Self-reacting casting beds with different lengths
Construx-Weckenmann installs 3 casting beds without major civil works. The capacity of the factory is extended with 3 beds of 24m, 36m, and 60m.
All 3 beds have a modular setup:
- 1 live-end + 1 dead-end
- Modular steel bed parts in between both ends
Technical specifications of the beds:
- Width 1500mm
- Usable stressing width 900mm
- Side-form coupling on the base
- Per head 4 anchors of 25T
- Maximum Prestressing force 800T
- 90% load at 300mm eccentricity
- 10% load at 1400mm eccentricity
- Maximum Prestressing moment 320Tm