Patent ID: 6055691
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: E01D,E04C,E04G,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of mounting and tensioning a freely tensioned tension member, particularly a stay cable for a cable-stayed bridge, the tension member being composed of a bundle of individual strands of steel wires, each strand having a polyethylene casing, the strands having first and second ends anchored by wedges in an anchoring disk each supported relative to a structure, wherein the polyethylene casings of the strands are each removed in an area of the anchoring ends, the method comprising:positioning a peeling tool having at one end thereof at least one cutting edge at each strand;tensioning the strand by a length of an extension distance and simultaneously removing the polyethylene casing of each individual strand by substantially longitudinally cutting the polyethylene casing by the cutting edge over the length of the extension distance.