Austvision tension truss system from Australian Glass Assemblies

The Austvision tension rod truss glass façade system is supplied with suspended point fixed glass with high tension stainless steel vertical rod trusses as wind bracing. The tension rod system utilises two pre-stressed catenaries that carry inward and outward wind loading. Loads are transferred from the glass through Austfix countersunk screws to compression struts. The dead load of the glass is carried by the top hung vertical tension rods connected to the point fixed castings. The truss junctions consist of a combination of machined and cast components.

• The flexibility allows the Austvision Spider Austfix tension rod truss system to be designed as a vertical and/or horizontal truss support.
• Provides a larger scope of architectural expression.
• By employing high performance building materials it removes the heavy wall structures and replaces it with a lightweight tension truss system.