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How to install PV panels to roof decks and trays
Malcolm Chapman, Technical Support Engineer at Tata Steel, discusses the installation of solar panels to structural roof decking and trays. This guide uses the SOL-F system from SFS intec as an...
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How to end lap roof decks and trays
End laps for decks or trays must be positioned above suitable support structure. Decks installed above purlins require sheet ends to overlap 100 mm minimum, ensuring that the fasteners are positioned...
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How to minimise the visual impact of fasteners
Fasteners are fixed from above the deck into suitable support structure. It is not possible to install fasteners from below the deck. This unfortunately does leave the drill point and end of the...
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RoofDek Quick Selector from Tata Steel
The increasing complexity of roof decking projects makes any new software aimed at easing the process very welcome indeed. Earlier this year Tata Steel introduced RoofDek Analysis Software, allowing...
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How to install roof decking in diaphragm
*** Tata Steel offer a free diaphragm design service when using RoofDek profiles – for more information, please call +44 (0)845 30 88 330 or email roofdek@tatasteel.com *** Metal Decks installed in...
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How to create double span condition from short sheets
Decks can be manufactured in lengths up to 12 metres. In general terms decks are more structurally efficient when in double span condition. There are however instances where short single span sheets...
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How to accommodate penetrations in decks
Penetrations through decks affect the structural integrity, and therefore must be suitably braced, dependant on opening size. 1 – Small penetrations, through the bottom trough, can be accommodated...
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How to install decking to a pitch with horizontal supports
For pitched roof slopes where the support structure is set horizontal this will result in a point bearing contact. This must be avoided by the addition of a steel, or timber fillet, as indicated below,...
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How to set out deck/tray run
The correct orientation for deck installation is for the narrow trough to be down onto the support structure. This ensures that the widest crown is uppermost, providing maximum support for insulation....
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How to calculate the load per screw on decking
Fasteners are a vital component to ensure the safe installation of structural decks or trays. The correct fixing, to be specified by the fastener manufacturer, to suit the application of fixing to cold...
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A sound solution for acoustic absorption
Profiled decks present a hard surface that reflects sound back into the internal environment. This can lead to longer reverberation times. The longer the reverberation time, the more ‘echoey’ a room...
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