Pre-stressed
concrete is high-strength concrete that has internal steel wire
reinforcement. Because pre-stressed concrete requires no coatings,
it is a low-cost construction material.
Pre-stressed concrete strands
/ pre-stressed concrete wires which can be found in our suite of
products include:
- Pre-stressed concrete strands, 7-wire, with very low relaxation
- Pre-stressed concrete strands, compacted
- Pre-stressed concrete wires with smooth or figured surface
- Pre-stressed concrete strands and wires, galvanized
Application
In building & construction industry, especially in the construction
of bridges, dams, poles, pipes, rail road, sleepers, etc.
Indented PC Wire In the pre-tensioned concrete application, the pre-stressed
steel wire is tensioned approx. 70 to 80% of the minimum specified
breaking load of steel wire prior to casting of concrete. After
initial setting of concrete, the pre-tensioned steel wire is released
and the stress in the wire is induced in the concrete. This induced
compressive stress will neutralize the tensile stress caused by
the acting loads on the concrete member. In
the case of pre-tensioning, it is important that adequate bond is
created between the steel wire and concrete in order to transfer
the desired compressive force from the steel wire to the concrete.
In order to improve the bond strength and achieve a consistently
low transmission length, regular indentations of specified shape
in the wire surface in either opposite or 120-degree planes or 90-degree
planes were introduced. In the known art of indenting operation,
it is possible only to make 2, 3 or 4-sided intermittent indentation
on the surface of the wire. This indentation is normally carried
out on a wire-drawing machine and is effected by pulling the wire
through appropriate indenting rolls.
Advantages
- Improves the bond strength between pre-stressed steel wire and
concrete
- Reduces the frictional losses between pre-stressed wire and concrete
- Increases the anchorage efficiency
- Maintains higher effective pre-stressing force in the structure
- Reduces the number of operations at the customer end
We
are one of the leading manufacturers of PC strand in India. Our
equipment and technical know-how is among the finest in the industry.
Advantages
- Higher breaking loads
- Higher proof loads
- Higher fatigue and corrosion resistance
- Better performance at elevated temperature
Application
Our strand is used in the construction of major bridges, silos,
buildings, dams, atomic reactor buildings, stadiums, airport hangers,
pre-cast segments, etc.
Common sizes: 9.3 mm.9.6.12.7,12.5,12.9,11.11,11.3,15.24 and 15.7
mm.
Specifications
ASTM: A416-98a
IS: 14268/1995
BS: 5896:1980
JIS: G 3536(1994)
AS: 1311/1987