Splitface Concrete Blocks

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Forticrete's Design and Sitework guides provide a comprehensive tool to assist both the designer and end user with the information needed to create impressive buildings.

As a quick reference useful sections from these guides can be downloaded below, as an alternative to the full guides (listed on the document tab).

• Design - Modular Design
• Design - Movement Control
• Design - Fixing and Detailing  
• Design - Fire Resistance (table 25)
• Sitework - Cleaning Procedures
• Sitework - Site Preparation

MEAN COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH (air dry)
Solid: 17.5 N/mm²

NET DRY DENSITY: 2100 kg/m³

GROSS DRY DENSITY: 2090 kg/m³

MANUFACTURING TOLERANCE
D1
length: +2-2mm
height: +2-2mm

CATEGORY: I

THERMAL PROPERTIES
as CIBSE Guide A table 3.1:

Protected: 1.46 W/mK
Exposed: 1.56 W/mK

DURABILITY:
see table 12: BS 5628- 3:2005

WATER ABSORPTION:
<75 g/m²/s0.5

MOISTURE MOVEMENT:
<0.45mm/m

WATER VAPOUR PERMEABILITY:
(tabulated from EN 1745): 5/15µ

REACTION TO FIRE:
Euroclass A1

SHEAR BOND STRENGTH:
(tabulated from EN 998-2:2003 Annex C)
0.15 N/mm²

CONFIGURATION
to EN 1996-1-1
Solid: Group 1

AIR LEAKAGE: <7.5m³/hr/m²

Splitface is manufactured from a carefully controlled mixture of aggregates and cement
in accordance with BS EN 771-3:2003 'Specification for masonry units' and meets the statutory
requirements of the relevant sections of The Building Regulations 2000 and The Building
Standards (Scotland) Regulations 1990 (amended 2001).

Download Splitface Specification

* THE S16 QUOIN IS ONLY AVAILABLE AS A CUT AND BONDED PRODUCT

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Recent Projects completed using Splitface masonry:

• Environmental Resource Centre, Bolton - Hamstone
• Info Lab 21, Lancaster University - Hallmark Diamond
• Sytner Showrooms UK - Pewter
• Byron Place, Seaham - Hallmark Diamond
• Regents Park, Princes Risborough - Ivory