IMPROVED STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
- · Continuous rebar
- · Behaves like one piece of bar
- · Load transfer independent from surrounding concrete
- · Ductility independent of concrete condition
- · Good performance under cyclic loading
- · More design flexibility
- · Eliminates congestion problems
- · Simplifies concreting
- · Improves flow of aggregates
- · Improved steel-concrete ratio
- · No overlap connections in high stressed areas
- · Minimise column sizes
- · Resistance at fire, explosions or seismic events
- · Reliability
- · No special knowledge
- · Certified connection
- · Continuously tested
- ISO 9001 : 2000 quality system
IMPROVED CONSTRUCTABILITY
- Connection of construction phases
- Enables construction in phases
- Simplifies job scheduling
- Enables future extensions
- Enables top-down construction for sub structures
- Formwork considerations
- Enables slip-forming and climbing formwork
- Eliminates the need for puncturing formwork for rebar dowels
- Facilitates removal of formwork
- Formwork may be re-used
- Simplifies use of formwork systems
- Temporary openings easy to make
- No protruding rebar dowels
- Rebar easy to connect
- Small work openings possible
- Reduced crane time
- Faster placing of prefabricated reinforcement
- Easier to handle reinforcement sections
- Faster placing of vertical reinforcement
- Lower reinforcement obstacles
- Improved execution
- New execution methods possible
- Improved logistics
- Maximum level of prefabrication of reinforcement
- Faster execution
- Simplified work scheduling
- Complete delivery per construction section
- Job site safety
- No dangerously protruding rebar dowels
- Optimum accessibility on the job due to temporary openings in the reinforcement