Steel Buildings in Europe

Part 2: Concept Design 2 - 71 Figure 6.4 Triple glazed wall in a multi-storey commercial building 6.8.1 Brickwork cladding Brickwork cladding is generally supported from the structural fram e by continuous angles, bracket angles or i ndividual brackets, often for med from stainless steel to avoid any unsightly st aining. Generally, the brackets will have some provision of vertical adjustment, often using two matc hing plates with serrations o n the m ating surfaces. Figure 6.5 shows typical fixings to steel beams, where the bracket arrangem ent is connected to a plate welded between the flanges of the beam. Figure 6.5 Typical fixing details to steel members Figure 6.6 shows typical fixing details to the edge of conc rete slabs. The bracket may fix to the sop of the sla b, or m ay connect to a dovetail shaped profile formed in the edge trim of the slab.