The connection of threaded steel bars has undergone various methods such as binding, lap welding, gas pressure welding, and electroslag pressure welding. These traditional connection methods require a lot of installation equipment and complex operations, and the connection strength is low, which cannot guarantee quality and is difficult to adapt to high-attitude operations, rapid construction,and maintaining a civilized construction site environment.
Mechanical connection of steel bars refers to the connection method of transfering the force from one steel bar to another steel bar ,through the mechanical interlocking effect of the connector or the pressure bearing effect of the steel bar end face. This type of connection method has been developed gradually in China in the past decade, and it has the following advantages.
1. The quality of the joint is stable and reliable,not affected by the chemical compositions of steel reinforcement, and the influence of human factors is also small.
2.Easy to operate, fast construction speed, and not affected by climate conditions.
3.No pollution, no fire hazards, construction safety, etc.
In the connection of large-diameter steel bars,the mechanical connection method of steel bars has broad development prospects.