Patent · US Expired

Method of installing tension members on supporting structures, and apparatus for performing the method

US7296385B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Leonhardt, Andrä und Partner Beratende Ingenieure VBI AG · DE

Inventors

Hans-Peter Andra · Stuttgart, DE
Markus Maier · Graz, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 14, 2005
Grant date	Nov 20, 2007
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 2, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
CPC primaryE04G2023/0262
WIPO fieldCivil engineering
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Pre-stressed, strip-type tension members are applied to supporting structures, especially concrete supporting structures. To this end, a clamping device is used to pre-stress the tension member at least at one end, at a distance from the surface of the supporting structure, by a temporary clamping element which is fixed to the tension member, and the tension member is then pressed onto the surface by at least one permanent brace. The two temporary clamping elements are removed from the surface once the tension member has been pressed onto the surface.

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