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Splicing Systems
Introduction
ERICO® is the worldwide leader in design and manufac- ERICO mechanical rebar splices are tested and proven.
turing of advanced mechanical rebar splicing systems. They offer the most effective method of joining rein-
With more than 40 years experience, the “Rebar Splicing forcing bars and meet the codes of national and inter-
Specialists” at ERICO understand the concrete construc- national regulatory organizations.
tion business and inherent rebar splicing problems. Our
engineering capabilities, broad experience and extensive Our products are:
testing base combined with our multiple splicing and • LENTON® Taper Threaded Splices
anchorage systems, allow us to provide engineers and • LENTON® FORM SAVER
contractors with product solutions to rebar splicing chal-
lenges – today and into the future. • LENTON® INTERLOK
• LENTON® SPEED-SLEEVE
Ease of use, reliability, structural integrity, and minimal
congestion are the benefits of using ERICO products. Our • LENTON® QUICK-WEDGE
systems will handle your needs in tension, compression, • LENTON® TERMINATOR
cyclic and stress reversal applications. • CADWELD® Rebar Splices
STRESS (ksi)
60
tency that can't be found with lap splicing. MECHANICAL SPLICE
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MECHANICAL COUPLER
COLUMN REINFORCING
BEAM REINFORCING
BEAM REINFORCING COLUMN REINFORCING
LAP BAR
PLAN VIEW
PLAN VIEW
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The LENTON Rebar Splicing Family
International
Codes &
Standards
ERICO mechanical splices
meet the requirements of
major international codes
and standards:
Australia
AS3600
Austria
Onorm B4700
Brazil
ABNT – NBR 8548 – AGO/84
Canada
CAN3-N287.2
CAN3-N287.3
Chile
NCH 204
China
GB 1499-91
France
NF A 35-020-1
Germany
DIN 1045
Japan
JIS G3112 LENTON® TAPER LENTON® CADWELD®
Malaysia THREADED SPLICES FORM SAVER CADWELD rebar splices are
MS146
LENTON splices are the LENTON FORM SAVER used where strength and
Netherlands slimmest couplers available is ideal for eliminating toughness are critical.
BRL 0504 and their tapered thread protruding dowel bars CADWELD - the world’s
Norway makes them the most reliable, in segmental pour appli- premier mechanical splicing
NS 3437 easy to install and cost effec- cations and temporary system - offers consistency
tive system. The LENTON openings. It is uniquely as well as versatility and
United Kingdom taper threaded range consist designed with the flexibility. CADWELD rebar
BS 8110
of standard and transition LENTON tapered thread, splicing system is the most
United States couplers as well as positional factory installed thread used system in nuclear
AASHTO; ACI 318-2002; couplers to join bars of any protector and nailing construction worldwide.
ACI 349; ACI 359/ASME-III div 2, shape, size and diameter. Also plate for easy attach-
BOCA, CABO, ICBO, NRC, SBCC1, CADWELD is also used for
weldable and bolt couplers ment to the form. no bar end preparation
UBC 1997; U.S. Army Corps of are available for joining
Engineers, ICC applications where new
structural steel to reinforced reinforcement is connected
concrete. to existing reinforcement.
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ERICO, Inc. manufactures a complete line of rebar splicing systems. Each system is designed to meet
different splicing requirements. ERICO has the staff, experience and resources to help select the system
that's right for any application. The following is a list of the most popular splicing systems available
from ERICO – The rebar splicing specialists.
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Applications
MECHANICAL SPLICING AND ANCHORING
LENTON Taper Threaded Splices • LENTON SPEED-SLEEVE • CADWELD
LENTON INTERLOK • LENTON TERMINATOR
LENTON is the most widely used mechanical splicing CADWELD metal filled splice is also ideal for repair
system in the world today. The LENTON system is applications.
designed to connect two pieces of rebar together in
the field quickly and easily. The LENTON INTERLOK precast joining system is
designed to provide structural integrity for joining rebar
LENTON taper threaded splices utilize the time-tested, in precast construction. The system allows maximum
field proven taper thread for assurance of strength, efficiency in precast construction as blockouts and
consistency and reliability while simplifying installation. concrete patching are eliminated - providing architec-
Designed for use with worldwide grades of rebar, turally appealing results.
LENTON develops the full tension splice strength
requirement per numerous international design stan- LENTON TERMINATOR is a replacement for hooked
dards. The LENTON system is available in several styles rebar in beam/column, roof/column, piles and pile cap,
to meet virtually any application. The applications footings, and just about anywhere a typical hooked
include standard bar-to-bar connections, precaging bar would be utilized for anchorage in traditional cast-
applications, hooked bar applications, closure pours, in-place precast construction. The LENTON TERMINATOR
precast connections, rebar terminations and anchor- is simply an oversized coupling secured to the end of
ages, transition splices, segmental construction and a length of rebar, creating anchorage within the con-
connections to structural steel. crete. Pioneered by ERICO in the 1970s, mechanical
rebar anchors effectively eliminate the rebar hook,
For compression only connections the LENTON SPEED- minimize embedment lengths, simplify concrete place-
SLEEVE is ideal. SPEED-SLEEVE installs quickly in an ment, reduce construction costs and allow greater
easy one man operation. flexibility in design and construction. In addition to
The CADWELD rebar splicing system is the most widely providing an alternative to hooked rebar, it can also be
used mechanical splice in nuclear construction. The utilized as a stop nut for bar passing through a pile
plank or structural steel element.
LENTON “A2/A12”
Bar-to-bar connection, where
at least one bar is free to rotate.
Full tension capacity.
LENTON TERMINATOR
Replacement for bent bars
in foundations, pile caps and
column footers.
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BENT BAR APPLICATIONS
LENTON POSITION COUPLER
For bar-to-bar connections where neither
bar can be rotated and where one bar is
free to move in its axial direction.
LENTON TERMINATOR
Replacement for a bent
section of reinforcing steel.
LENTON COUPLERS
Ideal for shear wall applications.
Mechanical splices reduce overall
congestion.
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Applications
DOWEL BAR REPLACEMENT
LENTON FORM SAVER
LENTON FORM SAVER is ideal for segmental pours by rebar. FORM SAVER is ideal for slip form, jump form,
eliminating protruding dowels. It is uniquely designed segmental pour, stairwell applications, bridge and
with our LENTON taper thread, factory installed thread highway construction and precast applications. LENTON
protector and keyed mounting holes for easy attachment FORM SAVER is available in sizes #4 through #11
to the form. LENTON Form Saver eliminates drilling (12mm - 36mm).
expensive formwork and the need for bend/rebend of
Equipment and
Crane Openings
Stairwell
1st Pour
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Applications
REPAIR/RETROFIT APPLICATIONS
LENTON QUICK-WEDGE • CADWELD Rebar Splicing System
ERICO offers a wide range of products to splice rebar world, and as a result, it is the primary splicing
in the field or to repair or extend column or beam method used for nuclear and blast resistant structures.
bars that are in a structure. Sometimes rebar may be In addition, the QUICK-WEDGE splice is ideal for
accidentally cut in the field or a structure may get an repairing or extending small rebars in sizes #4 - #6
addition and the reinforcement must be extended. (12mm - 20mm). This quick and easy to use system is
For these applications, ERICO offers several products flexible, reliable and economical. Installation is made
including the CADWELD rebar splicing system and the in seconds by over-lapping rebar in the steel sleeve
QUICK-WEDGE mechanical rebar splice. The CADWELD and driving a wedge pin between the bars with a
splice is the original mechanical splice pioneered by portable hydraulic hand tool. Splices can be made
ERICO in the 1950s and is suitable for connecting two with as little as 3" (76mm) of exposed dowel. This sys-
pieces of rebar in-situ with no bar end preparation tem is also ideal for adding confinement steel (stirrups)
required. This system is the premier rebar splice in the in seismic upgrade applications.
QUICK-WEDGE
Stirrups are joined at two locations around
an existing column. The column is encased
with additional concrete pour.
QUICK-WEDGE
Remove sections of deteriorated
road slabs or bridge decks. Expose
a minimal length of rebar by chip-
ping out additional concrete. New
reinforcing steel is joined by an oval
shaped coupler. A hydraulic hand
tool is used to install a wedge pin
between new and old rebar.
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LENTON Taper Threaded Splicing Systems
LENTON is the most widely used • Fastest system to install – accelerating
mechanical splicing system in the construction schedules.
world today. And why not? LENTON
is unique because it uses a taper • Threading at the fabrication shop
thread for assurance of strength, eliminates installation equipment
consistency and reliability while “problems” at the job site.
simplifying installation. • Excellent for future extension
applications.
Designed for use on worldwide stan-
dard grades of rebar, LENTON develops • Contractor can save valuable
the ACI full tension splice strength crane time while gaining flexibility
requirement as per many international on mechanical splicing schedules.
standards. No “special” high strength, • Electrostatically epoxy coated
enlarged thread section, or increased couplers are available to maximize
rebar size are necessary, allowing the corrosion protection.
supply of rebar from multiple sources • Taper thread design eliminates cross
for maximum cost savings. threading problems.
• Available in sizes #3 - #18
(10mm - 57mm)
LENTON ® COUPLER
LENTON®
TAPERED
THREAD
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LENTON FORM SAVER
LENTON FORM SAVER solves the age • Ideal for slip form, jump form, segmen-
old problem of joining rebar through a tal pour and stairwell applications, to
concrete form. As an extension of the name a few.
LENTON product line, FORM SAVER offers
the LENTON advantages with additional • Provides job site safety by eliminating
features. All couplers are supplied pre- protruding dowels.
assembled to the rebar with built in • Exceeds International Building Code
internal coupler thread protection to Requirements.
eliminate concrete paste contamination. • Quality assurance tensile testing
The plate designed to mount the coupler during production runs.
assembly is pre-attached and features
• Available in sizes #4 - #11
keyed holes to ease attachment to
(12mm - 36mm)
the form.
The system eliminates:
– The need to cut holes in expensive
form work;
– Questionable condition of "bent
and rebent" rebar;
– Bars breaking during straightening;
– Specifying Grade 40 rebar for
the application.
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CADWELD
For the most demanding applications, • Consistently develops
CADWELD rebar splicing system has minimum ultimate strength
earned its reputation as the strongest of the rebar.
splice. The primary usage for CADWELD
• Excellent for joining
is related to critical structures requiring
circumferential bars.
high safety margins such as blast resist-
ant facilities, pressure vessel applica- • Simplifies acceleration of
tions, or seismic resistance. splicing schedules.
CADWELD® CADWELD®
FILLER FILLER • Retrofit and repair with short
MATERIAL MATERIAL CADWELD is a mechanical splice, not a dowels and requires no bar
weldment. The system utilizes an inter- end preparation.
nally grooved sleeve working in con-
junction with the rebar deformations. • Available in sizes #4 - #18
Load is transferred from the rebar to (12mm - 57mm)
the sleeve via CADWELD filler material.
The finished connection develops
strength and consistency – there is no
CADWELD®
SLEEVE
equal in the industry.
Due to its popularity in critical struc-
tures, CADWELD is the world’s most
tested mechanical splice. Its record
includes over 25,000 actual field made
tensile tests.
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LENTON QUICK-WEDGE
The QUICK-WEDGE splicing system • Minimal dowel lengths eliminate
is designed to deliver a quick and excessive and expensive concrete
simple method of splicing #4 - #6 chipping in retrofit installations.
(12mm - 20mm) bar. Installation is
made in seconds by over-lapping • “Lapped bar” capability and
rebar in the steel sleeve and driving minimal exposed bar ends make
the wedge pin between the bars the QUICK-WEDGE system a
with a portable hydraulic hand tool. natural for road/ bridge repair
and closure pours.
QUICK-WEDGE offers fast installa- • The ideal splice system for adding
tion by allowing rebar to be cut to confinement steel (stirrups) in
QUICK-WEDGE the approximate size that spans seismic upgrade applications.
A minimal amount of concrete is between the rebar being joined,
removed from the existing road way or doing away with custom cutting • Exceeds characteristic strength
bridge deck. An oval shaped mechanical and fitting as in butt splicing. requirements in the code
lap splice coupler is assembled using a Splices can be made with as little • Can make up to 100 splices
portable hydraulic hand tool. per hour.
as 3" (76mm) of exposed dowel.
QUICK-WEDGE
Protruding bars from the
precast wall are joined using an
oval shape coupler. The bars are
overlapped and assembled using
a hydraulic hand tool. Cast-in-
place concrete is poured after
the connections are completed.
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LENTON INTERLOK
For precast construction, ERICO offers the LENTON • Maintains structural integrity through precast sections.
INTERLOK rebar splicing system. Splices are designed to The reinforcing steel acts as one continuous bar well
maintain structural integrity between load bearing pre- above 125 percent of yield.
cast members such as columns, beams and shear walls.
The completed connection exceeds the ACI Building • Unlike embedded connections, tensile loads are
Code Requirement. transferred through the rebar, and are not dependent
on the compressive strength of the concrete.
LENTON INTERLOK utilizes the LENTON taper threaded • The connection is not detrimental to surrounding
system on one end, which has been recognized world- concrete, since no heat is produced, as in arc-welding.
wide for nearly two decades. The opposite end of the
sleeve is filled at the jobsite with a specially formulated • No more unsightly and costly patchwork required,
cementitious filler (grout). A quality connection is creating an aesthetically appealing finish.
assured since both the coupler and filler are supplied by • Designed for all rebar sizes from #6 - #18
ERICO as a system. (20mm - 57mm).
LENTON ¤
INTERLOK
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LENTON TAPERED THREAD SLEEVE
FILLER MATERIAL
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LENTON SPEED-SLEEVE
For compression only applications, SPEED-SLEEVE is the splice of • Installation is a one-man
choice. The system is designed to allow compressive loads to be operation keeping labor costs
transferred by aligning square cut rebar to bear on one another. down.
SPEED-SLEEVE is desirable because it can be installed on rebar
• Transition splices can be made with
dowels without the upper bar in place. This feature allows one-
man installation and is conducive to prefabricated cage assembly. the use of simple adaptor inserts.
• Install with an air or electrically
driven impact wrench.
• Fast installation keeps construction
on or ahead of schedule.
• Designed for sizes #6 - #18
(20mm - 57mm).
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LENTON TERMINATOR
Recent code changes have significantly • 60% less rebar congestion by
increased the amount of rebar required, eliminating the need for hooked
while at the same time, designers are striving rebar embedments.
for more compact structural elements. This • Complies with major codes and
results in rebar congestion and placement standards while minimizing
problems. Built on the extensive testing embedment lengths to reduce
conducted for headed anchors, the LENTON congestion.
TERMINATOR answers these challenges by
eliminating the majority of rebar embedment • Simplifies concrete placement for
lengths required, while reducing job-site better concrete consolidation.
man-hours and related labor costs. • Offers more embedment options,
while allowing greater design
Utilizing the principles of the Shear Cone flexibility.
Theory on which ACI-355 is based, the
LENTON TERMINATOR is designed for use • Faster installation lowers the
on all rebar grades sizes #4 - #18 (12mm - in-place cost.
57mm). The LENTON Terminator • Standard product dimensions
incorporates the time-tested, field-proven require minimal detailing.
LENTON tapered thread and is supplied • Simplifies expansion while
through a network of local rebar fabricators. allowing for future extensions.
ACI-355 is based on
the principles of the
Shear Cone Theory
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Put the ERICO Advantage to Work for You
Celebrating its 100th year, ERICO is a diversified global
manufacturer with a network of offices and manufacturing
facilities in over 24 countries and with more than 1400
employees. Headquartered in Solon, Ohio, USA, ERICO
has two businesses: the Fixing and Fastening Business
selling Electrical and Mechanical Fixings and Fasteners
and Concrete Reinforcement products; and the Electrical
Business offering Facility Electrical Protection, Panelboard
and Rail and Industrial Electrical products. Well-known
brand names include: CADDY® fixings and fasteners;
CADWELD® welded electrical connections; CRITEC® surge
protection devices; ERIFLEX® low-voltage components
featuring FLEXIBAR® busbar; ERITECH® lightning protection
and grounding; and, LENTON® mechanical rebar splices.
Visit ERICO online at www.erico.com.
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Projects
Panoramic Tower
– Lisbon
Petronas Towers
– Malaysia
KPN, Rotterdam
– Netherlands
Skydome
Messeturm – Frankfurt – Toronto, Canada
Sizewell B – UK
Control tower,
Schipol Airport
– Amsterdam
La Défence
– Paris, France
Trianon
– Frankfurt
Bank Swiss Union
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