ACS Spine Windpost

ACS has designed and developed an extensive range of wind posts 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. Wind posts provide greater strength and stability in large areas of cladding or where there are two or more window apertures in a masonry panel.

Spine section windposts are predominantly designed for use within an internal blockwork wall where relatively low wind loading occurs. They offer a cost effective solution and can be hidden within a vertical blockwork joint. The posts are bolted to the structure with suitable fixings. The use of WPT2 clip in ties transfers the loading applied to the blockwork back to the structure.

Consult literature for maximum factored load for height of wind post (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.