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T-Bolts

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Determining T-bolt length

Minimum spacing for channel bolts

PEC standard T-bolts are specifically designed to withstand tension and perpendicular shear loads. These T-bolts provide a secure and reliable connection, even in demanding applications to anchor structural elements such as beams, columns, and walls to cast-in channels in concrete structures, or attaching facade systems, such as curtain walls and cladding, to cast-in channels in concrete structures.

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The Coventry Very Light Rail track system with CFS channels and T-bolts on display at The University of Warwick. 

Although light rail systems offer benefits for cities in terms of transportation and air quality, the costs associated with system installation are often out of reach given funding constraints. Typical system costs may be in excess of £70 million per kilometre meaning that new networks are likely to run to billions of pounds. Early project research by the WMG-Coventry City Council team revealed that a significant proportion of these costs are related to the diversion of utilities. Convention light rail systems utilise deep foundations, leading to interaction with utilities and therefore resulting in diversions, delays and project management costs.

Coventry City Council set WMG the challenge of developing a low-profile light rail track system that requires a dig depth of no more than 30 cm. Together with an innovation partner 

, a high-performance shallow slab system was developed meeting the requirements for mechanical performance due to both the light rail vehicles and heavy good vehicles. To achieve secure fixing of the rails to the high-performance slabs, the fixing inserts need to provide flexibility and be able to withstand the applied forces. Another consideration is for the fixing bolts to provide reliable integrity for long-term exposure. They have to be secure yet allow for enough movement caused by the tram cars and the material expansion due to the weather exposure. They also need to be durable to long-term repetitive loading from rail and road vehicles.

Ingerop-Rendel

 aims to develop a mass transport solution, providing a viable alternative to the car, helping to improve air quality, reduce CO2 emissions and reduce congestion. The project was launched by Coventry City Council, who worked alongside 

 to create a game-changing public transport solution.

Coventry Very Light Rail project overview

WMG website

The vehicle is battery-powered, eliminating the need for overhead wires. It has an innovative turning system allowing it to handle 15m radius curves, meaning it can be installed in tight corners in the existing highway, and the Council intends to operate it at a high frequency to provide a turn-up and go service. The vehicle has a capacity of 56, is comfortable, and has low floors to enable passengers to embark and disembark easily. It has been developed to allow autonomous operation in the future.

The low-profile track makes use of advanced materials to optimise its performance characteristics, whilst also employing standard rail parts where possible to ensure ease of manufacturing and use of existing supply chains.

The support from CFS helped WMG to deliver a functional design that has the potential to revolutionise city public transport infrastructure projects.

CFS and WMG continue working together to further optimise the design. We are currently looking at changing the coating of the bolts to modify friction but provide equivalent corrosion protection as galvanising. The benefit is that the reduced friction can provide more reliable bolt torque to be achieved.

Having worked together on this project WMG and CFS have started a partnership that focuses on new product development for the precast industry.

As WMG was looking to bring their vision to life, they searched for a supplier that could provide channels that could meet the demanding mechanical performance required. As this is not a standard application, finding a supplier with both the technical knowledge and the products to support the project proved to be a challenge.

Also, as this is a significant civil engineering R&D project, WMG required for their suppliers to be flexible. WMG undertook all the prototype testing in-house using their advanced testing facilities.

Thanks to its technical department, CFS was able to work in partnership with WMG to specify the right design, focusing on a bespoke channel with a large profile and a shallow anchor. Being a supplier with vast technical expertise in cast-in channels, CFS was able to react promptly and support WMG with the design.

Coventry Very Light Rail Project

Sheldebouw were tasked with designing the building’s glazed envelope. The key challenge in the case of Shard was the building’s irregular shape. As the architect’s vision asked for a highly transparent facade with excellent energy efficiency, Sheldebouw opted for extra-clear low-iron glass. The glazing panels were installed to oversail the steel frames, making them invisible from the outside. Due to new regulations introduced in 2006, the whole facade was designed as a passive double-skin ventilated facade with built-in automatic fiberglass roller blinds.

Similarly, Shard Place, built several years later, has a double-skin glass facade.

In both cases, Sheldebouw needed an experienced partner to design and deliver fixings for the glass facade.

The Shard Quarter, developed in several phases, consists of three buildings: News Building, Shard Place, and Shard itself. Thanks to Sheldebouw, a leader in the curtain wall industry, CFS were involved in the building of Shard and Shard Place.

The Shard, designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop, was designed as a ‘vertical city’. Shard Place (aka Fielden House) is a residential building built in the third phase of the development.

CFS has extensive experience in designing fixing solutions for glass facades as well as project management to minimise any unexpected delays. Being able to combine their technical expertise and manufacturing capabilities makes them an ideal partner for large complex projects.

In both cases, CFS designed and delivered cast-in channels to fix mullions supporting the glass panels of the facade, including relevant T-bolts.

Shard Quarter glass facade project

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	Product variants
	Dimensions			Insulation parameters
Profile size	Depth [mm]	L1 [mm] Embedded length	Load group [T]	D [mm] Metric thread	M [mm] Metric thread	L [mm] Length	D [mm] Diameter through foam	x [mm] Depth	y [mm] Width	Fv, Fs [kN] Axial and Angled (under 30 degrees)	L2 [mm] Length	Ø D1 [mm] Diameter	Ø D2 [mm] Diameter	Ø D3 [mm] Diameter	L [mm] Length	c [mm]	Rd [mm] Diameter	Lengths [mm] Available lengths	e [mm] Length	j [mm] Hole width	a1 [mm] Gap between holes	∠ Angle [°] Angle in degrees	C [mm] Hole to edge distance	Matching profile Compatible part	hp [mm] Profiling depth	Weight [kg/m] +-10%	e1 [mm] Length	Max supported height [mm]	B [mm] Box width	Thermal conductivity [Wm°K]	Load group [T]	Max lateral load [kN]
TBS-28				M8 - M12														40, 60, 80						28/15
TBS-28
TBS-28
TBS-38				M10 - M16														60, 80, 100						38/17
TBS-38
TBS-38
TBS-40				M12 - M16														60, 80, 100						40/22, 40/25
TBS-40
TBS-40
TBS-50				M12 - M20														60, 80, 100						49/30, 50/30, 50/31, 52/34, 54/33
TBS-50
TBS-50

Component	Material	Description
Bolt	Steel grade 50 or 70	Stainless steel according to EN ISO 3506:2009
Plain Washer	1.4401, 1.4404, 1.4571, 1.4578	Stainless steel according to EN 10088:2005
Hexagonal Nut	Steel grade 50, 70 or 80	Stainless steel according to EN ISO 3506:2009

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