Resistance of plastic anchors for fixing on ETICS in different types of base materials

The durability of external thermal insulation composite systems and their resistance to wind load mainly depends on the resistance of plastic anchors by means of which the systems are fixed to the substrate. A large part of the facade walls are made of reinforced concrete and various types of masonry units. This article presents an experimental study of the resistance of plastic anchors for ETICS, with different types of base materials, typical of the facade walls of buildings implemented in Bulgaria. The resistance of anchors installed in base materials with different characteristics of hollow masonry units, solid masonry units, concrete base and autoclaved aerated concrete units was investigated. As a result of the study, it was found that the resistance under tension force of the plastic anchors was the highest for base of concrete, solid clay masonry units and high-density autoclaved aerated concrete. It was found that with the different types of masonry units, as the compressive strength of the base increases, the resistance of the plastic anchors also increases.