Formation of columns and shear walls

Forming columns

With the DUO system, square and rectangular columns with edge lengths from 15 cm to 55 cm can be formed in 5 cm increments without ties.

To do so, the multi panels are installed quickly and easily using corner connectors. When 45-cm-wide multi panels are used, the maximum column edge length that can be achieved is 25 cm; 75 cm multi panels allow edge lengths of up to 55 cm.

Working and concreting scaffolds for columns are installed in the same manner as they are for wall formwork: For this purpose you can use scaffold brackets, guardrail posts, scaffold boards and guardrail boards.

You can establish the column formwork in two units with the aid of a crane.

15 x 15 55 x 55

With the corner connector and corner tie, two multi panels can be connected at right angles to each other in 5 cm increments. You simply push the DUO corner connector over a panel strut to install it ... ... and then screw it securely into place through the tie hole in the multi panel using the DUO corner tie.

Forming shear walls

In static terms, a shear wall is a two-dimensional supporting structure which is mainly stressed by forces parallel to the wall. With the DUO system, the standardised approach to forming shear walls involves shear walls with thicknesses of 25 cm to 55 cm and lengths of 60 cm to 205 cm.

You can combine DUO standard and multi panels flexibly to form shear walls.

Shear walls must be anchored at all times using one to four anchors depending on the length of the shear wall. If necessary, suitable compensation walers are installed to ensure that the shear wall is level and the panels meet rigidity requirements.

DMP 45

≤25