US4643929A
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Steel materials for use with prestressed concrete
Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Filing: 1984-12-14
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Granted: 1987-02-17
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Expires: 2004-12-14
Abstract
Abstract Prestressing steel materials are disclosed for use with concrete that is prestressed by posttensioning, said steel material being unbonded from the concrete. The steel materials are composed of steel members sheathed with a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube. Preferably, the wall thickness of the resin tube is at least 300 microns. In the case of a steel strand composed of a plurality of twisted steel wires, spiral grooves of the strand are filled with a resin and then the strand and resin are sheathed with a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube.
Inventors
- 👤 Kanji Watanabe
- 👤 Mikio Mizoe
- 👤 Eiji Inoo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 22:08
CPC Classifications
D; D07; D07B; D07B1/00; D07B1/16; D07B1/162; E; E04; E04C; E04C5/00; E04C5/08; D07B2201/00; D07B2201/20; D07B2201/2015; D07B2201/2042; D07B2201/2044; D07B2201/2045; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/13; Y10T428/131; Y10T428/1317; Y10T428/1321; Y10T428/1328; Y10T428/1334; Y10T428/1338; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249967; Y10T428/249968; Y10T428/26; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2913; Y10T428/2933; Y10T428/294; Y10T428/2942; Y10T428/2947; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31678; Y10T428/31692
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
An elongated prestressing steel material embedded in prestressed concrete, wherein said prestressing steel material comprises a steel member and a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube surrounding the outer surfaces of said steel member, and in which the prestressing steel material is subjected to posttensioning in an unbounded state wherein the prestressing steel material is not bonded to and is free to move relative to the concrete, and wherein the steel member is bonded to and is not movable relative to the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
An elongated prestressing steel material embedded in prestressed concrete, wherein said prestressing steel material comprises a steel member and a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube surrounding the outer surfaces of said steel member, and in which the prestressing steel material is subjected to posttensioning in an unbounded state wherein the prestressing steel material is not bonded to and is free to move relative to the concrete, and wherein the steel member is bonded to and is not movable relative to the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
130 words
A prestressing steel material embedded in prestressed concrete, wherein said prestressing steel material comprises: a steel strand comprising a plurality of steel wires twisted together, said steel strand having spiral grooves; a resin filling said grooves; and a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube covering said strand and said resin and heat-shrunk around said strand to provide intimate contact between said strand and said resin tube and further comprising an adhesive material provided between the steel member and the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube, wherein upon application of heat, the tube shrinks as the adhesive meets to adhere the steel member and the resin tube and wherein the prestressing steel material is free to move relative to the concrete and the steel strand is not movable relative to the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
130 words
A prestressing steel material embedded in prestressed concrete, wherein said prestressing steel material comprises: a steel strand comprising a plurality of steel wires twisted together, said steel strand having spiral grooves; a resin filling said grooves; and a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube covering said strand and said resin and heat-shrunk around said strand to provide intimate contact between said strand and said resin tube and further comprising an adhesive material provided between the steel member and the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube, wherein upon application of heat, the tube shrinks as the adhesive meets to adhere the steel member and the resin tube and wherein the prestressing steel material is free to move relative to the concrete and the steel strand is not movable relative to the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
102 words
An elongated prestressing steel material embedded in prestressed concrete, wherein said prestressing steel material comprises: a steel member, a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube surrounding the outer surfaces of said steel member, and an adhesive material provided between the steel member and the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube, wherein upon application of heat, the tube shrinks as the adhesive melts to adhere the steel member and the resin tube and wherein the prestressing steel material is in an unbonded state and is free to move with respect to the concrete and the steel member is not movable relative to the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
102 words
An elongated prestressing steel material embedded in prestressed concrete, wherein said prestressing steel material comprises: a steel member, a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube surrounding the outer surfaces of said steel member, and an adhesive material provided between the steel member and the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube, wherein upon application of heat, the tube shrinks as the adhesive melts to adhere the steel member and the resin tube and wherein the prestressing steel material is in an unbonded state and is free to move with respect to the concrete and the steel member is not movable relative to the heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The steel material of claim 3, wherein a wall thickness of said resin tube is at least 300 microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The steel material of claim 3, wherein said resin material is a polyolefin.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The steel material of claim 3, wherein said resin is a high-density polyethylene.
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