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Method of forming a dead-end anchorage of a post-tension system

  • US 7,841,061 B1
  • Filed: 09/27/2007
  • Issued: 11/30/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/27/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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