MEGANT®- heavy duty system

Product variations:

Holz-Metallanschluss — MEGANT® on steel column

Holz-Betonanschluss — MEGANT® on concrete wall

Fire tests for a minimum one-hour fire resistance.

MEGANT® mit Brandschutz Firestrip Interdense Typ 15 zum Schutz des Verbinders vor Hitze im Brandfall. — MEGANT® with Firestrip Interdense Type 15 for Fire Protection to Shield the Connector from Heat in Case of Fire.

For an invisible joint or when specific fire protection requirements are needed, MEGANT® can be processed with concealed three-sided installation.
Due to the gap-sealed connection, no additional covers or fire protection tapes are necessary.
According to EN 1995-1-2, a 30-minute fire resistance (R30) requires a wood overlap of 28 mm. Higher fire resistance (e.g., R60) is also achievable.
For fire protection covering of R60 / R90, the connector is additionally wrapped with Firestrip Interdense Type 15 on top of the wood overlap.
Firestrip Interdense Type 15 is ETA -16/0811 approved.
The Firestrip envelops the MEGANT® connector from all six sides and expands at 150°C. From 300°C, the wrapping achieves its full expansion capacity.

Planning Service

Do you have a project and plan to use KNAPP®️ connectors? Benefit from our planning service. As part of the project handling, our engineers provide preliminary dimensioning* along with recommendations for suitable connectors. Send us the connection details and loads from your construction project.

* Our service does not replace approval by a certified structural engineer.

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MEGANT® Overview engineered values dimensioned according to Eurocode (EN 1995 und EN 1999)
For MEGANT® made of ALU AW 6082 with slanted CS-screw 8×160 for main and secondary beam

(F2,Rk Characteristic load capacity for insertion direction)

MEGANT® 310x60x40

F_2,Rk = 96,8 kNMin. cross-section: 100x 440 mm

MEGANT® 430x60x40

F_2,Rk = 152,0 kNMin. cross-section: 100x 520 mm

MEGANT® 550x60x40

F_2,Rk = 177,7 kNMin. cross-section: 100x 640 mm

MEGANT® 310x100x40

F_2,Rk = 124,0 kNMin. cross-section: 140x 440 mm

MEGANT® 430x100x40

F_2,Rk = 207,0 kNMin. cross-section: 140x 520 mm

MEGANT® 550x100x40

F_2,Rk = 235,2 kNMin. cross-section: 140x 640 mm

MEGANT® 310x150x50

F_2,Rk = 156,0 kNMin. cross-section: 190x 410 mm

MEGANT® 430x150x50

F_2,Rk = 260,0 kNMin. cross-section: 190x 520 mm

MEGANT® 550x150x50

F_2,Rk = 364,0 kN
Min. cross-section: 190x 640 mm

MEGANT® 730x150x50

F_2,Rk = 443,2 kN
Min. cross-section: 190x 830 mm

MEGANT® 1030x150x50 SL

F_2,Rk = 604 kN completely screwed into GL24h using KNAPP® CS-screws 8 x 160 mm

F_2,Rk = 768 kN completely screwed into GL24h using KNAPP® CS-screws 8 x 240 mm

Minimum cross section : 190 x 1130 mm

Processing options

Fire protection

For an invisible joint or when specific fire protection requirements are needed, MEGANT® can be processed with concealed three-sided installation.
Due to the gap-sealed connection, no additional covers or fire protection tapes are necessary.
According to EN 1995-1-2, a 30-minute fire resistance (R30) requires a wood overlap of 28 mm. Higher fire resistance (e.g., R60) is also achievable.
For fire protection covering of R60 / R90, the connector is additionally wrapped with Firestrip Interdense Type 15 on top of the wood overlap.
Firestrip Interdense Type 15 is ETA -16/0811 approved.
The Firestrip envelops the MEGANT® connector from all six sides and expands at 150°C. From 300°C, the wrapping achieves its full expansion capacity.