Inelastic Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Columns with Short Lap Splices...

ACI Materials Journal;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......1970s or before is the detailing of lap splices. These splices are often short, poorly...reinforced concrete columns with short lap splices is presented. The model is based on...results show that the strength of short lap splices can be predicted well using local bond-sl...

Seismic Retrofit of Lap Splices in Nonductile Square Columns Using Carbon...

ACI Structural Journal;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......seismic retrofit measure for deficient lap splices. Three full-scale building column specimens...intentionally designed such that the lap splices would fail prior to achieving the flexural...of tests of similar columns without lap splices. It is shown that with a CFRP jacket...

Fiber Splice Trays.(Siemon Co. products)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data...

Fiberoptic Product News;  July 1, 2001 ;     101 words ......fiber splice trays manage and protect either fusion or mechanical splices and come with a snap-on, clear polycarbonate cover. The...to accommodate other common fusion splice protectors or mechanical splices. All trays provide adequate space for singlemode and multimode...

Fiber splicing and termination considerations for FTTH networks: careful...

Fiberoptic Product News;  July 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......pre-connectorized pigtails and splitters, mechanical splices, field connectorization of cables...decreases the attractiveness of both mechanical splices and field connectorization. For systems...operators in the United States deploy mechanical splices for restoration purposes only, ...

Seismic Upgrade with Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer of Columns Containing...

ACI Materials Journal;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......concrete (RC) columns detailed with poor lap splices and inadequate transverse confinement...program included effect of the presence of lap splices, the effectiveness of CFRP in pre-earthquake...codes have rendered them substandard. Lap splices are used in the construction of most...

Ancillary Products for Reinforced Concrete Construction

Concrete;  November 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......certificated, are used to describe the operation of the scheme in practice: 1. Mechanical Splices 2. Continuity Strips 3. Pile Cage Formers 3.1 Mechanical Splices * Basic principles The basic principle of splicing, which is common in reinforced...

Lap Splices Anchored by Headed Bars

ACI Materials Journal;  March 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......behavior of headed reinforcement in lap splices was studied experimentally. Observations...Test results suggest that noncontact lap splices should be modeled using a truss mechanism...capacity. The behavior of headed bars in lap splices is compared to the behavior and trends...

Size effect on bond strength of deformed bars.

Construction and Building Materials;  September 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......for the seismic resistant design of lap splices because the use of small diameter bars...larger than #11 is prohibited for tension lap splices. Sener et al. [4] tested tension splices...according to the bar diameter. Tension lap splices are made in the constant moment region...

Mechanical fasteners boost uptime in light-duty conveyor applications....

Food Manufacturing;  October 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ......complete the repair during a scheduled downtime. In addition, mechanical splices offer the advantage of being hinged or separable. This...the downtime and cost of installing the splice. Unlike mechanical splices, which require only basic mechanical skills and simple...

Performance of Concrete Bridge Columns Under Shaketable Excitation

ACI Structural Journal;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......systems. Similar deficiencies, including lap splices and butt welds of longitudinal steel...bridge structure damage again due to lap splices in high moment regions and shear failures...constructed columns do not use these lap splices at the base of the column and generally...

Design of Lap-Spliced Bars: Is Simplification Possible?

ACI Materials Journal;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......estimation accuracy of the strength of lap splices has been improving, the complexity of...estimation accuracy of the strength of lap splices has been improving. This improvement...analysis of test results of beams with lap splices and reflects the effect of length, cover...

Optical connector and mechanical splice global market on the rise.(MARKET...

FTTX;  November 1, 2006 ;     317 words ......market forecast study of the global consumption value and technology trends of communication fiber-optic connectors and mechanical splices in selected communication applications. The global connector/mechanical splice consumption is driven by a dramatic increase...

Simplifying splice countersinking.(E&T: TECHWATCH)(FSK Belt Skiver from...

Pit & Quarry;  March 1, 2005 ;     415 words ...The compact FSK Belt Skiver from Flexco was created to make removal of conveyor belt cover material when countersinking mechanical splices fast and easy. By employing an integral ratchet-driven roller design, the hand-operated tool carves a flat-bottomed trough...

Bond strength of hot-dip galvanized hooked bars in normal strength...

Construction and Building Materials;  June 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......galvanizing on bond strength of tension lap splices in normal and high strength concrete...galvanizing on the bond capacity of tension lap splices anchored in full-scale beam specimens...galvanizing on bond strength of tension lap splices in normal strength concrete. The reduction...

Bond strength of hot-dip galvanized hooked bars in high strength concrete...

Construction and Building Materials;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......galvanizing on the bond capacity of tension lap splices anchored in full-scale beam specimens...galvanizing on bond strength of tension lap splices in NSC. The reduction in bond strength...bond reduction of galvanized tension lap splices in high strength concrete by evaluating...