of safety of 2.5 for bending stress, 3.0 for shear stresses, 2.0 for connection and deflection limitation of L/180.
  8. The structural capacity of the supports are not considered and must be examined independently.

Tuff-Wall/Tuff-Cast Wall Panels 7 26 Ga. Exterior / 26 ga. Interior Facings Allowable Positive Load 1,4,5,6 (psf)

Panel Type2 Design Criteria3 Support Span
5′ 6′ 7′ 8′ 9′ 10′ 11′ 12′
2″ Thick Bending & Shear 71.1 58.6 49.8 41.9 31.2 24.1 19.2 15.7
Deflection (L/180) 71.4 56.1 45.3 36.9 30.4 25.3 21.2 18.0
2½” Thick Bending & Shear 80.8 66.5 56.4 49.0 39.6 30.4 24.0 19.5
Deflection (L/180) 88.1 69.9 56.9 47.3 39.5 33.4 28.4 24.3
3″ Thick Bending & Shear 89.8 73.7 62.5 54.2 47.4 36.5 28.6 23.0
Deflection (L/180) 102.6 82.0 67.3 56.3 47.8 40.8 35.1 30.3
4″ Thick Bending & Shear 94.9 77.8 65.8 57.0 50.1 42.1 35.9 29.5
Deflection (L/180) 124.9 100.8 83.5 70.6 60.5 52.6 46.0 40.5
5″ Thick Bending & Shear 106.7 87.4 73.9 63.9 56.3 50.3 45.4 41.4
Deflection (L/180) 149.7 121.5 101.3 86.1 74.3 64.9 57.2 50.8
6″ Thick Bending & Shear 118.9 97.5 82.4 71.3 62.7 56.0 50.5 46.0
Deflection (L/180) 159.5 130.2 109.2 93.3 80.9 71.1 63.0 56.3

Notes:

  1. The Load Span Table above is based on Allowable Stress Design (ASD). For loads calculated based on ASCE 7-10 (LRFD), please refer to section 2.4.1 of ASCE 7-10 for the applicable load combinations using Allowable Stress Design.
  2. Based on CF-panel with 26 ga. Tuff-Wall/Tuff-Cast exterior and 26 ga. Light Mesa interior face (min Fy = 33 ksi). For 5″ and 6″ thick panels, the exterior face is 26 ga. Mesa.
  3. Refer to the allowable connection load chart, for suction loads.
  4. Allowable positive or suction load is the lowest value of panel bending strength, shear strength, deflection limit and connection strength for each fastener pattern.
  5. Allowable loads based on panel stress and deflection design criteria are derived from ASTM E72 structural testing and calculated with factor of safety of 2.5 for bending stress, 3.0 for shear stresses and deflection limitation of L/180.
  6. The structural capacity of the purlins are not considered and must be examined independently.
  7. Consult Robertson Building Systems for recommendtions on panel profile and gage suitable for thermal stresses.