WO1998031891A1 - Improvements relating to reinforcing bars - Google Patents
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- WO1998031891A1 WO1998031891A1 PCT/GB1998/000115 GB9800115W WO9831891A1 WO 1998031891 A1 WO1998031891 A1 WO 1998031891A1 GB 9800115 W GB9800115 W GB 9800115W WO 9831891 A1 WO9831891 A1 WO 9831891A1
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- resin
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
- E04C5/00—Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
- E04C5/07—Reinforcing elements of material other than metal, e.g. of glass, of plastics, or not exclusively made of metal
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- the formation of reinforcing bars by a process according to the invention comprises drawing bundles or 'tows' of continuous glassfibre strands and thermoplastic resin under controlled tension through forming eyes or the like to remove excess resin, leaving the resulting matrix with a high glass content (typically 60% - 70%) which is ideal for high strength reinforcing bars, the matrix subsequently being cured either by reaction in the resin or more quickly by heating.
- a high glass content typically 60% - 70%
- the invention overcomes the problem of steel corrosion by using continuous glassfibre strands impregnated with resin to form rods, bars or cages.
- the material when cured, has a higher tensile strength than steel, is only a quarter of the weight and is highly corrosion resistant when incorporated into concrete.
- Pultrusions which are formed in a heated die have similar properties but because of their generally smooth outer surface are unsuitable for use as reinforcing bars. The process is also slow and not currently an economic proposition for reinforcing bars.
- the resulting bars produced by the process of the invention have a naturally rough outer surface giving them relatively good grip in the concrete. This can be further improved by twisting the tows of glassfibre while they are being drawn through the forming eyes to provide a spiral with a slightly varying cross section to give a better grip and resistance to 'pull through' (which can result from smooth reinforcing bars) . It also increases the circumfer- ential strength.
- a further improvement in these properties can be obtained by drawing the tows of resin impregnated continuous glassfibres through two or more forming eyes and then twisting these together to form a rod with a pronounced spirally wound outer profile. This can be performed as these rods leave the eyes or some time after they have left the eyes, in either the uncured or semi -cured state.
- a secondary operation can also be used to improve the circumferential strength and help prevent separation of the tows and this is performed by winding secondary tows circumferentially while the primary tows are being drawn longitudinally.
- the drawing process can be undertaken vertically or horizontally.
- any continuous fibrous material can be used such as carbonfibre, aramid, ceramic, thermoplastic, metallic or natural fibres.
- polyester resin is the preferred binding resin it could alternatively be any thermosetting or thermoplastic resin.
- the rods can be post- formed after manufacture by heating them to a predetermined temperature to soften the thermoplastic to facilitate bending and forming to any desired shape. This will allow rods or even coils or reels of the bar material to be preformed into cages before delivery or the bars can be shaped on site before or during installation of the reinforcement by using locally applied heat to form the bars into any desired shape.
- thermoplastic bars where this is desirable.
- controlled heat By applying controlled heat during the tensioning process the bars can be 'pulled' and tensioned to the optimum level and then allowed to cool to retain this tension. This helps to overcome the problem of 'relaxation' of pre- and post- tensioned reinforcing rods and cables.
- the invention also extends to a reinforcing bar formed by a process of the invention as hereinbefore defined.
- Figures 2 to 4 are similar views of three alternative versions of a reinforcement bar of the invention.
- Figure 1 illustrates a bar formed from longitudinally drawn, resin-impregnated fibres 1. These have been drawn through forming eyes to remove excess resin, leaving an external surface which is non- smooth in appearance. After curing of the resin the bar can be used for reinforcing purposes and the roughened surface will tend to grip well within the material being reinforced. As shown a secondary tow 2 can optionally be wound around the longitudinal fibres to give improved circumferential strength and to help prevent separation of the fibres.
- the fibres 1 have been twisted as they are pulled through the forming eye, thus increasing the grip characteristics of the external surface of the bar.
- two tows 3 and 4 have been twisted together to create a pronounced spirally wound outer profile.
- several tows 5 can be twisted together for further enhancement of the grip characteristic.
- Thermoplastic materials can be applied to the glassfibre in various ways, including the following.
- the glassfibre can be drawn through a bath of molten thermoplastic.
- the fibres can be drawn through a die whilst extruding a controlled quantity of thermoplastic onto the fibres using controlled pressure.
- the fibres can be drawn through a controlled 'cloud' of electrostatically charged thermoplastic particles and heated afterwards to fuse them into and onto the fibres.
- thermoplastic fibres can be "co-drawn" simultaneously whilst heating the material so that the thermoplastic fuses around the glassfibre.
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- Reinforced Plastic Materials (AREA)
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Priority Applications (2)
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GB9820059A GB2329199A (en) | 1997-01-16 | 1998-01-14 | Improvements relating to reinforcing bars |
EP98900895A EP0892876A1 (en) | 1997-01-16 | 1998-01-14 | Improvements relating to reinforcing bars |
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GB9700796.7 | 1997-01-16 | ||
GBGB9700796.7A GB9700796D0 (en) | 1997-01-16 | 1997-01-16 | Improvements relating to reinforcing bars |
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WO1998031891A1 true WO1998031891A1 (en) | 1998-07-23 |
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PCT/GB1998/000115 WO1998031891A1 (en) | 1997-01-16 | 1998-01-14 | Improvements relating to reinforcing bars |
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EP (1) | EP0892876A1 (en) |
GB (2) | GB9700796D0 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998031891A1 (en) |
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WO2001051730A1 (en) * | 2000-01-13 | 2001-07-19 | Dow Global Technologies Inc. | Reinforcing bars for concrete structures |
WO2002066762A1 (en) * | 2001-02-21 | 2002-08-29 | Sika Schweiz Ag | Reinforcing bar and method for the production thereof |
WO2003037819A3 (en) * | 2001-10-31 | 2003-11-20 | Dow Chemical Co | Small cross-section composites of longitudinally oriented fibers and a thermoplastic resin as concrete reinforcement |
US6706380B2 (en) | 2000-01-13 | 2004-03-16 | Dow Global Technologies Inc. | Small cross-section composites of longitudinally oriented fibers and a thermoplastic resin as concrete reinforcement |
WO2008128314A1 (en) | 2007-04-23 | 2008-10-30 | Randel Brandstrom | Fiber reinforced rebar |
EP2000609A1 (en) | 2007-06-08 | 2008-12-10 | SCHÖCK BAUTEILE GmbH | Reinforcing bar |
EP2437927A1 (en) * | 2009-06-03 | 2012-04-11 | Randel Brandstrom | Fiber reinforced rebar formed into a coil for transportation |
WO2013138921A1 (en) * | 2012-03-23 | 2013-09-26 | Pultrall Inc. | Bent reinforcement rod having improved mechanical strength at the bending point thereof, and method for producing same |
DE102012108132A1 (en) * | 2012-08-31 | 2014-03-06 | Firep Rebar Technology Gmbh | Process for the production of reinforcing elements made of fiber-reinforced plastic and reinforcing elements produced by this process |
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EP0628674A1 (en) * | 1992-11-06 | 1994-12-14 | Nippon Steel Corporation | Fiber-reinforced plastic rod and method of manufacturing the same |
EP0633348A1 (en) * | 1992-12-28 | 1995-01-11 | Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. | Complex fiber string and method of manufacturing the same |
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- 1997-01-16 GB GBGB9700796.7A patent/GB9700796D0/en active Pending
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- 1998-01-14 EP EP98900895A patent/EP0892876A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-01-14 GB GB9820059A patent/GB2329199A/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-01-14 WO PCT/GB1998/000115 patent/WO1998031891A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
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DE1925762A1 (en) * | 1968-05-22 | 1970-01-08 | Sami B Abbud Klink | Reinforcement or reinforcement element for random distribution in a building material |
DE1936078A1 (en) * | 1969-07-16 | 1971-01-28 | Karl Karner | Reinforcement bars for concrete structures |
GB2175364A (en) * | 1985-04-12 | 1986-11-26 | Dainihom Glass Industry Compan | Reinforcing member having projections |
US5182064A (en) * | 1990-10-17 | 1993-01-26 | Nippon Petrochemicals Company, Limited | Method for producing fiber reinforced plastic rods having helical ribs |
EP0586707A1 (en) * | 1992-02-27 | 1994-03-16 | Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited | Electric hardening material, uses of the same and method of practically using the same |
US5580642A (en) * | 1992-03-25 | 1996-12-03 | Mitsui Kensetsu Kabushiki Kaisha | Reinforcing member for civil and architectural structures |
EP0628674A1 (en) * | 1992-11-06 | 1994-12-14 | Nippon Steel Corporation | Fiber-reinforced plastic rod and method of manufacturing the same |
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WO2001051730A1 (en) * | 2000-01-13 | 2001-07-19 | Dow Global Technologies Inc. | Reinforcing bars for concrete structures |
US6612085B2 (en) | 2000-01-13 | 2003-09-02 | Dow Global Technologies Inc. | Reinforcing bars for concrete structures |
US6706380B2 (en) | 2000-01-13 | 2004-03-16 | Dow Global Technologies Inc. | Small cross-section composites of longitudinally oriented fibers and a thermoplastic resin as concrete reinforcement |
WO2002066762A1 (en) * | 2001-02-21 | 2002-08-29 | Sika Schweiz Ag | Reinforcing bar and method for the production thereof |
US7045210B2 (en) | 2001-02-21 | 2006-05-16 | Sika Schweiz Ag | Reinforcing bar and method for the production thereof |
WO2003037819A3 (en) * | 2001-10-31 | 2003-11-20 | Dow Chemical Co | Small cross-section composites of longitudinally oriented fibers and a thermoplastic resin as concrete reinforcement |
WO2008128314A1 (en) | 2007-04-23 | 2008-10-30 | Randel Brandstrom | Fiber reinforced rebar |
EP2137362A1 (en) * | 2007-04-23 | 2009-12-30 | Randel Brandstrom | Fiber reinforced rebar |
EP2137362A4 (en) * | 2007-04-23 | 2011-10-19 | Randel Brandstrom | Fiber reinforced rebar |
EP2000609A1 (en) | 2007-06-08 | 2008-12-10 | SCHÖCK BAUTEILE GmbH | Reinforcing bar |
DE102007027015A1 (en) * | 2007-06-08 | 2008-12-11 | Schöck Bauteile GmbH | rebar |
EP2437927A4 (en) * | 2009-06-03 | 2013-09-25 | Randel Brandstrom | Fiber reinforced rebar formed into a coil for transportation |
EP2437927A1 (en) * | 2009-06-03 | 2012-04-11 | Randel Brandstrom | Fiber reinforced rebar formed into a coil for transportation |
EP2630100A4 (en) * | 2010-10-21 | 2016-07-20 | Reforcetech Ltd | Reinforcement bar and method for manufacturing same |
US11820709B2 (en) | 2010-10-21 | 2023-11-21 | Reforcetech Ltd. | Reinforcement bar and method for manufacturing same |
AU2011318673B2 (en) * | 2010-10-21 | 2015-02-05 | Reforcetech Ltd. | Reinforcement bar and method for manufacturing same |
WO2013138921A1 (en) * | 2012-03-23 | 2013-09-26 | Pultrall Inc. | Bent reinforcement rod having improved mechanical strength at the bending point thereof, and method for producing same |
US9885181B2 (en) | 2012-03-23 | 2018-02-06 | Pultrall Inc. | Bent reinforcement rod having improved mechanical strength at the bending point thereof, and method for producing same |
DE102012108132B4 (en) * | 2012-08-31 | 2015-01-22 | Firep Rebar Technology Gmbh | Process for the production of reinforcing elements made of fiber-reinforced plastic |
DE102012108132A1 (en) * | 2012-08-31 | 2014-03-06 | Firep Rebar Technology Gmbh | Process for the production of reinforcing elements made of fiber-reinforced plastic and reinforcing elements produced by this process |
CN105089165A (en) * | 2015-08-25 | 2015-11-25 | 天津冀恒新材料科技有限公司 | Novel environment-friendly building material |
US11555310B2 (en) | 2018-11-19 | 2023-01-17 | Owens Corning Intellectual Capital, Llc | Composite rebar |
BE1027867B1 (en) * | 2019-12-16 | 2021-07-15 | K4 Bvba | STRENGTHENING ELEMENT FOR CONCRETE |
EP3889369A1 (en) * | 2019-12-16 | 2021-10-06 | K4 bvba | Reinforcing element for concrete |
CN115122694A (en) * | 2022-06-28 | 2022-09-30 | 郑州大学 | Production equipment and process of discontinuous hybrid fiber reinforced polymer rib |
CN115122694B (en) * | 2022-06-28 | 2023-10-31 | 郑州大学 | Production equipment and process of discontinuous hybrid fiber reinforced polymer ribs |
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GB2329199A (en) | 1999-03-17 |
EP0892876A1 (en) | 1999-01-27 |
GB9700796D0 (en) | 1997-03-05 |
GB9820059D0 (en) | 1998-11-04 |
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