Patent classifications
E04B2/8664
Building Wall
A building wall (1),
in particular a floor wall, roof wall or side wall, which is provided with a base frame (2) comprising a plurality of braces (21, 22),
wherein the base frame (2) forms an intermediate space (23) between the braces,
wherein the intermediate space (23) is filled by a foamed filling material (4).
Concrete building construction using supported, fillable structures
A building structure assembly for use with constructing buildings (e.g., dwellings, offices, and so on) is described. In some embodiments, the building structure assembly includes a fillable container structure formed of a drop stitch fabric or material, and a removable shoring structure configured to position the container structure in a desired configuration when filled by building material, such as cement or concrete. In some cases, the container structure can include reinforcement components, which move into suitable positions when the container structure is filled with the building material.
Panel-to-panel connections for stay-in-place liners used to repair structures
A stay-in-place lining is provided for lining a structure fabricated from concrete. The lining comprises a plurality of panels connectable via complementary connector components on their longitudinal edges. Each panel comprises a first connector component on a first longitudinal edge thereof and a second (complementary) connector component on a second longitudinal edge thereof. The lining comprises at least one edge-to-edge connection between the first connector component of a first panel and the second connector component of a second panel, the edge-to-edge connection comprising a protrusion of the first panel extended into a receptacle of the second panel through a receptacle opening. The receptacle is shaped to prevent removal of the protrusion from the receptacle and the receptacle is resiliently deformed by the extension of the protrusion into the receptacle to thereby apply a restorative force to the protrusion to maintain the edge-to-edge connection.
CONCRETE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION USING SUPPORTED, FILLABLE STRUCTURES
A building structure assembly for use with constructing buildings (e.g., dwellings, offices, and so on) is described. In some embodiments, the building structure assembly includes a fillable container structure formed of a drop stitch fabric or material, and a removable shoring structure configured to position the container structure in a desired configuration when filled by building material, such as cement or concrete. In some cases, the container structure can include reinforcement components, which move into suitable positions when the container structure is filled with the building material.
CONCRETE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION USING SUPPORTED, FILLABLE STRUCTURES
A building structure assembly for use with constructing buildings (e.g., dwellings, offices, and so on) is described. In some embodiments, the building structure assembly includes a fillable container structure formed of a drop stitch fabric or material, and a removable shoring structure configured to position the container structure in a desired configuration when filled by building material, such as cement or concrete. In some cases, the container structure can include reinforcement components, which move into suitable positions when the container structure is filled with the building material.
Flexible panel
A flexible panel includes: a plurality of first blades made of semi-rigid material, of rectangular shape, having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides; a pair of textile membranes which connect each pair of said first blades along said long sides; each of the plurality of first blades include at least one second blade, of quadrilateral shape, connected in a folding manner to one of the short sides, along a line of contact between one of the plurality of first blades and the at least one second blade; when the panel opens it creates vertical tubular hollow areas laterally delimited by the plurality of first blades and by the one pair of textile membranes which joins them.
BUILDING MODULES AND TECHNIQUES TO MAKE THEM
The present invention relates to a building module to be used for the construction of structures. The building module includes a fabric sheet, a filling material and a holding means. The fabric sheet wraps around the filling material to form folds over the filling material, with the edges of the wrap's folds to be held in place by the holding means. The wraps can be continuously filled from above to make building modules in a continuous and simplified manner, rather than as a series of difficult, labour-intensive steps. Structures can accordingly be constructed quickly and in a cost-effective way.
FABRIC-FORMED UNSTABILIZED POURED EARTH AND METHOD THEREOF
A method of fabricating an earthen construction formation and of testing the earthen construction formation are presented. The earthen construction formation is prepared by way of a site-derived earthen material mixture. The site-derived earthen material mixture can be free of cement stabilizer additives. A geotextile fabric formwork is filled with the site-derived earthen material mixture. The geotextile fabric formwork is flexible and permeable in nature. The site-derived earthen material mixture is allowed to dry in the geotextile fabric formwork.
FLEXIBLE PANEL
A flexible panel includes: a plurality of first blades made of semi-rigid material, of rectangular shape, having a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides; a pair of textile membranes which connect each pair of said first blades along said long sides; each of the plurality of first blades include at least one second blade, of quadrilateral shape, connected in a folding manner to one of the short sides, along a line of contact between one of the plurality of first blades and the at least one second blade; when the panel opens it creates vertical tubular hollow areas laterally delimited by the plurality of first blades and by the one pair of textile membranes which joins them.
PANEL-TO-PANEL CONNECTIONS FOR FORMING CONCRETE STRUCTURES
A stay-in-place lining is provided for lining a structure fabricated from concrete. The lining comprises a plurality of panels connectable via complementary connector components on their longitudinal edges. Each panel comprises a first connector component on a first longitudinal edge thereof and a second (complementary) connector component on a second longitudinal edge thereof. The lining comprises at least one edge-to-edge connection between the first connector component of a first panel and the second connector component of a second panel, the edge-to-edge connection comprising a protrusion of the first panel extended into a receptacle of the second panel through a receptacle opening. The receptacle is shaped to prevent removal of the protrusion from the receptacle and the receptacle is resiliently deformed by the extension of the protrusion into the receptacle to thereby apply a restorative force to the protrusion to maintain the edge-to-edge connection.