Cavity Windpost (WPC)
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Stainless steel masonry cavity wind posts, providing strength and stability for panels of masonry cladding.
Application
Designed for use in cavities of 75 mm and above, in buildings subjected to moderate wind loads, including:
- Bolting to face of concrete floor slabs.
- Fixing to concrete.
- Fixing to timber beams.
- Fixing to steel beams.
Description
Stainless steel wind posts designed for installation in cavities of 75 mm and above. Wind posts span vertically between floors to provide lateral support for masonry panels and are normally fixed as ‘simply supported beams’. Connections to the frame are designed to allow for vertical adjustment of the structure and site tolerances during installation via a loose top cleat.
Deflection can be considerably reduced by using the wind posts as a ‘propped cantilever’ with a heavy-duty base connection. This method is used especially for the parapet/ spandrel wind posts. One-way ties at 225 mm centres secure the post to both inner and outer leaves of masonry, without disturbing the inner blockwork skin.
Features and benefits:
- CE marked.
- Fits in cavity.
- Supplied complete with all ties and fixings.
- Compliant with BS EN 1090-1 and BS EN 845-1.
- Suitable for buildings with moderate wind loads.
- Manufactured from corrosion resistant stainless steel.
- Variety of different sizes and thicknesses available to suit structural loading requirements.
General information
Color | Silver |
Material | Stainless steel Guidance for specification option: Grade 1.4301 (304) and Grade 1.4401 (316) for use in corrosive environments. |
Shape | Other |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | F30/255 Wind posts |
Specification data - Wind posts
Material | Stainless steel, grade 1.4301 (304).Stainless steel, grade 1.4401 (316).Guidance for specification option: For use in corrosive environments. |
Sizes | |
Section | |
Channel (d x w x t) | 55 x 60 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4C5560. 65 x 60 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4C6560. 65 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C6560. 75 x 60 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4C7560. 75 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C7560. 80 x 60 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4C8060. 80 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C8060. 80 x 60 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6C8060. 85 x 60 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4C8560. 85 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C8560. 85 x 60 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6C8560. 90 x 60 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4C9060. 90 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C9060. 90 x 60 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6C9060. 95 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C9560. 95 x 60 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6C9560. 100 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C10060. 100 x 60 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6C10060. 105 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C10560. 105 x 60 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6C10560. 110 x 60 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C11060. 110 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6C11060. 115 x 60 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5C11560. 115 x 60 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6C11560. 120 x 80 x 8 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP8C12080. |
Span (length) | 2.5 m.3.0 m.3.5 m.4.0 m.5.0 m.6.0 m. |
Head and base fixings | Timber coach screws.Guidance for specification option:
Xylan-coated setscrews.Guidance for specification option:
Site-drilled expansion bolts.Guidance for specification option:
T-head bolts cast-in channels.Guidance for specification option:
Resin-anchors and sleeves.Guidance for specification option:
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Deflection | Span/ 360. Manufacturer guidanceMaximum deflection. |
UltimateStress | 174 N/mm². Manufacturer guidanceMaximum stress. |
Accessories | None. WPT1S3. Guidance for specification option: One-way, safe end windpost tie – to connect to inner leaf. WPT1S2. Guidance for specification option: One-way, indented safe end windpost tie – to connect to outer leaf. WPT2SS. Guidance for specification option: Two way, safe ended windpost tie – to connect post to inner leaf. |
Literature
Windposts & Parapet Posts
Stainless Steel Cavity Windposts