NorthCivil
Yes, we've considered the option (with the "teeth"). It was deemed too complicated from a fabrication standpoint. Also my french is worse than my english (i'm not french). Thanks.
Tmoose
Indeed filling the holes with epoxy resin or some hybrid mortar seems like the best option; i...
dhengr
You're right. I should've given more details regarding loads.
1) So there are a vertical load (gravitational, from the weight of the curtain wall, less than 5 kN) and a lateral load (wind suction aprox 16 kN - see attachement) with no seismic load. The fixing of the washer plates is...
There are a lot. Definitely in the hundreds. Fabrication of the steel parts is not an issue. The fixing of the washers on the base plate is problematic and it's essential we find the best solution. Any thoughts, suggestions or other options (than grooved pins) we might use? Thanks for the answer.
Hello fellow engineers. We had to design a bracket for a unitized curtain wall for a project in Paris, France (please see attached file). To allow for adjustments during installation the base plate has 2 big slotted holes. Therefore we had to use steel washers (plate 8 mm thk) for the anchors'...
