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A wide range of straps, fixings, angles and brackets, wall starters, ties and reinforcement.

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BUILDING INDUSTRY EXPERTISE SINCE 1889

Arch formers and accessories, plus beads in coated or galvanized metal, stainless steel and uPVC.

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A summary of the full scale wall trials carried out at Wexham Springs by the BCA is shown below.

The arrangement of one of the wall trials is also shown.

Pressure Conversion

For concrete in Group 1 to 5, to convert the CIRIA design pressure into the applied concrete pressure on a Hy-Rib face:

For Pmax 0 to 75kN/m2:

multiply by ratio 38/75 = 0.506
Pmax X 0.506 = Hy-Rib pressure

For Pmax greater than 75 kN/m2:

use Pmax = 38 kN/m2