Tension Control Bolt Applications
Highway Bridges
Speed of installation - Montrose Bridge, Scotland, erected in under 5 days.
Lightweight Shear Wrenches under HSE minimum levels; no ear defenders necessary.
Rivet
Replacement
TC Bolt heads are aesthetically similar to rivets.
Rail
Joints
Sheared splines give visual inspection for rail engineers.
TCB Stock Rail Studs ® (SRS) can be installed “live” – no lengthy possessions needed.
Piling &
Tunnelling
Rail Piling is completed twice as fast as with conventional high strength bolts.
Channel Tunnel Rail Link tunnelling, London.
Signs &
Gantries
Motorway possessions are unnecessary due to speed of TCB installation.
Stadia &
Structures
Multi-bolt, multi-ply connections are made easier by two stage shear wrench installation.
TCBs used in cleats are more efficient than welded connections.
Simple installation.
Rail
Bridges
Aligning and tensioning of splice joints is quicker, easier and safer using TCBs