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Size of batch
Reinforcement
Reinforcement
connectors
for tension joints
All size
less than 100 no.
100 - 500 no.
exceeding 500 no.
(3) For soil nails using threaded type reinforcement connectors but
without
galvanized coating on either the threads inside the connectors or
the threads at
the ends of reinforcement bars, heat-shrinkable sleeve of a
proprietary type as
approved by the Engineer shall be used as an alternative to
galvanization as a
corrosion protection measure to the connections. Any rust on the
threads of
reinforcement bars and connectors shall be thoroughly cleaned
before being
connected together.
(4) Unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer and approved
by the
Engineer, the heat-shrinkable sleeve for reinforcement connectors
shall be
made of a layer of radiation cross-linked polyethylene and a layer of