fiberglass soil nails - williams form in aci 440.1r-06 are not pertinent to this application. per...
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Fiberglass Soil Nails
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WilliamsFormfiberglasssoilnailsareideallysuitedtobeusedfortemporaryshoringapplications.SiregGeotech,ofItaly,hascreatedadependableflatbarfiberglasssystemthathasbeenusedonlargeprojectsintheUnitedStates,andnowhaveteamedwithWilliamsFormEngineeringtoprovidelocalsupply.ThepartnershipbetweenWilliamsandSiregallowscustomersthebenefittohavequickaccesstoengineeringsupportservicesofferedbyWilliams. Theintendeduseofthisproductlineisfortemporaryapplications(<2yearsduration).Assuch,theconsiderationsdocumentedinACI440.1R-06arenotpertinenttothisapplication.PerACI440.1R-06,forpermanentapplications(sus-tainedloads)therewouldbeanadvisedenvironmentalsafetyfactorof0.7appliedfordegradationoftheresinwithinthefiberglassstrapaswellasasustainedstresssafetyfactorof0.2.Sincetheintendeduseofthisproductisfortemporaryapplication,nodegradationoftheresintakesplaceinlessthan2yearsandnosustainedstresslossesneedbeaccount-edforasitisashortduration.Anacceptableworking/serviceloadshouldnotexceed50%oftheultimatetensilestrengthofthetendon(equivalenttoareductionfactorof0.5).
Sireg 40mm x 9mm Geotech Durglass Soil Nails
3-Durglass Soil Nail
2-Durglass Soil Nail
1-Durglass Soil Nail
DurglassSoil Nail
Nominal Area
Weight ± 8%
Ultimate Load Soil Nail
Ultimate Load Blocking System
Average Elastic Modulus
Type of Spacer
PartNumber
1-Durglass 0.55in² (355mm²)
0.46lbs./ft. (0.68kg/m)
65kips (289kN)
33kips (147kN)
6000ksi (41 Gpa) Single RFA1
2-Durglass 1.11in² (710mm²)
0.91lbs./ft. (1.36kg/m)
130kips (578kN)
66kips (294kN)
6000ksi (41 Gpa) Double RFA2
3-Durglass 1.67in² (1065mm²)
1.37lbs./ft. (2.04kg/m)
195kips (867kN)
100kips (445kN)
6000ksi (41 Gpa) Triple RFA3
Plastic Spacers
Steel Plates
Blocking System TheBlocking system tobeusedwith fiberglass soilnailsiscomposedofaSteelHeadWedgeCupandPlas-ticConicalWedges.
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RFPS01 RFPS02 RFPS03
Fiberglass Soil Nails
DurglassSoil Nail
Numberof Holes
Length& Width Thickness Part
Number
1-Durglass 1 6”(150 mm)
3/4”(19 mm) RFSP01
2-Durglass 2 8”(200 mm)
3/4”(19 mm) RFSP02
3-Durglass 3 8”(200 mm)
3/4”(19 mm) RFSP03
Long Lengths - No Splices
Lightweight
Removable
• The continuous fiberglass flat bars come in rolls andcanbecut to the lengthnecessary foreach individualnail.Also,byfunctionofthembeingtransportedinrolls,thereisanoptiontoassembleinthefieldandhaveverylongnailswithnoissuesrelatedtospontaneouslengthadjustments.Theonlyfastenersusedarethoseoftheblockingsystemofthetendonanchorage.
• Thelightweightnatureofthefiberglassbarslendstoeasyhandling in thefield.Thesoilnailelementscanbeverylongandstillrequireminimalliftingequipment.
• With a single fiberglass strap weighing a mere 0.454pounds/ft,largequantitiesofthismaterialcanshipviaflat-bed,thuseliminatingmultipleshipmentstoprojectsites.Thebulkoftheweightinshippingcomesfromthesteelbearingplatesandwedgecups.Thespacersandfiber-glasswedgesarenon-steelandlightweight.
• With urban development requirements of no perma-nentsupportofexcavationsteel tendons left inplacefortheupper25feetofexcavationinsomeurbancities,thefiberglassproductsavesagreatdealof timeandmoneybynotrequiringanchorornailremoval.Thesefiberglasselements cansimplybeexcavated throughandburiedwithnoharmfulenvironmentalsideeffectsorcostlydamagetomachinery.
Diameter Length Weight PartNumber
3-1/4” (82 mm)
3-3/8”(85 mm)
4.52lbs (2.05kg) RFBS