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Hilti HIT-RE 500

Hilti HIT-RE 500 Injection Adhesive forUnderwater Fastenings General information:
Hilti HIT-RE 500 injection mortar shows good performance in wet or water-filled bore holes. Therefore several test series have been done to evaluate the performance of HIT-RE 500 in underwater conditions down to 50m below see level. The test program contained: - short-term pull-out test with 2 different anchor sizes and 2 different types of fastening elements threaded rods and rebars. - long-term creep tests with threaded rods and rebars. - simulation run in a pressure chamber down to 50m under water to check the handling and proper function of all system components of the HIT-RE 500 injection system foil pack , jumbo cartridge, manual and pneumatic dispensers. With the pressure chamber simulation run we have proven HIT-RE 500 foil pack system as well as jumbo cartridge system will work properly at least down to 50m of underwater. The short-term tests as well as long term creep tests show Hilti HIT-RE 500 injection adhesive works well if used for anchor fastenings underwater. The HIT-RE 500 underwater system differs from the existing Hilti underwater system: HIT-RE 500 does not need an adhesive capsule in addition to the injection mortar. Just inject the mortar HIT-RE 500 in a hammer drilled, well cleaned bore hole and insert the fastening elements threaded rods HAS, internally threaded sleeves HIS-N or rebars.

Additional advantages of HIT-RE 500 in underwater fastenings are: - Due to the unique mortar formulation with its low dispensing force at low mortar temperatures and due to the unique foil pack system HIT-RE 500 can easily be used down to water temperatures of 5C / 40F. - Due to the long working/gel time of HIT-RE 500 underwater applications can be performed very convenient. - The red colour of the mortar is a great advantage in case of contrast and visibility under these quite difficult site conditions.

Tests in sweet water as well as in salty water show proper curing of HIT-RE 500 injection mortar, if the mortar is used under recommended conditions described in this paper and in the Instruction for use, distributed with the product.

Fastenings made with HIT-RE 500 have been tested for water tightness up to 7 bar of water pressure. The tests proved that fastenings in concrete with HIT-RE 500 are as water tight as the concrete itself !

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This procedure will inform you how threaded rods, internally threaded sleeves and reinforcing bars can be designed for and installed in underwater applications using Hilti HIT-RE 500 injection adhesive.

Corrosion aspect: Even if anchor design and installation is done properly the duration of the fastening will depend on corrosion resistance of the metal fastening element. Therefore careful selection of the right steel quality for the fastening elements and/or corrosion protections are essential for the duration of the fastenings. Please refer also to Hiltis Corrosion Resistant Fastenings brochure, edition 2000.

Setting procedure:
The quality of the fastening is mainly depending on the bond and keying between mortar and base material. Therefore drilling method, proper bore hole cleaning and correct mortar injection from the bottom of the hole - is essential for the final fastening quality ! Due to the different setting conditions in underwater fastening compared to normal fastening the following setting procedure is specifically designed for underwater applications: 1. Drill bore hole. Using pneumatic hammer drilling only Diamond coring for underwater fastenings is not allowed !

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Flush-out dust and debris out of the bore hole using water

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Clean the bore hole using steel brush. Steel brush diameter should match quite well with the bore hole diameter (approx. 2 till 5 mm larger than the bore hole diameter) to get a good cleaning quality. Move with the steel brush 5 times though the full bore hole depth.

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Again flush the bore hole with water until the out-coming water is clear.

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5.

Insert foil pack into holder

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Screw on the mixer/mixing nozzle to the foil pack or cartridge

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Insert foil pack holder assembly into dispenser and start mortar dispensing Insert jumbo cartridge into pneumatic dispenser and start mortar dispensing

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Foil packs: discard the first 3 trigger pulls coming out of the mixer. This part of mortar is not allowed to use for fastenings ! Jumbo cartridge: discard a cone of mortar approx. 50 mm in diameter and 25 mm in height. This part of mortar is not allowed to use for fastenings !

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Inject the mortar into the bore hole until the bore hole is fully filled with mortar. Start filling from bore hole bottom and slowly withdraw the mixer/dispenser while filling the bore hole with mortar. Try to displace the water into the bore hole completely with the injected mortar. For deep bore holes use mixer elongations.

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Insert the fastening element. Regarding working/gel time twork / tgel, initial curing time tcure,ini and full curing time tcure,full see instruction for use If the water is flowing at the areas of fastenings mortar can be flushed out of the bore holes during curing time. In this case protect the mortar around the fastening elements by using a suitable protection discs (plastic, steel, washer, etc.) see Instruction for use page 2 and 3

For more informations regarding setting details, cartridge handling, safety and waste handling revere to the Instruction for Use of HIT-RE 500 which is by-packed to each foil pack or jumbo cartridge !

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Anchor design:

Water saturated concrete, which is normal in underwater conditions, has less mechanical strength compared to dry concrete. The high-strength HIT-RE 500 injection mortar already uses the full load bearing capacity of the base material. Therefor the lower mechanical performance of water saturated concrete has to be taken into consideration when designing underwater fastenings. The design of underwater fastenings for threaded rods HAS, HAS-R and HAS-HCR, internally threaded sleeves HIS-N and HIS-RN and rebars can easily be done using the design procedure and technical data published in the Fastening Technology Manual (FTM), issue 2001 of Hilti Corp. Schaan, FL As mentioned above, in underwater applications the base material is always water saturated. So in each case the reduction factor fw,sat = 0,7 has to be taken into account. For underwater constructions higher concrete qualities are normal. In Germany for example the min. concrete quality for such constructions is min. C35 (35N/mm2) is prescribed. Please check if Hiltis request regarding minimum concrete quality of at least C20/25 for underwater fastenings with HIT-RE 500 will be fulfilled.

Environmental aspects Hilti HIT-RE 500 is listed by NSF for potable water applications. The listing is based on tests with cured mortar. During anchor installation part of the injected mortar is in contact with the surrounding water till full curing. During that time some of the mortar ingredients can be solved in the water. Therefore underwater fastenings with HIT-RE 500 in potable water applications is not allowed. In potable water applications the fastenings have to be made outside of the water. In all other applications we recommend a min. application temperature of 10C. This shortens the curing time and therefore reduces the time for solving mortar ingredients. Also we recommend to collect the excess mortar out of the bore holes and take them out of the water immediately after setting.

We hope this technical information enables the HIT-RE 500 users to design and install high-quality fastenings in underwater conditions. For additional support and application specific questions please contact your local Hilti technical service.

Hilti Development Anchors, Kaufering H. Ginter R. Neuerburg

Enclosure: Pictures from underwater creep test.

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Picture 1 and 2:

Sustained load test (creep test) of threaded rods HAS M12 and rebars 12mm installed and tested under underwater conditions

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