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Shear Load Connectors

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in concrete

Reinforced concrete is an required. The sleeve is simply Building
important construction material. nailed to the formwork ensuring Information
It offers strength, durability and subsequent alignment with the Modelling
can be formed into a variety of dowel, essential for effective
shapes. Concrete structures are movement. BIM objects of Ancon products are
designed with expansion and They are manufactured from now available to download from
contraction joints at appropriate stainless steel to ensure a high either www.ancon.co.uk/BIM
places to allow movement to degree of corrosion resistance or the NBS National
take place. The design of the with no requirement for additional BIM Library.
joint is important for the overall protection.
design to function correctly.
In most cases, dowelled or keyed
Ancon shear load connectors joints can be replaced by joints
offer significant advantages over incorporating Ancon shear load
plain dowels. These connectors connectors. They can be used
are more effective at transferring for movement joints in floor
load and allowing movement to slabs, suspended slabs, and for
take place, easier to fix on site replacing double columns and
and can prove a more cost- beams at structural movement
effective solution. joints.

Each connector is a two-part Applications in civil engineering
assembly comprising a sleeve include joints in bridge parapets,
and a dowel component. bridge abutments and diaphragm
Installation is a fast and accurate wall construction.
process, drilling of either
formwork or concrete is not

Contents

Dowelled and Keyed Joints 4 DSD and DSDQ Connectors 10-14

Ancon Solutions to Joints 5 ESD, ESDQ, ED
Ancon Shear Connector Range 6-7 and Acoustic Connectors 15-18
Installation Procedure 8 Applications 19
Design Resistances 9 Other Ancon Products 19

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