Advances in Concrete Construction
Volume 16, Number 2, 2023, pages 91-96
DOI: 10.12989/acc.2023.16.2.091
Procedure for the correct placement of Long-Thread Short-Thread couplers in mechanical connections of reinforcing bars
Enrique Hernândez-Montes, Fouzia Larbi-Chaht, Mohamed Mouli, Lahouari Mammar, Sadek Mahdjouba, Ahmed M. Mohamed, Abdelkader Medjahed, Ahmed Messaoud-Djebara and Luisa María Gil-Martín
Abstract
The present work provides a new solution to both the correct execution and quality control of straight thread couplers for reinforcing bars under monotonic loading conditions. A random survey on already constructed couplers together with a new mechanical model, adjusted with an experimental campaign, led us to present this new procedure in reinforced concrete construction. Formulation and methodology for a correct placement of straight thread couplers is presented.
Key Words
connectors; mechanical splice; reinforcing bars; reinforced concrete construction
Address
(1) Enrique Hernândez-Montes, Luisa María Gil-Martín:
School of Civil Engineers, University of Granada, Spain;
(2) Fouzia Larbi-Chaht, Mohamed Mouli, Ahmed M. Mohamed, Abdelkader Medjahed, Ahmed Messaoud-Djebara:
Material's Laboratory (LABMAT), Department of Civil Engineering, National Polytechnic School of Oran (ENPO), Algeria;
(3) Lahouari Mammar, Sadek Mahdjouba:
Civil Engineering Department, USTOran, Algeria.