Solar Bracing Kits - How to Install
External loads, which are usually applied at the top of the structural legs, translate as a ‘moment’ at the base. The moments can often be quite large due to the length of the frames.
Our Solar Bracing Kit is designed to reduce the moments in steel frames – reducing the deflection and stress placed on the steel by transferring the force applied at the top of the structural legs into a reduced moment at the bottom. This allows engineers to decrease structural steel sections and foundations, delivering significant material savings whilst improving durability.
![Solar Bracing Eyelet 1](/media/12549/solar-bracing_eyelet_1.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Installation Instructions - 45 degree eyelet
Step 1:
Fix eyelet end fixings to the frame.
![Solar Bracing Loop 3](/media/12561/solar-bracing-loop_3.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 2:
Slide the Dynamic tensioner onto the loose end of the wire leaving around 1m of tail wire.
![Solar Bracing Eyelet 3](/media/12551/solar-bracing_eyelet_3.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 3:
Pass the wire through the second eyelet and back through the Dynamic to create a loop, then pull hand tight.
![Solar Bracing Eyelet 4](/media/12552/solar-bracing_eyelet_4.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 4:
Use the Torque Tool to apply the desired tension
![Solar Bracing Eyelet 6](/media/12554/solar-bracing_eyelet_6.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 5:
Lock the Dynamic tensioner using the provided allen key.
![Solar Bracing Eyelet 5](/media/12553/solar-bracing_eyelet_5.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 6:
Cut any excess wire or wrap the wire around the brace to avoid waste.
![Solar Bracing Loop 1](/media/12555/solar-bracing_loop_1.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Installation Instructions - Loop
Step 1:
Add protective rubber tubing to the loose end of the wire and slide down to the loop.
![Solar Bracing Loop 2](/media/12556/solar-bracing_loop_2.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 2:
Choke the loop end fixing around your fixing point or structure (using the protective tubing to stop abrasion).
![Solar Bracing Loop 3](/media/12561/solar-bracing-loop_3.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 3:
Slide the Dynamic tensioner onto the loose end of the wire leaving around 1m of tail wire.
![Solar Bracing Loop 1 Copy](/media/12562/solar-bracing_loop_1-copy.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 4:
Add the second protective tubing to the loose end of the wire.
![Solar Bracing Loop 4](/media/12557/solar-bracing_loop_4.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 5:
Pass the wire around the second fixing point or structure (using the protective tubing to stop abrasion) and back through the Dynamic to create a loop, then pull hand tight.
![Solar Bracing Loop 5](/media/12558/solar-bracing_loop_5.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 6:
Use the Torque Tool to apply the desired tension.
![Solar Bracing Eyelet 6](/media/12554/solar-bracing_eyelet_6.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 7:
Lock the Dynamic tensioner using the provided hex key.
![Solar Bracing Eyelet 5](/media/12553/solar-bracing_eyelet_5.jpg?format=jpg&width=750)
Step 8:
Cut any excess wire or wrap the excess wire around the brace to avoid waste.
Key Benefits
- Considerable reductions in packaging, vehicle movements and embodied CO2.
- A lightweight system which minimises health and safety concerns.
- Aesthetic solutions for greener environments.
- Significant time and cost savings on your project.
- A range of support services at every stage of your project, provided by a dedicated technical team.
- Innovative, patented solutions designed by an in-house team of engineers.