change in construction height

When the construction height varies in sensitive places, stresses arise due to the difference in vertical pressure which can be absorbed and transferred by Sigmafor.

 

Sigmafor - verandering van bouwhoogte

Sigmafor applications

Preventing cracks in walls

Differential settling of the ground

To replace concrete or steel lintels and/or ring beams

Stress concentrations

Gables

Walls exposed to lateral wind

Infill walls

Change in construction height

Stress at point loads

Partitions prone to deformation

Unbonded masonry

Double walls and cavity walls

Ground pressure against cellar and silo walls