摘要 |
A connecting member for use in a stay-in-place modular concrete formwork assembly that includes at least one brace and that is suitably perforated to permit the placement of reinforcement rods at or near the optimal placement position for a given structure. The connecting member includes terminal connectors at either longitudinal edge adapted for mating engagement with at least one wall element of a modular formwork assembly and at least one elongate brace connected to and depending from its central portion (from a point of connection offset from the terminal connectors) for engagement with the supplementary engagement means present on the inner surface of a wall element. The central portion and brace of the connecting member are perforated within a zone of perforation that extends through the point of connection of the brace and the flat central portion to permit the cross-flow of concrete and the cross-placement of reinforcement rods.
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