“The alternative to using the S-TB fastening system would have been to weld each bracket in place, requiring more time for labour and costing substantially more,” says Hilti field engineer Rishaan Manilal. The project entailed the fixing of Hulabond cladding to the metal arches and involved the installation of more than 3600 studs, to half the amount of brackets. He adds that, because the software is cloud based, it negates the need for expensive hardware, with the core requirement being a reliable Internet connection and a computer with the latest version of Internet browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome.Ĭonstruction industry services and technology provider Hilti South Africa’s S-BT threaded screw stud fastener was used in a project in late 2018 involving the installation of two large steel arches over a church roof. “Profis integrates extremely well into well-known international software packages, as well as software that is more familiar to local designers,” Davel points out. The software also allows for accurate illustration of computer-aided design and building information modelling that fits into the work processes used by most Hilti clients. If you can provide a tool that can reduce failures and provide peace of mind, you add value to a project.” “The risk component that lies with the designer is always large. The premium version has a unique feature that is based on component-based finite element design, or CBFEM – a numerical method for solving problems of engineering and mathematical physics – that can verify the base plate rigidity accurately in a short time.ĭavel says this is normally assumed as sufficiently rigid by structural designers however, it carries a certain amount of risk. “The whole idea of the standard software was to enable the designer to use one software in connection design that can do a detailed analysis of the steel, concrete and fasteners used, as well as the interaction effect they have on one another, in one software package,” illustrates Davel. He adds that the basic baseplate thickness calculations and weld checks, together with anchor design, provide one solution for anchor design.ĭavel explains that Profis is available in standard and premium versions.

Hilti anchors design software