COMPOSITE TENSION MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a long composite tension member having equal tensile forces to respective composite rods in a bundle of a plurality of composite rods.

SOLUTION: This composite tension member is assembled from a predetermined number of composite rods 230 each having two ends. A wedge-like plug is formed around the ends of the respective composite rods. The wedge-like plugs are inserted into a termination fitting having a termination fitting body with an aperture at a base end to receive the bundle of the composite rods and having an internal cavity that flares outwardly from the base end to a distal end to closely receive the wedge-like plug with the respective composite rods imbedded therein. A closing nut is used to retain the wedge-like plug in the termination fitting body.

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