McClay Industries · SteelX twisted steel rebar

SteelX Pull-out

One strand, embedded in a split concrete specimen and pulled from a grip that stops it turning. Its twist is locked into a helical channel in the matrix, so it has to untwist to get out. The measured load holds on a plateau for almost the whole slip.

Specimen split along the strand; the dashed outline is the removed half. Drag to orbit, scroll or pinch to zoom.