Twisted Steel Micro-Reinforcement: Proactive Micro-Composite Concrete Reinforcement
Luke Pinkerton; Chief Technology Officer of Helix Steel; presented a paper titled:– Twisted Steel Micro-Reinforcement (TSMR): Proactive Micro-Composite Concrete Reinforcement;– at the 27th Biennial National Conference of the Concrete Institute of Australia; in conjunction with the 69th RILEM Week. Luke answered two fundamental questions in his presentation: 1) Is it really okay to design fibre concrete assuming large cracks have formed?, and 2) Why do we give up on the concrete so easily? These two questions can be confidently answered because of 10-years of successful implementation worldwide, which has shown that the success of TSMR reinforced concrete is undeniable. This very fact, in addition to the significant increases in modulus of rupture and splitting tensile strength TSMR provides, calls into question common fibre testing and design guidelines that assume the concrete has failed prior to any contribution.
IAPMO UES ER-0279
Helix Steel recently earned IAPMO’s Uniform Evaluation Service (UES) Evaluation Report ER-0279 on Helix 5-25 Twisted Steel Micro Rebar (TSMR). Helix 5-25 TSMR is the only discontinuous concrete reinforcement product in the world that now has a ISO certified design manual that can be followed to design vertical applications (such as walls) with Helix as the primary concrete reinforcement.
Helix TSMR Reinforced Concrete Mixing, Placing and Finishing Instructions
Download the Helix Twisted Steel Micro Rebar (TSMR) Reinforced Mixing, Placing and Finishing Instructions.
Helix 5-25 TSMR Even Distribution Tests – 25kg/m3
Download the Helix 5-25 Twisted Steel Micro Rebar (TSMR) Even Distribution Tests that were carried out for a dosage of 25kg/m3.
Helix 5-25 TSMR Even Distribution Tests – 30kg/m3
Download the Helix 5-25 Twisted Steel Micro Rebar (TSMR) Even Distribution Tests that were carried out for a dosage of 30kg/m3.
Helix 5-25 TSMR Data Sheet
Download the Helix 5-25 Twisted Steel Micro Rebar (TSMR) Data Sheet here.
Report on Bending and Shear Behaviours of Helix Circular Piles
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Helix MSDS
Download the full Helix Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) here.
Helix – Proactive Reinforcement
The ONLY Proactive Reinforcement.
This chart compares Helix Twisted Steel Micro Rebar (TSMR) with other types of reinforcement.
Galvanized Steel Reinforcement in Concrete: An Overview
Research paper written by Professor Stephen R Yeomans (University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia).
This paper presents an overview of the characteristics and use of galvanized reinforcement in concrete construction. It is provided to supplement the presentations in the Workshop – More Durable Concrete Structures using Hot Dip Galvanized Reinforcing Steel supported by the International Zinc Association, the United Nations Common Fund for Commodities and the International Lead Zinc Study Group.
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