MEHANIýKO NASTAVLJANJE ARMATURE

MECHANICAL REBAR SPLICING

STRUýNI RAD
Branko MILOSAVLJEVIû PROFESSIONAL PAPER
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1 UVOD 1 INTRODUCTION

Mehaniþko nastavljanje armature, kao relativno nova Mechanical rebar splicing, representing relatively
tehnologija u graÿenju armiranobetonskih i spregnutih new technology in reinforced concrete and composite
konstrukcija, intenzivno se razvija u poslednje dve structures construction is under fast development for
decenije u svetu. Mnogo proizvoÿaþa, i sve širi several decades. Large number of manufacturers as well
asortiman proizvoda u vezi sa ovom tehnologijom, as wide assortment of products led to wider use of this
dovode do široke primene u graÿenju savremenih technology in contemporary structures construction.
konstrukcija. Mehaniþko nastavljanje armature preko Mechanical rebar splicing using couplers could be
spojnica (konektora ili kaplera), predstavlja svojevrsnu considered more as a supplement than substitution of
dopunu, a ne zamenu, klasiþnog naþina nastavljanja classical rebar splicing by overlapping or welding. It is
armature preklapanjem ili zavarivanjem. Odgovarajuüom possible to determine locations and situations where
tehnološkom, ekonomskom i konstrukterskom analizom mechanical rebar splicing is better solution than classical
mogu se definisati mesta primene kod kojih je splicing, using appropriate technological, economic and
mehaniþko nastavljanje armature bolji izbor od klasiþnih structural analysis.
naþina nastavljanja.
2 MECHANICAL COUPLER TYPES
2 VRSTE MEHANIýKIH ARMATURNIH SPOJNICA
During the last decade, large number of different
U poslednoj deceniji razvijeno je i patentirano mnogo types of mechanical couplers were developed and
razliþitih tipova mehaniþkih spojnica. Po naþinu preno- patented. It is possible to classify mechanical couplers
šenja sile izmeÿu dve nastavljene šipke armature, meha- regarding the means of force transfer between two
niþke spojnice mogu se podeliti u sledeüe grupe [1]: spliced bars, as follows [1]:

2.1 Mehaniþke spojnice sa navojem 2.1 Threaded mechanical couplers

Kod ovog tipa spojnica, krajevi armaturnih šipki koje This type of couplers is qualified by threaded ends of
treba nastaviti se narezuju, i zatim nastavljaju uvrtanjem reinforcing bars which are connected by crewing into the
u spojnicu sa urezanim navojem (Slika 1). U zavisnosti coupler with carved in threads (Figure 1). Depending on
od proizvoÿaþa, navoji mogu biti koniþni, ravni ili na manufacturer, the threads could be conical, flat or on a
proširenom delu šipke. Povoljnost koniþnog navoja je thickened part of the bar. Advantage of conical threading
mala razlika izmeÿu preþnika armature i spojnice, jedno- is very small difference between coupler and bar outer
stavno je pozicioniranje kraja šipke u spojnicu, uz mali diameter, as well as simple bar positioning into the
ugao obrtanja za postizanje punog spoja. Za narezivanje coupler, with a minimum screw rotation angle to achieve
koniþnog navoja, neophodan je originalan, relativno složen full connection. Special tool is needed for conical threading

Mr Branko Milosavljeviü, dipl. graÿ. inž. Mr Branko Milosavljevic, Civ.Eng.

Graÿevinski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, Bulevar kralja University of Belgrade, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Bulevar
Aleksandra 73, Beograd, Srbija kralja Aleksandra 73, Belgrade, Serbia

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alat. Treba imati u vidu da svako narezivanje i urezivanje ing of bar end. It should be noticed that every treading of a
navoja na šipku i spojnicu utiþe na konaþne mehaniþke bar or coupler influences final material mechanical
karakteristike materijala, pogotovu na duktilnost i characteristics, specially the ductility and cyclic load
ponašanje pri cikliþnom optereüenju. behaviour.

Slika 1. Mehaniþke spojnice s navojem

Figure 1. Threaded rebar couplers

2.2 Spojnice sa ispunom cementnom ili epoxy 2.2 Grouted sleeve coupler
emulzijom
Grouted sleeve coupler system implies that the force
Sistem spojnica sa ispunom podrazumeva da se sila transfers from the bar to the grout, than to the coupler
sa šipke prenese na ispunu, a zatim na spoljnu þauru. sleeve. The sleeve should have sufficient length to
Spoljna þaura ima dovoljnu dužinu da se omoguüi ensure the force transfer from bar to grout by
prenos sile sa šipke na ispunu prijanjanjem, a ujedno mechanical interlock, as well as to provide confinement
ima i funkciju utezanja ispune, þime se osigurava prenos to the grout. The grouts could be cement based,
sila sa rebara armaturne šipke na ispunu. Ispuna može metallic, or adhesive, and it can be inserted into the
biti na bazi cementa, metala ili epoksi smola, i može se sleeve before or after the positioning of the bar. Grouted
unositi u þauru pre ili posle postavljanja šipki. Spojnice sleeve couplers can be double-ended (Figure 2) or
sa ispunom mogu biti dvostrane (Slika 2), ili jednostrane, single-ended, where the sleeve is previously connected
gde je þaura prethodno povezana s jednom od šipki to the bar by some other mechanism.
zavarivanjem ili na drugi naþin.

Slika 2. Mehaniþke spojnice sa cementnom ispunom

Figure 2. Cementitiously-grouted sleeve rebar-coupler

2.3 Spojnice s deformisanom þaurom 2.3 Swaged sleeve coupler

Metalna þaura se posebnim alatom plastiþno A metallic sleeve can be plastically deformed,
deformiše tako da nalegne na rebrastu armaturu i swaged, onto the outside of a rebar, engaging the
poprimi njen oblik, þime se omoguüava transfer sila sa rebar’s deformations and enabling load transfer from the
šipke na deformisanu þauru i obrnuto (Slika 3.). bar to the sleeve and vice versa (Figure 3).

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 Slika 3. Mehaniþke spojnice s deformisanom þurom
Figure 3: Swaged-sleeve rebar-couplers

2.4 Spojnice sa ugraÿenim vijcima 2.4 Bolted couplers

Kod mehaniþkih spojnica sa ugraÿenim vijcima, In case of bolted mechanical rebar couplers the
prenos sile se ostvaruje preko trenja i lokalnog forces transfer is conducted by friction and local dowel
moždaniþkog dejstva vijka u kontaktu s površinom effect between the bolt and ribbed surface of the bar.
orebrene šipke. Po postavljanju šipke u spojnicu, After the bar placement into the coupler, special wrench
posebnim alatom se pritežu vijci, a zatim se odseca is used to tight the bolts and shear off their heads. This
preostali deo vijka van gabarita þaure. Ovakva vrsta type of coupler is suitable for application in structural
spojnice pogodna je za primenu kod sanacija i repairs and splicing of already built-in bars, especially at
nastavljanja veü graÿene armature, pogotovu na hard to reach places, because no previous bars end
nedovoljno pristupaþnim mestima, jer se ne zahteva preparation is needed, and only hand tools are required.
obrada kraja šipke, a montaža se obavlja ruþnim alatom.

Slika 4. Mehaniþke spojnice sa ugraÿenim vijcima

Figure 4. Mechanical bolted rebar couplers

3 PRIMENA MEHANIýKIH ARMATURNIH 3 THE APPLICATION OF MECHANICAL REBAR

SPOJNICA COUPLERS
Mehaniþke armaturne spojnice dizajnirane su  The mechanical rebar coupler is designed for
prvenstveno za nastavljanje šipki armature u armirano- splicing reinforcement in concrete structural elements.
betonskim elementima. Namenjene su za situacije kada They are designed for the situations where classical
klasiþni naþin nastavljanja armature - preklapanje i means of rebar splicing - by overlapping or welding are
 kod nastavljanja armature s visokim procentima
zavarivanje, nije moguüe primeniti, na primer:
 rebar splicing in elements with high reinforcement
not applicable, such as:

 kod nastavljanja maksimalno napregnute zategnu-

armature u preseku, i velikim profilima armature;
 splicing of the fully loaded reinforcement in narrow
percentage and large rebar diameters,
te armature u elementima male širine (zidni nosaþi) ili structural elements (high beams) or elements with small
 kada, iz tehnoloških razloga, na prekidima
malih dimenzija (zatege);
 when, due to concreting technology, it is
dimensions (RC ties etc.)
betoniranja nije moguüe prepustiti armaturu za preklop u impossible to extend bars for overlapping at joints,
potrebnoj dužini;

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  kada je potrebno nastaviti više od 50% armature,  splicing of more than 50% of reinforcement in
a to propisima za nastavljanje preklapanjem nije cases when such a amount of overlapping is

 kod specifiþnih metoda graÿenja (na primer,  in case of using specific building technologies
dopušteno; unacceptable by relevant codes,

metod gradnje top-down). (“top-down” building method, i.e.).

Posebna pogodnost primene mehaniþkih spojnica Particular advantage of mechanical rebar couplers
jeste moguünost formiranja nastavaka armiranobeton- use is the possibility to splice the reinforcement through
skih elemenata bez prekidanja oplate u prvoj fazi construction joints without formwork interruption in the
betoniranja, odnosno bez prepuštanja ankera kroz first phase of concreting, without extending the bars
oplatu. Na taj naþin se omoguüava upotreba velikih through the formwork. This enables the use of large
inventarskih komada oplate, klizne oplate i sliþnog, bez formwork elements, sliding formwork, etc. without any
njihovog ošteüenja. Princip nastavljanja armature damaging. The method of mechanical rebar splicing
mehaniþkim spojnicama kroz faze betoniranja prikazan through construction joints is presented at Figure 5.
je na Slici 5.

Slika 5. Nastavljanje armature mehaniþkim spojnicam na prekidu betoniranja

Figure 5. Rebar-coupler creating continuity of reinforcing across construction joint.

Jedan od malobrojnih, ali veoma znaþajan primer A rare, but rather significant example of mechanical
primene mehaniþkih spojnica u srpskom graÿevinarstvu rebar couplers use in Serbian construction represents
predstavlja Most preko Ade u Beogradu (Slika 6.). Pri the Ada Bridge in Belgrade (Figure 6). A sophisticated
izradi pilona korišüena je složena samopodižuüa oplata. self-lifting formwork was used for pylon construction. In
Da bi se izbeglo demontiranje oplate na mestu veze order to avoid the formwork dismantling at the joint of the
pilona sa sanduþastom gredom mosta, pilon je betoniran pylon and the bridge beam, pylon was continuously
u neprekidnom procesu, a veza sa gredom izvedena concreted, and afterwards connected to the beam.

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naknadno. Veza armature grede i pilona izvedena je Rebar splicing was conducted using LENTON
preko mehaniþkih spojnica tipa LENTON, koje su mechanical rebar couplers, previously embedded in
prethodno ugraÿene u pilon. Površina betona na pilonu, pylon. The concrete surface at join area was specially
na mestu spoja s gredom mosta, posebno je designed, forming niches, including special surface
projektovana sa odgovarajuüim nišama, kako bi se, uz preparation, in order to ensure the transfer of extremely
obradu površine betona na samom spoju, osigurao large shear and other forces.
prenos izrazito visokih vrednosti statiþkih uticaja na
spoju pilona i grede, a naroþito sila smicanja.

Slika 6. Primena mehaniþkih spojnica – Most preko Ade u Beogradu

Figure 6. Rebar Couplers Application – Ada Bridge in Belgrade

Posebnu grupu mehaniþkih spojnica þine spojnice za Particular mechanical rebar coupler type is the
nastavljanje armaturne šipke i þeliþnog zavrtanja (Slika coupler designed for the connection of reinforcing bars
7) [6]. and structural steel bolts (Figure 7) [6].

Slika 7. Mehaniþkih spojnice za zavrtnjeve

Figure 7. Rebar Bolt Couplers

Osnovna namena ovakvih ankera jeste za vezu The principal use of this coupler type is connection of
þeliþnih stubova i armiranobetonskih temelja, kada se steel columns and reinforced concrete foundations,
zavrtnji, dominantno aksijalno optereüeni usled uticaja iz where bolts, mainly axially loaded, due the column
stuba, sidre preko spojnice i armaturnog ankera u temelj forces, are anchored by the coupler and rebar anchor
(Slika 8 a). Ukoliko se ovakav koncept primeni na vezu into the foundation (Figure 8a). If such a concept is
þeliþne grede i stuba, zavrtnji i spojnice u vezi pretežno applied on steel beam concrete column connection, bolts
su optereüeni na smicanje (Slika 8 b). and couplers are mainly loaded in shear (Figure 8 b).

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a)

A-A
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b)
Slika 8. Veza preko zavrtanja i mehaniþke spojnice
Figure 8. Bolt-Rebar Coupler Connection

Moguünost primene mehaniþkih spojnica u okviru The possibility of the use of mechanical couplers, as
smiþuüih konektora sa þeliþnim zavrtnjem relativno je a part of bolted shear connectors, is rather poorly
slabo istražena, pogotovu za zavrtnjeve veüih þvrstoüa. investigated, especially for high grade bolts. The
Kod veze sa AB stubovima uobiþajenih dimenzija, u concrete edge breakout is a problem with these
zgradarstvu se javlja i problem pojave loma betona usled connections at columns with usual cross-section
blizine ivice. Primena mehaniþkih spojnica kao dimension in common buildings. The mechanical
elemenata smiþuüih konektora predstavlja predmet couplers use in shear connections is one of the topics of
istraživanja u okviru šireg programa istraživanja the ongoing experimental, numerical and theoretical
smiþuüih veza u spregnutim konstrukcijama na research of connections in composite structures at Civil
Graÿevinskom fakultetu Univerziteta u Beogradu. Engineering Faculty of Belgrade University.

4 TEHNIýKI NORMATIVI ZA MEHANIýKO 4 MECHANICAL REBAR SPLICING TECHNICAL

NASTAVLJANJE ARMATURE REGULATIONS

Veoma brz i intenzivan razvoj sistema za mehaniþko Very fast and intensive mechanical rebar splicing
nastavljanje armature rezultovao je relativno velikim system development resulted in large number of
brojem proizvoÿaþa i komercijalnih patentiranih manufacturers and commercially patented products.
proizvoda. Buduüi da proizvoÿaþi potiþu iz razliþitih Considering the fact that the manufacturers originate
zemalja, i postavljeni zahtevi u vezi s kvalitetom, from different countries, the demands on quality,
mehaniþkim karakteristikama i ponašanjem ovih spojnica mechanical material characteristics and behaviour of
bili su razliþiti, kao i naþini dokazivanja zahtevanih these couplers were different, as well as the procedures
osobina. Ne tako davno, Fallon je ukazao na potrebu for proving the required performance. Recently, Fallon
usvajanja jedinstvenog dokumenta koji bi definisao pointed out the necessity of adopting the unified
zahteve i naþin testiranja mehaniþkih spojnica. U svom document prescribing requirements and testing
radu [3] iznosi iskustva ispitivanja spojnica koje proizvodi procedures for mechanical rebar couplers. In his paper
britanska firma ANCON, prikazujuüi tipiþnu dispoziciju za [3], he has presented the experience of mechanical
ispitivanje mehaniþkih spojnica na statiþko i dinamiþko couplers testing at British manufacturer ANCON
aksijalno optereüenje kao i cikliþno optereüenje na facilities, presenting testing layout for mechanical
zamor (Slika 9a), i aktuator koji se koristi za interna couplers statically and dynamically axially loaded, as
ispitivanja (Slika 9b). well as couplers cyclically tested on fatigue (Figure 9a).
The actuator used for internal tests is also presented
(Figure 9b).

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 D

Gauge length
Merna baza
LVDT
Spojnica
Coupler

Šipka
Rebar 2D – 5D

a) b)
Slika 9. Ispitivanje mehaniþkih spojnica ANCON [3]
Figure 9. Mechanical couplers testing ANCON [3]

Evrokod za betonske konstrukcije propisuje, pored Eurocode for concrete structures allows use of
nastavljanja armature preklapanjem i zavarivanjem, mechanical splices, along with overlapping and welding
mehaniþko nastavljanje armature [2]. U meÿuvremenu, [2]. In the meantime, during 2009, international
2009. godine su usvojeni meÿunarodni standardi [4], [5], standards [4] and [5], covering the area of mechanical
koji se odnose na nastavljanje armature mehaniþkim splices was adopted. The first par of the standard ISO
spojnicama. U prvom delu standarda ISO 15835-1 15835-1 defines requirements for mechanical couplers
definisani su zahtevi koje mehaniþke spojnice moraju da and the second part, ISO 15835-2 defines the testing
ispune, a u drugom delu ISO 15835-2 naþin ispitivanja. methods and procedures. Prescribed requirements for
Propisani zahtevi za mehaniþke spojnice odnose se na mechanical couplers relate to:
sledeüe osobine: Strength and ductility under static forces: The
ývrstoüa i duktilnost pri statiþkom optereüenju: strength of the mechanical coupler should not be less
ývrstoüa mehaniþkog nastavka mora biti najmanje than product of specified characteristic (or nominal) yield
jednaka proizvodu propisane gornje granice teþenja strength value of the reinforcing (ReH,spec) and the ratio of
armature (ReH,spec) i odnosa stvarne i propisane vredno- Specified tensile and characteristic yield strength value
sti napona teþenja za armaturu ((Rm/ReH)spec. Ukupno of the reinforcing bar ((Rm/ReH)spec. Total elongation at
izduženje pri najveüoj sili Agt ne sme biti manje od 70% maximum tensile force Agt shall not be less than 70% of
propisanog ukupnog izduženja pri maksimalnoj sili za the specified characteristic value at maximum tensile
armaturu, ali ne manje od 3% u apsolutnom iznosu. force of the reinforcing bar, with a minimum value of 3%.
Proklizavanje (slip) pri statiþkom optereüenju: Slip under static forces: The total slip value
Proklizavanje ne sme biti veüe od 0.1mm. measured shall not exceed 0,10 mm..
Zamor pri cikliþnom optereüenju u zoni elastiþnosti: Fatigue properties under high cycle elastic loading:
Mehaniþki nastavak mora da izdrži optereüenje na Mechanical splices shall sustain a fatigue loading of at
zamor od najmanje dva megaciklusa, sa obimom least 2 megacycles with a stress range, 2ıa, of 60 MPa
optereüenja 2ıa od 60 MPa. without failure.
Ponašanje pri niskocikliþnom optereüenju u Properties under low cycle reverse elastic-plastic
elastoplastiþnoj oblasti: Propisuje se maksimalno loading: There are two prescribed sets of low cycle
optereüenje i maksimalna zaostala deformacija za dva fatigue requirements, one simulating moderate-scale
tipa niskocikliþnog optereüenja kojima se modeliraju earthquakes, and one simulating violent earthquakes.
zemljotresi srednjeg i velikog intenziteta. All mechanical splice properties listed above are
Sve navedene osobine mehaniþkog spoja armature related to axial loading. It should be pointed out that ISO
odnose se na aksijalno optereüenje. Treba napomenuti 15835-1, in paragraph 3.4, defines mechanical couplers
da ISO 15835-1 u taþki 3.4 definiše mehaniþke spojnice as coupling sleeve or threaded coupler for mechanical
kao þaure ili narezane spojnice þija je namena da splices of reinforcement bars for the purpose of
prenesu silu zatezanja ili pritiska s jedne na drugu šipku providing transfer of axial tension and/or compression
armature. Dakle, smicanje se u ovom standardu ne from one bar to the other. Shear is not considered.
razmatra. Numerous papers are explaining mechanical rebar

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 U literaturi postoji relativno veliki broj radova koji splicing in professional literature. Large number of splice
objašnjavaju mehaniþke nastavke armature, oblast i tests in tensile were conducted, mostly in order to obtain
pogodnosti primene. Uraÿeno je i mnogo testova na the approval in different countries.
zatezanje, uglavnom s namenom dobijanja tehniþkih Along the papers related to testing of mechanical
dopuštenja u pojedinim zemljama. couplers capacity and slip under static axial loading, the
Pored radova koji se odnose na ispitivanje nosivosti i extensive research of different mechanical splices types
pomerljivosti armaturnih mehaniþkih spojeva na zate- under load with controlled speed should be pointed out,
zanje pri statiþkom optereüenju, posebno treba istaüi conducted in order to determine the behaviour of
opsežno istraživanje praktiþno svih vrsta mehaniþkih mechanical splices under dynamic and explosion loads.
spojnica na zatezanje s kontrolisanom brzinom deforma- Threaded rebar couplers showed best results in this
cije - sporom, srednje i velike brzine, u nameri da se research [7]. Sanada et al. [8] researched the influence
utvrdi ponašanje ovih spojeva pri dinamiþkom i inci- of the transverse reinforcement arrangement in the zone
dentnom eksplozivnom optereüenju, gde su se najbolje of the mechanical rebar splice, under high shear loading
pokazale spojnice s ravnim navojem (threaded rebar (Figure 10). The right side of the picture presents the
couplers) [7]. U radu Sanade i dr. [8] razmatran je uticaj proposed way of stirrups arrangement, to avoid shifting
naþina popreþnog armiranja u zoni mehaniþkog longitudinal bars away from the section edge, due to
nastavka armature u armiranobetonskoj gredi pri visokim somewhat larger diameter of the mechanical coupler.
transverzalnim silama (Slika 10). Na slici desno je
predloženi naþin armiranja, da bi se izbeglo pomeranje
podužne armature od ivice preseka zbog nešto veüe
debljine spojnice u odnosu na debljinu šipke.

Slika 10. Popreþno armiranje u zoni mehaniþkog nastavka

Figure 10. Transverse reinforcement at mechanical rebar splice

Ispitivanja su pokazala da ovakav naþin lokalnog Research results showed that the local stirrups
pregrupisavanja popreþne armature u zoni visokih rearrangement in the shear loaded area does not
transverzalnih sila ne utiþe na ponašanje armirano- influence significantly the reinforced beam behaviour, so
betonske grede, i preporuþuje ga za praktiþnu primenu. it is recommended for design use.

5 ZAKLJUýAK 5 CONCLUSION

U radu su prikazani razliþiti sistemi mehaniþkog Different mechanical rebar splicing systems are
nastavljanja armature i definisane neke od situacija kada presented, and design situations where mechanical
mehaniþko nastavljanje ima prednost u odnosu na splicing has advantage over reinforcement splicing by
nastavljanje armature preklapanjem i zavarivanjem. overlapping and welding are defined in this paper.
Razmatrani su novi internacionalni standardi za New international standards for testing and proof of
ispitivanje i dokaz kvaliteta sistema za mehaniþko systems for mechanical rebar splicing quality are
nastavljanje armature, nastali kao posledica potrebe za considered. The development and publication of these
unificiranjem kvaliteta u ovoj oblasti koja se intenzivno standards have been initiated by the need for quality
razvija u svetu, s mnogim proizvoÿaþima i varijacijama unification in this area that is developing rapidly
mehaniþkih spojnica. Intenzivan razvoj proizvodnje, u worldwide, with large number of manufacturers and
odreÿenoj meri, prate i istraživanja u ovoj oblasti. diversity of products. The intensive production
Predmet onih istraživanja þiji su rezultati dostupni development is, to some extent, followed by researching
javnosti, predstavlja ponašanje i nosivost mehaniþkih in this area. The scope of this research, available to the
spojeva pri statiþkom, dinamiþkom aksijalnom optere- public, is behaviour and capacity of mechanical rebar
üenju, pri optereüenju koje se nanosi razliþitom brzinom. splices under static and dynamic axial loading, and
Istraživan je i lokalni uticaj mehaniþkih spojnica na under the loading applied with different speed. The
ponašanje armiranobetonskih elemenata optereüenih na influence of the mechanical splices reinforced beam
smicanje. U radu je prikazan i sistem mehaniþkih spoj- behaviour under shear load was also researched.
nica za povezivanje zavrtnja i armaturnog ankera, koji se Mechanical splicing system for rebar and bolt

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može koristiti za vezu þeliþnog i armiranobetonskog connection, usable in steel and reinforced concrete
elementa. structural elements connections, is presented in this
Malobrojni su primeri primene mehaniþkog nastavlja- paper. There are only few examples of mechanical rebar
nja armature u našoj zemlji. Jedan od znaþajnijih - veza splicing in our country. The most significant one – the
pilona i grede Mosta na Adi u Beogradu - prikazan je u pylon and beam connection at Ada Bridge in Belgrade is
radu. presented in the paper.
Može se zakljuþiti da intenzivan razvoj proizvodnje i It can be concluded that intensive development of
primene mehaniþkog nastavljanja armature u svetu, production and use of mechanical rebar splicing
istraživanja u ovoj oblasti, kao i internacionalni standardi systems, research in this area, as well as publication of
koji propisuju zahteve u pogledu kvaliteta i procedure international standards prescribing requirements for
dokaza kvaliteta, predstavljaju osnovu za razvoj quality and procedures for proof of quality, is an
odgovarajuüe tehniþke regulative u ovoj oblasti i u Srbiji. excellent base for development of corresponding
Usvajanje standarda i propisa u ovoj oblasti ubrzalo bi technical norms in Serbia. The legislation in this area
procedure dokaza kvaliteta i izdavanja atesta i odobrenja would quicken proof of quality procedures, attest and
za pojedine sisteme mehaniþkog nastavljanja armature, approval issuing for individual products, leading to wider
þime bi se proširila primena ovih sistema u svim use of this system in all situations where it is in
situacijama kada oni predstavljaju bolje rešenje u advantage over the classical reinforcement splicing.
odnosu na klasiþne naþine nastavljanja armature.

6 LITERATURA
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REZIME SUMMȺRY

MEHANIýKO NASTAVLJANJE ARMATURE MECHANICAL REBAR SPLICING

Branko MILOSAVLJEVIC Branko MILOSAVLJEVIC

U radu su prikazani razliþiti sistemi mehaniþkog Different mechanical rebar splicing systems are
nastavljanja armature i definisane neke od situacija kada presented, and design situations where mechanical
mehaniþko nastavljanje ima prednost u odnosu na splicing has advantage over reinforcement splicing by
nastavljanje armature preklapanjem i zavarivanjem. overlapping and welding are defined in this paper. New
Razmatrani su novi internacionalni standardi za international standards for testing and proof of systems
ispitivanje i dokaz kvaliteta sistema za mehaniþko for mechanical rebar splicing quality are considered.
nastavljanje armature. U radu je prikazan i sistem Mechanical splicing system for rebar and bolt
mehaniþkih spojnica za povezivanje zavrtnja i connection, usable in steel and reinforced concrete
armaturnog ankera, koji se može koristiti za vezu structural elements connections, is presented in this
þeliþnog i armiranobetonskog elementa. Malobrojni su paper. There are only few examples of mechanical rebar
primeri primene mehaniþkog nastavljanja armature u splicing in our country. The most significant one – the
našoj zemlji. Jedan od znaþajnijih - veza pilona i grede pylon and beam connection at Ada Bridge in Belgrade is
Mosta na Adi u Beogradu - prikazan je u radu. presented in the paper. Intensive development of
Intenzivan razvoj proizvodnje i primene mehaniþkog production and use of mechanical rebar splicing
nastavljanja armature u svetu, istraživanja u ovoj oblasti, systems, research in this area, as well as the publication
kao i internacionalni standardi koji propisuju zahteve u of international standards prescribing requirements for
vezi s kvalitetom i procedurom dokaza kvaliteta, quality and procedures for proof of quality, represent
predstavljaju osnovu za razvoj odgovarajuüe tehniþke very good base for development of the corresponding
regulative u ovoj oblasti i u Srbiji, þime bi se proširila technical norms in Serbia. The legislation in this area
primena ovih sistema u svim situacijama kada oni would quicken proof of quality procedures, attest and
predstavljaju bolje rešenje u odnosu na klasiþne naþine approval issuing for individual products, leading to wider
nastavljanja armature. use of this system in all situations where it is in
advantage over the classical reinforcement splicing.
Kljuþne reþi: mehaniþko nastavljanje armature,
spojnice, testiranje, standard. Key words: Mechanical Rebar Splicing, Couplers,
Testing, Standards

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