FD Grip (short) A/S type

Design Construction Specification

■ Fujibolt Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ■

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Introduction (Important)

When the FD grip (short) A/S type is used outside of Japan, this document shall be used as a
reference and an example of how the work procedure is carried out in Japan.

The standards, steel grades, joint shapes, dimensions, test criteria and quality control
methods etc. contained with this document are based on Japanese standards. For
regions outside of Japan, these shall only be used as a reference and there may be cases
that are outside the scope of this document.

In general, the decision to apply the FD grip (short) A/S type outside of Japan shall be made only
after passing tests that are conducted in accordance with applicable local standards etc. for that
country.

Given the above, when applying the FD grip (short) A/S type outside of Japan, the JIS standards for
steel contained herein may be substituted for equivalent ones specified in standards such as BS,
ASTM or SNI etc.

Note: FD grip (short) A/S type is mechanical joints that have been designed to easily pass strict
testing procedures that have been put in place due to the frequent occurrence of earthquakes in
Japan. We hope you consider using our product.

Fujibolt Manufacturing Co., Ltd

FD Grip (short)Joint ■ Design Construction Specification

Table of Contents

1.1. General Provisions ........................................................................................................

1.2. Designs of Joint Section .............................................................................................

1.3. Persons Engaged in Joint Operation .................................................................

1.4. Construction Flow.........................................................................................................

1.5. Joint Operation Procedure ......................................................................................

1.6. Introducing Tightening Torque ............................................................................

1.7. Inspection ...........................................................................................................................

1.1. General Provisions
(1) This specification shall be applied when the FD grip (short) construction method is used for reinforced
concrete structure, steel-framed reinforced concrete, and pre-stressed concrete structure.

(2) The FD grip (short) construction method is the mechanical joint that is used for connecting rebars. With this
method, the threaded sleeve is clamped to the end of the connecting rebar with the hydraulic clamping
machine and rebars are finally connected using bolts.
A type and S type are available according to the restraint status of the connecting rebars. See the following pages for the details.

(3) The rebars used for the FD grip (short) joint products are as follows.
1） Deformed bars that are specified in JIS G 3112 “Steel bars for concrete reinforcement” or equivalent.

2） Steel grade: SD295A, SD295B, SD345, SD390, SD490 or equivalent

3） Diameter: D13, D16, D19, D22, D25, D29, D32, D35, D38, D41, D51

4） Joints with the same diameters or joints with diameters of differences in the range from D13 to D51.

5） When connecting joints with different steel grades, up to one grade difference is allowed.
The combinations of steel grades shall be SD295A and B x SD345, SD345 x SD390, and SD390 x SD490.or
equivalent.

In such case, design shall be based on the one with less strength. In addition, use the joint with the higher strength on the
lower side structurally.

6） The tensile strength of the steel grades SD345, SD390 and SD490 shall have the upper limit of 770
N/mm2 within the JIS-specified range.
 ■ Cross-Section Diagram of Joints ■
1) A type joint
・ When at least one connecting rebar can be turned easily and when moving toward the axis direction is
possible, use the full thread connecting bolt.

2) S type joint
・ This joint uses a double-lead screw for D13 to D22 and a four-lead screw for D25 or larger. The connecting
method is the same as the A type.
(4) Major parts used for the FD grip (short) joint products are as follows.
Yielding Point Tensile Strength
JIS Specification Grade 2
N/mm N/mm2
JIS G 3445
STKM 13A
Sleeve “Carbon steel tubes for machine 215 or higher 370 or higher
Or equivalent
structure”
JIS G 4053
“Low-alloyed steels for machine SCM 435
structural use” SCM440
Bolt JIS G 4051 700 or higher 800 or higher
S45C
“Carbon Steels for Machine
Structural Use”
Or equivalent

(5) Standard dimension of FD grip (short) joint products

The standard dimensions of each joint product that is clamped using each part are as shown in Figure 1.

(6) Items not included in this specification shall be in accordance with the following standards (regulations).
Construction Ministry - Housing Bureau - Building Guidance Div. Notice No. 31-Appendix 1-1 “Evaluation
Criteria of Rebar Joint Performance” (Jan. 31, 1991)
・ “Guidebook for Standards of Building Structural Technologies 2007 Version”
・ Architectural Institute of Japan’s “All Standards for Structural Calculation of Reinforced Concrete
Structures”
・ Architectural Institute of Japan’s “Standard for Structural Calculation of Steel Reinforced Concrete
Structure”
・ Architectural Institute of Japan’s “Japanese Architectural Standard Specification for Reinforced
Concrete Work JASS 5”
・ The Japan Society of Civil Engineers “Guidebook for Deformed Bar Anchorage and Joint (2007
Version)”
 Fig. 1: A Type and S Type Joint Specification

(mm)
Diameter Screw Size Lead D1 D2 L L1 L2 S Lsa Lo
D13 M14x2.0 2 20.4 20.3 52 28 24 12.6 27 104
D16 M18x2.5 2 26.0 26.3 62 35 29 16.2 36 124
D19 M20x2.5 2 28.0 28.0 72 42 31 18 38
36*.95 144
D22 M24x3.0 2 33.6 33.5 85 48 38 21.6 46 170
D25 M27x3.0 4 38.5 38.0 93 55 38 24.3 52 186
D29 M30x3.0 4 43.6 43.0 108 62 44 27 58 216
D32 M33x3.0 4 48.6 47.5 118 69 49 29.2 63 236
D35 M36x3.0 4 54.6 53.2 129 75 54 32.4 69 258
D38 M39x3.0 4 58.6 57.5 139 82 57 35.1 73 278
D41 M42x3.0 4 63.6 62.4 149 90 59 37.8 79 298
D51 M52x3.0 4 77.6 77.5 173 110 63 46.8 97 346

Note 1): L and L1 dimensions are the minimum values. Values at the maximum sides are not specified.
Lead indicate the lead of S type screws.
Note 2): The S size is the minimum of 0.9M or larger (M: Diameter of the bolt).
1.2. Designs of Joint Section
(1) Joint performance
The FD grip (short) Joint product (hereinafter called “this joint”) has a same performance of Class A joint
specified in “Construction Ministry - Housing Bureau - Building Guidance Div. Notice No. 31 Handling of
special rebar joints (Jan. 31, 1991)” Exhibit 1-1 (Evaluation Criteria of Rebar Joint Performance) Item 2
(Classification of joint performance).

(2) Use locations of joints

The use locations of this joint shall be as specified in “Construction Ministry - Housing Bureau - Building
Guidance Div. Notice No. 31 (Jan. 31, 1991)” Exhibit 2 (Standard of using rebar joint). The use locations in this
notice are as indicated in Table 1.1 and Table 1.2.

Table 1.1 Use Locations when Calculation Method is Route I, IIa, IIb, IIc, or Wall Type
Structure
Class A
Calculation Method Use Location
All Half

 Main reinforcement in center area of girder

a  Main reinforcement in beam and slab tensile ○ ○
Route I reinforcement

Route IIa  Main reinforcement at material edge area of column

Route IIb and beam
b ○ ○
or wall type structure  Main reinforcement of wall girder and vertical
reinforcement of vertical slab stand of first floor

c  Other rebar ○ ○
 Main reinforcement in center area of girder
a  Main reinforcement in beam and slab tensile ○ ○
reinforcement

 Main reinforcement at material edge area of column

Route IIc
and beam
b x ○
 Main reinforcement of wall girder and vertical
reinforcement of vertical slab stand of first floor

c  Other rebar ○ ○
(Note) “All” and “Half” in the table indicate the “all joints aligned on the same level” and “no more than half of the joints

aligned on the same level,” respectively. “○” and “X” in the table indicate the applicability of joints, with “○” meaning

approved and “X” meaning not approved.

Table 1.2 Use Locations when Calculation Method is Route III
Calculation Class A
Use Location Material Class
Method All Half
 Main reinforcement in center area of girder
a  Main reinforcement in beam and slab tensile ○ ○
reinforcement
FA ↓ ↓

FB ↓ ○
 Main reinforcement at material edge area, where FC ○ ○
b yield hinge is formed for seismic design, and vertical
rebars of the vertical slab stand of first floor FC ○ ○
WA, WB ○ ○
WC, WD ○ ○
FA ○ ○
FB ○ ○
Route III
 Main reinforcement at material edge areas other than FC ○ ○
c
the above FD ○ ○
WA, WB ○ ○
WC, WD ○ ○
FA ○ ○
FB ○ ○
FC ○ ○
d  Other rebars
FD ○ ○
WA, WB ○ ○
WC, WD ○ ○

(Note) “All” and “Half” in the table indicate the “all joints aligned on the same level” and “no more than half of the joints aligned on the

same level,” respectively. “○” and “X” in the table indicate the applicability of joints, with “○” meaning approved and “X” meaning not

approved. The “↓” mark indicates the applicability of the joint when the calculation is executed by virtually using the lower material class

with the “○” mark. Symbols of material class, FA, FB, to WD, and so forth are those specified in Construction Ministry Notice No. 1792 -

No. 1 (Construction Ministry - Housing Bureau - Building Guidance Div. Notice No. 96, 1981).

Remarks
1） The calculation method of Route I is according to Article 82 of the Order for Enforcement of the Building Standards Act and
executes the calculation of allowable stress level only. Calculation methods of Routes IIa, IIb, and IIc are according to Article

82 - 3 of the same Act and Articles 1, 2, and 3 of No. 3 in Construction Ministry Notice No. 1791 (Nov. 27, 1980), respectively.

2） The Route III calculation method is used when the Order for Enforcement of the Building Standards Act, Article 82 Item 4 and
Notice No. 1792-1 are applied.

3） In the case of the steel-framed reinforced concrete component, even when a full number of rebars is jointed, it is handled as a
half number joint when Table 1.1 and Table 1.2 are applied.
(3) Pitches between rebars
The pitches between rebars are according to the Architectural Institute of Japan’s “Japanese Architectural
Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Work JASS 5” and provided in Table 1.3. In addition, pitches
between the centers of rebars and pitches between joints (reference value) are also provided.

Table 1.3 Pitches between Rebars (mm)

Same Line Arrangement

Diameter
Pitches bet. Rebars Pitches bet. Centers of Rebars Pitches bet. Joints

D13 25.0 or wider 38.0 or wider 17.5 or wider

D16 25.0 or wider 43.0 or wider 16.5 or wider
D19 28.5 or wider 49.0 or wider 20.0 or wider
D22 33.0 or wider 57.0 or wider 22.5 or wider
D25 37.5 or wider 65.0 or wider 25.5 or wider
D29 43.5 or wider 75.0 or wider 30.5 or wider
D32 48.0 or wider 82.0 or wider 32.5 or wider
D35 52.5 or wider 90.0 or wider 35.5 or wider
D38 57.0 or wider 98.0 or wider 39.0 or wider
D41 61.5 or wider 106.5 or wider 42.0 or wider
D51 76.5 or wider 130.0 or wider 51.0 or wider

Pitch bet.
Pitch centers of
Pitch bet. bet. rebars
joints rebars

(4) Covering depth

The covering depth of the concrete at the joint section shall be measured from the sleeve surface or the outer surface
of the shear reinforcement on the joint section and is as described in the Architectural Institute of Japan’s “Japanese
Architectural Standard Specification for Reinforced Concrete Work JASS 5.”

(5) Bond characteristic of joints

When this joint is used at the sections, for which bonding stress is large (such as the crossing point of a column
and a beam), assume that there is no bond characteristic.
However, if the structural characteristics regarding this joint are checked in research experiments separately and
the results are approved by the Building Center of Japan, the above condition is excluded.
(6) Sustaining joint concentration in The Japan Society of Civil Engineers “Guidebook for Deformed Bar
Anchorage and Joint”
Sustaining joint performance described in the “Guidebook for Deformed Bar Anchorage and Joint” V
Mechanical Joint Edition, Chapter 4 Evaluation of Mechanical Joint Performance shall be checked according to
the “Guidebook for Deformed Bar Anchorage and Joint” I General Contents Edition, 3.3 Evaluation of Joint
Unit Performance.
According to this performance evaluation, the FD grip (short) meets the criteria as Class A or higher. Therefore,
reducing the concentration level is not necessary.

1.3. Persons Engaged in Joint Operation

People, who are engaged in joint construction, are as follows.
1) Construction manager
The construction manager is a member of the original contractor and an on-site supervisor, who is constantly
stationed at the construction field. In addition, the construction manager shall have obtained the joint
construction manager certificate and execute the quality control in order to assure the joint performance.

2) Joint vendor
The joint vendor is an organization, which executes the joint attachment operation in the corresponding
construction. In addition, the Person in charge of jointing and The Technician of jointing shall be members of
the joint vendor and execute the joint operation under management of the construction manager.

3) Person in charge of jointing

The Person in charge of jointing has undertaken the skills training for the FD grip (short) joint provided by
the joint engineer* and is certified as a Person in charge of jointing.

4) Technician of jointing
The Technician of jointing has undertaken the skills training for the FD grip (short) joint provided by the
joint engineer and is certified as a Technician of jointing. The Technician of jointing executes the joint
operation under the management of the Person in charge of jointing.

5) After completion of the skills training for the FD grip (short) joint, the qualification certificate is
issued.

*
The joint engineer has undertaken the skills instruction training provided by Fujibolt Manufacturing Co., Ltd. or PT. Fujibolt

Indonesia and is certified as a joint engineer.-Issuance of the joint engineer authorization

1.4. Construction Flow
(1) Clamping and Connecting Procedures are as follows.

Clamping Jointing

Cutting rebar Joint connection

Painting rebar Marking

Apply carborundum Torque

to Sleeve introduction

Clamping Sleeve Torque inspection

Gauge Inspection Completion report

Regarding the Clamping Procedure, see the attached “Operation Manual of Clamping Machine”.
1.5. Jointing Operation Procedure
(1) Joint connection
A type S type
1. Remove the cap of the connecting-side sleeve. Screw the A bolt (SA bolt for S type) into the stopper.
2. Remove the cap of the embedded-side sleeve. Make the A bolt (SA bolt for S type) and the sleeve end contact.
3. Turn the connecting-side sleeve and screw in until the surfaces of both sleeves contact.

Stopper

Connect

Surfaces contact

[Note] ● When connecting, screw in the bolts while aligning the bolt axes.

● The connecting method of the S type joint is the same as the A type joint. To identify the two, the sleeve cap is colored

in blue. The connecting bolt has a different surface color (One with a mat surface is the S type).
1.6. Introducing Tightening Torque
*The quality management of Torque Value is necessary only when the A Class under the Japan standard has to be
required.

(1) Marking
Before introduction of the torque, mark the joint connecting section with the paint.

A/Stype

(2) Torque Introduction

Set the torque wrench to the sleeve and tighten at the specified torque value.
The marking section becomes as follows, and the tightening operation completes.
Use the tightening torque values in Table 2 for the specified torque value for the joint construction.

A/S type

Table 2 Specified Tightening Torque

Diameter D13 D16 D19 D22 D25 D29 D32 D35 D38 D41 D51

Kgf･m 4 6 8 16 21 28 39 50 61 66 100

N･m 40 60 80 160 205) 275 380 490 600 650 980

(3) Torque introduction for joints with different diameters

When rebars with different diameters are connected using a bolt with different diameters (stepped bolt), always
screw in the bolt with the smaller diameter first. When introducing the torque into the different diameter joint,
introduce the torque value for the smaller diameter.

(4) Application range of the torque wrench

Use the torque wrench that is specified by Fujibolt Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
When the torque is applied, the application of torque has to be able to be checked by the sound, scale, etc.
The application range of the torque wrench is as shown in Table 3 on page 17.
 Table 3 Application Range of Torque Wrench (Common to Each Joint)
Tightening Torque Value Torque Wrench
*1
Diameter Kgf･m N･m CL100N CL200N CL280N CL420N CLE850N CLE1200N

D13 4 40 ○ ○ ○
D16 6 60 ○ ○ ○
D19 8 80 ○ ○
D22 16 160 ○ ○ ○
D25 21 205 ○ ○
D29 28 275 ○ ○
D32 39 380 ○ ○
D35 50 490 ○
D38 61 600 ○
D41 66 650 ○ ○
D51 100 980 ○
(Note) - Name with *1 attached is the name of torque wrench body.
- Indicated for cases of SD295A, SD295B, SD345, and SD390.

1.7. Inspection
(1) Strength test of joint products
1) Number of specimens
Prepare three joint specimens for each of rebar grade, diameter, and execute the tensile test.

2) Inspection method
Follow JIS Z 2241 "Metallic materials−Tensile testing" for the testing method.

3) Acceptance criteria
As a result of the tensile test, the joint is accepted when the strength is more than 135% of specified yield
strength.

4) Execution method of the inspection

The inspection is executed by the joint manufacturer when the product is manufactured. In addition, if the
witness test is requested by the customer, determine the inspection method after separate discussion.
・ When either one of the three specimens is unaccepted, Fujibolt Manufacturing Co., Ltd or PT Fujibolt
Indonesia shall find the cause and conduct the appropriate measure such as making longer the length of
the sleeve etc. Then, execute the inspection again.
(2) Joint construction inspection
1) Marking check
After tightening of the joint section completes, the construction manager visually checks that the marks on
the sleeve (with spanner hook) and on the nut are deviated.

2) Torque check inspection

Acceptance in the torque inspection means that the joint does not turn and there is no space between sleeves
when re-tightening with the specified tightening torque. The number of inspection locations shall be 5% or
more of the number of joints used for each joint type and each rebar diameter.

3) Handling of unaccepted item

When the construction of the joint section is not accepted, take appropriate measures to meet the requirement
such as tightening of all joints.

4) Inspection record
Record the following items for each joint construction site. The construction manager shall store the record.
・ Construction name
・ Number of locations of joint usage
・ Steel grade and diameter of rebar
・ Inspection date
・ Name of inspector
SAMPLE
 FD grip Inspection Record
Inspection Date
/ /
Project Name Inspector Name

Steel Grade Diameter

Number of Total Number of

Percentage
Joint Inspection %

Part of Joint applied Torqu Value Test Result

SAMPLE