NBS Source
I'm a manufacturer
Compare variants

Application

Wind posts that span vertically between floors to provide lateral support and restraint to a variety of brick, block and stonework applications.

Description

ACS has designed and developed an extensive range of windposts that span vertically between floors to provide lateral support and restraint to a variety of brick, block and stonework applications. They often eliminate the need for additional steel or reinforced concrete columns, thus reducing time and costs involved in this method of construction. Windposts provide greater strength and stability in large areas of cladding or where there are two or more window apertures in a masonry panel.


C section windposts are designed within the cavity and eliminate the need for cutting blockwork. The posts are bolted to the structure with suitable fixings. The use of WPT1 clip on ties to both the external and internal leaf transfer the loadings applied to the cladding back to the structure.


Consult literature for maximum factored load for height of windpost (UDL) kN.


Features and benefits:

  • Posts designed to Eurocodes 3 and 6.
  • Ties designed to BS EN 845.
  • Stainless or carbon steel.
  • Specialist design team.
  • Value engineered solutions.
  • Standard or bespoke designs.
  • UKCA / CE+UKNI marked.
  • CCPI verified.

General information

Color

Silver

Finish

Natural

Material

Carbon steel

Stainless steel

Length

Bespoke

Width

Bespoke

Height

Bespoke

Uniclass

Pr_20_85_16_96 Wind postsPrimary

CAWS

F30/255 Wind posts

Specification data - Wind posts

Material

Carbon steel.

Stainless steel, 1.4301 (304) grade.

Stainless steel, 1.4401 (316) grade.

Section

Channel.

Sizes

-

Section

-

Channel (d x w x t)

55 x 60 x 4 mm.

Manufacturer guidance

Consult the literature for windpost capacities.

Span (length)

0.8 m.

Guidance for specification option:

'C' type parapet post.

1.0 m.

Guidance for specification option:

'C' type parapet post.

1.2 m.

Guidance for specification option:

'C' type parapet post.

1.4 m.

Guidance for specification option:

'C' type parapet post.

1.6 m

Guidance for specification option:

'C' type parapet post.

1.8 m.

Guidance for specification option:

'C' type parapet post.

2.0 m.

Guidance for specification option:

'C' type parapet post.

2.5 m.

Guidance for specification option:

C section windposts.

3.0 m.

Guidance for specification option:

C section windposts.

3.5 m.

Guidance for specification option:

C section windposts.

4.0 m.

Guidance for specification option:

C section windposts.

4.5 m.

Guidance for specification option:

C section windposts.

5.0 m.

Guidance for specification option:

C section windposts.

5.5 m.

Guidance for specification option:

C section windposts.

6.0 m.

Guidance for specification option:

C section windposts.

Bespoke.

Guidance for specification option:

Consult manufacturer and insert requirements.

Manufacturer guidance

  • Wind posts are designed as simply supported beams. Maximum deflection is height/360 and maximum stress is 191 N/mm².
  • Parapet and spandrel posts are designed as fixed base cantilevers. Maximum deflection is height/180 and maximum stress is 191 N/mm².


Sustainability data

Contains Red List materials

No

Recyclability

Fully recyclable

Recycled content

As defined in clause 7.8 of BS EN ISO 14021

90 %

BIM objects

BOS

NBS BIM Object Standard

This BIM object has been authored to meet the requirements of the NBS BIM Object Standard.

Find out more about the NBS BIM Object Standard.

Platform Compatible Version
Revit
-

1

IFC
-

1

Literature

ACS Windposts

ACS Windposts

Similar products from ACS Stainless Steel Fixings Ltd

ACS 'L' Section Windpost

ACS 'L' Section Windpost

ACS Spine Windpost

ACS Spine Windpost