Sumitomo Electric Industries, Limited

Sumitomo Electric, Ltd.

Mikio Mizoe

Kanji Watanabe

Eiji Inoo

An elongated prestressing steel material for use in the fabrication of prestressed concrete comprises a steel member and an outer coat of many microcapsules each containing a flowable material in its interior.

Prestressing steel material

A prestressing steel material for use with concrete that is prestressed by posttensioning is disclosed. Said steel material is unbonded from the concrete. The prestressing steel material is composed of a steel member sheathed with a foamed synthetic resin tube. The wall thickness of the synthetic resin tube is at least 300 microns, more preferably, more than 500 microns. In the case that the steel member is a strand composed of a plurality of twisted steel wires, the spiral grooves of the strand are first filled with a resin and the strand together with the resin sheathed with the foamed synthetic resin tube.

Steel materials for use with prestressed concrete

Prestressing steel materials are disclosed for use with concrete that is prestressed by posttensioning, said steel material being unbonded from the concrete. The steel materials are composed of steel members sheathed with a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube. Preferably, the wall thickness of the resin tube is at least 300 microns. In the case of a steel strand composed of a plurality of twisted steel wires, spiral grooves of the strand are filled with a resin and then the strand and resin are sheathed with a heat-shrinkable synthetic resin tube.

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