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Residential Walls
Solidity
■ CSR Hebel is a solid choice. It’s extremely
strong, and each RWS panel is steel reinforced.
■ With a fire rating of at least three hours
you can’t beat CSR Hebel.
■ CSR Hebel offers excellent protection
against vermin and does not provide
a food source termites.
Space
■ The RWS gives you great freedom in designing your
home, and you can customise the style by applying
coloured and textured coatings to the panels.
■ A thinner external wall results in greater internal
living space and design flexibility. A 55mm reduction
in external wall thickness can provide about 2% extra
internal space for the same external dimensions.
Concrete Steel
Relevant Documents
■ CSR Hebel Technical Manual – No.HBL 700, June 2001 ■ AS 3660.1 – 2000 Termite Management – New building work
■ CSR Hebel PowerpanelTM, Design Calculations, May 1995, ■ AS 3566 – 2002 Series – Self-drilling screws for the
August 2000 building and construction industries
■ CSR Hebel Powerwall, Design Calculations, June 1995 ■ ABCB Guideline Document – Durability in Buildings: 2003
■ AS/NZS 1170 Series – Structural Design Actions ■ AS/NZS 2312: 2002 Guide to the protection of structural
■ AS 1684 – 1999 Residential timber-framed construction steel against atmospheric corrosion by the use of
■ AS 1720.1 – 1997 Timber Structures Code – protective coatings
Part 1: Design Methods ■ ISO 9223: 1992 – Corrosion of metals and alloys
■ AS 2870 – 1996 Residential Slabs and Footings – corrosivity of atmostpheres – classifiaction
■ AS 3623 – 1993 Domestic Metal Framing ■ AS2331 Series
Note: Design Capacity = (Average - 2 x Std Dev) / Safety Factor, Safety Factor = 3.0 (for pullout design capacity) and 5.0
(for shear design capacity). The pullout and shear values in the above table have been provided by the screw manufacturer
or determined by testing carried out by CSR Hebel through registered testing laboratories such as ETRS.
Durability of Components
It is the responsibility of the building designer to ensure that the components, such as screws, tophat battens,
and other steel components, have the appropriate corrosion protection to suit the required project design life.
Note: Batten dimensions are nominal and may vary depending on the source. Suitability of tophat alternatives to be approved
by the tophat manufacturer.
Table 3.3 Panel: Sizes & Weights
Note: Mass of 75RWS panels are based on an average product working density of 670kg/m3 (30% moisture content by
weight, average dry density of 510 kg/m3, characteristic compressive strength of 2.5MPa).
Mass of 100RWS panels are based on an average product working density of 720kg/m3 (30% moisture content
by weight, average dry density of 550kg/m3, characteristics compressive strength of 2.5MPa.
450
Stud capacity
and spacing
Note: 1. For the upper storey panels in two storey construction, a minimum of four tophats will be required.
2. Additional tophats will be required below all window openings and above openings if a panel or sill block is to be installed
in this location. In either case, the maximum spacing of the tophats should be maintained as set out in Table 3.6 below.
Table 3.7 Number of Screws Per Panel for Each Tophat Location
Note: For fire rated construction a minimum of 3 screws per middle tophat is required (refer to section 3.7). Type of screw used
is the 14-10 x 65mm Hex Head Type 17 screw, fixed from inside the building, or 14-10 x 100mm MP Bugle Head Batten
screw, fixed from outside the building (as per Table 3.1).
Criteria for Corner Panels Tables 3.5 to 3.7 identify the installation in Townsville to satisfy the requirements
Due to the increase of wind load criteria in these areas, in the columns of AS1170.2 – 1989 Section 2.6. The
around the corners of buildings, extra titled Corner Panels. pullout capacity of the screw into the
tophats and screws may be necessary back of the CSR Hebel panel is the
Cyclonic Loading Effects critical element in the design. The results
(N3 and greater) for a distance of 20%
of the wall length in each direction from The Residential Wall System has been from the cyclic testing showed that the
the corner. tested at the Cyclonic Loading Station system, in particular the pullout load of
Note: • The Spacing of Fixings applies for both single and double garages.
• Dynabolts can only be used for N2 Tiled Roof as this type of fixing has not been designed for the cyclic loading associated
with uplift, hence the M8 Trubolt should be used for N2 Sheet and all N3 conditions.
Note: • Load width based on 3.5m for a double garage and 2.0m for a single garage;
• *Identifies the need for an additional M8 bolt and 40x40mm washer through each panel (refer to the detail below); and,
• As per Table 3.1, the fixing used is the 14-10 x 65mm Hex Head Type 17 screw.
Note: • Load width based on 3.5m for a double garage and 2.0m for a single garage.
• As per Table 3.1, the fixing used is the 14-10x100 Bugle Head Batten screw.
Installation of Piers
The installation of 100mm thick piers is required each side of the garage door opening. These piers can be site-cut to a minimum
width of 200mm from a stock 100RWS panel. The piers are used to support the installation of a horizontal 100mm thick panel
across the head of the opening, as per Details 5.2.2/3.
Piers are also required along the side walls of the garage to support the perimeter beam.Table 3.11 below sets out the criteria of
these piers for the different wind categories, while Table 3.12 specifies the installation criteria for the SHS post used in N3 regions.
Note: • The pier capacities and spacings shown allow for the load of a tile roof spanning over a 6m wide double garage.
• The beam around the top of the wall which spans between the piers will need to be in accordance with
AS1684 – 1999 Residential Timber-Framed Construction or to Structural Engineers’s approval.
• The 75RWS panel piers and those around the garage door should be packed where necessary to the underside
of the beam above with FC sheeting or other non compressible material, when necessary.
Note: Each section must contain full height panels that are fully glued with Thin Bed Adhesive, and contain no openings
or control joints.
The use of the 75RWS panels is not an allowance for the weight of the Refer to Section 4.6 & 5.5 for additional
possible in attached garages if a stud panels. Therefore the panels need to guidelines and details for retrofitting
frame is not included for the lateral rest on a ‘shelf ’ angle (such as 100x75x8 with RWS panels.
support of the panels. For this application galvanised angle) at the base of the wall.
The angle should be installed to span
100RWS panels are required. These
panels can adequately span 2.6m between the piers or supports at a 3.12 Design &
vertically between supports with a maximum spacing of 2.0m. This angle Detailing for
maximum applied lateral wind load will also assist during the construction
of 2.58 kPa. process. For further details refer to Termite Resistance
section 4.6. The project engineer
Piers along the side walls of the garage It is the builder’s responsibility to ensure
shall certify the structural adequacy
should be installed to support a head that all council and Australian code
of the foundations.
timber beam sized in accordance with requirements are fully adhered to in
The additional panel weight may result regard to the design of the house for
AS1684 – 1999 or to Structural
in some footing settlement. The extent preventing termite attack.
Engineers detail. Refer to Tables 3.11
of the movement and its effect on the
and 3.12 in Section 3.3 for additional The construction details contained
internal wall linings is impossible to predict.
information on the type and installation in this guide do not attempt to fully
The builder should consider allowing for
of these piers. address the issues, due to the variation
some rectification of possible hairline
Section 3.3 provides information on of requirements from state to state.
cracks appearing in the internal walls.
the fixing requirements of this system. The specific Residential Wall System
Control joints between the panels is ideally suited to the exposed edge
Section 4.2 gives a detailed construction
should be incorporated at all corners method of perimeter protection.
sequence and Section 5.2 incorporates
and at no greater than 4.2m centres.
the construction details. Refer to the
In either case, local engineering advice
CSR Hebel web page or contact the
should always prevail.
technical department for further details.
2. Fix Tophats
■ 2 screws/stud
■ Check number of tophats required
■ Extras under openings
3. Install DPC
■ Check overlap at corners
■ Check detail around control joints,
ensuring tophats are discontinuous ■ Fix to bottom plate
at Control Joint locations
■ Cover step completely
■ Lap at corners
5. Window Detail
■ Fill joints and patch any damage ■ Fill external screw holes as required
7. Coatings
3. Install DPC
5. Install Piers
■ Install 300 x 75 piers to underside ■ Install panel over garage door, refer
of garage beam as per specifications to details
8. Coatings
6. Window Details ■ Refer to 4.1:7.
■ Refer to details
Note: It is important that the builder understands his responsibilities as outlined in the previous two checklists and refers to the
construction details in the manual, in order to ensure that the greatest benefit is achieved through the use of the Residential
Wall System, and to avoid incurring additional costs.
(iii) Services
A number of services are typically
mounted on the external face of the
building, such as down pipes, water pipes
and possibly sewer pipes. The cost of
removal and replacement (or relocation)
of these items will need to be
considered in the project budget.