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| Roll-out steel reinforcement for Luton Academies construction Barnfield South Academy and Barnfield West Academy in Luton have been completed and handed over on time, thanks in part to the use of Hy-Ten's rollout steel reinforcement system, Bamtec. This has been used for concrete floor construction enabling main contractor Wates Construction to keep on-track despite dreadful weather. Wates Construction decided to adopt the Bamtec system for concrete floor reinforcement to make time in the schedule. Academies have high concentrations of mechanical services and unusual design requiring an extended fit-out phase. This reduces the time available to build the basic structure. Winter weather conditions can also cause further delays. Bamtec pre-fabricated 'carpets' of roll-out steel reinforcement were used rather than manually placed re-bar. This saved substantially the time required for steel reinforcement fixing. Hy-Ten provides contractors with substantial technical support when using the Bamtec system. This includes, where required, a service to apply finite element analysis to the structural engineering specification. By close curtailment of the stress zones around columns it is often possible to reduce the diameter, length or density of re-bar needed and achieve significant steel savings. Hy-ten also have a much wider selection of re-bar available enabling structural requirements to be met more precisely. write your comments about the article :: © 2011 Construction News :: home page |