Lotte Tower, Seoul, Korea
REINFORCING COUPLING SYSTEM
Project:
Lotte Tower in Seoul, Korea
Construction Period:
2010 - 2015
Client:
Lotte Engineering & Construction, Seoul, Korea
Supplier:
SAS Asia Bar Systems
Scope of supply:
600 tons thread bars SAS 600/680 Ø 50 mm for high strength reinforcement, 8,140 couplers as well as 488 special couplers to connect conventional reinforcing bars to thread bars SAS 600/680
Application:
The Lotte Tower, with a height of 555 m and housing the highest observation deck at a height of 497.6 m, is at present the second highest building in Asia. It has 123 floors above ground, 6 floors below ground for parking, floors 1-6 house shops, floors 7-60 offices , floors 61-85 apartments, floors 86-119 a luxury hotel, floors 120-123 including observation deck are designated for public use. The SAS thread bars have been
installed in the vertical and longitudinal reinforcement within the 8 mega columns. The thread bars SAS 600 /680 have been developed and approved especially for this project. The Doka Group also supplies the formwork system both for the mega columns and core structure. SAS form ties are used for this as well.
