Battersea Power Station Development, UK
The Revitalization of a London Landmark
Battersea Power Station was a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames in Nine Elms, Battersea, within the London Borough of Wandsworth. It was one of the world’s largest brick buildings and a lasting symbol of London’s industrial past.
After remaining empty for nearly 40 years, a redevelopment plan was launched with the mission of creating a new iconic London landmark.
The third phase of the redevelopment consists of the development of the so-called Electric Boulevard, which will include a connection to the Northern Line Extension station, more than 1,300 residential units, a 160-room hotel, retail spaces, restaurants, and leisure facilities.
Dextra has supplied several rebar coupler solutions to the site. More than 100,000 格瑞普泰克 和 罗尔泰克 cast-in-situ couplers were installed in masonry cells to alleviate rebar congestion caused by long lap lengths.
此外, 预制 concrete panels reinforced with rebars were used in the building, incorporating 30,000 格鲁泰克 couplers for onsite connection of continuation bars. The panels were easily lifted into place at the construction site, where the coupler cavities were then filled with non-shrink grouting mortar through the injection holes.
Finally, 3,000 联合技术公司 bolted couplers were installed on rebars for repair work. These couplers were used to replace damaged 钢筋/增强筋 with new ones and to connect them to the finished structure.
The mixed-use community was expected to be completed in 2020, becoming a new landmark for locals, tourists, and residents alike.