Stainless Steel Base Clamp made from high quality material: Duplex 2205 grade stainless steel has superior resistant properties compared with 316 and 316L grade.
Material: Stainless Steel Duplex 2205 grade (for indoor and outdoor)
Finish: Satin Finish
Glass Thickness: 10mm -21.52mm
Hole Size in Glass: Not required
GPF-147R
GPF-147SQ
Testing of Floor Mounted Base Clamps in Accordance with BS 6180:2011 Barriers In and About Buildings (Summary)
TEST ARRANGMENT
A concrete block of dimensions 2000 mm x 700 mm x 500 mm was fastened to the laboratory strong-floor. Two Floor Mounted Base Clamps were attached to the top surface of said concrete block by Fischer Fixing. Each different thickness of glass was placed, in turn, into the Base Clamps and the clamps tightened prior to testing.
TEST METHOD
A hardwood spreader beam was placed at a distance of 1100 mm from the finished floor height to simulate a uniformly distributed line-load.
A reaction frame consisting of 2 No. steel stanchions and a steel cross-member was fastened to the laboratory strong-floor such that a ram could be clamped to the steel cross member at the same height as the hardwood spreader.
A calibrated load cell was attached to the hydraulic ram by way of a steel cage, to measure the load during testing.
A calibrated linear voltage displacement transducer (LVDT), to measure the deflection, was attached to the opposite side of the glass panel as the load was applied in the centre width of the panel at 1100 mm from the finished floor height.
For BS 6180 a load was steadily applied up to each loading increment or until a deflection of 25 mm was reached as highlighted within BS 6180. The load at the last increment was then recorded.
A horizontal line load was applied to the glass at height of 1.1m above the datum level of the floor with the base clamps set at 700mm centres using a range of glass types as following:
- Two Base Clamps with Fischer Fixing (507563 - FBN II 12 X 105 - 316)
12mm Toughened Glass (H 1057mm x W 1000mm)
15mm Toughened Glass (H 1057mm x W 1000mm)
17.5mm Laminated Glass (H 1057mm x W 1000mm)
19mm Toughened Glass (H 1057mm x W 1000mm)
21.5mm Laminated Glass (H 1057mm x W 1000mm)
Chart - Load Deflection Curves for Glass Balustrade Testing in Accordance with BS 6180
Table - Summary of Suitability of Base Clamps in Accordance with Table 2 of BS 6180:2011
Please Note: The results given here apply only to the samples that have been tested. This is a summary of the test.
