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Africa, March 2008 IMISON 3 BUILDING SYSTEM

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SANS 10400 – 1990 The

application of the National
Building Regulations

Quick guide Use

Contents page 2 The certificate covers the use of the Imison 3 Building System
in all areas of South Africa for the erection of single- and
Preamble page 3 double-storey buildings for the following types of construction
Conditions of (SANS 10400: Table 1 of Regulation A(20)(1)):
certification page 4 places of instruction (A3)
Assessment page 6
offices, including day clinics (G1)
Compliance with
dormitory, domestic residence (two or more dwellings) and
the National Building
dwelling house (H2, H3 and H4) and related outbuildings.
Regulations page 7
This certificate and Agrément South Africa’s assessment apply
Technical
only to Imison 3 Building System buildings that are designed
description page 10
and erected as described and illustrated in this certificate, and
where the terms and conditions of certification are complied
with.
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 CONTENTS

PREAMBLE

PART 1: CONDITIONS OF CERTIFICATION

PART 2: ASSESSMENT
Table 1: Safety and health
Table 2: Performance
Table 3: Quality management

PART 3: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

General description Manufacture
and assembly Foundations and
surface bed Erection of
structural wall panels First floor
Occupancy separating walls
Gable walls
Fibrecote fibre-reinforced plaster application
Window and door frames
Roofs
Ceilings
Services
Fittings

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 PREAMBLE
This certificate is issued by Agrément South Africa in terms of the
powers granted to it by the Minister of Public Works. This
certificate:
has been granted after a technical appraisal of the
performance of Imison 3 Building System buildings for the
uses covered by the certificate. The appraisal took
cognisance of relevant tests and assessments derived from
the evaluation of certificate 2001/289: Imison Building
Process and 2004/310: Imison Stud-Column Walling System
is independent of any patent rights that may or may not
subsist in the subject of the certificate
does not relieve the certificate holder from the obligation to
obtain the prior approval of the building authority concerned
for the use of the subject.
Agrément South Africa considers that the quality and performance
of the Imison 3 Building System will be satisfactory provided that
the requirements stipulated in this certificate are adhered to.
However, Agrément South Africa does not on behalf of itself, or the
State, or any of its employees or agents, guarantee such quality or
performance.
Responsibility for compliance with the requirements of this
certificate and the quality of the finished buildings resides with the
certificate holder.
No action for damages, or any other claim whatsoever, lies against
Agrément South Africa, its members, the State or any of its
employees should the said components and materials fail to
comply with the standard set out in this certificate.
Building authorities or users who are in any doubt about any detail
or variation should contact Agrément South Africa.
The validity of this certificate is reviewed every three years. The
certificate shall remain valid as long as Agrément South Africa is
satisfied that:
the certificate holder complies with the general and specific
conditions of certification and the technical requirements
stipulated in the certificate
the performance-in-use of the subject is acceptable
any changes in building legislation, regulations, relevant
standards or Agrément performance criteria have not
invalidated the technical assessment which formed the basis
of certification.
Agrément South Africa reserves the right to withdraw the certificate
at any time, should reasonable cause exist.
Notices affecting the validity of this certificate will be published in
the Government Gazette.

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Licensee - any person or company
appointed by the certificate holder
and registered with Agrément
South Africa to construct Imison 3
buildings in accordance with this
certificate and authorised by him
to claim compliance with the
certificate. It is the certificate
holder’s responsibility to ensure
that the licensee carries out the
works in compliance with this
certificate and in accordance with
the approved quality system.
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PART 1: CONDITIONS OF CERTIFICATION
The Imison 3 Building System buildings described in this certificate
must be:
the responsibility of a professional engineer
manufactured and erected by the certificate holder or
licensee
constructed in accordance with the technical description (see
Part 3) and the certificate holder’s detailed specifications
and quality-assurance manual
comply with the Conditions of Certification.
Any person required to check on details of construction must refer
to the documentation listed above, which is available from the
certificate holder.
The Imison 3 Building System is a combination of innovative and
conventional construction. A change to any one aspect could result
in one or more of the other aspects no longer complying with
Agrément South Africa’s performance criteria. For these reasons,
no change may be made to the Imison 3 Building System as
described and illustrated in this certificate unless such change is
approved in writing by Agrément South Africa before it is
implemented.
General conditions
Technical requirements
This certificate covers single- and double-storey buildings
which are constructed in accordance with a rational design,
prepared by a professional engineer, that:
will ensure the structural integrity of the entire building
adheres to construction details within this certificate
where the strengths of mechanical fixings are verified
where the bracing in double-storey buildings must occur in
the same panel position at both ground- and first-floor level –
ie, the braced panel of the first floor is directly above the
braced panel on the ground floor.
Marking
A plaque at least 100 mm x 75 mm, with Agrément South Africa’s
identification logo together with the number of this certificate, as
depicted, must be fixed at an appropriate position to an external
wall of all Imison 3 Building System buildings.
Validity
The continued validity of this certificate is subject to a satisfactory
review by Agrément South Africa every three years.
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 Quality monitoring
The certificate holder is required to participate in Agrément South
Africa’s post-certification quality-management scheme, which
requires:
that the certificate holder shall continue to implement and
manage the quality system approved by Agrément South
Africa in the assessment of the Imison 3 Building System
the co-operation of the certificate holder in facilitating post-
certification quality monitoring by Agrément South Africa or
its authorised agents.

Requirements of Supplement to certificates that must be met

Agrément South Africa’s Supplement to certificates: good building
practice (revised 2001) applies to those conventional aspects of
the Imison 3 Building System that have not been specifically
assessed (see Part 2: Scope of assessment on next page).
Cognisance should be taken of the recommendations contained in
the Supplement to certificates to ensure that an acceptable
standard of construction is consistently maintained.

On behalf of the Board of Agrément South Africa

Signed

Chairman
19 March 2008

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The conventional aspects of the
construction are subject to the
rules of good building practice
(typically as described and
illustrated in Agrément South
Africa’s Supplement to
certificates and in the Home
building manual Parts 1, 2 & 3
issued by the National Home
Builders Registration Council),
and must comply with the
National Building Regulations.
For details see Agrément South
Africa’s Assessment criteria:
building and walling systems.
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PART 2: ASSESSMENT
Scope of assessment
This assessment applies to those innovative aspects of the Imison
3 Building System described in Part 3 of the certificate. It also
applies to those conventional aspects of the building system
which, in the opinion of Agrément South Africa, are influenced by
the innovative aspects. The innovative aspects referred to are:
expanded polystyrene under-slab insulation at ground
level
prefabricated load-bearing wall frame panels using
galvanised light-gauge, cold-rolled steel components
with insulating core, erected on site and finished with a
proprietary fibre reinforced plaster coating, and the
anchorages of the walls to foundations
fire-protected light-gauge galvanised steel first-floor dry
deck.
prefabricated, light-gauge, cold rolled steel roof
construction and the anchorage of the roof to the walls.
Assessment
In the opinion of Agrément South Africa, the system as described
in the certificate is suitable for the construction of buildings of the
types specified (page 1).
The performance in use of buildings erected with this system will
be such that they will satisfy:
the relevant requirements for safety and health prescribed
by Agrément South Africa
where stated in Table 1, the requirements of the National
Building Regulations
Agrément South Africa’s performance criteria and
requirements for durability and habitability.
Agrément South Africa’s detailed comments on the assessment
are set out in Tables 1, 2 and 3 below. Each aspect of
performance was assessed by experts in that field.
Compliance with the National Building Regulations
The innovative aspects of the Imison 3 Building System relate to
the National Building Regulations as set out in Table 1. Any
regulation not specifically referred to is considered to be outside
the scope of this certificate and must be applied by the local
authority in the normal manner.
In the assessment cognisance was taken of relevant tests and
assessments conducted during the evaluation of Certificate
2001/289: Imison Building Process and 2004/310: Imison Stud-
Column Building System.
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Table 1: Safety and health

Aspects of Opinion of National Building Regulations satisfied

performance Agrément South
Africa
Fitness-for- The materials A13(1)(a) Materials
purpose of described in Part 3
materials used meet the
requirements of the
regulations.

Behaviour in fire Behavior in fire will be K4 Walls

satisfactory in Imison J1(1)b Floors
3 buildings where the
different wall types T1(1)(b) and T1(1)(c). Insofar as the walls are concerned,
are used in the T1(1)(d) is satisfied.
positions indicated in Comments made in Supplement to certificates must be taken
Part 3. into account when building plans are scrutinized by local
authorities to check compliance with Regulations T1(1)(a),
T1(1)(d) with regard to spread of smoke, and T1(1)(e).
SANS 10400 The Deemed-to-satisfy rules TT5.1(c) and TT5.2(c) of Section 3 of
application of the SANS 10400 have been met.
National Building
With regard to safety distances, external walls are classified as
Regulations
non combustible as defined in deemed-to-satisfy rule TT2.1 (a)
of section 3 of SANS 10400 and the safety distances as set out
in the relevant rules of Part T can therefore be applied.

External walls have a fire resistance rating of 30 minutes and

occupancy separating walls 60 minutes.
The first floor construction is assessed as having a fire
resistance rating of 30 minutes.
Structural Satisfactory, provided J1(1) Floors
performance the requirements set K1, K3, K4 Walls
out in Part 3 are
adhered to. Regulations B1(1) and (2) are deemed to be satisfied. The
structural design and erection of each building is the
responsibility of a professional engineer or approved competent
person and deemed-to-satisfy rule BB4 of SANS 10400 is
applicable.
Regulation H1(1), Foundations, are deemed to be satisfied as
follows:
on non-problematic soils;
all foundations are designed by a professional engineer and
deemed-to-satisfy rule HH1(a) applies.
Water Satisfactory. Imison 3 K2 Walls
penetration and Building System J1(2)
rising damp buildings meet
Agrément South J1(4) Floors
Africa’s criteria for
resistance to
rainwater penetration
and rising damp
throughout South
Africa.

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Table 2: Performance
Aspects of Opinion of Agrément
performance South Africa
Thermal Satisfactory. Compared to
performance the standard brick house,
and energy the thermal performance of
an Imison dwelling is:
usage
similar with ceilings
installed;
superior with insulated
ceilings.
The energy required for
winter heating is:
significantly less with
ceilings installed;
considerably less with
insulated ceilings.
Condensation Satisfactory. Imison 3
dwellings that are fitted with
ceilings (with or without
insulation) have superior
performance to the
standard brick house and
may be erected in the
Southern Coastal
Condensation Problem
Area (SCCP Area).
Acoustic Satisfactory. Agrément
performance South Africa’s performance
criteria for sound
attenuation between
adjacent rooms and
adjacent dwellings will be
met.
SANS 10218: Part 1 –
Acoustical properties
of buildings
Durability Given regular and adequate
maintenance, the durability
of Imison buildings will be
similar to that of
conventionally constructed
buildings.
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Explanatory notes
Agrément South Africa’s opinion is based on the
calculated likely maximum indoor air temperature in
2
summer in a 53 m single storey Imison 3
dwellings
erected in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg, and the
calculated energy required to maintain an indoor
temperature of 16° in winter, in these dwellings si tuated in
Cape Town and Johannesburg.
The assessment is confined to the thermal performance of
a dwelling, the calculated performance of the subject is
compared with that of the standard brick house. This is of
a similar size, orientation and fenestration as a single
storey Imison dwelling and has:
external and internal walls of 230 mm thick
brickwork and 105 mm thick brickwork
respectively;
plastered internal wall surfaces;
a concrete floor;
a sheeted roof that is fitted with a ceiling without
insulation.
Condensation is generally a problem in the SCCP Area.
The assessment of this aspect of performance applies only
to dwellings in this area. Agrément South Africa requires
that the performance in relation to condensation occurring
on the walls and under roofs of dwellings in the SCCP
Area be at least equivalent to that of the standard brick
dwelling which is itself not immune to condensation
problems.
Agrément South Africa’s opinion is based on the results
obtained from computer simulation of the performance of
Imison 3 walls. The sound insulation of internal walls is at
least 37 dB(Dnt,w).
The value for occupancy separating walls is at least 50
dB(Dnt,w).
A description of the degree of acoustic privacy that can be
expected between specific rooms for various degrees of
sound insulation is given in Supplement to certificates.
For recommended sound insulation values, reference
should be made to SANS 10218: Part 1.
The first floor is assessed as having an airborne sound
insulation value of 47 dB(Dnt,w) with 50 mm thick mineral
wool insulation.
Agrément South Africa’s opinion is based on knowledge of
the materials used in the construction of Imison 3 buildings
and from experience gained in the evaluation of building
systems of a similar nature.
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Table 3: Quality management system

Aspects of Opinion of Agrément South Africa Explanatory notes

performance
Quality The certificate holder’s quality management system
Agrément South Africa’s
management requirements are based on
complies with Agrément South Africa’s requirements.
SANS 9001.
System Properly applied, it will ensure that quality in design,
manufacture and erection of buildings will be
consistently maintained. SANS 9001 Quality
management systems -
Requirements

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 PART 3: TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION

General description
Imison 3 Building System buildings are single or double storey
buildings that are constructed in accordance with a rational design,
covering all aspects of design, prepared by a professional
engineer that:
will ensure the structural integrity of the entire building
adheres to the construction details within this
certificate.
- the professional engineer monitors those aspects of
the works that are covered by the rational design is
being correctly interpreted and that the construction
techniques being used are appropriate to the
project.
- The professional engineer takes full responsibility
for the rational design.
The Imison 3 Building System is a building system comprising:
concrete surface bed with thickened foundation beams
(on non-problematic soils)
a galvanised light gauge, cold rolled structural steel
frame
core infill panels made up of:
- expanded polystyrene (EPS) with a density of 16
3
kg/m
- galvanised steel reinforcing mesh cladding to both
sides of the wall panel
- alkaliresistant woven fibreglass reinforcing mat to
both sides of the wall panel
- spray applied fibre reinforced plaster 25 mm thick
a galvanised light gauge, cold rolled structural steel,
first floor dry deck
timber or light gauge, structural steel roof trusses.
light or heavyweight roof cladding
Concrete surface bed with beam thickening under external and
internal walls form foundations. The surface bed is cast on a
damp-proof membrane (on EPS insulation if required).
Columns are galvanised light gauge cold-rolled steel and are either
round, square or back-to-back lipped channel and are anchored to
the foundations with galvanised steel brackets. Columns are at
600 mm or 1200 mm centres and can be positioned either centrally
or flush with the inside face of wall panels.

The ring-beam is galvanised light-gauge, cold-rolled steel

(rectangular hollow section, lipped channel or Z-profile. Two
galvanised steel straps are secured to the tops of columns, the
one securing the ring-beam and the other roof trusses.
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 Light-gauge steel decks form the first floor of double-storey
buildings. They are constructed from back-to-back perimeter
channels and lipped channel joists at 600 mm maximum centres.
Profiled steel sheeting 0, 6 m thick is fixed to the tops of the joints
and clad with chipboard or plywood.

Both sides of wall panels are plastered with 25 mm thick fire

reinforced plaster (Agrément certificate 2007/338: Fibrecote Fibre
Reinforced Plaster).

Roof trussses are timber or light gauge steel with light or heavy
weight cladding.

Ceilings are always installed to both first floor deck and roof.

Manufacture and assembly

The galvanised light gauge cold rolled structural steel frame, core
insulation and all services are factory assembled. The steel frame
wall elements are assembled in sizes that are easily transportable,
can be picked up by hand and positioned on site. Generally
panels are not longer than 3,6 m in length and between 2,4 m and
3,0 m in height.

The panels are assembled using jigs that ensure squareness and
accuracy of the panels and are preset for the different types of
panels being assembled. Door and window jigs can be adapted to
accommodate different sizes of doors and windows. Panels are
joined together using EPS tongues slotted into grooves cut into the
sides of the panel.

The light gauge steel columns are placed at either 600 mm or

1200 mm centres and can be circular square or back-to-back
lipped channel (see figure ...). Galvanised steel Z-profile anchor
brackets are fixed with self-drilling (SFS) screws to the bottom of
the columns. Two 25 x 1, 2 mm galvanised steel straps are SFS
screwed to either side of the top of the columns, one to secure the
ring-beam, the other the roof truss. The columns are slotted into
recesses in the sides of the wall panels or centrally located holes.

Lateral and cross-bracing, where required, is incorporated in the

steel framework. The bracing in double storey buildings occurs in
the same panel positions at both ground and first floor levels.
Where bracing occurs the core insulation is made up of multiple
sheets and not a single sheet to accommodate the flat galvanised
steel bracing embedded in the core insulation (Figure 3).
Alternative methods of fixing the bracing are:
Side fixed – the bracing is fixed to the outside face of
columns using SFS screws.
Centre fixed – the bracing is fixed using in the centre
SFS. The core EPS consists of two sheets of equal
thickness on either side of the bracing

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SANS 952 – Polyolefin film for
damp-proofing and
waterproofing in buildings
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Electrical conduits and plumbing pipes are installed in the factory
installed in the factory in grooves cut or milled into the EPS.
Wall panel posts to both sides of doors and window lintels over
over doors and windows and wall panels below windows have
rebates that are refilled with reinforced concrete.
Foundations and surface bed
A competent person classifies the site in accordance with the site
class designation set out in Table 3 of the SAIEG publication
Guidelines for urban engineering geological investigations.
All foundations are designed by a professional engineer to
accommodate geological and site conditions.
The foundations and foundation slab are cast within the perimeters
of factory-produced jigs that follow the shape of the building.
The surface bed is generally 100 mm thick, reinforced with weld
mesh ref 245 in the middle of the slab. External and internal wall
foundations are formed by thickening the surface bed and
reinforcing the foundations.
The surface is floated to a true and smooth finish or screeded at a
later stage.
Foundations and surface bed are cast on a bedding of 40 mm thick
3
EPS with a density of 9kg/m and a 250 micron damp-proofing
membrane complying with the requirements of SANS 952 or one
that is covered by a valid Agrément certificate. Hardcore, when
deemed necessary, is designed by a professional engineer to suit
site conditions. A sub-soil drainage system is installed, depending
on ground conditions.
Erection of structural wall panels
Wall panel installation is carried on the building site by the
certificate holder or by licensees appointed and trained by the
certificate holder.
NOTE: Under no circumstances can site modifications to the steel
work be permitted.
Wall setting out lines are marked on the floor slab. A damp-proof
course complying with the requirements of SANS 952 or one that
is covered by a valid Agrément certificate, is positioned below all
walls. Each completed wall panel is numbered in the factory and
its position marked on plan. Each panel is placed on site in close
proximity to its numbered position ready for installation.
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 Starting at a corner, the wall panels are placed in position,
temporarily stayed and braced as required. Holes are drilled in the
floor slab to accommodate the chemical or mechanical anchors for
holding down the steel columns. Care is exercised with the drilling
for the anchors and the soundness of the anchor holes are
verified. The anchors are inserted and the columns bolted down.
The side of the panels are grooved to accommodate the EPS
tongue. Using SFS screws, flat connection plates are fixed over
the joints of the steel ring-beam internal columns are anchored
with L-shaped galvanised mild steel straps fixed to the bottom of
columns with SFS screws and bolted to the floor slab with
mechanical anchors. Cross-bracing to roofs are engineer
designed.

First floor construction

On completion of the loadbearing ground floor walls of double
storey buildings, the first floor galvanised light gauge, cold rolled
steel flooring system is constructed and secured to the top channel
of the walls with M8 galvanised bolts and large diameter washers.

The flooring system comprises galvanised steel channel sections

back-to-back screwed together with SFS screws. Perimeter
corners are reinforced with galvanised steel brackets. Galvanised
steel lipped channel floor joists at 600 mm maximum centres span
between and are secured to the perimeter channels with
galvanised steel angle brackets.

First floor walls are erected in the same manner as ground floor
walls and are anchored to the floor construction with m8
galvanised bolts and large diameter washers.

Profiled galvanised steel sheeting with a minimum thickness of

0, 6 mm is placed over the perimeter channels and floor joists and
secured with SFS screws. Plywood or chipboard floorboards are
secured to the steel sheeting with SFS screws (Figures 1, 2 and
9).

Occupancy separating walls

Occupancy separating walls are used as the dividing wall between
separate dwelling units. The wall construction differs in certain
respect from the standard wall to cater for increased acoustic and
fire requirements

The steel structure is the same as for standard walls. The EPS
core is however, 200 mm thick with 70 mm thick Fibrecote fibre
reinforced plaster (density 2200 kg/³) to one side and 30 mm to the
other side.

Occupancy separating wall are assessed as having a fire

resistance rating of 60 minutes and an acoustic rating of 50 dB
(Dntas).

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Agrément certificate 2007/338:
Fibrecote Fibre Reinforced
Plaster
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NOTE: Roof trusses over occupancy separating walls must be clad
both sides up to the under side of the roof cladding with 15 mm
thick Firestop gypsum plasterboard.
Gable walls
Gable triangles are constructed in the same manner as external
and internal walls. The gable walls are stabilised at eaves level
with a lattice girder in the plane of the ceiling to the engineer’s
specification.
Fibrecote fibre reinforced plaster
Fibrecote is the subject of Agrément certificate 2007/338. Two or
three coats of Fibrecote fibre reinforced plaster are spray applied
with a patented spray-gun at high velocity (150 m/s) to the
substrate (core material) to a thickness of 20 mm. The density of
Fibrecote is between 1850 kg/m³ to 2200 kg/m³ depending on fire
and acoustic requirements.
The base coat is spray applied to a thickness of between 5 mm to
7 mm and is left in a rough state without any trowelling or touching
for bonding with a second coat.
The following day the base coat is lightly wetted and the second
mesh coat spray applied to a thickness of between 6 mm to 9 mm.
Firstly a thin layer is applied to the rough base coat and the alkali
resistant woven fibreglass mesh is pressed into the wet layer with
a trowel covering the entire surface of the wall. Mesh is
overlapped by 100 mm where the sheets join to ensure complete
coverage and continuity of the mesh. Z-shaped galvanised wire
ties pass through the mesh and EPS core tying the two mesh
layers together (5/m²). The mesh is then completely covered with
spray coat and lightly levelled with a long steel trowel to remove
and high points.
The final coat is spray applied when the mesh coat is hard to the
touch.
Finish
Externally the skim coat can be either pigmented or finished with
two coats of an alkali resistant acrylic emulsion paint.
Internally the finish is to client requirements.
Window and door frames
Window and door frames can be precast concrete, mild steel,
timber or uPVC.
A timber spacer block is SFS secured with expansion bolts to the
concrete surround. Galvanised mesh from the face of the wall is
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 taken into the reveal to the spacer block. Once the wall frames
have been erected on site and fibrecote is being applied the
window and door reveals are spray plastered level with the spacer
block. Window and door frames are SFS screwed to the spacer
block. The junction between wall and frame are sealed with an
acrylic sealant.

Where openings occur in close proximity to one another walls are

strengthened by making use of strengthened ring beams, roof
bracing, strengthened columns etc.

Roofs
Roof trusses are conventional timber or galvanised light gauge,
cold rolled structural steel. Both types of truss are anchored to the
stud columns with galvanised mild-steel straps SFS screwed to the
tops of columns and bent over the tie-beam of steel trusses and
SFS screwed, or the strap is bent over and spiked to the tie-beams
of timber trusses.
Alternatively galvanised angle iron brackets can be SFS screwed
to the steel ring-beam and bolted to the tie-beam of both types of
roof truss.

Ceilings (first floor)

The ceiling to the suspended floor comprises two layers of 15 mm
Gypsum Firestop plasterboard secured to galvanised steel
brandering at 400 mm centres. Acoustic/thermal insulation is
installed either below the floor joists before the brandering is
installed or between the floor joists.

Ceilings (roof)
Insulated and uninsulated ceilings are always installed and may be
conventional 6,4 mm gypsum plasterboard, expanded extruded
polystyrene or fibrecement sheets fixed to timber or galvanised
steel brandering in the recommended manner. Insulation is
mineral wool insulation and is installed in close contact with the
ceiling.

Services
Services are pre-planed and are built into the wall panels during
manufacturing. All supply services are from above eliminating the
need for services in the floor slabs. Waste water and drainage
pass through precut holes in the floor or wall panels. Holes can be
lined to project the plaster and to assist in plastering to the correct
thickness. The plumbing pipes, including bends and junctions, are
checked for leakage before the core material is inserted.

Fittings
Light weight fittings (eg coat hooks) are either fixed to the plaster
surface with toggle bolts or expanding anchor bolts. Heavy weight

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SANS 50197-1 Cement Part 1:
Composition, specifications
and conformity criteria for
common cements
SANS 50197-2 Cement Part 2:
Conformity evaluation.
SANS 1083: Aggregates from
natural sources-Aggregates for
concrete.
SANS 1090: Aggregates from
natural sources – Fine
aggregates for plaster and
mortar.
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fittings are floor mounted or fixed to special framing members
incorporated within the wall panels to support these fittings.
Cement and sand for concrete
Cement used is Cem 1 or Cem 11A and meets the requirements of
SANS 50197-1 and SANS 50197-2.
Sand for concrete meet the requirements of SANS 1083 or are
blended to meet these requirements. Sands are tested at regular
intervals and when the source of the sand changes. Admixtures
that promote corrosion of reinforcement such as those based on
metallic chlorides (e.g. calcium chloride) are not used in walls or in
the foundation slabs.
When nothing is known about the mineralogical and performance
characteristics of the sand from a particular source, the
recommendations set out in Section C.2.2. of Annexure C of SANS
1090 are followed.
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