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Support Frame STB Technical Instruction Manual...
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If the support frames are frame and then on into the foundation. The MEVA support frame used on top of slabs – for example in underground garages – support consists of a welded and painted steel construction.
Anchoring details – General ............18 ated for the site on which the MEVA equipment is used. Such instruc- Anchoring – versions ..............22 tions are intended to minimise site-specific risks and must contain the Anchoring details for STB 300 ............
Support frame Product overview Walls up to a pouring height of 13.50 m can be formed from one side using three support frame versions. Æ STB 450 up to a height of 5.20 m, with height exten- sions 150 and, if required, addi- tional accessories up to 13.50 m (Fig. 4.1 and page STB-11).
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(Fig. 5.1) or horizontal panels (Fig. 5.2). The support frame can be attached to the MEVA wall form- work panel from the frame side with flange screw 18 (Fig. 5.3). Alternatively, it can be attached from the facing side using fixing screw 35 and articulated flange...
Support frame Support frame STB 300/300 plus Pouring height ST 270 ST 270 ST 270 The STB 300 (Figures 6.1 and 6.5) is used up to a pouring height of 3.30 m. The STB 300 plus (Fig. 6.9) is used up to a pouring height of 3.25 m and can be equipped Fig.
Support frame Support frame STB 300 plus The STB 300 plus (Fig. 7.1) is Crane attachment points used up to a pouring height of 3.25 m. Support frame with formwork With a maximum of three Support frame installed vertically STB height extensions 50 Support frame installed horizontally (Fig. 7.2), the STB 300 plus can be used up to a pouring height of 4.50 m (see page STB-9).
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Support frame Support frame STB 300 plus The STB panel support (Fig. 8.2) prevents the STB formwork panel unit shifting unintentionally when being repositioned. Fur- thermore, additional accessories such as a walkway bracket can be attached to the integrated multi-function nut (Figures 8.1, 8.3 and 8.4).
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Support frame Support frame STB 300 plus With a maximum of three STB height extensions 50 (Fig. 9.2), the STB 300 plus can be used up to a pouring height STB height extension 50 of 4.50 m. Bracing The STB height extension 50 is attached to the support frame Support frame STB 300 plus or the STB height extension 50 located below using the inte-...
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Support frame Support frame STB 300 plus The STB compensation rail (Fig. 10.1) enables the support Detail views in Fig- frame unit to be dowelled to the ures 10.4 and 10.5 slab. A job-built square timber Timber bridges the gap to the formwork panel.
Support frame Support frame STB 450 Possible applications The STB 450 is designed for single-sided formwork up to 5.20 m (Fig. 11.1). Using height extensions 150 and other acces- sories as required, the STB 450 allows single-sided formwork to be erected with the following heights: Æ...
Refer to the Triplex Tech- screw 18. Alternatively, it can nical Instruction Manual (www. Spindle be attached using the tie holes meva.net). of the formwork with fixing screws 35 and articulated flange nuts 15/120 or flange nuts 100. The fixing screws must be in-...
Support frame Diagonal bracing Scaffold tubes with Ø 48.3 x 4.05 mm, bolt-on couplers 48/M14 and swivel-joint couplers 48/48 are needed to build the diagonal bracing required. A horizontal tube is required for STB 300 (Fig. 13.1) and STB 300 plus (Fig. 13.2). The STB 450 requires two hori- zontal and one diagonal scaffold tube (Fig.
Support frame Workplaces Above a height 2.00 m the risk of falling must be assessed. SecuritBasic The support frame STB 450 can be equipped with the safety system SecuritBasic (Fig. 14.1) for safe and efficient work at all heights. This prevents falling accidents and at the same time increases work efficiency.
Support frame Workplaces – SecuritBasic The support frame 450 as well as Bill of material (complete unit as in Fig. 15.1) Bill of material (individual platform on STB 450) the height extension 150 can be equipped with the SecuritBasic Posi- Quan- Ref. no. Description Posi- Quan-...
The procedure is as for two-sided wall formwork. For details see the Technical Instruction Manual of the formwork you are using. For safe access to the platform we recommend using the MEVA Stair Tower. Permissible load: 1.5 kN/m², load class 2 according to DIN 12811-1. Maximum influ- ence width: walkway bracket 90...
Alternatively, a MEVA Stair Tower can be employed to access the working level. Æ A MEVA Stair Tower is re- quired above a height of 5.00 m if there are no intermediate working levels. Fig. 17.1 STB 450 with ladder access; STB Fig.
Support frame Anchoring details – General Anchors for support frame 450 (Fig. 18.1), support frame 300 plus (Fig. 18.2) and support frame 300 can be made for different floor slab thick- nesses using anchor loops or DW tie rods, coupling nuts and anchoring auxiliaries. All parts are designed for the use of DW 15, DW 20 and DW 26.5 tie rods.
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Support frame Anchoring details – General Decisive for the choice of tie rod are the forces that occur at the anchor point of the support frame. Anchoring can be per- formed as follows: Æ With tie rod DW 15 (Fig. 19.1) and M cross stiffener Æ...
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Support frame Anchoring details – General Anchoring auxiliaries – Æ The planing cap (Fig. 20.4) Individual parts with a 45° end face for use Æ Anchor holder with tie rods DW 15 and DW 20 DW 15 – DW 26.5 (Fig. 20.1), (planing cap DW 26.5 for tie attachment to the upper rebar rod DW 26.5) is made of rigid layer.
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Support frame Anchoring details – General The tie rod can be installed with a planing cap (Figures 21.1 and Non-recoverable tie rod – Recoverable tie rod – with anchor 21.2) to ensure a smooth, level without anchor sleeve sleeve floor slab surface, or without Planing cap Planing cap a planing cap (Fig. 21.3).
Support frame Anchoring – versions The anchoring auxiliary must be Type of anchoring auxiliary Anchoring versions selected according to the tying Tie rod DW Anchor loop method used (tie rod DW, anchor loop DW) (Table 22.1). 26.5 Anchor holder DW 15 – DW 26.5 ...
Support frame Anchoring details for STB 300 Figures 23.1 and 23.2 show the STB 300 being used with hori- zontal panels. In this case the installation dimension of the anchor or the anchor loop is 15 cm (front face Support frame of the formwork panel to the exit point of the tie rod axis).
Support frame Anchoring details for STB 300 plus Figures 24.1 and 24.2 show the STB 300 plus being used with horizontal panels. Support frame In this case the installation dimension of the anchor or the anchor loop is 15 cm (front face of the formwork panel to the exit Formwork panel point of the tie rod axis).
Support frame Anchoring details for STB 450 Figures 25.1 and 25.2 show the STB 450 being used with hori- zontal panels. In this case the installation dimension of the anchor is 20 cm (front face of the formwork panel to the exit point of the tie rod axis).
Support frame Anchoring – Installing anchor holders DW 15 – DW 26.5 The use of the anchor holder DW Planing cap is recommended for slab thick- Adjusting screw Upper rebar layer nesses greater than approx. 40 cm or for slabs with a large number and density of rebars.
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Support frame Anchoring – Installing anchor holders DW 15 – DW 26.5 The maximum length of the tie rods DW when using the anchor holder DW depends on the floor slab thickness d (Fig. 27.1) and Upper rebar layer is calculated using the formula on the right.
Support frame Anchoring – Installing single/double anchors We recommend the use of Planing cap the single and double anchor (Fig. 28.1) for slab thicknesses up to approx. 40 cm. It is welded to the top of the lower rebar layer or attached with binding wire. Refer to pages STB-23 to Tie rod DW STB-25 for the installation...
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Support frame Anchoring – Installing single/double anchors The exact length of the tie rods The dimension in brackets applies to the DW when using single/double use of planing cap DW 26.5. anchors depends on the floor slab thickness d (Fig. 29.1) and Upper rebar layer is calculated using the formula on the right.
Support frame Anchoring – installation of the anchor extension Step 1: After pouring, remove the planing cap (Fig. 30.1). Planing cap Coupling nut Step 2: The coupling nut can now be screwed fully onto the tie rod (Fig. 30.2) Step 3: The extension tie rod DW Fig.
10 cm. The height of the upstand form- work must not be greater than 15 cm. The maximum distance between the upstand brackets for MEVA panels is 240 cm. Installing the upstand bracket Fig. 31.1 To install the upstand bracket, press a spiral anchor DW 15 or...
Support frame Stop ends The stop end bracket SB 110 can be used for wall thicknesses up to 90 cm. It has a sliding part that is slid up against the existing component at the stop end (Fig. 32.1 and 32.2). The stop end bracket is mounted by slid- Sliding part ing it horizontally between the...
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Support frame Stop ends Figures 33.1 to 33.4 show wall formwork and support frames with different heights and the number of stop end brackets required. Please note that an STB 450 with three height extensions requires six stop end brackets and an STB 450 with 4 height extensions requires 7 stop end brackets.
Support frame Inside corner with cross brace STB and STB 300/300 plus Single-sided walls with corners can be formed using the cross brace STB. The cross brace must be attached to the multi-function profiles of the wall formwork using flange screws 18. Two support frames are required for each corner.
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Support frame Inside corner with cross brace STB and STB 300/300 plus There are various options avail- able when using the cross brace STB: Figures 35.1 to 35.3 show the use of the cross brace in conjunc- tion with Mammut formwork. The Mammut panels can be used horizontally (Figures 35.1 and 35.3) or vertically (Fig. 35.2).
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Support frame Inside corner with cross brace STB and STB 300/300 plus Figures 36.1 to 36.3 show the cross brace used with vertical StarTec formwork. Figures 36.1 and 36.2 both show a vertical element installed next to the inside corner; in each case the STB 300 is attached to the multi-function profile of the vertical large-size panel or the...
Support frame Inside corner with cross brace STB and STB 450 Single-sided walls with corners can be formed using the cross brace STB. The cross brace must be attached to the multi-function profiles of the wall formwork using flange screws 18. Two support frames are required for each corner.
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Support frame Inside corner with cross brace STB and STB 450 There are various options avail- able when using the cross brace STB: Figures 38.1 to 38.3 show the use of the cross brace in conjunc- tion with Mammut formwork. The Mammut panels can be used horizontally (Figures 38.1 and 38.3) or vertically (Fig. 38.2).
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Support frame Inside corner with cross brace STB and STB 450 Figures 39.1 and 39.3 show the cross brace being used with horizontal StarTec formwork. In Fig. 39.1 the STB 450 is attached to the multi-function profiles of the horizontal large-size panel and the height-extension panel using flange screw 18.
Support frame Crane ganging For crane ganging, each panel must be attached to the sup- port frame STB 300/300 plus or STB 450. STB 300/300 plus units STB 300/300 plus units with a width up to 3.50 m are moved by attaching the crane hook to the formwork (Figures 40.1 and 40.2).
Support frame Moving STB units on a trolley STB units can be moved quickly with the STB trolley if a crane cannot be used, e.g. in tunnels. The trolley can be installed on the STB 450 (Fig. 41.3) and the STB 300/300 plus (Figures 41.1 and 41.2).
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Support frame Moving STB units on a trolley STB units with a height above 4.50 m can be moved with trolleys and/or a trolley bracket if a crane cannot be used, e.g. in tunnels. Up to 6 m Trolley on STB 450 (Fig. 42.1). When moving the unit, a coun- terweight is required to prevent tilting (the weight depends on...
Support frame STB special connector The STB special connector (Fig. 43.1) enables the STB 450 to be securely connected to height extension 150 (Fig. 43.2) and also enables two height extensions 150 to be connected to each other. The STB special connector is required when using additional Triplex braces (also refer to the separate load charts).
Support frame Brace bracket SK 150 The brace bracket SK 150 (Figures 44.1 and 44.2) are used to strip floor slab edges and the joints of floor slabs, see also page STB-45. Adjustment range SRL 120 = 51°–106° SRL 170 = 80°-110° Brace bracket SK 150 Brace SRL 120 Fig.
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Support frame Brace bracket SK 150 Typical application: Foundation slab with joint tape Together with the brace bracket SK 150, the positioning sup- Support for power screed port SK allows for exact levelling and positioning of the stop end Joint seal Brace bracket SK 150, max. distance = 140 cm of the floor slab, even on sloped (Max.
Support frame Brace bracket 80 The brace bracket 80 (Fig. 46.1) Nailing strip enables stop ends for floor slabs and slab edges to be created up to a height of 80 cm. The brace bracket 80 has an inte- grated plastic nailing bar for the attachment of shuttering panels or boards.
Support frame Transport: stacking material Brace bracket SK 150 The MEVA stacking rack is used to transport brace brackets. A stacking rack can hold 25 folded brace brackets without braces (Fig. 47.1). Support frame STB 300 Ten support frames can be stacked on top of each other.
Support frame Transport: loading trucks Make sure that all material is secured properly. Support frame STB 300 6 x 10 = 60 frames (Figures 48.1 and 48.2) Support frame STB 450 3 x 4 = 12 frames (Figures 48.3 and 48.4) Fig.
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