What is a U2 lintel?
Robeslee Type U2 Pre-stressed Concrete Lintel 150 x 100 x 2100mm (W x H X L) manufactured from concrete enhances load bearing capacity. Non-composite lintels eliminates the need for brickwork to be bonded. Pre-stressed to reduce crack under loads. Supports healed stonework to form a composite motion.
What are the different types of lintels?
Different types of lintels used in the construction industry are as follows :
- Stone Lintel.
- Wooden Lintel.
- Reinforced Concrete Lintel.
- Brick Lintel.
- Steel Lintel.
- Reinforced Brick Lintel.
What is a Type A lintel?
Robeslee Type A Pre-stressed Composite Lintel 70 x 100 x 1500mm (W x H X L) manufactured from concrete enhances the load bearing capacity. Concrete lintels are wet cast from steel moulds that provides high strength engineering concrete, ensuring quality and performance.
What does lintel beam mean?
A lintel is a beam placed across the openings like doors, windows etc. in buildings to support the load from the structure above. The width of lintel beam is equal to the width of wall, and the ends of it is built into the wall. Lintels are classified based on their material of construction.
What is a Type C lintel?
Types C, D, E, F, K9, G8, U2 are designed to withstand direct imposed loads. Rafters, wall plates and floor joists may be accommodated as directly imposed loads. BEARING: Minimum of 150mm each side or as directed by the structural engineer. PROPPING: Propping is not required with this type of lintel.
What is a composite lintel?
COMPOSITE LINTELS. Type A & B Composite Lintels are best used in conjunction with brickwork or blockwork – When lintels are used in conjunction with 2 or more courses of brick/blockwork, advantage may be taken of the composite action of the concrete and brickwork together.
What should be the size of lintel beam?
The width of the lintel can be equal to the thickness of the opening & depth in the range between 1/12 to 1/8 of the span. Minimum width of lintel 4 inches (100 mm) should be provided.
Which type of lintel is suitable for timber construction?
In case of wider walls, timber lintel is composed of two wooden pieces kept at a distance with the help of wooden distance pieces. Sometimes, timber lintels are strengthened by the provision of mild steel plates at their top and bottom; such lintels are called flitched lintels.
When would you use a lintel beam?
A lintel is one type of beam which used to support the above wall when openings like doors, windows etc. are necessary to provide a building structure. The main function of the lintel is to take loads coming from above wall and transfer its load to the side walls.
Can we remove lintel beam?
Lintels are the only horizontal frames available in the building which has the capacity to resist any vibrations. This will be absent if we remove the lintel and replace it with a steel beam separately at the roof level.
What size is a K9 lintel?
100 x 215 x 1200mm
Robeslee Concrete Lintel 100 x 215 x 1200mm K9 Standard Face.
What is Robeslee lintel?
The Robeslee Type A Concrete Lintel 70 x 100 x 1800mm (W x H X L) Grey is a rectangular block that spans the space or opening between two vertical supports. The lintels are made of concrete that has good resistance to wind, water and fire.
Which is the best type of lintel beam to use?
Stone lintel beam is generally used in such areas where the stone is plentifully accessible and thicknesses of these are the most important factor of its design & also provided over the openings in brick walls.
What are the bearing requirements for non composite lintels?
BEARING: Minimum of 150mm each side or as directed by the structural engineer. PROPPING: Propping is not required with this type of lintel. BRICKWORK: Non-composite lintels do not require brickwork bonded to them. Point loads from girders, trusses, steel beams ect. require to be referred to our Customer Advisory Service.
What is the minimum thickness of a lintel?
Firstly, its high cost and secondly its inability to withstand excessive transverse stress. The thickness of the stone lintel is a very important factor for its design. As a thumb rule, the thickness is taken as 4 cm. per 30cm length of span and the minimum thickness should be 8 cm.
What kind of beam is on a door?
A lintel is a beam placed on the openings like doors, windows etc. The width of lintel beam is equal to the width of wall, and the ends of it is built into the wall. Lintels are classified based on their material as brick lintel, concrete linter and timber lintel.