WHY IS IT IMPERATIVE TO HAVE THE CE MARKING?

Firstly because it is compulsory for the products that are incorporated in the construction of a building. Secondly because the CE marking, carried out within the existing legal framework along with the implementation of the Eurocode are the only quality assurance (of the State not the supplier). It is also the only way of checking that incorporated products in walls have the same benefits stated in calculations. There is no point calculating if there is no comparison value for gauging.

DOES AN INCREASE IN THE STRENGTH OF THE STEEL THAT IS USED IN THE REINFORCEMENT IMPROVE THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE WALL?

For control of cracking, the strength of the steel in the reinforcement has no influence on the amount of reinforcement needed, only the area of the crosssection.

When the reinforcement is assigned a structural role, the fact the steel is stronger, does not mean necessarily that you reduce the amount of reinforcement in the same proportions. Because by the requirements of the minimum amount, in the vast majority of cases, steel does not display even half of the resistance. It is the parameter of steel reinforcement which really improves the mechanical performance in the wall, on account of its ductility, not of the resistance.

For this reason, to prevent cracking and for the transmission of forces it is preferable that the steel has a high percentage of deformation at failure (that is the parameter which determines ductility) than high resistance.

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TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF MY WALL IN SEISMIC EVENTS, WILL I NEED TO PUT A LOT OF BED JOINT REINFORCEMENT?

For seismic events, the reinforcement itself will improve the mechanical behaviour of the wall because of its ductile properties.

However for the same reasons given previously, this cannot be assigned stability of the wall to the reinforcement itself.

For the reinforcement to be calculated into seismic effects, it should be accompanied by other elements of retention, such as anchors to the pillars.

WHAT STEEL IS USED IN THE FABRICATION OF FISUFOR?

The steel used in the fabrication of FISUFOR meets with the specifications of the EN 10020 standard (as it is indicated in the standard EN 845-3 that is used to determine the accreditation of the CE marking)

DOES FISUFOR HAVE THE CE STANDARD MARKINGS?

Fisufor meets the requirements of the EN-845-3 standard and therefore comes with the standard CE mark.

To obtain the CE mark in a product, the manufacturer must acknowledge and comply with certain controls and tests that assure the conformity of the product with the defined specification of the derivative/standard in question.

The tests that must be carried out by the organisation must be of good standing and the technical details of the product must be declared by the manufacturer.

Obligatory and of regulatory nature, acquiring the CE marking is a commitment of the manufacturer to that product concerning the European legislation.

                                                                

WHAT IS THE CE MARK?

The CE marking is a distinctive to ensure that the products can move freely in all the EU member States, regardless of their country of origin.

It is designed to eliminate obstacles in the movement of goods in Europe.

The implementation of Directive 89/106/EEC on construction products with the CE marking effects a good number of products in the European Area.

Harmonised standards for construction products establishes the requirements they must meet and the characteristics of the product should be considered on the basis of its application and intended use, to obtain the certificate of conformity (CE) that authorizes the manufacturer to put the CE marking on products.

The armor of coating, such as the FISUFOR, compliance with the standard EN 845-3 is what determines that the product has CE marking.

WELCOME TO THE STEEL FOR BRICKS BLOG

Steel For Bricks GZ, S.L. welcomes you to its new blog where we will share our experience of more than 20 years in the construction sector.

We belong to the GZ group, composed of companies:

• ZFoam (specialist in fabricating plastics)
• Geohidrol (construction systems for civil engineering and construction)
• TecnoGZ (acoustic insulating materials in construction)

SFB products for reinforcement of masonry have the CE marking and are according to the new technical building code applicable today, the part relating to factories (walls made of ceramic brick or block of concrete according to the document basic DB-is-F).

In this blog we discuss:

•New products
•Construction sector activities
•Internationalization