A system for anchoring a wall including superposed rows of construction blocks to an adjacent upstanding structure, each row including a plurality of the construction blocks, the system comprising: an inter-block element insertable between adjacent ones of the construction blocks and securable thereto; and an anchor including an anchoring portion securable to the upstanding structure and a coupler, the coupler securing the anchor and the inter-block element to each other with the anchoring portion at a predetermined distance from the inter-block element and such that with the anchoring portion operatively secured to the upstanding structure and the inter-block element operatively inserted between the adjacent ones of the construction blocks and secured thereto, the anchoring portion and the inter-block element are movable vertically relative to each other over a predetermined range of motion with the anchor remaining secured to the inter-block element. Also a wall including the system.

A hydraulic jack system for lifting a load is disclosed comprising a hydraulic cylinder having a hydraulic piston for displacing loads and a locking ring for locking the hydraulic cylinder in place when pressure is removed from the hydraulic cylinder. The jack system also has a gear operatively connected to the locking ring for displacement of the locking ring and a top plate connected to the hydraulic piston for receiving the load. A bottom plate connected to the hydraulic cylinder to provide support to the hydraulic cylinder is also disclosed and, securing means for attaching the bottom plate to the hydraulic cylinder wherein the securing means allow for movement of the bottom plate when the hydraulic jack system is lifting a load.

A hydraulic jack system for lifting a load is disclosed comprising a hydraulic cylinder having a hydraulic piston for displacing loads and a locking ring for locking the hydraulic cylinder in place when pressure is removed from the hydraulic cylinder. The jack system also has a gear operatively connected to the locking ring for displacement of the locking ring and a top plate connected to the hydraulic piston for receiving the load. A bottom plate connected to the hydraulic cylinder to provide support to the hydraulic cylinder is also disclosed and, securing means for attaching the bottom plate to the hydraulic cylinder wherein the securing means allow for movement of the bottom plate when the hydraulic jack system is lifting a load.

Apparatuses, systems, and methods detect and alert to the settlement of building foundations due to, e.g., permafrost, soil or sand subsidence, and provide an actuator-based solution to re-set structures above such foundations in need of correction and/or re-leveling.

A lifting and leveling assembly configured to be embedded in a precast concrete slab for lifting a leveling a precast concrete slab includes a base plate, a threaded sleeve, an anchor plate, a thread protecting sleeve, a threaded lifting bolt and an end cap. Rotating the threaded lifting bolt in a first direction positions a bolt head on the threaded lifting bolt above a top surface of a precast concrete slab to accommodate the attachment of a lifting device. Rotating the threaded lifting bolt in a second direction positions the bolt head beneath the top surface of the concrete slab and causes the threaded shaft to exert a force on the base plate to level the precast concrete slab.

Tooling and a method of using the tooling for aligning flanges of a wind turbine tower segment of a tower section to correct deformities that might otherwise prevent fasteners from passing through apertures of adjacent flanges to gather the segments into tower sections.

A self-aligning and torque transmitting coupler assembly includes an outer coupler coupled to a first shaft of and an inner coupler coupled to a second shaft. The outer coupler comprises an inner surface having primary and secondary alignment and torque transmitting features, and the inner coupler comprises an outer surface having primary and secondary alignment features. The primary and secondary alignment features are configured to interlock and facilitate alignment of the first and second shafts along a common axis in an exemplary application of a foundation support system.

A lift bracket system for lifting a building structure such as a foundation and the like comprising a lift plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface for insertion under the building structure; a generally cylindrical housing affixed to the lift plate and extending perpendicularly from the top surface and the bottom surface of the lift plate, the housing defining a generally circular opening through the lift plate, the opening being disposed away from the center of the lift plate; and at least one gusset for supporting the lift plate, the gusset having a first end and a second end, the gusset disposed beneath the lift plate, wherein the first end of the gusset is attached to the bottom surface of the lift plate and the second end of the gusset is attached to the housing.

A lift bracket system for lifting a building structure such as a foundation and the like comprising a lift plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, the top surface for insertion under the building structure; a generally cylindrical housing affixed to the lift plate and extending perpendicularly from the top surface and the bottom surface of the lift plate, the housing defining a generally circular opening through the lift plate, the opening being disposed away from the center of the lift plate; and at least one gusset for supporting the lift plate, the gusset having a first end and a second end, the gusset disposed beneath the lift plate, wherein the first end of the gusset is attached to the bottom surface of the lift plate and the second end of the gusset is attached to the housing.

A modular foundation support system includes modular foundation support components including self-aligning and torque transmitting coupler features wherein a plurality of \ elongated ribs are aligned with a plurality of elongated grooves to rotationally interlock the modular foundation support components to one another.