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Product range for tensioning stepped anchors extended

Stepped anchors are a special type of compression anchor. Both types are used as ground anchors in various applications, for example, where walls or tunnel slabs have to be tensioned against the ground. The two types differ in that the individual strands of a stepped anchor are not of equal length, but of different lengths. The load transmission areas of the individual strands are staggered successively in the ground, ensuring in this way uniform load transmission into the subsoil. If the ground is no longer capable of supporting the load of a standard compression anchor, stepped anchors are...

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