Bartec/Fortec Bridging Coupler is now available on AutoCAD, Revit, and Tekla for all your construction design and detailing needs!
Ideal for connecting bars that can’t be brought butt-to-butt—perfect for complex prefabricated cages—our Bridging Coupler simplifies rebar connections, helping you streamline your projects.
Start integrating it into your designs today!
📥 Download now:
Dextra played a pivotal role in the construction of the Central Kowloon Route (CKR) – Central Tunnel project in Hong Kong by supplying over 60,000 Fortec+ couplers. These mechanical rebar couplers were integral in ensuring strong and reliable connections within the road tunnel structure, meeting the stringent requirements for safety and durability.
The CKR, a major infrastructure project aimed at improving traffic flow across Kowloon, required advanced construction techniques, and Dextra’s Fortec+ couplers contributed significantly to the project’s structural integrity and long-term performance. The couplers were used to connect rebars in various locations, such as precast panels, tunnel access points, and driveways.
Fortec+ is a system that includes an additional rebar preparation process, in which the threaded bar end is proof tested by applying a tensile load. This is a non-destructive test, as the load level remains within the elastic zone of the reinforcing bar.
Image credit: Central Kowloon Route – Highways Department
Dextra, the leading provider of construction solutions, has received official approval for Fortec+ from the Buildings Department (BD) of the Government of Hong Kong. This approval marks a significant milestone not only for Dextra but also for the entire construction sector in the region.
The approval granted by the BD signifies the endorsement of Fortec+’s cutting-edge parallel thread mechanical splice system. This innovative solution has been proven to offer unprecedented efficiency, reliability, and safety in structural projects.
As the regulatory authority responsible for overseeing building construction and safety standards in Hong Kong, the BD’s endorsement serves as a testament to the reliability and compliance of Fortec+’s technology with local regulations and industry best practices.
“Bar Break” splicing system
Fortec+ is a complete tensile splice system, ensuring bar-break performance of up to 800MPa under tensile load.
Compliant with Hong Kong standards
Fortec+ meets the Buildings Department’s Code of Practice for Structural Use of Concrete 2013 and is listed on the Central Data Bank List of Building Materials.
Reliable solution
The Plus (+) entails additional testing of proof load, ensuring the most reliable connections through a single set of thread preparation equipment.
Technical support
Our team in Hong Kong are available to accompany you through each step of the design process using readily available CAD/BIM tools and during onsite installation.
Penny’s Bay and Kai Tak Community Isolation Facility
Central Kowloon Route – Central Tunnel
Trunk Road T2
Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel
The Grand Paris Express is a major urban transport project taking place all around the French Capital. The project will add 4 new lines (lines 15, 16, 17 and 18) and extend two existing lines (11 and 14).
Dextra has been involved on the packages of several stations through its local distributor partners. On the line 14 in particular, Dextra supplied Fortec rebar couplers in stations of Orsay and Pont Cardinet.
For the Bagneux Station in the North of Paris, located at the crossing of metro line 4 and future line 15, Dextra supplied its ASTEC Active Anchors.
ASTEC Active Anchors are the preferred solution for subway stations works as Tunnel Boring Machines and earth-moving equipment can simply cut the anchors’ FRP tendons at any stage, eliminating any need of unreliable and costly removal of anchors. The solution was approved for this project by consulting firm SYSTRA.
After numerous successful projects in the Middle East, this was the first time ASTEC Active Anchors (a recent Dextra innovation) were installed in Europe.
Orhideea Towers is a double tower office building complex located in the Western part of Bucharest.The towers are respectively 85m (17 floors) and 64 meters tall (13 floors). The two towers are connected by the use of a sky bridge.
For this project, Dextra was involved in the supply of its Fortec rebar coupler solution. The Fortec solution is composed of a standard rebar coupler, used for both standard and positional applications, connected to two rebar end which have previously been enlarged and threaded.Fortec is especially suitable for seismic environment construction, which is the case of buildings in the Bucharest area.
Fortec couplers have been used to provide all reinforcement connections in the heavily reinforced foundation mat (1.5meters thick). Fortec couplers are relatively compact and avoid the tedious task of overlapping rebar in congested environment.
Fortec couplers also provided temporary opening, allowing movement of men and equipment around the reinforcement. Before casting, the continuation bars are simply connecting to the couplers, filling the temporary opening gap.
The Trinity Tower in the business district of La Défense, West of Paris, is a new 33-floor and 140-meter-high office tower which will feature over 52,000 square meters of office space.
The project aims to achieve both social and environmental local impact by adding large outdoor public spaces reconnecting areas previously disconnected by the road. It will also feature green spaces, a rooftop space, openned facades and will achieve a LEEDS certification.
For this project, Dextra supplied through its French distributor SNAAM Vernon over 18,000 FORTEC® rebar connections.
Rebar couplers allow to speed up construction pace by providing a fast and safe way to connect rebars: one bar at the time, by bundles or cages. In the case of bundles and cages, those can be assembled off site and simply reconnected by couplers once arrived at the final location.
The Trinity Tower is aimed for completion in 2019.
For more information about the availability of rebar splicing solutions in France, please contact our Paris office for more information.
Share your information with us and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible.
