Couplers Eliminate The “Hidden Costs” of Lap Splicing
For many years, lap splicing has been the traditional method of connecting reinforcing bars . But as many structural engineers, architects and specifiers have discovered, lap splicing has...
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Concrete Products Article: Critical ACI 318-19 Code changes streamline reinforced concrete structure design
Lou Colarusso and Sam Barker from the nVent LENTON team recently wrote an article for Concrete Products about the changing landscape of the reinforced concrete construction industry to…
nVent LENTON Couplers Save Valuable Time and Money on the Puente Centenario Project
Completed in 2004, the Puente Centenario (Centennial Bridge) is the longest cable-stay bridge in Latin America. Stretching 1,050 meters across the Panama Canal, the new bridge relieves congestion…
Versatile nVent LENTON Couplers Speed Up the Piling Process on the CTRL Project
The Channel Tunnel Rail Link (CTRL) Project was the first major new railway in the United Kingdom in more than 100 years. The high-speed rail line cuts travel…
nVent LENTON Couplers Used in Australia’s Kurilpa Bridge
The Kurilpa Bridge in Brisbane, the capital and most populous city in Queensland, Australia, was designed to link Brisbane city center to the arts precinct at South Brisbane,…
Why Couplers? Advantages of Using Mechanical Splices
Why Couplers? Advantages of Using Mechanical Splices A recent trend shows that engineers are increasingly specifying mechanical coupler connections over traditional lap splices. Benefits of using mechanical couplers…