Verein Deutscher Ingenieure

Lifting inserts and lifting systems for precast concrete elements - Principles, design, applications - Design and application
 N VDI/BV-BS 6205 BLATT 3

Annotation

This series of guidelines provides regulations for the production, placing on the market, design and application of lifting inserts and lifting insert systems for the lifting and handling of precast concrete elements. Lifting insert systems consist of a lifting insert permanently anchored in the precast element and the corresponding lifting key that hooks temporarily on to the embedded lifting insert.

VDI/BV-BS 6205 Part 1 provides general rules with respect to the fields of application and the design format.

VDI/BV-BS 6205 Part 2 covers exclusively aspects relevant to the producers of lifting inserts and lifting insert systems which are based on the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EG. It defines requirements and obligations for the producers of lifting inserts and lifting insert systems starting with development criteria and ending with the documentation of technical data in the lifting and handling instructions. Part 2 includes rules for the determination of the resistance and in addition testing and evaluation procedures for lifting inserts and lifting insert systems to ensure the design on a uniform safety level.

The present Part 3 addresses structural engineers and employees of precast plants and includes recommendations and explanations for the design and use of lifting inserts and lifting insert systems.

Figure 2 gives the interaction between the individual parts of this series of guidelines. The principles and requirements of VDI/BV-BS 6205 Part 2 and Part 3 are supplementary to those of VDI/ BV-BS 6205 Part 1.