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2. Wall plug - Wikipedia

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   Wall plugs. A wall plug (UK English) also known as an anchor (US) or "Rawlplug" (UK), is a fibre or plastic (originally wood) insert used to enable the attachment of a screw in a material that is porous or brittle, or that would otherwise not support the weight of the object attached with the screw.

3. Molly (fastener) - Wikipedia

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   Figure 1 of the original patent for the molly bolt, U.S. Patent No. 2,018,251. The molly bolt was patented in 1934 by George Frederick Croessant. [3] Although his patent acknowledges that expandable fasteners of this general kind were already known, Croessant's patent is intended to provide "an improved and adequate anchoring grip that may be retightened if necessary and that will permit ...

4. Anchor bolt - Wikipedia

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   Moreover, their position must also be coordinated with the reinforcement layout. [3] Different types of cast-in-place anchors might be distinguished: [3] Lifting inserts: used for lifting operations of plain or prestressed RC beams. The insert can be a threaded rod. See also bolt (climbing). Anchor channels: used in precast concrete connections ...

5. Precast concrete lifting anchor system - Wikipedia

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   The anchor selection, together with additional reinforcement, and rigging arrangements is influenced by: - The dead weight of the element - The number of anchors in the element and the configuration of the anchor - Capacity of the anchor at the specific concrete compressive strengths at time of lift - The dynamic loads applied during lifting ...

6. Guy-wire - Wikipedia

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   Modern forms are the plate anchor, in which the guy is attached to a rod with an eyelet extending from the center of a steel plate buried diagonally, perpendicular to the angle of the guy. In the concrete anchor, a diagonal rod with an eyelet extending in the guy direction is cemented into a hole filled with steel reinforced concrete.

7. Pilot hole - Wikipedia

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   Pilot holes may be used when driving a screw, typically in wood, concrete, or plastic where the screw cuts its own threads. When a screw is driven into a material without a pilot hole, it can act as a wedge, generating outward pressure which can cause many materials to split. By drilling a small pilot hole into the material, into which a screw ...