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Curtain wall facade Halfen cast-in channel Concrete 1 2 3 2 2 2

Application Details
Curtain Wall Facades

Fig. 1 Curtain wall facade Example facade detail: Curtain wall facade with integrated sunscreen, bolted to Halfen cast-in channels with Halfen T-head bolts.

Halfen cast-in channel

Reinforced concrete slab

Adjustment Brackets by customer bolted to channel with Halfen T-head bolts and nuts

Fig. 2 Halfen anchor channels (hot dip galvanised or stainless steel) cast into edge of concrete slab Halfen anchor channels cast into underside of concrete slab Shims as needed

Handrail post

Adjustment

Brickwork cladding Cast-in Halfen Channels Support bracket

Sunscreen frame bolted to anchor channels with Halfen T-head bolts

Instructions, Work Aids

Example: facade detail of brickwork cladding incl. thermal insulation and air gap.

Framing Channels

Roof and Wall Fixings

Restraint Ties

Application details

Bolts, Nuts, Accessories

Design Properties

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Design Properties

Fig. 3 A

Fig. 4 Close edge distances are possible Column with base plate by customer

Bolts, Nuts, Accessories

Halfen anchor channel cast into underside of concrete spandrel beam provides side-to-side adjustment Angle clip by customer bolted to anchor channel with Halfen T-head bolts and nuts

Halfen T-head bolt with nut and washer Halfen cast-in channel

Application details

Adjustment

Long Halfen T-head bolt or threaded rod and channel nut plus extra nuts and washers provide in-and-out adjustment Halfen anchor channel cast vertically in back of panel provides up-and-down adjustment Fig. 5

Shim under base plate if required Adjustment

Fig. 3 B

Restraint Ties

Halfen anchor channel cast into underside of concrete spandrel beam provides side-to-side adjustment Halfen T-head bolt

Tie strap doubles shear capacity of connection

Halfen anchor channel cast into underside of slab

Adjustment

Roof and Wall Fixings

Adjustment

Halfen serrated restraint tie with T-head and serrated plate provides in-and-out adjustment (see P. 43)

Halfen anchor channel cast vertically in back of panel provides up-and-down adjustment

Block or brick barrier wall Restraining angles with longitudinal slots Halfen cast-in channel Slotted angle clip by customer

Framing Channels

Fig. 6

Adjustment Halfen T-head bolts and nuts with large flat washers

Instructions, Work Aids

Halfen cast-in channel

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Halfen anchor channel cast into concrete wall or column Adjustment Halfen cast-in channel Adjustment Shims if required Halfen T-head bolt with nut and large flat washer Precast double-tee slab

Application Details

Fig. 7 Column and base plate by customer Adjustment Slots in baseplate

Fig. 8

Halfen anchor channels cast into concrete

Halfen T-head bolts with extra nuts and washers provide jacking adjustment

Beam with end plates bolted to anchor channel with Halfen T-head bolts and nuts

Fig. 10

Fig. 9

Fig. 11

Adjustment

Handrail post with slotted mounting plate by customer

Shims as needed

Adjustment

Halfen T-head bolt and nut Halfen anchor channel cast into edge of concrete slab or spandrel beam

Shims if needed

Continuous Halfen channels cast into bottom face of double-tee stems Metal framing, e.g. Halfen double framing channels

Instructions, Work Aids

Framing Channels

Roof and Wall Fixings

Restraint Ties

Application details

Non-shrink grout under base plate after all adjustments have been made

Bolts, Nuts, Accessories

Shims as needed

Design Properties

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Design Properties

Fig. 12

Fig. 13 Threaded rods provide vertical adjustment Continuous or short pieces of Halfen anchor channels cast into underside of concrete slab

Bolts, Nuts, Accessories

Beam clamp

Adjustment

Adjustment

Application details

Halfen anchor channel cast into concrete floor slab

Fig. 14

Restraint Ties

Halfen anchor channel cast into underside of concrete slab Locking plate (channel nut) and drop rod Halfen pipe clamp e.g. Type Beta (see catalogue MT) Fig. 16 Adjustment Weir plate by customer

Roof and Wall Fixings

Fig. 15

Framing Channels

Halfen channel cast into the underside of the slab Spacer plate Beam clamp

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Shims as needed Slots for alignment

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Instructions, Work Aids

Adjustment

Adjustment

Halfen cast-in channel