SUBMITTED BY: PRECONTECH
Innovation: New seismic connection system for masonry blocks
Many earthquake regions worldwide are built-up with buildings of skeleton frame construction made of concrete or steel, the spaces of which are infilled with blocks. According to the manufacturer, an anchorage system was recently developed for the first time worldwide for protecting masonry blocks, made of various materials, from the forces exerted by seismic, thermal, and wind forces – a solution for which a world patent has already been applied.
A modular block of lightweight concrete with built-in anchorage components is fixed to anchor channels with a brick tie. For fixing to columns, an...
