Angle Windpost (WPA)
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Stainless steel masonry angled wind posts providing strength and stability for panels of masonry cladding.
Application
Suitable for use in buildings subjected to high wind loads and for reduced cavity applications including:
- Connections to structural steel.
- Connections to concrete frames.
- Connections to timber.
- Precast floor planks.
Description
Stainless steel angled wind posts, designed for use in buildings subjected to high wind loads and for reduced cavity applications. 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. The wind post leg is built into the inner leaf of the blockwork and tied, using one-piece, two-way ties at 225 mm centres. This allows vertical movement of the structure without internal cracking.
Features and benefits:
- CE marked.
- Supplied complete with all ties and fixings.
- Cost effective, especially with high wind loads.
- Compliant with BS EN 1090-1 and BS EN 845-1.
- Manufactured from corrosion resistant stainless steel.
- Variety of different sizes and thicknesses available to suit structural loading requirements.
- Supplied complete with vertically adjustable ties to suit coursing levels and necessary fixing bolts.
- In situations that require a vertical movement joint, plain end, two-way ties with a de-bonding sleeve is recommended.
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 |
Size | Manufacturer guidanceAvailable in a wide variety of sizes and thicknesses, consult manufacturer for details. |
Uniclass | |
CAWS | F30/255 Wind posts |
Specification data - Wind posts
Material | Stainless steel, grade 1.4301 (304). |
Configuration type | Built into inner leaf of blockwork. |
Section | Angle. |
Sizes | |
Section | |
Angle (leg 1 x leg 2 x thickness) | 125 x 70 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4A12570. 130 x 70 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5A13070. 130 x 70 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6A13070. 140 x 70 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4A14070. 140 x 70 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5A14070. 140 x 70 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6A14070. 150 x 70 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5A15070. 150 x 70 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6A15070. 150 x 80 x 8 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP8A15080. 160 x 70 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5A16070. 160 x 70 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6A16070. 160 x 80 x 8 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP8A16080. 170 x 70 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4A17070. 170 x 70 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5A17070. 170 x 70 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6A17070. 170 x 80 x 8 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP8A17080. 180 x 70 x 4 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP4A18070. 180 x 70 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5A18070. 180 x 70 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6A18070. 180 x 80 x 8 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP8A18080. 200 x 70 x 5 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP5A20070. 200 x 70 x 6 mm.Guidance for specification option: WP6A20070. Manufacturer guidanceAvailable in a wide variety of sizes and thicknesses, consult manufacturer for details. |
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 Angle Windposts