Steel Plant

Mexico, Nuevo León, Pesqueria

After more than two and a half years of daily usage, the SOG is in excellent condition, without a single crack.

— Juan Aguilera VillarrealTecnor
585%Shear Strength
18%Modulus of Rupture
60%Durability
40 days savedSpeed of Construction
771 tonsCarbon Footprint
Category

Industrial

Contractor

Tecnor

Original Design

1 layer of #6 rebar at 12"

Helix Dosage

30 lb/yd3

This Steel Plant produces Steel coils that weigh @ 28,000 kg (61,000 lb) each. Once they are manufactured, the operator places them on an exterior slab, stacked three high. The combined weight for which is @ 84,000 kg (185,000 lb). With that type of load, cracking was a major concern.

Tecnor designed the slab on grade with a 30 lb/yd3 dosage of Helix Steel. This provided far greater pre-crack protection while alleviating the need to chair and tie 1 layer of #6 rebar at 12″. Further, the use of Helix Steel enabled a time savings of over 40 days and a quantifiable increase in shear strength, modulus of rupture and durability.

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