Mechanical Rebar Splicing Systems
Mechanical Rebar Splicing Systems
Mechanical Rebar Splicing Systems
SPLICING SYSTEMS
Introduction
LENTON is a world-leading brand of advanced mechanical LENTON mechanical rebar splices are tested and
rebar splicing systems. The “Rebar Splicing Specialists” proven. They offer the most effective method of
at Pentair understand the concrete construction business joining reinforcing bars and meet the codes of
and inherent rebar splicing problems. Our engineering national and international regulatory organizations.
capabilities, broad experience and extensive testing base
combined with our multiple splicing and anchorage Our products are:
systems, allow us to provide engineers and contractors • LENTON Taper Threaded Splices
with product solutions to rebar splicing challenges – • LENTON FORM SAVER
today and into the future.
• LENTON INTERLOK
Ease of use, reliability, structural integrity, and minimal • LENTON SPEED SLEEVE
congestion are the benefits of using Pentair products. Our
systems will handle your needs in tension, compression, • LENTON QUICK WEDGE
cyclic and stress reversal applications. • LENTON TERMINATOR
• CADWELD Rebar Splices
• LENTON LOCK
STRESS (ksi)
consistency that can’t be found with lap splicing. MECHANICAL SPLICE
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MECHANICAL COUPLER
COLUMN REINFORCING
BEAM REINFORCING
BEAM REINFORCING COLUMN REINFORCING
LAP BAR
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The LENTON Rebar Splicing Family
International
Codes &
Standards
LENTON mechanical splices
meet the requirements of
major international codes
and standards:
Australia
AS3600
Austria
ÖNORM B 4700
Brazil
ABNT – NBR 8548 – AGO/84
Canada
CAN/CSA - N287.2
CAN/CSA - N287.3
CAN/CSA - N287.4
Chile
NCH 204
China
GB 1499-91
Finland
BY 4B
France
NF A 35-020-1
Germany LENTON TAPER LENTON CADWELD
DIN EN1992-1-1 THREADED SPLICES FORM SAVER CADWELD rebar splices are
Japan LENTON splices are the LENTON FORM SAVER used where strength and
JIS G3112 slimmest couplers available is ideal for eliminating toughness are critical.
Malaysia and their tapered thread protruding dowel CADWELD – the world’s
MS146 makes them the most bars in segmental premier mechanical splicing
reliable, easy to install and pour applications and system – offers consistency
Netherlands as well as versatility and
cost effective system. The temporary openings.
NEN EN1992-1-1
LENTON taper threaded It is uniquely designed flexibility. CADWELD rebar
United Kingdom range consists of standard with the LENTON splicing system is the most
BS EN1992-1-1 and transition couplers as tapered thread, used system in nuclear
Sellafield Ltd. well as positional couplers factory installed construction worldwide.
United States to join bars of any shape, thread protector and CADWELD is also used for
AASHTO®; ACI® 318; ACI 349; size and diameter. Also nailing plate for easy no bar end preparation
ACI 359 / ASME®-III div 2, weldable and bolt couplers attachment to the form. applications where new
ASME QSC, IAPMO®-UES, are available for joining reinforcement is connected
ICC, NQA-1, NRC; U.S. Army structural steel to reinforced
Corps of Engineers to existing reinforcement.
concrete.
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Pentair manufactures a complete line of rebar splicing systems. Each system is designed to
meet different splicing requirements. Pentair has the staff, experience and resources to help select
the system that’s right for any application. The following is a list of the most popular splicing
systems available from Pentair – the rebar splicing specialists.
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Applications
MECHANICAL SPLICING AND ANCHORING
LENTON Taper Threaded Splices • LENTON SPEED SLEEVE • CADWELD
LENTON INTERLOK • LENTON TERMINATOR • LENTON LOCK
LENTON is the most widely used mechanical splicing LENTON TERMINATOR is a replacement for hooked
system in the world today. The LENTON system is rebar in beam/column, roof/column, piles and pile cap,
designed to connect two pieces of rebar together in footings, and just about anywhere a typical hooked
the field quickly and easily. bar would be utilized for anchorage in traditional cast-
LENTON taper threaded splices utilize the time-tested, in-place precast construction. The LENTON TERMINATOR
field proven taper thread for assurance of strength, is simply an oversized coupling secured to the end of
consistency and reliability while simplifying installation. a length of rebar, creating anchorage within the
Designed for use with worldwide grades of rebar, concrete. Pioneered by Pentair in the 1970s, mechanical
LENTON develops the full tension splice strength rebar anchors effectively eliminate the rebar hook,
requirement per numerous international design minimize embedment lengths, simplify concrete
standards. The LENTON system is available in several placement, reduce construction costs and allow greater
styles to meet virtually any application. The applications flexibility in design and construction. In addition to
include standard bar-to-bar connections, precaging providing an alternative to hooked rebar, it can also
applications, hooked bar applications, closure pours, be utilized as a stop nut for bar passing through a
precast connections, rebar terminations and anchorages, pile plank or structural steel element.
transition splices, segmental construction and
connections to structural steel. LENTON LOCK, an in-situ rebar splice from Pentair,
requires no bar-end preparation. It is ideal for new
For compression only connections the LENTON SPEED construction, repair or retrofit applications. The LENTON
SLEEVE is ideal. LENTON SPEED SLEEVE installs quickly LOCK coupler features patented gripping technology
in an easy one man operation. that provides for the development of full rebar strength
The CADWELD rebar splicing system is the most and improved overall structural integrity in tension,
widely used mechanical splice in nuclear construction. compression, stress-reversal and dynamic applications.
The CADWELD metal filled splice is also ideal for This innovative mechanical rebar splice is designed
repair applications. for use in column splicing, bridge applications,
piling, splicing to protruding dowels cast
The LENTON INTERLOK precast joining system is in concrete, closure pours, beams,
designed to provide structural integrity for joining rebar chimney construction and other
in precast construction. The system allows maximum demanding splicing
efficiency in precast construction as blockouts and applications.
concrete patching are eliminated — providing
architecturally appealing results.
LENTON “A2/A12”
Bar-to-bar connection, where
at least one bar is free to rotate.
Full tension capacity.
LENTON LOCK
Bar-to-bar connection.
Requires no special tools.
LENTON TERMINATOR
Replacement for bent bars
in foundations, pile caps and
column footers.
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BENT BAR APPLICATIONS
LENTON POSITION COUPLER /
LENTON LOCK
For bar-to-bar connections where neither
bar can be rotated and where one bar is
free to move in its axial direction.
LENTON TERMINATOR
Replacement for a bent
section of reinforcing steel.
LENTON COUPLERS /
LENTON LOCK
Ideal for shear wall applications.
Mechanical splices reduce overall
congestion.
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Applications
DOWEL BAR REPLACEMENT
LENTON FORM SAVER
LENTON FORM SAVER is ideal for segmental pours by of rebar. LENTON FORM SAVER is ideal for slip form,
eliminating protruding dowels. It is uniquely designed jump form, segmental pour, stairwell applications,
with our LENTON taper thread, factory installed thread bridge and highway construction and precast
protector and keyed mounting holes for easy attachment applications. LENTON FORM SAVER is available in
to the form. LENTON FORM SAVER eliminates drilling sizes #4 through #11 (12 mm – 36 mm).
expensive formwork and the need for bend/rebend
Equipment and
Crane Openings
Stairwell
1st Pour
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Applications
REPAIR/RETROFIT APPLICATIONS
LENTON QUICK WEDGE • CADWELD Rebar Splicing System • LENTON LOCK
Pentair offers a wide range of products to splice rebar QUICK WEDGE splice is ideal for repairing or extending
in the field or to repair or extend column or beam small rebars in sizes #4 – #6 (12 mm – 20 mm). This
bars that are in a structure. Sometimes rebar may be quick and easy to use system is flexible, reliable and
accidentally cut in the field or a structure may get an economical. Installation is made in seconds by over-
addition and the reinforcement must be extended. lapping rebar in the steel sleeve and driving a wedge
For these applications, Pentair offers several products pin between the bars with a portable hydraulic hand
including the CADWELD rebar splicing system, the tool. Splices can be made with as little as 3” (76 mm)
LENTON QUICK WEDGE mechanical rebar splice, and of exposed dowel. This system is also ideal for adding
LENTON LOCK. The CADWELD splice is the original confinement steel (stirrups) in seismic upgrade applications.
mechanical splice pioneered by Pentair in the 1950s and
is suitable for connecting two pieces of rebar in-situ Pentair offers LENTON LOCK for in-situ and repair
with no bar end preparation required. This system is applications. LENTON LOCK requires no bar end
the premier rebar splice in the world, and as a result, preparation and installs quickly using hand tools found
it is the primary splicing method used for nuclear and commonly on the job site. Simply tighten the bolts until
blast resistant structures. In addition, the LENTON the head shears off, providing visual verification of
proper installation.
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LENTON Taper Threaded Splicing Systems
LENTON is the most widely used • Fastest system to install – accelerating
mechanical splicing system in the construction schedules.
world today. And why not? LENTON
is unique because it uses a taper • Threading at the fabrication shop
thread for assurance of strength, eliminates installation equipment
consistency and reliability while “problems” at the job site.
simplifying installation. • Excellent for future extension
applications.
Designed for use on worldwide
standard grades of rebar, LENTON • Contractor can save valuable
develops the ACI full tension splice crane time while gaining flexibility
strength requirement as per many on mechanical splicing schedules.
international standards. No “special” • Electrostatically epoxy coated
high strength, enlarged thread couplers are available to maximize
section, or increased rebar size are corrosion protection.
necessary, allowing the supply of • Taper thread design eliminates cross
rebar from multiple sources for threading problems.
maximum cost savings. • Available in sizes #3 – #18
(10 mm – 57 mm).
LENTON COUPLER
LENTON
TAPERED
THREAD
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LENTON FORM SAVER
LENTON FORM SAVER solves the age • Ideal for slip form, jump form,
old problem of joining rebar through a segmental pour and stairwell
concrete form. As an extension of the applications, to name a few.
LENTON product line, LENTON FORM
SAVER offers the LENTON advantages • Provides job site safety by
with additional features. All couplers eliminating protruding dowels.
are supplied pre-assembled to the rebar • Exceeds International Building Code
with built in internal coupler thread Requirements.
protection to eliminate concrete paste • Quality assurance tensile testing
contamination. The plate designed to during production runs.
mount the coupler assembly is pre-
• Available in sizes #4 – #11
attached and features keyed holes to
(12 mm – 36 mm)
ease attachment to the form.
The system eliminates:
– The need to cut holes in expensive
form work
– Questionable condition of “bent
and rebent” rebar
– Bars breaking during straightening
– Specifying Grade 40 rebar for
the application
LENTON
COUPLER THREAD FORM SAVER
PROTECTOR REMOVED COUPLER
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CADWELD
For the most demanding applications, • Consistently develops
the CADWELD rebar splicing system minimum ultimate strength
has earned its reputation as the of the rebar.
strongest splice. The primary usage
• Excellent for joining
for CADWELD is related to critical
circumferential bars.
structures requiring high safety
margins such as blast resistant facil • Simplifies acceleration of
ities, pressure vessel applications, or splicing schedules.
CADWELD CADWELD
FILLER FILLER seismic resistance. • Retrofit and repair with short
MATERIAL MATERIAL
dowels and requires no bar
CADWELD is a mechanical splice, end preparation.
not a weldment. The system utilizes
an internally grooved sleeve working • Available in sizes #4 – #18
in conjunction with the rebar (12 mm – 57 mm).
deformations. Load is transferred
from the rebar to the sleeve via
CADWELD filler material. The finished
CADWELD
SLEEVE
connection develops strength and
consistency – there is no equal in
the industry.
Due to its popularity in critical
structures, CADWELD is the world’s
most tested mechanical splice. Its
record includes over 25,000 actual
field made tensile tests.
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LENTON QUICK WEDGE
The LENTON QUICK WEDGE • Minimal dowel lengths eliminate
splicing system is designed to excessive and expensive concrete
deliver a quick and simple method chipping in retrofit installations.
of splicing #4 – #6 (12 mm –
20 mm) bar. Installation is made • “Lapped bar” capability and
in seconds by over-lapping rebar minimal exposed bar ends make
in the steel sleeve and driving the the LENTON QUICK WEDGE
wedge pin between the bars with system a natural for road/ bridge
a portable hydraulic hand tool. repair and closure pours.
• The ideal splice system for adding
LENTON QUICK WEDGE offers confinement steel (stirrups) in
LENTON QUICK WEDGE fast installation by allowing rebar seismic upgrade applications.
A minimal amount of concrete is to be cut to the approximate size
removed from the existing road that spans between the rebar • Exceeds characteristic strength
way or bridge deck. An oval shaped being joined, doing away with requirements in the code.
mechanical lap splice coupler is custom cutting and fitting as in • Can make up to 100 splices
assembled using a portable hydraulic per hour.
hand tool.
butt splicing. Splices can be made
with as little as 3” (76 mm) of
exposed dowel.
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LENTON INTERLOK
For precast construction, Pentair offers the LENTON • Maintains structural integrity through precast sections.
INTERLOK rebar splicing system. Splices are designed The reinforcing steel acts as one continuous bar well
to maintain structural integrity between load bearing above 125 percent of yield.
precast members such as columns, beams and shear • Unlike embedded connections, tensile loads are
walls. The completed connection exceeds the ACI transferred through the rebar, and are not dependent
Building Code Requirement. on the compressive strength of the concrete.
LENTON INTERLOK utilizes the LENTON taper • The connection is not detrimental to surrounding
threaded system on one end, which has been concrete, since no heat is produced, as in arc-welding.
recognized worldwide for nearly two decades.
The opposite end of the sleeve is filled at the jobsite • No more unsightly and costly patchwork required,
with a specially formulated cementitious filler (grout). creating an aesthetically appealing finish.
A quality connection is assured since both the coupler • Designed for all rebar sizes from #6 – #18
and filler are supplied by Pentair as a system. (20 mm – 57 mm).
Unlike embedded connections, tensile loads are
transferred through the rebar, and are not dependent
on the compressive strength of the concrete.
LENTON
INTERLOK
LENTON TAPERED THREAD SLEEVE
FILLER MATERIAL
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LENTON SPEED SLEEVE
For compression only applications, LENTON SPEED SLEEVE is the • Installation is a one-man operation
splice of choice. The system is designed to allow compressive keeping labor costs down.
loads to be transferred by aligning square cut rebar to bear on
• Transition splices can be made with
one another. LENTON SPEED SLEEVE is desirable because it can
the use of simple adaptor inserts.
be installed on rebar dowels without the upper bar in place.
This feature allows one-man installation and is conducive to • Install with an air or electrically
prefabricated cage assembly. driven impact wrench.
• Fast installation keeps construction
on or ahead of schedule.
• Designed for sizes #6 – #18
(20 mm – 57 mm).
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LENTON TERMINATOR
Recent code changes have significantly • 60% less rebar congestion by
increased the amount of rebar required, eliminating the need for hooked
while at the same time, designers are striving rebar embedments.
for more compact structural elements. This • Complies with major codes and
results in rebar congestion and placement standards while minimizing
problems. Built on the extensive testing embedment lengths to reduce
conducted for headed anchors, the LENTON congestion.
TERMINATOR answers these challenges by
eliminating the majority of rebar embedment • Simplifies concrete placement for
lengths required, while reducing job-site better concrete consolidation.
man-hours and related labor costs. • Offers more embedment options,
while allowing greater design
Utilizing the principles of the Shear Cone flexibility.
Theory on which ACI-355 is based, the
LENTON TERMINATOR is designed for • Faster installation lowers the
use on all rebar grades sizes #4 – #18 in-place cost.
(12 mm – 57 mm). The LENTON • Standard product dimensions
TERMINATOR incorporates the time-tested, require minimal detailing.
field-proven LENTON tapered thread and • Simplifies expansion while
is supplied through a network of local allowing for future extensions.
rebar fabricators. LENTON TERMINATOR is
available in both 5x and 10x bar areas.
ACI-355 is based on
the principles of the
Shear Cone Theory
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LENTON LOCK
LENTON LOCK requires no bar-end preparation and is ideal for new • Is shorter and smaller in diameter
construction, repair or retrofit applications. The LENTON LOCK coupler than other bolted splices
features patented gripping technology that provides for the development currently available.
of full rebar strength and improved overall structural integrity in tension,
• Works with a variety of standard
compression, stress-reversal and dynamic applications. This innovative
US and international rebar
mechanical rebar splice is designed for use in column splicing, bridge
grades.
applications, piling, splicing to protruding dowels cast in concrete, closure
pours, beams, chimney construction and other demanding splicing applications. • Provides superior fatigue
performance.
LENTON LOCK couplers meet or exceed major international building codes • Performs like a continuous piece
and Department of Transportation (DOT) requirements, including CalTrans’ of rebar.
Ultimate Splice requirement, IBC®, IAPMO®-UES and ACI® 318 Type 2,
DIN EN1992-1-1 and BS EN1992-1-1. • Works as one-step transition on
ASTM (in-lb) and metric rebar.
Ideal for in-situ splices, the couplers • Meets slip criteria of less than
allow for easy and simple field 0.0039 in (0.10 mm).
installation since no bar-end
preparation, sawing or swaging is
necessary. They can be installed with
just a standard wrench or an impact
wrench, depending on coupler size.
The bolt heads will shear off when
proper installation tightness has
been reached, which allows for
visual inspection.
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