Why would I use a ChemSet chemical anchor from CDA Eastlands

Chemset or chemical anchors are heavy duty adhesive based anchoring systems. ChemSet is a registered trade mark of Ramset Fasteners and has different products in the ChemSet family.

ChemSet anchors have the benefits over mechanical anchors in several key areas. ChemSet anchors aren’t expansion anchors and this allows fastening with closer edge distances, better performance in soft materials and when cartridge dispensed resins are used with the appropriate sieve or a sleeve can be used in hollow materials. Continue reading

All about precast concrete ferrules from CDA Eastland

Concrete ferrules are cast into the concrete panels to allow connections without drilling after installation. Threaded ferrules are often used for starter bars, steel connections and sometime props to hold the structures in place. The ferrules are cast in either face down or face up un the panel. If the ferrule is cast face down a ferrule locator will be required and if cast face up, a ferrule support chair will be normally used.

Concrete ferrules can be broken down into several key characteristics.

The material of the ferrule is made from solid steel or tube steel, solid steel offering the greater strength.

Solid ferrules have a thread that is drilled and then tapped where the tube ferrule is just tapped tube. There is also a course threaded ferrule that accepts a coil bolt which reduces the chance of clogged threads and increases installation time.

The solid ferrule can have a foot on the bottom of the ferrule to increase pull out loads where the tube ferrule can have a bent end. The footed ferrules have names like Qwikfoot (the old Klikfoot ferrule), Elephants foot and Big foot.

Coatings are zinc plated and hot dipped galvanised, the hot dip galvanised ferrule needs to be tapped after the plating process to clear the thread, so no coating on the inside of the ferrule. The galvanised ferrule will also have an oversized thread in most cases to accept a gal bolt.

Materials include mild steel, high tensile steel and stainless steel in several grades such as SS304 and SS316.

Don’t Dehydrate this Summer con’t

Continuing from two weeks ago,

AMINO ACIDS

Branch Chain Amino Acids (Isoleucine, Leucine and Valine) play an essential role in protein synthesis and muscle building as well as recovery, accounting for over a third of Essential Amino Acids.

The addition of amino acids to carbohydrate-electrolyte drinks has been shown to increase fluid retention 15% greater than carbohydrate-electrolyte-only drinks, and 40% greater than water.11

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Don’t dehydrate this summer

The warm weather is coming, prepare to be Hydrated.

THE IMPORTANCE OF HYDRATION

Most of us think of dehydration as a summer problem. The days are longer and warmer, you’re sweating more. To compensate, you hydrate yourself with THORZT and a balanced diet. What many people don’t realise, however, is that it’s just as easy to become dehydrated in the winter. THORZT is the hydration solution for the weekday worker and the weekend warrior so it doesn’t matter if you are on a construction site, the footy field, about to ski down a mountain or sitting in an office with the air conditioner on, CDA Eastland has a THORZT product for you.

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Sikaflex Pro and polyurethane sealants from CDA Eastlands

Sikaflex Pro from Sika Australia, Nitoseal PU250 from Parchem, Seal N Flex from Bostik Australia and Fulaflex 550PU LM from HB Fuller are flexible, durable, weather resistant low modulus, one part, elastomeric polyurethane joint sealants which all have excellent adhesion to a wide range of substrates and in some cases don’t require priming. These products cure using the moisture in the atmosphere.

Sika Pro is easily applied using a barrel gun or caulking gun and finish off nicely. Battery powered caulking and barrel guns are available for larger applications. Sika Flex Pro, Seal and Flex, Nitoseal PU 250 and Fulaflex 550 PU are one part or component product, so no mixing or mess.

Common uses include Construction joints between concrete precast panels and slabs, external wall and cladding joints, curtain walling, sealing around windows and door frames, retaining walls, brick work and block work.
When filling an expansion joint, backing rod is normally used. The two main reasons are to get the right shape or geometry and the other is to use less product. Backing rod is split into two materials, open cell polyurethane foam and closed cell polyolefin foam. These are available in round, square and rectangular shapes. We recommend round be used.

Each supplier has a number of colours, please refer to the colour Sika, Bostik, HB Fuller and Parchem colour charts

Cleaning should be done before the product is cured. Remove the bulk of the product using a scraper and then clean the scraper with the recommended cleaner. Cleaning your hands and skin will require a different product to your tools. Sika recommend Colma Cleaner for your tools and Sikaflex hand cleaner for your skin. Parchem you should use Fosroc solvent 10 for your tools, HB Fuller recommend Toluene, xylene, methyl ethyl ketone, acetone or mineral turpentine and a cloth and Bostik recommend their handy wipes.