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Test Programmes

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Independent Test Programmes

Selected studies from 1985-2008

All Helifix products and systems have been exhaustively tested by accredited independent authorities. Listed below is a selection of the programmes conducted worldwide that have investigated the performance of the Helifix range of products and construction techniques.

  • 1985 — 1989 Oxford Polytechnic (now Oxford Brookes University), UK. Tests of various wall tie systems.
  • 1988 BRE, UK. Report 9A/22/1 on ties. Helifix the first to meet performance requirements.
  • 1990 University of Surrey, UK. Performance of Helifix dowels in timber.
  • 1990 University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Tests of the mechanical characteristics of Helifix Ties. Use of Helifix ties to repair delaminated marble cladding — HeliBar and Helifix ties well suited for seismic applications.
  • 1992 Middlesex University, UK. Tests on Helibeams. Performance three times better than code calculations.
  • 1993 BRE beam tests — Investigation of behaviour and method of calculation.
  • 1994 BRE — Independent design method developed — move away from BS5628 Part 2.
  • 1995 University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. Performance of masonry beams with HeliBar reinforcement — Prof. Adrian Page
  • 1998 Appraisal & assessment of the fixing of delaminated and fractured render — Frank G Jones.
  • 1998 TRL, UK. Test programme for repair of masonry arch bridges.
  • 1998 Soil & Materials Engineers, Inc., Plymouth, MI, USA. DryFix performance tests in different building materials.
  • 1999 Anchor Tests in AAC — Frank G Jones.
  • 1999 2nd TRL arch test.
  • 2000 Brno University, Czech Republic. Solid brick beam tests.
  • 2000 University of Silesia, Poland. Wallette shear tests.
  • 2000 University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Lateral local testing of wall panel.
  • 2001 3rd TRL arch test.
  • 2001 Ove Arup & Partners. Numerical simulation of masonry arch bridges.
  • 2001 Brno University, Czech Republic. Continuation of solid brick beam tests.
  • 2003 Bridge Test for Southern Railway (Chennai Division), India — Dr A R Santhakumar.
  • 2003 Napier University, Scotland. Pull-out capacity of Helifix connectors in OSB — Structural Insulated Panel Systems.
  • 2006 Napier University, Scotland. Research on Helifix connectors in timber.