Rebar Connection Technology

Rebar Connection Technology

Electro-slag welding will save steel compared to the several above-mentioned methods, but with big power consumption. It needs special erection of power lines, and each welding machine needs to be equipped with a 400KVA transformer. The fluctuations of voltage often affect the quality of welding. The above-mentioned methods all require joint position is staggered lap, and have strict limit for the percentage of cross-sectional area of rebar joint and cross-sectional area of total rebar within the same section. Pressure welding technology is complicated, and is affected by climate, also not safe due to the fire. 

In order to solve these problems, in the mid-seventies, some developed countries such as the United States, Japan, Germany started to develop mechanical connection techniques such as: cold extrusion connection technology, taper threaded connection, straight thread connections, and developed a corresponding national standard, which is widely used in the subway, nuclear power plants, large-span aseismatic structure.