This invention discloses a tower system in which a telescoping tower with a plurality of tower structures is contained within a rigid transportation container in a substantially horizontal position for transportation, may be extended to a height much greater than its contracted length. The tower may be transported horizontal, repositioned to a vertical position and then the individual tower structures extended and secured via spring pins relative to the adjacent tower structure, the erection of the tower sections may be with external equipment such as a boom truck, or utilizing an internal hydraulic cylinder.

A protective shelter including an enclosure having at least a floor, at least one sidewall coupled to the floor, a door, and a roof coupled to the at least one sidewall. The protective shelter further includes one or more members coupled to the enclosure that support the protective shelter on a substrate and a resilient grouser attached to at least one of the one or more members and in contact with the substrate.

A novel, immersive and close-proximity-to-artist concert experience for audiences in a fully panoramic audio-visual setting comprising a customized, portable concert arena defined by a plurality of projection screens at the periphery, displaying pre-programmed video content during a live concert or event, with the artist performing at a central location and the audience located in between the screens and the performing artist, wherein all audio, lighting and video componentry are located outside of the performance area.

The invention relates to a modular plant (1), in particular a modular industrial plant, comprising a plurality of cuboid-shaped plant modules (20, 40, 40a, 40c), which are arranged in two or more layers stacked one above the other. The modules have a support structure having fastening points (24, 24′, 44, 44′), wherein the fastening points are provided for connecting a module to corresponding fastening points of the adjacent modules of a layer located above and/or below thereof. In the horizontal plane, the modules of a layer are connected to the adjacent modules of the layer located above and/or below thereof in a form-fit manner by means of a connection element (64) having the shape of a double cone or of a double conical frustum. At least one traction device (62, 70, 80) having a tension member (62) is provided, by way of which traction device a bottom layer of modules (40a) or a foundation block (6) can be impinged upon with a tensile force along the vertical, with respect to a top layer of modules (40c) such that along the vertical, the modules between said bottom layer (12) and said top layer (11) and the adjacent modules of the layer located above and/or below thereof are positively pressed together at the fastening points and are thus fixed in place.

Transportable and rapidly deployable air supported structure systems and related methods are disclosed. The air supported structure systems include at least one transportable container. The systems also include a flexible outer membrane configured to couple to a base in a substantially air-tight manner. The systems further include at least one air handling mechanism contained within the at least one container configured to force air between the outer membrane and the base to form an enclosure therebetween via internal air pressure. The systems are configurable between a packaged state with the outer membrane contained within the at least one container, and a deployed state with the outer membrane being coupled to the base and the at least one air handling mechanism forming the enclosure via the internal air pressure. The at least one container may form a portion of the base and/or provide for ingress and egress with the enclosure.

A shelter system is disclosed. Said shelter system comprises a shelter, a one or more ground anchors and a life support system. Said shelter comprises a plurality of hooks, a one or more sockets, a frame, said life support system, a plurality of walls, a roof and a floor. Said shelter weighs less than 8000 pounds. Said frame is a metal frame. Said life support system comprises a plumbing system, an electrical system, an air filter system and a HVAC system. Said shelter system comprises a suspension system. Said suspension system comprises a ring, an upper tether cables and a lower tether cables. Said frame comprises a roof support, a roof studs, a first set of studs, a second set of studs and a one or more wall studs. Said floor comprises said one or more sockets, an outer layer, a floor support, a vertical supports and a horizontal supports.

Disclosed is a rapidly deployable, above grade, low-thermal conducting, grillage-type foundation system made of composite materials, and erectable at or above grade for supporting structures like equipment shelters and communication masts. These units include generator sheds, communication shelters, fuel tanks, radio masts, and the like. The foundation system has one or more layers of beams laid at right angles to each other, and is used to disperse heavy point loads of a superstructure to an acceptable ground bearing pressure. Web stiffeners were affixed to foundation beams and vertical support members were fixed to the upper surface of the foundation beams, to stiffen the foundation and structure at every footing. The foundation is adapted to be installed with little site preparation, is easily transportable with a medium lift helicopter. Essentially, the foundation was engineered to only use steel in its assembly for the metal feet, angles, plates and the like.

An aircraft-transportable platform component for supporting a drilling rig includes a buoyant body supported by a frame and lifting members coupled to the frame for engagement by an aircraft. A portion of the frame protrudes from an underside surface of the frame for anchoring the platform component in unstable ground. The buoyant body maintains a top surface of the aircraft-transportable platform component above the unstable ground.

A prefabricated house including: a steel-frame foundation where H-shaped steels are connected in a rectangular contour, a vertical frame and a horizontal frame composed of an H-shaped steel are arranged inside the connected H-shaped steels, and inclined frames are mounted at four corners of the rectangular contour; a seismic isolation rubber supporting the steel-frame foundation on a foundation of the prefabricated house via a supporting frame; a rectangular floor member; outer wall members erected from four peripheries of the floor member; an inner wall member mounted at a position partitioning the floor member; and a roof member with a mountain-shaped section mounted on the outer wall members via a climbing beam, wherein changing positions of a window and a door and changing a room layout can is possible by changing positions of the wall member panels or reversing outer and inner faces or upper and lower sides of these panels.

A mobile building constructed on a trailer, comprising: a wheeled trailer upon which the building is built, a floor and a plurality of walls secured to the trailer; and a roof structure, wherein external sides of the walls are braced with sheeting secured to the walls, the sheeting extending from a base of the building and securing to the roof structure.