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Concrete & Masonryaka: form tieaka: wall tieaka: she-bolt

Snap Tie

In Plain English

A steel tie rod that holds opposing concrete wall forms apart at the right spacing — the ends snap off after the form is removed.

Definition

A wall form tie system consisting of a flat, notched steel rod that spans between opposing form panels, holding them at the specified wall thickness. After concrete reaches strength and forms are stripped, the protruding ends of the snap ties are broken off (snapped) at the notch point near the wall face. The remaining tie stub holes are patched or left exposed based on appearance requirements.

Example

The architectural concrete walls required cone snap ties with plastic cones to produce a uniform hole pattern on the exposed surface.

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