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The fischer magazine for experts
AUSTRALIA
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CYPRUS
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Hekamerk Oü
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ETHIOPIA
SUTCO Pvt. Ltd. Co.
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GEORGIA
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Byko Ltd.
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INDIA
Bosch Ltd.
Bangalore
Tel.: +91 80 22992099
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IRELAND
Masonry Fixings Services Ltd.
Dublin
Tel.: +353 1 6268391
Fax: +353 1 6262239
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KAZAKHSTAN
Zentr. Krepyoshnych Materialov (ZKM)
Almaty
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LATVIA
Sia Indutek LV
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LEBANON
Team-Pro SAL
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LITHUANIA
UAB Augrika, Vilnius
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MALDIVES
M/S Sonee Hardeware, Malè
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MALTA
NVC Trading, Siggiewi
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MOLDOVA
Altosan SRL, Chisinau
Tel.: +373 22222797
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New Porsche-Museum in Stuttgart
MOROCCO
Outipro, Casablanca
Tel.: +212 22247721
Fax: +212 22408234
E-Mail:[email protected]
Undercut anchors hold an inclined
glass façade in place
EWI
ROMANIA
SC Profix SRL, Cluj-Napoca
Tel.: +040 264 455166
Fax: +040 264 403060
E-Mail:[email protected]
External Wall Insolation
COMPUFIX 8.3
SOUTH AFRICA
Upat S.A. (Pty) Ltd., Johannesburg
Tel.: +27 11 6246700
Fax: +27 11 4026807
E-Mail:[email protected]
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SRI LANKA
Diesel & Motor Engineering Co. Ltd.
Colombo
Tel.: +94 11 4606800
Fax: +94 11 2449080
E-Mail:[email protected]
SWITZERLAND
SFS unimarket AG, Rotkreuz
Tel.: +41 41 7982525
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SYRIA
Dallal Est., Aleppo
Tel.: +963 21 2116083
Fax: +963 21 2116551
E-Mail:[email protected]
TAIWAN
Chong Fong Technology Co. Ltd.
Taipei
Tel.: +886 911158918
Fax +886 226430839
E-Mail:[email protected]
Seven Technology Co. Ltd., Taipei
Tel.: +886 2 29992048
Fax: +886 2 29996545
E-Mail:[email protected]
TUNISIA
TEG Tunisienne Equipement General
Tunis
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TURKEY
Bosch Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.
Maslak-Istanbul
Tel.: +90 212 3350690
Fax: +90 212 3460048
E-Mail:[email protected]
UKRAINE
TOW ‘SMK’ Ukraina, Kiew
Tel.: +380 487 731616
E-Mail:[email protected]
USA
Jack Moore Assoc. Inc.
Worcester, MA
Tel.: +1 508 8533991
Fax: +1 508 7939864
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ARGENTINA
fischer Argentina S.A.
Armenia 3044
1605 Munro
Ra-PCIA: de Buenos Aires
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fischer international
New Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
Residential tower in Rotterdam
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Anchors for rolled concrete
Design of anchoring for fixings in concrete
EWI – External Wall Insolation
Products
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Compufix 8.3
Fast and comfortable fixings with fischer Power-Fast
fischer FAZ II A4/C anchor bolt
Post-installed reinforcement connections
Reports
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Residental building 101 Warren Street in New York
Malmö City Tunnel
fischer FIS EM fixes noise barriers
Klaus Fischer Customer Centre in Tumlingen
Ventilated façade using photovoltaic modules
Fixing technology in climbing
Gardens of Palazzo Chigi in Rome (fischer FRS)
FISCHER INTERNATIONAL
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National company fischer France
fischer’s distribution partner SFS in Switzerland
Tunnel Lyon
Minster York
Metro line L 9 in Barcelona
Residential building in Rotterdam
Al Hamra skyscraper in Kuwait
Imprint
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The fischer magazine for experts, fischerwerke GmbH & Co. KG, Weinhalde 14–18, D-72178 Waldachtal, www.fischer.de
Publisher
Prof. E.h., Senator E.h. mult. Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Klaus Fischer
Editorial BoardDr. Klaus Fockenberg (editor-in-chief), Dr. Rainer Mallée, Günter Seibold, Dr. Hannes Spieth, Volker Steinmaier, Dr. Roland Unterweger
Contact
[email protected], +49 (0) 7443 12 42 17
Design and final copy text LässingMüller Kommunikation, Stuttgart
Photosfischer (34), Dr.-Ing. hc F. Porsche AG (2), Rupert App GmbH+Co. Fassaden aus Metall und Glas (2), Staatliche Materialprüfungs­
anstalt Darmstadt (1), SSI Schäfer (1), Antamex International Inc., Toronto (2), Klas Andersson (1), www.klettersteig.com (1),
SFS unimarket (3), Financial Tower Vietnam (1), PERI GmbH (1), VESTEDA Groep bv, Maastricht (1)
Print
Richard Conzelmann Grafik + Druck e. K., Albstadt Albstadt-Tailfingen / 2010
Print run4.500 copies, printed on chlorine-free paper.
All rights reserved. Reprints and reproduction only with publisher’s permission.
Titelphoto
New Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Dr.-Ing. hc F. Porsche AG
Netherland’s highest residential tower block, 158 metres
in height, is being constructed in Rotterdam. The 45-storey
building is named “New Orleans” and has been designed
by the Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza. Official completion
date is in 2010. Around 20,000 fischer nail anchors FNA II
6 x 30/75 A4 were used for fixing the frame constructions
of the aluminium facade windows and the sliding doors of
the loggias. The anchor was chosen because of its small
drill hole diameter and its rapid installation. 4,100 short
FNA II 6 x 30/5 A4 hold the side sections of the frames in
the loggias in the concrete. Sliding doors the height of the
floor are installed into the loggias in the west and east
façade. To absorb the high wind pressure forces, the frames
are fixed directly to the concrete floor above using a total
of 6,500 SXS 10 x 120 A4. The lower frames are anchored
in the concrete with around 3,400 anchor bolts
FAZ II M12/10 A4. Also, over 4,250 hammerset anchors
EA M16 x 65 were used for temporary fixings, around
20,000 nail anchors for various applications, and the Upat
EXA and the injection mortar FIS V 360 S were used in
the build­ing.
Photo: VESTEDA, Groep bv, Maastricht
Fixing technology
Al Hamra skyscraper in Kuwait
The Al Hamra skyscraper is expected to be Kuwait’s tallest
building at 412.5 m (1350 ft) when it is completed in
2010. It will have 75 storeys dedicated to offices. The
installation of the stone façade started in summer 2009.
The façade of the tower will be made from a combination
of glass-aluminium windows, natural stone and Jura marble from JMS of Germany. When finished the Al Hamra
will be the highest stone-clad building in the world. The
façade elements were prefabricated in China by Wuhan
Lingyun Building Decoration Engineering Co. Ltd, and
shipped to Kuwait. The stones are attached to the pre­
fabricated elements with approximately 100,000 fischer
FZP anchors for limestone. The designer, Skidmore,
Owings and Merrill (S.O.M.), of New York, USA, the general contractor Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading Co. of
Kuwait, and the façade consultant Arup of Hong Kong,
decided to work with FZP anchors from fischer following
an intensive two-day presentation on the features and
benefits of the product.
Photo: PERI GmbH, Weißenhorn
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CONTENT
Meeting technical challenges
> The new Porsche Museum in Stuttgart sets truly amazing standards in structural engineering and in architecture – which could
hardly have been accomplished without innovative products supplied
by fischer. Besides many others, one of the challenges meant fixing
a glass façade inclined outwards. For the first time, overhead glazing
inclined by 16.5° from the vertical was attached to the substructure
with fischer FZP-G undercut anchors. Once the failure load tests had
been completed successfully, the bold and innovative design was
given a one-off approval.
But the fischer undercut anchor is not only demonstrating its unique
potential in glass: it has also proved to be the best and most con­
vincing solution for fixing into natural stonework in New York’s tallest
residential building.
Meanwhile the new importance of chemical fixings has now been
demonstrated impressively by a number of unusual applications at
home and abroad. These include technically sophisticated con­
structions such as the City Tunnel in Malmö in Sweden, as well as
by alpine mountaineers and climbers who entrust their lives to safe
metal anchor­ings in rock using fischer injection resin.
This issue of connect it also includes features on our national company
in France and on SFS unimarket, our successful distribution partner
in Switzerland. Their local activities always give you the best of
service.
fischer wouldn’t be fischer if – complying with our mission statement – we didn’t regularly enrich the market with new and econo­mical products for our customers’ benefit. Since the summer of
2009, our new range of timber screws has defined new standards
in wood­working. The fischer Power-Fast range is extremely easy
and con­venient to use and is unbeatable for speed of installation.
But read for yourself and be inspired by fischer. I hope you’ll find this
issue interesting and enjoyable reading.
Yours KLAUS FISCHER
President, CEO and Owner
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New Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
Undercut anchors hold
an inclined glass façade in place
Dr. Klaus Fockenberg, PR Officer, fixing systems
Photo: Dr.-Ing. hc F. Porsche AG
Dr. Roland Unterweger, Advanced Curtain Wall Technique
The outer secondary façade is a glass fitting mounted construction using fischer FZP-G
PORSCHE MUSEUM
> The opening ceremony for the new Porsche-Museum
in Stuttgart was held at the end of January 2009. The
design by the Viennese architects Delugan Meissl
im­presses with its array of different geometric shapes
which largely do without right angles. The glass façade,
inclining outwards and held in place with unique fischer
undercut anchors, faces Porsche Square.
The monumental and futuristic building touches the limits
of structural design and sets a new architectural highlight
in Stuttgart’s cityscape. Built in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen
between the city metro station Neuwirtshaus, Schwieberdinger Strasse and Porsche Square, the Porsche-Museum
stretched planners and contractors to their limits. The
architects of Delugan Meissl aimed to create a space of
sensuous experience which translates into architecture
the dynamic nature and philosophy of the Porsche
brand.
The outcome is a steel, glass and sheet metal giant
weighing 35,000 tonnes, with a 5,600 square metre
ex­hibi­tion space. Floors, ceilings and walls are finished in
sober white. Alternating displays of 80 unique vehicles
and 200 other small exhibits show Porsche’s impressive
history. The museum also houses the company archive,
a garage for veteran cars, which is also for the use of
private clients, a conference area and a variety of catering
establishments.
Vertical section of the glass façade
Structurally highly loaded steel concrete cores
Structurally, the dynamically shaped monolithic building
with a total length of 150 metres consists of the Basement
and the Flier. The Basement with its three cores carrying
the entire weight of the building consists mainly of waterimpermeable steel concrete. The cores with their base
plates 3.75 metres in thickness rest on large-size piles with
a diameter of 1.20 metres. Due to the exceptional weight
and geometry of the structure, its walls are up to 75 cm
thick in places.
The actual exhibition area is located above the Basement.
A complex load-bearing steel structure, with spans of
as much as 60 metres and overhangs of as much as
45 metres, rises above a height of 16 metres. Part of the
exceptional weight is primarily carried by a circumferential
trussed beam with the height of a floor, before the weight
is transferred to the ground through the three cores.
The glazed front of the building offers a panoramic view
of Porsche Square. The other façades are clad in a white
sheet metal skin. The exhibition hall itself also acts as a
roof over the entrance lobby.
Detail vertical section of the glass façade
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of triangular hollow profile locking elements, stiffened with
vertical flat steel posts.
The glass fixing system used
For the first time worldwide, the undercut technology
allowed­a fixing to be used for glass where the bore hole
does not pierce the glass. The glass fixing is installed via
a conically undercut blind hole with torque control. This
allows glass panes to be anchored to the substructure
without any fixings visible from the outside. The smooth
outside is aesthetically more pleasing, there are no breaks
in the glass to allow penetration of moisture or dirt, and
the façade stays cleaner for longer periods.
fischer undercut glass fitting FZP-G-Z for laminated safety glass
A challenge for the glass construction
The front façade proved to be a particularly demanding
challenge. It is mounted above the main entrance and has
been designed as a double façade. The inner insulation
glass façade rests on line-shaped bearings all round and
forms the actual space closure. The outer, secondary
façade was made as a construction with point-to-point
in-place fittings. The space between the façades is acces­
si­ble for cleaning and service work, with the service per­
sonnel moving across mobile ladders and equipped with
safety ropes.
The façade is inclined by 16.5° from the vertical to the
outside and is about 13 metres in height. Its dimensions
at the upper edge are 41 metres and 40 metres at the
lower edge. The lower edge of the façade is 14 metres,
the upper edge 27 metres above the top edge of the build­
ing. As a result of this angle, the façade is actually an
overhead glazing, according to building laws. The glass
joints between the panels were left open.
The fischer FZP-G-Z undercut glass fitting has the general
construction authority approval (No. Z-70.2-122) of the
Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt). The approval is
valid for glass panes with a maximum size of 2,000 mm
by 3,000 mm. They may be used for rear-ventilated out­
side claddings under DIN 18516-41 and for roomenclosing vertical glazing, with tempered glass (ESG or
ESG-H) and laminated safety glass (VSG). The glass panels
can be enamelled or coated, and they may be used as
carriers for top-laminated solar panels.
Successful failure load and residual load-bearing capacity tests
The overhead glazing used is subject to special technical
rules and regulations for line bearing glazing (TRLV) and
the technical rules and regulations for the design and
execution of point bearing glazing (TRPV). The focus of
these safety considerations is on the residual load-bearing
capacity of the glazing in the failure state.
The fischer FZP-G-Z glass fittings conform with the appro­
val. However, the type of glass used (VSG from TVG), the
glass size and the method of installation are not regulated
For this point-held glazing made of laminated safety
glass (VSG), the outside consists of 10 mm heatstrengthened glass (TVG), the inside of 8 mm TVG. The
individual panes have a maximum width of 3.454 mm and
a height of 1.917 mm, each resting at the upper and
lower edge of the glass on six fischer FZP-G-Z undercut
glass fixings. The edge spacing to the glass edges is only
85 mm.
The dead weight of the construction is absorbed by two
steel angle elements. The undercut glass fixings are
mounted­on to the substructure with steel lugs with large
bores to ensure stress-free support for the glazing. The
substructure made of S 235 construction steel consists
Test stand to check the residual load-bearing capacity
PORSCHE MUSEUM
Installing the glass façade
in the approval. For this reason, the owner applied to the
supreme building authority for consent in individual cases,
based on an arithmetical feasibility study and the test
concept by SuP Ingenieure GmbH of Darmstadt which
had been coordinated with the supreme Land building
authority.
Proof of the load-bearing capacity was determined by
means of failure load test. For this purpose, the façade
builders Rupert App of Leutkirch carried out tests at their
headquarters in the Allgäu under supervision of the State
Material Test Institute (MPA Darmstadt) and the Land
build­ing authority of Baden Württemberg. The testing
regime to establish the maximum load required a hori­
zontal installation position and loading the glass façade
with sandbags. These tests resulted in an adequate
minimum safety level of γ = 4.30.
To evaluate the residual load-bearing capacity, the Darmstadt Material Testing Institute carried out the appropriate
tests. For the tests, building components were examined
in their original installed position at an inclination of 16.5°
from the vertical. In line with the test concept, half the
wind load was applied on to the test elements by using
sandbags. The laminated safety glass panes were then
struck at different points inside and out with a pick
hammer and destroyed as scheduled. The panes broke
into pieces with a breakage picture typical for heatstrengthened glass. No significant deformation was found
even after putting the panes under stress in as many as
eight different points.
The condition for a successful test: no failure after
24 hours under simulated reduced wind load and dead
weight. The simulated wind load was then removed and
the construction assessed. No significant changes from
the initial situation were found. The construction was then
observed for another period of 24 hours, again without
any changes worth mentioning from the initial situation.
The specifications by the Land authorities were fully
complied with. Based on the positive test results and the
final expert report given by SuP Ingenieure GmbH, the
single-instance approval was finally granted.
Summary
The Porsche-Museum goes to new dimensions of struc­
tural engineering. This is also true of the unusual design
of the glass panorama façade which is absolutely unique
in its present form. The project has been made possible
by the close and constructive collaboration bet­ween
owners, planners, test institutes, experts, building authorities, façade builders and the façade expertise of the
fischer group of companies.
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FHB II also suitable for low strength concrete C 12/15
Anchors for rolled concrete
Günter Seibold and Geza Harangozo, Technical Support, fischer Germany
Expert reports are available for anchoring the FHB II in low-strength concrete C 12/15 (B 15)
> Today
the bed-plates of warehouses or production
sheds are often made with rolled concrete. When it comes
to anchoring high-rise shelving units or conveyor systems,
the question is often asked if rolled concrete is suitable.
For cases such as these, fischer offers its Highbond Anchor
FHB II and the Anchor Bolt FAZ II
Rolled concrete is usually spread in earth-moist condition
using conventional road finishers or front wheel loaders,
levelled with the help of laser technology, and finally
compacted with smooth rollers or – more rarely – with
vibration rollers. The advantages of rolled concrete are
its high economic efficiency, its early loading capacity,
high resistance to chemical and physical stress, and the
large area which can be made in a single day. Between
1,500 m² and 2,000 m² per day are feasible. Rolled
concrete is usually spread in a thickness of between
18 cm and 25 cm. If used as industrial or shed flooring,
it is usually top coated with a special synthetic layer with
a thickness of about 2 cm.
Although rolled concrete has a very low water-cement
ratio and features no reinforcements, shrinkage cracks
are unavoidable, particularly in the lift joints where
shrinkage cracks must be expected. For this reason, only
anchors suitable for cracked concrete should be used in
rolled concrete.
This view is also shared by the Institute for Façade and
Fixing Engineering (IFBT) which, owing to the charac­
teristics of rolled concrete, assigns it to the DIN 1045
building material class and recommends using anchors
and fixings suitable for cracked concrete. The load capa­
cities of the anchors depend on the strength of the rolled
concrete and are similar to those of comparable standard
concrete strengths. If the concrete strength of the rolled
concrete bed-plate is unknown, grade C 12/15 (B 15)
should be taken to be on the safe side.
From fischer’s extensive range of fixings and anchors, it
is especially the Highbond FHB II resin anchor and the
fischer FAZ II anchor bolt which are suitable for rolled
concrete. Both product families have the general
construction approval for concrete strengths of C 20/25
(B 25) and higher. For the FHB II there are additional
expert reports concerning anchorings in low-strength
concrete C 12/15 (B 15).
When selecting the right effective length of the anchor,
it should be kept in mind that the anchor and its effective
length may have to bridge a non-load-bearing screed or
top layer.
Proof of the local introduction of the anchor load into the
bed-plate is made by applying the anchor design method.
As there are no reinforcements, separate confirmation
tests must be made for the forces transmitted into the
bed-plate by the anchors.
Fixing technology
FAZ II and FHB II are suitable for anchoring high-rise shelving units
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European CEN Standard
Design of anchoring for
fixings in concrete
Photo: Klas Andersson
Dr. Rainer Mallée, Technology Transfer and Research
The new CEN standard combines the guidelines ETAG 001, Annex C, and the Technical Report TR 029 and is a very helpful tool
for designing subsequently set fixings
> The
last 30 years have seen some intensive basic
research in the field of fastening engineering. The interest
focused on investigations involving the load-bearing capacity of anchors and on the most important parameters
influencing their performance.
The increase in knowledge enlarged the range of appli­
cations of anchors to a substantial degree and resulted in
a continuous improvement in the design methods. While
the first German approvals initially permitted only single
anchors and after 1978 also pairs of anchors, the introduction of the kappa method in 1983 allowed for the first
time the design and implementation of groups with as
many as four anchors and with any axial spacing and edge
distances. As the level of knowledge was still relatively
limited at that time, the method necessarily led to conservative design results. A clear improvement was brought
about by the so-called CC Method which was first launched
in 1993 in Germany as design guideline by the German
Institute for Construction Engineering (DIBt) and in 1998
in Europe as ETAG 001, Annex C “Design Methods for
Fastenings”. The last milestone in the series of design
methods is the EOTA Technical Report TR 029 “Design of
Bonded Fastenings” which accounts for the particularities
of bonded resin anchors.
In order to standardise the design of fastenings in Europe
and to put these on a common basis, the obvious course
Fixing technology
of action was to combine the existing design guidelines
in a European CEN standard and so to make the practice
and the state of the art in engineering accessible in a
single document. Also, the regulations should not only
address fixings, but cast-in-place components such as
headed studs and anchor channels. In October 2000,
the constituent meeting of the standard committee
CEN/TC 250/SC 2/WG2 “Design of Fastenings for
Use in Concrete” convened in Stuttgart with members
from nine European countries. Once the consultations had
been completed in 2008 and following the formal European voting procedure, the document was published in
2009 as part of the Eurocode (prCEN/TS 1992-4-1
through 5). Since August 2009, the standard has also
been available in German under the title “Bemessung der
Verankerung von Befestigungen in Beton” (DIN CEN/
TS 1992-4-1 through 5) from Beuth publishing house. The
letters “TS” stand for “Technical Specification” which is a
pre-standard comparable with the Yellow Paper of a
German standard and which may be used without any
restriction as state of the art engineering practice once it
has been introduced on a national level.
Standard in five sections
The distribution of the shear forces and torsion moments depends
on the mode of failure and the edge distance.
component acting perpendicular to the edge of the
build­ing member is absorbed only by the fastening set
close to the edge, while the shear load component parallel to the edge is distributed over all the fastenings. Shear
load components directed away from the edge can be
neglected in the proof of concrete edge failure. For all
other modes of failure it is assumed that all the fastenings
of the group take up shear forces, regardless of edge
distance.
The standard includes the sections “General”, “Headed
Bolts”, “Anchor Channels”, “Fastening – Mechanical
Systems” and “Fastenings – Chemical Systems”, with the
last two sections applying only for fastenings with a European technical approval (ETA). It regulates applications
which fall under EN 1992. For fastenings involving special
requirements (e.g. nuclear power stations or civil defence
constructions), some supplements may be necessary. Also,
the document addresses fastenings under predominantly
static and predominantly non-static loads and fastenings
exposed to seismic loads. As no European approval guide­
lines have so far been worked out for the last two load
types and since no fastenings with ETA exist as a result,
these sections of the standard can currently not be applied.
Details on the durability of the fastening elements and on
design under fire exposure are also given.
In the proof of the load capacity, the design value of the
impact effects must not be greater than the design value
of the resistance. This proof must be made under tension
load for the modes of failure steel fracture, conical concrete breakout, pull-out/pull-through and splitting of the
concrete, and under shear load for steel fracture, concrete
edge failure and concrete pry-out failure. For chemical
fastenings, proof against pull-out/pull-through is replaced
by the proof against combined pull-out and concrete
break­out failure. The calculation approaches for resistance values essentially correspond to those in ETAG 001
Annex C and TR 029, with a few minor differences at some
points.
The standard defines the design of single anchors and of
groups of as many as eight fastenings. Unlike the previous
guidelines, the strength range of the concrete is enlarged
to include the strength classes C12/15 to C90/105, provided the fastenings are approved for these strengths.
The CEN standard “Design of Fastenings for Use in Concrete” has now created design regulations which combine
the tried and tested guidelines of ETAG 001, Annex C and
of the Technical Report TR 029 into a single document,
which also assesses subsequently set fastenings (anchors)
and cast-in-place components (headed studs, anchor
channels) according to the same principles. This gives the
design engineers a valuable tool for the safe and economical design of fastenings.
The distribution of the standard forces and bending
moments acting on the individual fastenings of a group is
made in accordance with the theory of elasticity, with the
theory of plasticity also allowed for the computation under
certain circumstances. The distribution of the shear forces
and torsion moments depends on the mode of failure and
the edge distance. For fastenings close to the edge and
with proof against concrete edge failure, the shear load
Valuable tool
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EWI – External Wall Insulation
Anchoring external thermal
insulation composite systems
Dr. Klaus Fockenberg, PR Officer, fixing systems
Andreas Duesberg, Product Manager, E.W.I.
Setting of EWI
> Almost
every other residential building in Western
Europe is between 30 and 60 years old and therefore will
be in need of modernisation in the foreseeable future. In
terms of ongoing and future energy modernisation programs, external thermal insulation composite systems
(ETICS) are particularly important for insulating outside
walls. The systems are capable of lowering heating energy
consumption by as much as 50 percent.
Fundamentally, there are several types of ETICS with
approvals in which the use of anchors and fixings is
also ­regulated. These include bonded/anchored and
mechanical systems. For bonded and anchored systems,
the insulating boards are first glued or bonded to the outside wall and then fixed with anchors. Depending on the
fixing ­system, the plates of the fixings are either flush with
the outer surface of the insulating board or are sunk to a
PRODUCTS
Termoz CN is made of glas fibre reinforced plastic with a metal top.
specified length into the insulation and covered by a round
plug made of the same insulating material. In mechanical
systems, the insulating boards of ETICS are fixed to the
outside walls, for instance with metal mounting straps.
These mounting straps are anchored into the load substrate using anchors with European Technical Approvals.
Anchor fixings are safer and more economical
Bonded systems can be used if the substrate is suitable
for transmitting the dead load of the bonded system into
the building material of the wall via shear forces. Facades
are usually exposed to many different weather conditions
over long periods of time. Depending on local conditions,
dirt deposits, paintwork and different types of plaster and
rendering can substantially reduce the adhesion of the
bonding agent. Also, coatings and layers of paint can
cause unexpected reactions with the bonding agents in
the course of time. This phenomenon is known in practice
as saponification or embrittlement and can in due course
substantially reduce the load-bearing capacity of the
­system and cause severe damage to the building.
Besides providing higher levels of safety, anchoring the
insulation boards also offers advantages in terms of money.
In many cases, the time-consuming and expensive preparation of the substrate is unnecessary. Approved ETICS
fixings are easy to process, because only loose and flaking
coats need to be removed before old facades are repaired.
Highly absorbent and chalky coatings should be treated
with in-depth primer.
Termoz 8 UZ screw fixing with anchor plate 140
High quality plate fixings mounted through the insulation
generate additional contact pressure through their rigid
anchor plate and support the permanent friction lock
effect between bonding agent and base. The retention
power in the base clamps the insulation material through
sufficient contact pressure, an effect which substantially
reduces the risk of damage to the building. This applies
both to plates mounted flush with the surface of the insulation material and to sunken plates. The precondition is
a powerful anchoring of the expansion zone in the building
material of the wall and an adequate stiffness of the plate.
Both these factors are regulated in the approval (European
Technical Approval; ETA).
Another important function of the anchoring is the transfer of the wind suction loads. The tension load acting
through it on the facade can exert substantial stress on
the bond. Depending on wind load zone, terrain category
and building height, different wind suction loads must be
taken into account. In cases such as these, approved plate
anchors also provide higher degrees of safety because
they take up the tension stress through their plates and
the expansion elements (nail/screw) and transmit the
stress into the substrate.
60 mm plate diameters sufficient in most cases
The fixings used in ETICS are set using the through-fixing
method, with the fixture (insulating material or metal
mounting straps) drilled through with the same diameter
as the base or substrate. The fixing is then pushed
The anchor plates for the Termoz PN are available in different colours.
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Termoz PN is made of glas fibre reinforced plastic.
through the fixture into the drill hole and expanded.
The maximum effective length is predefined by the ETICS
anchor. In order to determine the required effective
length, the thickness of the insulating material, the bond
layer and any existing non-load-bearing coatings or
layers (old rendering, insulation, etc.) must be taken into
account.
For anchoring underneath the fabric, a 60 mm anchor
plate can also be used for compression resistant insulating
materials such as polystyrene (PS) and HD mineral fibre
boards. If more pliable insulating materials are used (rockwool of thermal conductivity category 035 or rockwool
laminar boards), a larger plate is required, for instance
fischer DT 90, 110, 140, which spreads the tension loads
over a larger area. The typical fixings configurations are
specified for anchoring underneath the fabric.
thermal insulation effect. The fischer Termofix and Termoz
anchors have a kp -value category of 0.00 – 0.002 W/K.
In comparison, a 100 mm facade fixing with steel screw
has a kp -value of 0.008 W/K.
Fixings under ETA have an approval for certain classes
and categories of building materials, known as categories
of use. For individual building materials of these cate­
gories, the manufacturer has provided proof of the
­suitability of these fixings. If building materials not listed
in the approval are encountered during work, the pull-out
loads can be determined by means of pull-out tests on
the actual object. The whole range of single components
of a ETICS must be procured from the owner of the
­s ystem approval, otherwise the approval and the warranty will lapse.
When used in ETICS, the thermal conductivity of the fixing
is of ultimate importance. Ideally, the thermal conductivity
of the fixing should differ only to a very small degree from
that of the undisturbed insulating material in order to avoid
thermal bridges. Thermal bridges rapidly dry out the
­rendering in the zone of the plate. With varying degrees
of dirt deposits, these transient blemishes can become
permanently visible. The fixing parameter playing a role
here is the kp-value (point-sized thermal bridging influence)
which, as a factor of the thickness of the insulating material and the number of fixings, can result in a drop in the
fischer offers a wide range of products
The Termoz 8 SV is the first ETICS screw fixing which needs no special tools
Setting the screw of the Termoz 8 SV
Under the ETA, the fischer group of companies offers a
range of approved fixing systems for ETICS, among these
various hammerset and screw fixings with different ­thermal
insulation plates and washers. In detail, these include
­Termoz PN, Termoz 8 NZ, Termoz KS 8, Termoz 8 SV,
­Termoz UZ, Termofix CF, 6H and B. Also on offer are the
Nail anchor N, the insulating material holder DHK, the
insulating material fixing FID and the spaced installation
system Thermax.
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COMPUFIX 8.3
More options for bonded anchors
Dr. Rainer Mallée, Technology Transfer and Research
> The EOTA Technical Report TR 029 “Design of Bonded
Fastenings” provides new and better uses for this type of
anchor. To ensure that these improvements can also be
used in everyday work, it was necessary to make the
appropriate changes to the COMPUFIX anchor design
program.
The upgrade also includes a new tool box (picture 1, lefthand margin of the input window) which allows the quick
and easy selection of anchors and of anchor plates
in­cluding the welded-on profile sections, and which also
allows the user to determine the most important conditions of use. For users who are not, or not very, familiar
with the layout of Windows Vista® or Windows 7®, the
tool box makes it easier to run the program. Users of
Windows Vista® or Windows 7® can now control all important functions with the large and user-friendly buttons of
the “ribbon bar” which replaces the icon bar of the earlier
Windows versions. The tool box in this version can be
minimised by clicking the fixing needle in the top righthand corner of the box, which will enlarge the input field
available for 3D drawings.
With the publication of the Technical Report TR 029 it
is now possible for the first time to design bonded
anchors with variable embedment depth. This is probably
the most important new feature because it allows the
best possible utilisation of the fastenings. The anchoring
or embedment depth in previous approvals for injectiontype anchors used to be constant and depended solely
on the size of the anchor. Under tension load, in particular, changing from one anchor to the anchor with the next
size up led to a sudden increase in the characteristic
resistance values. In the worst case, the tensile load capacity of the smaller anchor was hardly sufficient and the
anchor in the next size up was over-dimensioned.
The only option for optimisation in groups of anchors was
to use the anchor in the next size up and at the same time
to reduce the axial spacings within the group and hence
the resistance to conical concrete breakout failure (unless
the size of the anchor plate had been specified). For steel
failure and pull-out, this approach was ineffective because
the load capacity for these modes of failure is not
in­f luenced by the axial spacing. The Technical Report
TR 029, on the other hand, offers a variety of options for
optimisation. For instance, the embedment depth of the
smaller anchor can be enlarged until the characteristic
resistance for the failure modes conical concrete break-out
The REMOTEFIX® function allows user to exchange projects, screenshots and texts with partners
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and combined failure through pull-out and concrete breakout is sufficient. The condition is that the resistance to
steel failure is sufficiently great. If this is not the case, the
larger anchor can be selected and its embedment depth
can be adapted accordingly.
To be able to use the advantage of a variable embedment
depth, the appropriate input option had to be created. You
will find the input field in the tool box (“Anchor selection”
group) or in the “ribbon bar” on the tab with the same
name. Clicking the input field will open a selection box
(picture 2) which shows all permissible embedment depths
for the selected anchor size (increments 1 mm). The value
in brackets shows the associated maximum clamping
thickness. Once the desired embedment depth has been
selected, COMPUFIX automatically computes the design,
allowing the user to read the result at once at the lower
margin of the input window.
The characteristic bonding tension of bonded anchors can
depend on temperature, the category of use and the intensity of the drill hole cleaning. The temperature ranges are
given in the appropriate approval (ETA). In the categories
of use, a distinction is made between “dry and wet
The tool box allows the quick and easy selection of the anchor
concrete” and “dry and wet concrete and water-filled
drill hole”, and with respect to drill hole cleaning, some
approvals differentiate between “standard cleaning” and
“premium cleaning”. As the selected mode of drill hole
cleaning is of crucial importance for the load capacity of
the anchor, COMPUFIX helps the setter and prints out the
cleaning process on the page “Installation data”. Temperature, category of use and drill hole cleaning are selected
in the tool box (“Anchor selection” group) or in the “ribbon
bar” on the tab with the same name.
With the Technical Report TR 029, the scope of validity
of the design method used ETAG 001, Annex C, has now
been enlarged to groups of eight anchors (picture 3).
According to Annex C, groups with a maximum of six
anchors were permitted. Also, groups of three or six
anchors used to be allowed only if their edge distance c
is c ≥ 10 · hef in all directions because the distribution of
the shear loads over the individual anchors of this group
could not be predicted with ultimate certainty owing to
the usual hole clearance. In unfavourable cases, this can
result in early failure in the event of concrete edge failure.
This problem does not arise for large edge distances. Comparative computations have shown that groups of three
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and six anchors with edge distance of c ≥ 10 · hef under
shear load will not fail through concrete edge break-out,
but through steel fracture. According to TR 029 groups
with 3, 6 and 8 anchors can also be arranged close to the
edge (c ≥ cmin) if there are no shear loads.
For shear loads, the edge distance of this group had to
be c ≥ 10 · hef in all directions as before and an additional
c ≥ 60 · d (hef = embedment depth of the anchor and
d = diameter of the threaded rod). The second condition
was necessary because the variable embedment depth
allowed short and thick bonded anchors. Limiting the edge
distance to multiples of the embedment depth alone would
warrant no steel fracture in cases such as this. In designs
in accordance with “fischer specification”, groups with 3,
6 and 8 anchors may also be arranged close to the edge
(c ≥ cmin) if no shear loads act on the anchoring or if the
annular gap between the anchor and the anchor plate is
filled with pressure-proof injection mortar or bridged by
some other means (e.g. metal sleeves). COMPUFIX automatically takes account of these conditions when the
program reviews the minimum edge distance. Failure to
observe this condition results in a detailed error message
in the result window.
Next to the above program upgrades, COMPUFIX 8.3 also
includes the REMOTEFIX® function which allows users
with internet connection to exchange projects, screen­
shots and texts with partners and to compare input data.
Clicking the appropriate button on the “Start” tab in the
“ribbon bar” (picture 4) will open a window which allows
both partners to link their computers by entering the same
four-digit number (“Session ID”). The partners can then
transfer the content of their screens as screenshots,
exchange comments and compare the input data of their
examples. The compare function is a quick and easy
way to show up any differences between their design
examples.
COMPUFIX 8.3 is compatible with the operating systems
Windows 2000®, Windows XP® (32bit/64bit), Windows
Vista® (32bit/64bit) and Windows 7®. The program allows
users to construct and design safe and economical
fas­tening quickly and with little effort. It offers you support
in your everyday work. The new version is available
free on CD or as download in the internet (www.fischer.
de) and for users of older versions of COMPUFIX 8 also
via LiveUpdate.
The selection box shows all the permissible
The scope of validity of the design method has been enlarged to include
embedment depths of the selected anchor
groups of eight anchors
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A revolution in fixing technology
Fast and comfortable fixings
with fischer Power-Fast
Shank ribs
reduce the drive-in restistance
considerably.
The underhead cutting ribs
provide for easy countersinking
and a precise flush finish.
Double thread
reduces the splitting while the centre double thread
provides un-braked drive.
Cutting notches
and the Power-Fast high performance wax
effectively reduce friction.
> The
new screw range from the fischer group of
companies of Waldachtal sets the benchmark for wood
processing. These screws developed by fischer have an
extremely high handling comfort and can be set quickly.
Advantage: less effort, lower cost.
fischer Power-Fast is a unique range of wood screw that
packs the same level of innovation that the market has
come to expect from the fischer brand. Power-Fast is a
premium screw which delivers a vast number of user benefits, and with which fischer has set out to combine the
features that were already good about screws and resolve
the points which were not.
The combination of distinctive design points has produced
an effortlessly, quick to install screw which saves on time,
money materials. The extra small screw point guarantees
a fast ‚bite‘ as the screw can easily penetrate the wood at
the first attempt and there is no need for a pilot hole even
in hard wood.
The head recess is designed with extra depth to reduce
screwdriver ‚cam-out‘ and drive-in pressure which acts
to prevent surface scratches and risk of possible injury.
The double countersunk design is calculated to protect
against the head twisting off, while the ribs underneath
facilitate easier countersink and flush fitting of the screw
Thread extending
into the tip provides for
the fast bite.
into wood. When fastening metal fittings the ribs
stop excessive turn­ing when they come in contact with
the metal.
A double thread positioned at the screw tip and middle
quickly removes drilling dust which helps prevent timber
splitting, this opens up new construction possibilities as
the screws can be set much closer to the edge than has
previously been possible.
Meanwhile the water-repellent fischer-branded packs can
be opened in one of two ways, either as a chute from the
front or from above, differentiating the fischer screw range
from that of competitors. The packs also feature a large
viewing window, so that the product can be seen externally, and they benefit from full product details printed
on the pack.
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fischer FAZ II A4/C anchor bolt
Stainless steel for demanding jobs
> Minimum axial and edge spacings under extreme loads
and in smaller component thicknesses in cracked concrete:
these are the outstanding properties of the FAZ II anchor
bolt, which is the best suitable for the tensile zone on the
market. fischer now also presents the stainless steel
version of the FAZ II A4/C.
The FAZ II reaches up to 33 % higher tension loads than
the best competitor products. It requires fewer fixing
points, smaller anchor plates or fixings with lower dia­
meters. It can be used in extremely thin concrete members
of just 80 mm in thickness.
Users will also appreciate the good feeling when setting
the FAZ II: a reduced number of hammer blows and just
a few turns before the anchor “bites” and sits tight inside
the drill hole. The geometry of the coated conical bolt and
the design of the expansion clip (FAZ gvz in black,
FAZ A4/C in stainless steel) guarantee an even load introduction and controlled expansion. These performance
features save time and money during setting. The new
FAZ II A4 anchor bolts made of stainless steel of corrosion
resistance category III and FAZ II C made of highly corrosion-resistant steel grade (1.4529) replace the previous
FAZ A4/C. They now complete the new generation of the
FAZ II product family.
In technical terms, they meet the same requirements as
the zinc-plated version, which means that they can take
extreme loads. The longer thread makes the anchors even
more flexible in use. The new head stamping allows the
maximum effective length of the anchors and the actual
anchoring depth when installed to be controlled closely.
The special drive-in pin prevents damage to the thread
when the anchor is being driven into the hole. So fixtures
can be removed and installed many times. There is no
re-cutting of the thread needed. It saves time and costs.
The outstanding features of bolt anchors are ease of
handling­and quick installation. Drill the hole, drive in the
anchor with a few hammer blows, tighten, done. The
fischer FAZ II anchor bolt is the all-rounder for all heavy
duty fixings in concrete. Using the practical and time-­
saving through-fixing installation, railings, brackets,
awnings or framework constructions for gates can now
be fixed safely.
The European Technical Approval for cracked and noncracked concrete, the shock impact approval by the
Federal Civil Defence Office and a fire report are proof of
the high safety standards. Additionally in benefiting from
preventive fire protection to F 120 the FAZ II offers high
security to users.
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Post-installed reinforcement connections
Safe anchoring to embedment depths
up to two metres
Günter Seibold, Technical Support, fischer Germany
The FRA composed of a rebar connected to a stainless steel threaded rod by friction welding.
> To anchor post installed rebar safely in concrete, fischer
offers two special systems. These rebar systems open up
entirely new opportunities for structural engineers and
also make professional post installed rebar applications
significantly easier for site engineers and installers.
Reinforced concrete is used in virtually all building
constructions: foundations, (floor) slabs, beams and
columns. Civil engineering construction such as bridges,
tunnels or power plants are often made totally of
re­inforc­ed concrete. Often, existing buildings are extended
or rebuilt. This means in practice that the reinforcement of old and new sections of buildings have to be
connected.
Choice of two systems
fischer now offers two special systems which make the
installation of post installed rebar a straightforward process. The rebar is inserted, into the maximal two metres
deep, drilled and cleaned holes in the concrete member.
Post installed rebar are handled and loaded like cast-in
rebar after the full curing time. Both systems have Euro­
pean Technical Approval (ETA) and a General Construction
Approval by the ‘Deutsches Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt)’.
The two systems are:
• the established fischer Injection Mortar System FIS V
based on a high-performance vinyl ester hybrid mortar
for easy handling and rapid curing times.
• the fischer Injection mortar System FIS EM based on
best performance epoxy resin mortar for rebars up to
Ø 40 mm, also suitable for diamond drill holes with
easier drill hole cleaning.
Optimal processing tools
fischer offers all the accessories which are needed for a
professional performance on the construction site:
The new FIS Reinforcement Case includes all necessary special tools for approved
drill hole cleaning and injecting the mortar.
Holes to a depth up to two meters can be drilled for post-installed rebar. Post installed rebar are handled and loaded like cast-in rebar after
completing the curing time.
• The new FIS Rebar Case includes all the necessary
special tools for approved drill hole cleaning and injecting
the mortar. The accessories are suitable for rebars
Ø 8 mm to Ø 28 mm, for hammer, compressed air and
diamond drilled holes and also for applications with the
fischer Rebar Anchor FRA.
• For the efficient drilling of deep drilled holes, fischer
supplies high-power hammer drill tools with SDS max
and continuous coil for efficient drill dust removal.
• The separately available drilling aid enables drill holes to
run parallel to the surface of the concrete and therefore
parallel to the reinforcement. This enables smaller edge
distances and better static results.
• There are three different application guns for different
requirements. The new ergonomic, manual application
gun is designed for easy injection of mortar, the
strengthen­ed compressed air gun is for rapid, stress-free
filling (also with large-sized cartridges), and the new,
powered application gun is for easier handling of
360 ml and 390 ml injection mortar cartridges.
As good as cast-in bars
Post-installed rebar has to be designed and calculated
according the Euro Code EC2 or the national codes, e.g.
the German DIN 1045-1, British Standard, etc. similar to
conventional cast-in straight rebar in concrete. For a
quick and convenient design, fischer offers the REBARFIX
Design Software .This software designs post installed
rebar connections to the German code DIN 1045-1 at
the moment and generates a verifiable printout. Further
design methods, according the EC2 and other national
codes will follow. The software is available on DVD or for
downloading at www.fischer.de.
Training/Certification for post installed
rebar connections
To do the job on the site specialist knowledge is required.
Therefore, fischer recommends training is performed by
the fischer Academy or fischer technical field staff. In
Germany, post-installed rebar applications, according to
the approval, have to be completed by certified staff and
companies.
For more information go to www.fischer.co.uk
Special anchor FRA
The fischer Rebar Anchor FRA has been designed
especially for extreme tension loads, e.g. at a column
base, which can’t be transmitted to the concrete
member by conventional anchors. The FRA is composed of a rebar connected to a stainless steel
thread­ed rod by friction welding. Therefore it is also
approved for outdoor use. The approval regulates
connecting threads from M12 to M20 and allows
tension loads up to 97.6 kN.
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Residental building 101 Warren Street in New York
“Jurassic Park” with FZP
Dr. Klaus Fockenberg, PR Officer, fixing systems
Dr. Roland Unterweger, Advanced Curtain Wall Technique
> One of the United State’s most expensive high-rise
apartments goes up in South Manhattan, just two blocks
away from Ground Zero. The Jurassic limestone façade
elements – New York’s very first façade of this kind – are
held in place with fischer undercut anchors. Jura Marble
Suppliers (JMS) supplied the stones.
Investor Edward J. Minskoff and his architects from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) soon agreed: nothing less
than a luxury residential and business building, featuring
exquisite materials and generous layouts, and with a breath­
taking view over New York. Work on 101 Warren Street
(270 Greenwich Street) in southern Manhattan between
Warren, West, Murray and Greenwich Street started in late
2006 and was finished late 2008. The unusual residential
and commercial buiding features a 182 metre tower with
35 floors accommodating 228 apartments and a lower
square block with a total of twelve floors, housing 163 rental apartments, a parking garage, wellness facilities, shops
(15,800 m²) and restaurants, offering the buyers and
tenants of New York’s most expensive and exclusive
apartments a city within the city. The floor areas of the
apartments vary between 85 m² and 530 m², bounded by
alternating natural stone and glass façade elements which
define the outer shell of the building. Visible from afar, the
storey-height German-sourced Jurassic limestone panels
stand out vividly from their surroundings and lend the
building an unmistakable presence.
The around 25,000 stone panels were fitted together into
4,000 façade elements
Photos: Antamex International Inc., Toronto
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Façade detail in the factory environment (Antamaex)
The prefabricated units were slotted into position, adjusted and secured in
preformed holes in the reinforced-concrete structural frame (Antamex)
Natural stone from Germany
The façade materials, taken from two different strata of
Jurassic beige in the Altmühltal valley, were supplied by
JMS, a company based in Eichstätt, Bavaria. It was here
that the client and architect team, stone consultant and
Canadian-based curtain wall engineer Antamex Interna­
tional Inc. were treated to a demonstration of fischer‘s
sophisticated undercut technology. In the words of Hans
Neumeyer, who as one of JMS’ partners was involved in
technical counselling, „The FZP undercut anchor offers a
technically efficient and aesthetically convincing solution
– which is why we proposed it for this scheme.“
The project decision-makers likewise came to recognize
the FZP‘s many merits, which include straightforward
handling and secure installation in undercut drill holes
using the automatic fischer SGB setting tool and the process and quality supervision concept developed together
with Neumeyer & Brigl.
JMS proceeded to dispatch a total of around 13,000 m²
of cut-to-size natural stone units – equivalent to
1,400 tonnes, filling 60 containers – with the necessary
undercut drill holes to Toronto-based Antamex Inter­na­
tional, which duly commissioned fischer to supply some
120,000 (13 x 21 M8W/22 A4) Zykon FZP anchors.
Undercut anchors allow thinner stone panels
The load-carrying capacity of the fischer undercut sys­
tem, which is three to five times that of conventional
through-fixings, allowed the project engineers to reduce
the original stone panel thickness of 5 cm to 4 cm. The
lighter façade lowered the structural loads, thereby cutting construction costs.
The anchors used for the 101 Warren Street project,
custom-developed for sandstone and limestone walling,
have been granted a national technical approval by the
German Institute for Construction Technology (DIBt) in
Berlin. They are 13 mm in diameter and 21 mm in length.
The embedment depth in the natural stone is between
16 and 20 mm. This method, known as stand-off instal-
lation, automatically compensates the tolerances in the
thickness of the stones and the visible side of the natural
stone façade remains totally smooth and level.
Antamex International specially equipped its factory with
a new assembly line for the prefabrication of the façade
elements. The fischer employees visiting the company‘s
Canadian base were impressed by the high standards of
quality and professionalism. The around 25,000 stone
panels were fitted together into 4,000 façade elements,
with FZP undercut anchors set in the stone panels and
bolted to an aluminium frame reinforced with steel
girders. About 200 different natural stone or natural
stone and glass façade elements were made using this
method.
Façade builders must be able to combine different
materials such as natural stone, glass, aluminium, concrete and steel, which will work only with an advanced
fixing method such as undercut technology. The Black
Forest-based fixing specialists currently apply this highly
developed technique in about 700,000 m² of façades
every year worldwide.
Process optimised production
The prefabricated units were shipped from Toronto to the
New York construction site. Here, they were craned to their
respective locations in the building, slotted into position,
adjusted and secured in preformed holes in the reinforcedconcrete structural frame.
The great benefit of this erection method lies above all in
the process-optimised production of the elements with
their exceptionally high prefabrication level, the carefully
co-ordinated, just-in-time panel delivery, the tightly scheduled, fast-track assembly process and the low on-site
space requirement. The efficient prefabrication of curtain
wall units in a factory environment guarantees a higher
quality than can be achieved by assembling individual
components on site. What is more, this building method
causes much less noise disturbance and dust emission
than conventional façade construction.
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Malmö City Tunnel
Special solution with FHB dynamic
Oliver Ernst, Product Management
third largest city. A special design of the fischer Highbond
anchor FHB dynamic is used for fixing the brackets for the
railing in the maintenance and service walkways.
The new 9.2 kilometre City Tunnel in Malmö links the
continental rail track coming from the Öresund bridge with
Malmö’s main station and the Scandinavian rail network.
The Öresund link between Sweden and Denmark, a
combination of bridge and tunnel construction, was
opened for traffic in July 2000. It connects the cities of
Copenhagen and Malmö via road and rail. The new city
tunnel will make the rail connection faster.
The two tubes running parallel have an internal diameter
of 7.9 metres. They have a total of 13 cross and evacuation
tunnels spaced at 300 and 400 metres, with two shafts
leading vertically up. Next to the underground station in
the immediate neighbourhood of the central station, the
Triangeln and Hyllie stations are also under construction,
one below ground in the inner city, the other above ground
on the outskirts. The award for planning and completing
the entire construction lot (E201) went to the Malmö
Citytunnel Group (MCG) under Bilfinger Berger AG from
Germany as main contractors.
The tunnel section for the Hyllie station is made in
open-cast construction. The twin-cell square cross section
has a clearance width on both sides of 21 metres
and a clearance height between 7.20 and 9.85 metres.
fischer supplied 22,000 FHB dyn 12 × 100/15 C, 1,150
cartridges FIS HB 345 S, almost 9,000 threaded rods RG
M10 × 130 C, 5,800 threaded rods FIS A M10 × 100 C
as well as over 14,000 additional nuts M10 C. All the
anchor rods, washers and nuts are made of highly
corrosion-resis­tant steel (1.4529).
The Highbond anchor FHB dyn 12 × 100 / 15 C used in
the construction is a special version, developed specifically
for the Malmö City Tunnel by Technical Sales Support with
development support from Denzlingen. The anchor is
accompanied by special installation instructions which
also describe the re-assembly which will be necessary in
about 40 years. After that time, the brackets must be
re­newed. The brackets held by the Highbond anchor
FHB dyn are fixed to the concrete tunnel tubbings via foot­
plates. They carry a fire pipeline and cable routes. Due to
the train traffic, the bracket fixings had to be designed for
dynamic loads.
Somewhat less demanding were the requirements and
specifications for fixing the hand rails and earthing rails
along the service and maintenance walkways and for fixing
the earthing rail in the tunnel roof. The threaded rods
FIS A and RG M were used, with an extra counter nut
added to the usual nut and washer to prevent the fixing
from working loose through train vibrations.
The brackets held by the Highbond anchors FHB dyn are fixed
to the concrete tubbings of the tunnel. They carry a fire pipeline
and cable routes
Photo: Klas Andersson
> A new city tunnel is being built in Malmö, Sweden’s
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Fatigue behaviour of bonded anchors under tensile stress
fischer FIS EM fixes noise barrier
Marzia Viel, Marketing, fischer Italy
Photo: ZÜBLIN, Stuttgart
regulations (CEN, TC 226, WG 6). For scientific support
for the engineering task, fischer Italy has cooperated with
University of Padua’s Prof. Paolo Lazzarin, an expert in the
field of material fatigue.
Fixings for noise barriers along high-speed railway tracks are subject
to special requirements
> A joint study by the University of Padua and fischer Italy
about the fatigue performance of threaded rods fixed in
concrete with fischer epoxy resin FIS EM shows positive
results.
In the course of the cooperation, an extensive series of
tests was carried out at the Denzlingen laboratories on the
fatigue behaviour of threaded rods with different diameters
set in concrete with the FIS EM injection mortar. The tension and bending tests were made in accordance with
fischer’s Technical Handbook. The investigations showed
clearly that the weakest part of the system is the steel
threaded rod in the region just below the nut where the
tension forces concentrate. The results were very satis­
factory as far as the behaviour of the epoxy resin was
concerned: no failures were found, either in the resin
mortar or in the concrete. On the strength
of these results, fischer Italy was
ap­proved by the Italian railway company to fix threaded rods in an
important noise barrier project with
FIS EM.
Fixings for noise barriers along high-speed railway tracks
are subject to special requirements. A study commissioned
by the Italian railway engineering company Italferr on the
dimensioning and load-bearing behaviour of noise barriers
resulted in some dramatic changes to the previous design
methods. Fatigue tests are now the key criteria for testing
components such as anchorings, profile sections and
panels.
The appropriate standards and norms are currently being
updated or developed further. This also applies to the
definition of the test structure and the test protocols, both
for Italian (UNIFER, UNI, GL 31 group) and international
fischer FIS EM
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Klaus Fischer Customer Centre in Tumlingen
The solitaire
Dr. Klaus Fockenberg, PR Officer, fixing systems
> From the first ground-breaking ceremony to the inauguration, it took just over a year to build the new customer
centre of the fischer group of companies. This modern
building has been designed and is used mainly for training
and instruction.
The design by the architects Lieb + Lieb of Freudenstadt
was chosen by a panel chaired by Professor Klaus Fischer
on the strength of its functional and aesthetic
qualities. The completion of the new building took about
13 months.
The short planning and construction period is down to
the good team work between planners, engineers, authorities and trades on the one hand, and between the owner
and the in-house construction professionals on the other
hand.
Although the customer centre is integrated into the
existing buildings of fischerwerke, it is perceived as a
solitary diamond as a result of its raised position. In the
context of the compact works complex, the Klaus Fischer
Customer Centre with its exciting and dynamic envelope
stands in the limelight against the existing cubic buildings.
When lit, the sophisticated lighting design underlines
this impression.
Wood and glass in the lobby lend this area a bright
and friendly atmosphere. The air space linking every
level allows sight contact with all floors. The ground
floor accommodates the work and workshop rooms
of the AKADEMIE and the fischer World, an area
which shows fischer’s full range of products in their
practical use with one-to-one scale models. This part
of the building is fully separated in terms of acoustic
A glazed colonnade connects the customer centre with the
staff restaurant
sound-proofing. The upper level houses the seminar rooms
and staff offices.
At Level 1, the staff restaurant and other seminar rooms
are reached via the wide connecting corridor, which is
generously glazed and framed with black facing concrete
columns. Glass cabinets and exhibition items displaying
and presenting art, products and the fischer company itself line this corridor.
A volume of over 16,000 cubic metres and a net
ground area of 3,300 square metres show the dimensions
of the new Klaus Fischer Customer Centre where about
3,000 people will now be trained and instructed every
year.
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Refurbishment of Province of Rovigo administration building, (Italy)
Ventilated façade using
photovoltaic modules
Marzia Viel, Marketing, fischer Italy
The photovoltaic panel solution was installed on the south
and south-east walls. 400 sq m of amorphous silicon
photo­voltaic modules were placed on the walls with a
cavity of about 30 cm to improve module heat exchange
and building insulation.
The solution adopted involved the use of fischer Structur Easy
sections with dimensions of about 14 cm applied on a plate
to enable the total dimensions to be covered. For maximum
safety and performance on the different supports, the fischer
FAZ II anchor bolt was used on concrete, while the chemical
fixing fischer FIS V 360 S was used on brick sections.
The structure includes vertical sections in extruded aluminium alloy 6060 T 66 positioned as per the project,
fixed to the wall with anchoring brackets connected to
the ­support with mechanical or chemical bolts/threaded
rods in aisi 304 stainless steel.
The photovoltaic modules were placed on the walls with a cavity
of about 30 cm.
> In Rovigo, the capital of the province of Rovigo, near
Venice, the main provincial administration building has
been modernised with a new façade using various fischer
products.
The building dates back to the 1960s. The work had the
two-fold purpose of recladding the facade of the structure
and improving the building’s energy performance. These
works required the fischer StructurEasy 11 – 14 support
frame system combined with the new fischer Solar-fix
(Profilo Solar Plus and pre-assembled clamps).
The substructure is completed with a single horizontal
section positioned according to the pitch of the modules,
the function of which is to transfer on to the struts the
loads of the photovoltaic panels and the stresses caused
by wind. These sections are fixed with self-locking sliding
blocks joined together by self-perforating screws in aisi
304 stainless steel.
The anchoring brackets are made of aluminium alloy 6060
T 5 with holes to give the assembly tolerances as laid down
by the UNI 11018 Standard and compatible with the b
­ earing
structure, fastened by appropriate expansion clips with associated hardware in aisi 304 stainless steel. The photovoltaic
modules are fastened to the horizontal ­transoms by preassembled aluminium terminals complete with A 2 stainless
steel screws and aluminium hammered nuts.
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fischer FIS V secures climbers’ walkway at the Imster Gorge, Austria
Fixing technology in climbing
Anke Molecz, Marketing, fischer Austria
• RMV 1270: M 12 eye bolts
with welded eye, zincplated (shaft length 70 mm, drill hole diameter
14 mm, drill hole depth 70 mm, exposed shaft section 0 mm)
• MÖ 12 x 200: DN 14 steel with welded and CE-­
tested eye bolt M 16, zinc-plated (drill hole diameter
18 mm, drill hole depth 100 mm, exposed shaft
section 50 mm)
• MÖ 12 x 400: DN 14 steel with welded and CE-­
tested eye bolt M 16, zinc-plated (drill hole diameter
18 mm, drill hole depth 200 mm, exposed shaft
section 150 mm)
Photo: www.klettersteig.com
The drill holes were set using a petrol-powered drill
hammer and the drill hole was brushed and blown out three
times. This work step is extremely important in connection
with injection mortar (adhesive systems) because any drill
dust remaining in the drill hole will “substantially and
significantly” reduce the load-bearing capacity of the bonded anchor. The installation eye bolts are glued in using the
fischer injection mortar FIS V 360 S which is very popular
among mountaineers because of its rapid curing. Another
advantage is its colour which hardly differs from the colours
of the surrounding rock strata.
Pull-out tests showed no changes in the anchoring and steel zone
The pull-out test results in detail:
• Anchor 1: cracks developing in limestone at an axial
> Mountaineering and climbing are growing in popularity
among hobby athletes. With their products, fischer also
has the right solutions for this leisure market.
In the effort to make mountaineering or climbing a pleasant
and safe experience, many communities in Austria fit their
existing climbers’ walkways and parks with new anchoring
points and fall guards set in natural rock. In the climbers’
paradise “Imster Gorge” in the Tyrolean Oberland, fischer
Austria carried out a series of tests, with the following installation eye bolts anchored in the limestone:
tension load of 8 kN (approx. 800 kg), no changes
in the steel zone
• Anchor 2: no changes observed in the anchoring
and steel zone at an axial tension load of 20 kN
(approx. 2,000 kg)
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• nchor 3: no changes observed in the anchoring
and steel zone at an axial load of 26 kN (approx.
2,600 kg)
This test series demonstrated that matching components
and materials, the careful setting and use of the products
and a thorough knowledge of the mountaineering and
climbing sport are of crucial importance.
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Restoration with fischer FRS System
Restoring the arches of the Gardens
of Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia (Rome)
Enrico Di Donato, fischer Italia
Area of activity
> The use of the fischer FRS System on the arches of the
“Antica Uccelliera” (a former aviary) in the Palazzo Chigi
in Ariccia is part of a larger project for the refurbishment
and restoration of the gardens of Palazzo Chigi.
The architectural artefacts inside the gardens, such as the
aviary, including the “Portale dei leoni” or Lions’ Gate, are
now archaeological ruins. Many elements of the buildings
are in a state of advanced deterioration. In addition to the
passing of time and to weathering, one of the decisive
factors that had led to such deterioration is the widespread
growth of vegetation which has caused serious damage
to the architecture (the roots and plants are often impossible to separate from the masonry).
While analysing the project, it was found that many pieces
were completely or partly missing from the various facings
of the brickwork structures of the two large arches cover-
ing the “Uccelliera”. The state of deterioration affected all
of the architectural artefacts, from the springer to the keystone. With a view to preserving these assets and considering their nature as “romantic ruins”, the idea was to
consolidate and protect the existing structures starting out
from a thorough analysis of the situation “as it is”.
There must originally have been four or five large arches
on the site, of which there now remain only two. The two
arches were in such a precarious state of decay that it was
necessary to make the structures safe immediately, by
means of suitable supporting works. The first arch has lost
its original shape, and relative shifting of the two semiarches on opposite sides of the opening has occurred, with
probable separation of the cross-sections at the height of
the haunches, while the second arch is unstable due to
the formation of a strap between the keystone and the
left-hand springer of the structure.
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The structural activity proposed for consolidating the two
large arches has the aim of providing support but altering
the original static layout as little as possible, in an approach
based on reversibility and respect for the present architectural context. It was precisely in order to respect these
fundamental requirements that it was decided to apply a
reinforcement made of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic,
fischer FRS CS 240 with the epoxy resin fischer FRS CB,
that, in addition to being strong and durable, is certainly
not invasive.
Before applying the reinforcement system to the extrados,
of course, a suitable system for shoring up the whole structure was created. In view of the dilapidated state of the
two masonry structures, it was necessary to repair beforehand the missing parts of the arches by inserting salvaged
material and mortar consisting of hydraulic lime and pozzolana. It was then possible to continue repairing the
retaining masonry of the arches by means of “patchworked” masonry using salvaged material and non-shrink
mortar. Non-shrink mixtures were also injected into the
masonry facing.
Before going on to arrange the carbon fibre strips, the surface of the extrados of the arch was prepared, making the
surface regular with a layer of thixotropic mortar with fibre
reinforcement. Then three one-directional longitudinal carbon fibre strips, fixed with fischer FRS CS 240, 20 cm wide
and 0.13 mm thick with a substance of 240 g/m², were
put into place. In order to ensure better adhesion to the
underlying structure, crosswise connecting strips of onedirectional carbon fibre (CFRP) 0.13 mm thick and with a
substance of 240 g/m² were arranged every 100 cm.
Lastly, the activity was completed with the reconstruction
of a new support with solid brickwork. In addition to the
activities described above, consolidation of the second
arch called for additional activity in the retaining area on
the left. Specifically, partial reconstruction of the springer
Three one-directional longitudinal carbon fibre strips fischer
FRS CS 240, 20 cm wide and 0.13 mm thick with a substance of
240 g/m² were put into place.
area was necessary, using the patchwork technique, with
salvaged fragments and non-shrink mortar, ensuring perfect engagement of the new parts in the existing rocky
wall by inserting three bars with a diameter of 12.
Inclusion of the carbon fibre reinforced material
In this case, a numerical analysis of the behaviour of the
structures in the presence of the reinforcing system was
carried out, highlighting the benefits for the masonry in
terms of stresses and shifting. Numerical modelling has
enabled the artefacts in question to be re-created, simulating suitably the actual constraining to the springers and
introducing – in addition to the vertical loads caused by
the weight of the masonry – a horizontal seismic action in
the direction of the plane of the arches.
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National company fischer France
Ever closer to the customer
Thierry Kuntz, fischer France
The Strasbourg offices – the headquarters of France’s best known and most innovative brand in the field of construction fixings
fischer international
> Since 2002, there have been substantial changes
at fischer’s sales organisation in France. This process,
cover­ing several stages, has followed a schedule with the
aim of working closer with dealers.
Our Strasbourg-based French subsidiary is structured into
four distinct departments corresponding to the different
sales channels: engineering and industrial supplies,
build­ing material trade, sanitary and load-bearing systems,
and DIY. They are all reporting to Marketing and Sales
managed by Alain Ménager who also defines and coordinates the whole of the sales strategy. Depending on sales
channel, the different product ranges are also on offer with
different sales concepts, the appropriate presentations
and packaging specifically matching the different types of
sales and distribution.
The fischer France team organised a very special event for their
customers during the Batimat in Paris
Each department features its own customer reception
area, order handling, active customer support and
operative marketing which is attuned to the special
requirements and needs of each sales channel and takes
account of the uniform appearance of the fischer brand
in the market.
Technical engineers in a separate department for special
applications, managed by Gilles Dalon, focus solely on the
support of customers in the construction industry. Support
comes from the Technical Department headed by
Jean-Marc Berg, in charge of the development of product
ranges, user support and training and instructing
customers and fischer’s sales force.
“The fischer group of companies is definitely customerdriven”, says manager Alain Bruder. “We have not accomplished our leading position for all times: it is given to us
by our users and their dealers. But this also means that we
know them well and understand their expectation”.
The people working for fischer therefore put all their effort
into meeting exactly what their dealers and their users of
fixing systems expect from them. Alain Bruder: “We owe
it to ourselves to see to it that we guarantee our customers
the reliability and quality, especially when it comes to solv­
ing technically demanding issues, which they rightly
expect from a great brand such as fischer. The whole of
fischer France’s team is ready and motivated to keep this
promise”.
The Expert Club established in 2007 is one of the
instruments used to promote closeness to the customers.
The dealers give the Club their sales data and, in return,
they get access to the full sales statistics of fischer France,
broken­down into products and types of customers based
on a customer archive which meanwhile boasts
7,500 users. The dealers also benefit from special
actions and campaigns, a bonus point program with giveaways, a specific newsletter and from the website
www.club-expert.fr which allows them direct access to
fischer France’s technical centre.
Thanks to fischer France’s new sales organisation, unique
in the fischer group of companies, they succeeded in creat­
ing new decision-making areas. Knowing the customers
better, a more detailed knowledge of what the users need
and faster response in solving customer-specific problems
are the outcome.
At the same time, these changes at fischer France have
given our subsidiary a more professional image among
our customers. This is the result of the most recent brand
awareness survey by GFK Custom Research 2008 which
showed that fischer has reversed the trend since 2002
and that, for 70 % of the consumers interviewed, we offer
a product range not so much for private households but
for trade and industry. fischer is meanwhile not only the
best known brand in France, but is also seen as the most
innovative brand which always offers the most suitable
solutions.
Our subsidiary in France is determined to continue the
development of the fischer brand in France and communicates its dynamic approach and basic values – innovation, respectability and responsibility – by adorning the
large glass façade of its offices in Strasbourg with a theme.
It shows a climber appearing to climb up a façade, secured
by just a single anchoring point, with the added slogan
above “Inspirer les hommes, concevoir le future” (inspiring
people, planning the future).
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SFS unimarket –
fischer’s distribution partner in Switzerland
Photo: SFS unimarket AG
Otmar Büchel, SFS unimarket AG
Wide-ranging supply chain management solutions, optimised
In the direct distribution business, SFS unimarket has already
and tailor-made, are offered and provided by SFS unimarket in the
accomplished market leadership for fischer fixing system in Switzerland
service segment
> DSFS unimarket AG, Swiss partner of fischer fixing
systems since 1 January 2003, has achieved its market
objectives in just under seven years. In the direct distribution business, SFS unimarket has even accomplished
market leadership for fischer fixing systems. In the DIY
segment, the company has also recorded growth via the
sales channels of the specialist trade and the builders’
markets.
SFS unimarket focuses on the nationwide trade and
distribution of fixing systems, tools, fittings and chemotechnical products. The company serves customers in
industry, trade and commerce, as well as in the wholesale
and retail trade. Compared with its competitors, SFS uni-
market is also successfully maintaining its position with
regard to its sales and profit figures in the tough Swiss
market.
From experience, the company relies on longstanding
partnerships. By selling leading brands in fixing technology, SFS unimarket aims to expand its leading role as a
trading company in the Swiss market. Brands with excellent reputation, such as fischer with a market position
matching that of SFS unimarket, fit well into the company’s
strategic portfolio. SFS unimarket has set itself a clear target: becoming Number One in the home market with
fischer products ! The prospects are promising, as shown
by the increasing sales figures over the last years.
fischer international
SFS unimarket helps its customers to be more competitive
The strength of the SFS Group in the fixings market
The company’s guiding principle is to create benefit for
the customers. SFS unimarket offers its customers
marketable product assortments with a high level of
availability. One of the company’s essential objectives is
working out and implementing specific and highly
innovative solutions for the customers to enhance their
competitiveness.
The whole of the SFS Group with its 4,000 employees is
a global player, headquartered in St. Gallen’s Rheintal.
Consolidated sales exceeding 1.3 billion Swiss Francs
were recorded in the 2008 financial year. SFS has its own
production sites with international manufacturing and
production expertise. Special purpose parts are made in
Switzerland using cold-forming and sinter technology.
Against this background, the company is always well
placed to develop innovative product ranges and new
products in fixing engineering and ultimately to implement
optimised solutions in customer applications. The com­
pany’s engineering and consulting services provided by
highly qualified people consistently deliver product
innovations of high quality and advanced services.
Wide-ranging supply chain management solutions,
optimised and tailor-made, are offered and provided in the
service segment. The time and cost-effective procurement
and stocking of clearly defined groups of products is
de­signed to provide long-term customer benefit and
added value. SFS unimarket’s modern logistical services
lower the customers’ processing costs by as much as
50 percent.
Constructing the Gotthard base tunnel in Switzerland shows the good cooperation. A total of 75,000 fixing sets with the new fisher spacer in
com­bination with the fischer nail anchor FNA II 6 x 30/20 A4 and a marking pin were supplied via SFS unimarket and installed for a fire protection subsection at the southern end of the tunnel. About 19,000 concrete screws fischer delivers for the subsection Amsteg, carried out by SFS unimarket.
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FNA II A4 for tunnel in Lyon
For the first time in France, fischer’s nail anchor FNA II A4
has been used in a tunnel refurbishment project in the town
of Lyon. The French company Prezioso carried out the installation of Promat fire boards, under the supervision of the
Swiss control office Bonnard & Gardel in the tunnel project,
which is called “Brotteaux Servient”. In total, 7,000 square
meters had to be protected with fire boards and therefore,
40,000 FNA II A4 anchors in different lengths had to be
installed. After several tests, all the parties involved were
really impressed by the simple way to set the anchor, as
well as by the loads such a small anchor can take. Thanks
to the excellent cooperation between all departments in
France and in Germany, even unique challenges could be
overcome. These included the production and delivery of
the FNA II A4 in a special length within 10 days, to the
complete satisfaction of the client.
Restoration of York Minster
York Minster is a Gothic cathedral, which along with
Cologne cathedral is one of the largest in Europe. fischer
UK is assisting with a five-year project to help stonemasons
protect and repair the famous heritage building. Much of
the detailed stonework is hewn from magnesian limestone
The current project involves replacing pinnacles on the roof
and spires of the gothic structure. For fixing these, stainless
steel dowels are used. Following testing on fischer resins
the dowels are being fixed with vinyl ester resin FIS V 360
or epoxy FIS EM 390 S. fischer resins are also involved in
the installation of replacement manganese bronze ties to
hold together sections of stonework on the façade of the
building.
Barcelona Metro line L 9
In Barcelona the new underground line L 9 is under
construction. After completion it will pass under the city
with a length of 46.6 km and will link the International
Airport with the suburb of Can Zam. More than 50 sta­
tions are planned along this, the longest underground
line in Europe. The line, which will run completely auto­
matically, follows a two-storey tunnel. The construction
project is divided into several phases and will not finish
before 2014, because of ongoing problems with its
construction. The main fischer product, as is often the
case on tunnelling projects, is resin both for fixing rebars
and for other applications as well. The products used
included the FIS EM 1100 S, FIS V 360 S and FIS VT
380 C. A highlight of the project was the use of 3,000
FIS EM 1100 S for fixing rebars between decks and slurry
walls in a 600 m tunnel in the south of the city.
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New Porsche Museum in Stuttgart
Residential tower in Rotterdam
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Anchors for rolled concrete
Design of anchoring for fixings in concrete
EWI – External Wall Insolation
Products
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Compufix 8.3
Fast and comfortable fixings with fischer Power-Fast
fischer FAZ II A4/C anchor bolt
Post-installed reinforcement connections
Reports
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Residental building 101 Warren Street in New York
Malmö City Tunnel
fischer FIS EM fixes noise barriers
Klaus Fischer Customer Centre in Tumlingen
Ventilated façade using photovoltaic modules
Fixing technology in climbing
Gardens of Palazzo Chigi in Rome (fischer FRS)
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National company fischer France
fischer’s distribution partner SFS in Switzerland
Tunnel Lyon
Minster York
Metro line L 9 in Barcelona
Residential building in Rotterdam
Al Hamra skyscraper in Kuwait
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Design and final copy text LässingMüller Kommunikation, Stuttgart
Photosfischer (34), Dr.-Ing. hc F. Porsche AG (2), Rupert App GmbH+Co. Fassaden aus Metall und Glas (2), Staatliche Materialprüfungs­
anstalt Darmstadt (1), SSI Schäfer (1), Antamex International Inc., Toronto (2), Klas Andersson (1), www.klettersteig.com (1),
SFS unimarket (3), Financial Tower Vietnam (1), PERI GmbH (1), VESTEDA Groep bv, Maastricht (1)
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Titelphoto
New Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, Dr.-Ing. hc F. Porsche AG
Netherland’s highest residential tower block, 158 metres
in height, is being constructed in Rotterdam. The 45-storey
building is named “New Orleans” and has been designed
by the Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza. Official completion
date is in 2010. Around 20,000 fischer nail anchors FNA II
6 x 30/75 A4 were used for fixing the frame constructions
of the aluminium facade windows and the sliding doors of
the loggias. The anchor was chosen because of its small
drill hole diameter and its rapid installation. 4,100 short
FNA II 6 x 30/5 A4 hold the side sections of the frames in
the loggias in the concrete. Sliding doors the height of the
floor are installed into the loggias in the west and east
façade. To absorb the high wind pressure forces, the frames
are fixed directly to the concrete floor above using a total
of 6,500 SXS 10 x 120 A4. The lower frames are anchored
in the concrete with around 3,400 anchor bolts
FAZ II M12/10 A4. Also, over 4,250 hammerset anchors
EA M16 x 65 were used for temporary fixings, around
20,000 nail anchors for various applications, and the Upat
EXA and the injection mortar FIS V 360 S were used in
the build­ing.
Photo: VESTEDA, Groep bv, Maastricht
Fixing technology
Al Hamra skyscraper in Kuwait
The Al Hamra skyscraper is expected to be Kuwait’s tallest
building at 412.5 m (1350 ft) when it is completed in
2010. It will have 75 storeys dedicated to offices. The
installation of the stone façade started in summer 2009.
The façade of the tower will be made from a combination
of glass-aluminium windows, natural stone and Jura marble from JMS of Germany. When finished the Al Hamra
will be the highest stone-clad building in the world. The
façade elements were prefabricated in China by Wuhan
Lingyun Building Decoration Engineering Co. Ltd, and
shipped to Kuwait. The stones are attached to the pre­
fabricated elements with approximately 100,000 fischer
FZP anchors for limestone. The designer, Skidmore,
Owings and Merrill (S.O.M.), of New York, USA, the general contractor Ahmadiah Contracting & Trading Co. of
Kuwait, and the façade consultant Arup of Hong Kong,
decided to work with FZP anchors from fischer following
an intensive two-day presentation on the features and
benefits of the product.
Photo: PERI GmbH, Weißenhorn
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