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Shear Load Connectors

Range of Shear Connectors

Range of Shear Connectors

Ancon’s range of shear connectors offers significant advantages over conventional single dowels. These Shear Connectors are more effective at transferring load, simpler to install and ensure the necessary alignment required for movement.

Solutions for:
Suspended Slabs
Post-Tensioned Concrete Frames
Ground Bearing Concrete Slabs

Solutions for Suspended Slabs

Ancon DSD
The DSD is the original two-part, double dowel, shear load connector. The dowel component can move longitudinally within the sleeve to accommodate movement. The connector is available in ten standard sizes and can transfer loads from around 20kN to over 950kN. The larger connectors can be used in joints up to 60mm wide.

Ancon DSDQ

The DSDQ shear load connector uses the same dowel component as the Ancon DSD, but the cylindrical sleeve is contained within a rectangular box section to allow lateral movement in addition to the longitudinal movement. Nine standard sizes can be used to transfer loads from around 30kN to over 950kN.

Ancon ESD

The ESD is a single dowel shear connector and is available in four sizes with each size available in two lengths. Ancon ESD shear connectors are used where the slab or wall is too thin for Ancon DSD, and where loads are small.

Ancon ESDQ

The ESDQ shear load connector uses the same dowel as the Ancon ESD, but the cylindrical sleeve is contained within a rectangular box section to allow lateral movement in addition to longitudinal movement.

Ancon ED

The ED is a low cost dowel connector for use in floor slabs where alignment is important but loads are small. The single dowel shear connector is available in four sizes with each size available in two lengths.

Ancon Staisil Acoustic Dowel

The Ancon Staisil Acoustic Dowel is designed to transfer shear loads and limit sound transmission across joints in concrete. The sleeve has Elastomer sound absorbing material between two stainless steel tubes and a nail plate for fixing to formwork.

patent pending

Solutions for Post-Tensioned Concrete Frames

ESDQ-L Lockable Dowel
The ESDQ-L Lockable Dowel allows initial movement to take place and then, after a predetermined time period (generally 60-120 days), is locked with a two-part epoxy resin poured into the L-shaped grout box.

patent pending

Ancon HLDQ-L30 Lockable Dowel

The HLDQ-L30 is a high load Lockable Dowel with a design capacity of up to 136kN.

patent pending

Ancon ESDQ-L20W Lockable Dowel

The dowel component is manufactured from 30mm diameter Duplex stainless steel, but is shorter than the ESDQ-L20 dowel. One end of the dowel is designed to fix into the stainless steel Ancon SKS24 Threaded Anchor cast into the face of the concrete, and the other end features a series of grooves to accept the Locking Plate. The sleeve component is the same as used in the ESDQ-L20.

Solutions for Ground-Bearing Concrete Slabs

Ancon MultiJoint System
Ancon MultiJoint is an all-in-one solution to load transfer, concrete contraction, armoured edge protection and formwork. It is ideal for use in factories, warehouses, distribution centres and other applications where floor slabs are subject to high loads and wheeled traffic. Its use can minimise slab depth, saving time and materials, and prevent uneven vertical settlement between slabs.

Ancon ADD 75/10

Ancon individual plate dowels are a cost-effective means of transferring shear loads and accommodating movement in load bearing ground floors. The Ancon ADD 75/10 is suitable for the majority of applications.

Ancon AHM 100/10

Where a greater capacity is required or wider than average joint widths are anticipated, the Ancon AHM 100/10 system should be considered. The larger steel plate of this system provides a greater surface area to reduce bearing stresses on the concrete. This dowel typically provides a 30% increase in capacity for joints of over 20mm in slabs greater than 250mm.
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