Engineering Center

Do you know what the difference is between EOTA TR045 and EN1992-4? In the webinar we will discuss how EOTA TR045 has been superseded by EN1992-4, what developments for post-installed anchor design come with EN1992-4, and how you can design to the latest standard using our FREE software – PROFIS Engineering Standard. This webinar was live on 30th of September, 2020.

To ensure safety in your designs, it is important to use the right assumptions for your applications. In this webinar, we will break down how post-installed rebars differ from post-installed anchors, look at what exists for qualifying systems for rebar theory, and how to design the development length for post-installed rebar. As well we do a comparison between development length formulation from NZS 3101, and EC2, and demonstrate how to calculate anchorage length using the PROFIS Rebar software. This webinar took place on the 6th of April, 2020.

Seismic actions are a major consideration when designing structural elements of a building. Watch our webinar and learn about the behaviour of rebar under seismic actions and how you can incorporate the state-of-the-art qualification and design methodology for post-installed rebar in your next project. This webinar took place on the 5th of May, 2020.

A building’s facade can be one of its most striking features. Yet, behind the scenes multiple components are necessary to ensure the façade is safe and enduring. This webinar provides an overview of some of the necessary elements for successful façade design and construction including understanding attachment mechanisms, and perimeter fire barrier code requirements. This webinar took place on the 20th of April, 2020.

The webinar addresses the ever relevant topic for New Zealand, how to design for seismic movement alongside fire rating of firestop systems. We also look how you can design beyond fire protection in your next project and look at what systems you can use to include seismic movement considerations and other additional attributes for a number of common firestopping applications in New Zealand. This Webinar took place on Thursday the 2nd of July, 2020.

View our discussion beginning with a brief recap on the standards governing anchoring in New Zealand, and moving on to look at what is available locally and globally in terms of assessment guidelines for anchoring into masonry base materials. In this webinar we establish a best practice for designing anchors into masonry, including where onsite testing is required, how to interpret the results, and what existing data can be used directly. This webinar took place on the 18th of March, 2019.

To ensure safety in your designs it is important to use the right assumptions for your conditions. In this webinar we will build the post-installed anchor model up from the ground through an in depth discussion of failure modes, behaviour in cracked concrete, behaviour in seismic conditions, and design and qualification. This Webinar took place on Tuesday the 3rd of December, 2019.

In this session we discuss how PROFIS Engineering allows the user to quickly and confidently determine if a base plate is rigid, and therefore code compliant. On top of this, we will look at how the Component Based Finite Element Model used by PROFIS Engineering will verify all welds, stiffeners, and other components of the base plate all in one step. This Webinar took place on Thursday the 24th of October, 2019.

Getting the right firestop system installed the right way is important for the safety of a building and its occupants. This webinar recording provides an overview of some of the necessary elements to get firestop right the first time. It focuses on the practical side of what you need to know to get the most out our latest approvals for cables, conduits, and pipes passing through single layer 13mm plasterboard walls. This Webinar took place on Thursday the 25th of July, 2019.

This course explains the underlying principles of post installed anchoring and post installed rebar theory. We will address the best seismic design practice and pre-qualification for post-installed anchors in standard concrete sections, metal deck slabs, and hollow core slabs. We will also look at the best design practice for post installed rebar and where these differing theories need to be applied. This Webinar took place on Thursday the 6th of December, 2018.