Developer: Micron Technology Micron Technology’s new centre of excellence for SSD Assembly and Test is located in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia. This new facility development is located on a 52.6-acre site which represents an investment of US$356.6 million (RM1.5 billion) over five years. The Problem: The conventional method of lapping long rebars according to Eurocode standards has caused inconveniences on site. Handling long lapped lengths of rebars protruding from precast beams and columns is very tedious. Not to mention that the long starter bars are very dangerous to be installed which has alarmed safety concerns from the site management. After understanding the pain points of our client, instead of using the conventional method which involves corrugated duct and long lapping of rebars, we proposed the solution of using MOMENT Grout Coupler to connect precast beams & columns. With the application of the MOMENT Grout Coupler, our client was able to reduce 60 to 70% of the rebar lapping length with this rebar coupler system, saving more rebars and also reduce the installation time. Moreover, when the length of the long rebar was reduced significantly, the site safety factor has been improved as well. Besides, the advantage of the MOMENT Grout Coupler as a transitional coupler gave more flexibility to our client as the rebar sizes vary from level to level on site. Lastly, the rough surface of the coupler’s body managed to provide a strong bonding between the coupler and the concrete. Our client was very happy with the quality of the supplied MOMENT Grout Coupler, especially when barbreak system was achieved when testing was conducted. Overall, the usage of MOMENT Grout Coupler has made our client’s life much easier, not only to the precasters but also to the contractors from Micron’s project. Nonetheless, the time saving from connecting precast beams and columns has improved our client’s productivity, with fewer workers needed.
Client: JEKS Group
Product Supplied: MOMENT Grout CouplerProject Description
Long rebar lap length caused long installation time on-site along with safety concernThe Solution
MOMENT Grout Coupler The Result
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