E04C5/163

Pre-fabricated reinforcement cage structure and method of hoisting and assembling the same

A pre-fabricated reinforcement cage structure and a method of hoisting and assembling the same are provided. The pre-fabricated reinforcement cage structure comprises: a pre-fabricated reinforcement cage, a plurality of couplers, and a first rebar-mounting frame. The first rebar-mounting frame comprises a first top, a first bottom plate and a first lateral plate. The first top has a plurality of notches formed along an edge of the first top plate, and each of the plurality of the notches is configured to receive a first end portion of the corresponding one of the plurality of rebars in the pre-fabricated reinforcement cage. A first end portion of each of the plurality of rebars abuts against a first top surface of the first bottom plate. Each of the first top plate and the bottom plate is connected to the first lateral plate.

Bracket

A bracket for locating a vertical reinforcement bar within a block wall having a central area to enable a reinforcement bar placed vertically through a void of a block wall to pass through the bracket; and a locator for locating the central area in a predetermined position within the void of a block wall; wherein one or more guides extend into the central area to guide one or more reinforcement bars through a central aperture, the central aperture defined by the one or more guides.