Method of forming a dead-end anchorage of a post-tension system
First Claim
1. A method of forming a dead-end anchorage of a post-tension anchor system comprising:
- positioning a tendon within a cavity of an anchor body such that an unsheathed end of said tendon extends outwardly of said cavity, said tendon having a sheathing extending at least partially therearound, said tendon having a sheathed portion positioned within said cavity;
mechanically inserting a fixing element into said cavity;
mechanically inserting wedges into said cavity between said unsheathed end of said tendon and a wall of said cavity; and
applying pressure onto an end of said tendon such that said fixing element engages said sheathed portion and such that said tendon and said wedges are in interference-fit relationship within said cavity.
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Abstract
A method of forming a dead-end anchorage of a post-tension anchor system includes the steps of positioning a tendon within a cavity of an anchor body such that an unsheathed end of the tendon extends outwardly of the cavity such that a sheathed portion of the tendon is positioned within the cavity, mechanically inserting a fixing element into the cavity, mechanically inserting wedges into the cavity between the unsheathed end of the tendon and a wall of the cavity, and applying pressure onto an end of the tendon such that the fixing element engages the sheathed portion and such that the tendon and the wedges are in interference-fit relationship within the cavity. The fixing element includes a pair of fixing members positioned adjacent an end of the wedges.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of forming a dead-end anchorage of a post-tension anchor system comprising:
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positioning a tendon within a cavity of an anchor body such that an unsheathed end of said tendon extends outwardly of said cavity, said tendon having a sheathing extending at least partially therearound, said tendon having a sheathed portion positioned within said cavity; mechanically inserting a fixing element into said cavity; mechanically inserting wedges into said cavity between said unsheathed end of said tendon and a wall of said cavity; and applying pressure onto an end of said tendon such that said fixing element engages said sheathed portion and such that said tendon and said wedges are in interference-fit relationship within said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of forming a dead-end anchorage of a post-tension system comprising:
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positioning a tendon within a cavity of an anchor body such that an unsheathed end of said tendon extends outwardly of said cavity, said tendon having a sheathing extending at least partially therearound, said tendon having a sheathed portion positioned within said cavity; mechanically inserting a fixing element into said cavity; mechanically inserting wedges into said cavity between said unsheathed end of said tendon and a wall of said cavity; and applying pressure onto said wedges such that said wedges urge said fixing element onto engagement with an end of said sheathed portion such that said wedges are in interference-fit relationship within said cavity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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