Reinforcement element for structural concrete construction
AssigneeEcole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (Epfl)
InventorsAurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz
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Abstract
A reinforcing element (10) for structural concrete construction comprising a rod-shaped bar (11) having a cross-sectional enlargement on at least one end thereof. The rod shaped member (11) comprises an elbow portion (12) on said at least one end being embedded in a protection block (15), thereby forming said enlargement. The method for producing the reinforcing element and the corresponding reinforced structural concrete construction are also provided.
Claims15
A reinforcing element (10) for structural concrete construction, in particular for reinforced or prestressed concrete construction, comprising:
- a rod-shaped bar (11) having a cross-sectional enlargement on at least one end thereof;
- wherein said rod shaped bar (11) comprises an elbow portion (12) on said at least one end;
- said elbow portion (12) being embedded in a protection block (15), thereby forming said enlargement.
A method for producing a reinforcing element (10) for structural concrete construction in the form of a rod shaped bar (11) provided with a protection block (15) at one end thereof, comprising:
- producing said rod-shaped bar (11);
- bending end portion of said rod bar;
- covering said bent portion with a protection block (15).
A reinforced structural concrete construction, comprising:
- a concrete volume to be reinforced;
- a rod-shaped bar (11) comprising an elbow portion (12) on said at least one end, said elbow portion (12) being embedded in a protection block (15);
- said rod-shaped bar (11) being at least partially embedded in said concrete volume according to a given reinforcing position in which said protection block is also at least partially embedded in said concrete volume in order to provide said reinforced concrete construction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.