8482results about "Protective foundation" patented technology

Disclosed herein are a wireless terminal-interoperable home network system and a method for controlling the same. A home server is linked with a security device and camera installed in a building to, when the security device senses entrance / exit of an outsider into / from the building, acquire an internal image of the building from the camera and send the acquired image to a wireless terminal of a user to enable the user to monitor the internal situation of the building in real time. The user can access the home server over a wireless communication network from a remote place outside of the building without separate access to the Internet to receive the internal image of the building and check the internal situation of the building on the basis of the received internal image, resulting in an increase in convenience of use.

A shower plate 122 has protrusions 22 formed on the front face used with a first electrode in a plasma CVD apparatus. A plane-surface portion 23 is left around apertures of gas inlet holes 21 formed in the shower plate 122. With protrusions 22 being formed, a surface area of the first electrode is increased.

An offshore floating production, storage, and off-loading vessel has a monolithic non ship-shaped hull of polygonal configuration surrounding a central double tapered conical moon pool and contains water ballast and oil storage compartments. The exterior side walls of the hull have flat surfaces and sharp corners to cut ice sheets, resist and break ice, and move ice pressure ridges away from the structure. An adjustable water ballast system induces heave, roll, pitch and surge motions of the vessel to dynamically position and maneuver the vessel to accomplish ice cutting, breaking and moving operations. The moon pool shape and other devices on the vessel provide added virtual mass capable of increasing the natural period of the roll and heave modes, reducing dynamic amplification and resonance due to waves and vessel motion, and facilitate maneuvering the vessel. The vessel may be moored by a disconnectable turret buoy received in a support frame at the bottom of the moon pool and to which flexible well risers and mooring lines are connected.

A vortex induced vibration suppressor and method is disclosed. The apparatus includes a body that is a flexible member of a polymeric (e.g., polyurethane) construction. A plurality of helical vanes on the body extend longitudinally along and helically about the body. Each vane has one or more openings extending transversely there through. A longitudinal slot enables the body to be spread apart for placing the body upon a riser, pipe or pipeline. Tensile members that encircle the body and pass through the vane openings enable the body to be secured to the pipe, pipeline or riser.

A universal block made of concrete designed to be used with different size posts and beams. The pier block is a conical, six-sided structure and includes two concentrically aligned, post-receiving voids designed to receive the ends of a (4x4) or (6x6) inch post. The (6x6) inch void is positioned above the (4x4) inch void. Formed horizontally on the top surface of the pier block are two transversely aligned beam-receiving slots. Each beam-receiving slot includes a narrow and a wide slot longitudinally aligned. The wide slot is positioned above the narrow slot. A vertically aligned drain hole is formed through the pier block from the bottom surface of the (4x4) inch void to the bottom of the pier block, which allows water to drain from the post-receiving voids.

A method of recovering hydrocarbons from hydrocarbonaceous materials can include forming a constructed permeability control infrastructure. This constructed infrastructure defines a substantially encapsulated volume. A comminuted hydrocarbonaceous material can be introduced into the control infrastructure to form a permeable body of hydrocarbonaceous material. The permeable body can be heated sufficient to remove hydrocarbons therefrom. During heating the hydrocarbonaceous material is substantially stationary as the constructed infrastructure is a fixed structure. Removed hydrocarbons can be collected for further processing, use in the process, and / or use as recovered.

Systems and methods for reducing vortex-induced vibration and drag about a marine element are provided. The system can include, but is not limited to, a shell rotatably mounted about the marine element, the shell having opposing edges defining a longitudinal gap configured to allow the shell to snap (be placed) around at least a portion of the marine element. A fin can be positioned along each opposing edge of the longitudinal gap, wherein each fin can extend outwardly from the shell. The fins can be positioned on the shell so as to reduce vortex-induced vibration and minimize drag on the marine element. One or more antifouling agents can be disposed on, in, or about at least a portion of the shell, the fins, or a combination thereof.

This invention relates to medical engineering, in particular, to means of automation of the process of generating a diagnostic solution from a radionuclide strontium-rubidium generator and performing of remote controlled infusion, with automatic control over the key characteristics of the process. The automated strontium-rubidium infusion system comprises a container with eluent, a strontium-rubidium generator with a filter and a pressure sensor at the input, an eluate infusion unit, which are connected by means of a transporting system provided with pipes and two three-way valves, radioactivity measuring means and a control and operating unit. Here, an eluent container is connected to a syringe pump via the first and second ports of the first three-way valve, the first port of the second three-way valve is connected with pipes via the second filter to the eluate infusion unit, and the second port is connected to a waste receptacle. The system additionally comprises the third and fourth three-way valves, the first and second air bubbles detectors are connected to the control and operating unit connected with a computer, where the third three-way valve is connected with its first and second ports via pipes to the third port of the first three-way valve and the input of the strontium-rubidium generator, respectively. The generator output is connected to the first port of the fourth three-way valve, where the third port of the third valve and the second port of the fourth valve are connected with a pipe, the first air bubbles detector is placed on the pipeline between the eluent container and the first port of the first valve, and the second air bubbles detector is placed on the pipeline between the third ports of the fourth and second valves.

Landfills including multiple lifts having horizontal piping layers and methods for their use to accelerate anaerobic and / or aerobic degradation of municipal solid waste to increase landfill capacity.

A mounting plate and bolt assembly adapted for attachment to a top portion of a helice pier shaft. The helice pier shaft threaded into the top of a ground surface. The assembly is used for supporting various types of building, highway and other types of structures. The mounting plate and bolt assembly includes small circular upper and lower pierhead plates spaced apart and welded to the top portion of the helice pier shaft. Also, large circular upper and lower mounting plates with bolt holes are disposed next to the upper and lower small pierhead plates and held thereon using a plurality of threaded bolts received through the bolt holes. The bolt holes are disposed around an outer circumference of the large mounting plates. The top of the threaded bolts may be used for securing a base plate of a post. The post is used for supporting various types of structures thereon. The large mounting plates may be welded directly to the pier shaft if the movement of the post is not large.

An offshore floating production, storage, and off-loading vessel has a hull of generally cylindrical or polygonal configuration surrounding a central double tapered conical moon pool and contains water ballast and oil and / or liquefied gas storage compartments. The exterior side walls of the polygonal hull have flat surfaces and sharp corners to cut ice sheets, resist and break ice, and move ice pressure ridges away from the structure. An adjustable water ballast system induces heave, roll, pitch and surge motions of the vessel to dynamically position and maneuver the vessel to accomplish ice cutting, breaking and moving operations. The moon pool shape and other devices on the vessel provide added virtual mass for increasing the natural period of the roll and heave modes, reducing dynamic amplification and resonance due to waves and vessel motion, and facilitate maneuvering the vessel. A disconnectable turret buoy at the bottom of the moon pool connects risers and mooring lines.

A system for use in petroleum production at sea includes a guide frame for one or more riser pipes, on a semisubmersible production vessel. One or more main buoyancy member are arranged separately on at least one riser to carry the main part of the riser's weight. Each riser separately carries a Christmas tree on its top, near a main deck of the vessel. The guide frame comprises vertical main elements extending vertically downwards from the deck, through the splash zone and through the upper, more wave- and current-influenced zone of the sea. The guide frame also includes horizontal guide plates comprising vertically open cells formed of a horizontally arranged framework of beams. Lateral stabilization devices guide the risers' and the main buoyancy members' vertical movement relative to the vessel and restrict horizontal movement of the risers with respect to the guide frame. The guide plates are arranged in at least two levels on the guide frame. A lower guide plate is arranged at the lower ends of the vertical main elements', and a guide plate is arranged just below or near the splash zone. At least one main buoyancy member is held on the riser in level with, and guided by, lateral stabilization devices arranged in one or more guide plates below the upper, more wave- and current-influenced zone near the sea surface. The risers are without buoyancy elements through the splash zone, and thus are less exposed to the water forces in the upper zone of the sea.

The invention described is a system for seismic isolation or vibration of structures which is simple, relatively inexpensive and readily used for smaller structures. It involves use of bearings comprising a ball (10) and ball seats (12, 18) interposed between the structure and its foundation. Either the ball itself (24) or the seat surface (15) on which it rolls is compressible, the resistance to that compression providing a frictional braking force resisting rolling of the ball. This serves to dampen relative movement between the structure and its foundation. There are described several alternative constructions of the friction ball which is the preferred central element in the bearing device. There may be a plurality of balls (44, 47) in each combination of balls and seats.

The invention belongs to the vibration and noise control field, especially relating to a vibration isolating device for rail vehicle, comprising: connecting sleeve and spring vibration isolator, where the connecting sleeve is equipped with support stop and lift stop and comprises upper and lower sleeves, a splitting connecting structure is arranged between the upper and lower sleeves, the support stop is arranged at the upper part of the lower sleeve and the lift stop is arranged at the lower part of the upper sleeve. And the invention has features of compact and reasonable structure, low cost, enlarging the application range of under-roadbed vibration isolating devices, strong practicality, and having both economic and environmental protection effects, able to be applied to thinner rail floating slabs.

A composite membrane comprising a layer of rubberized asphalt having a heavy duty plastic film layer continuously bonded to one side and, optionally, a layer of nonwoven geotextile continuously bonded to the other side. The membrane can be used in vertical or horizontal applications, and is particularly useful for its stress-relief properties that resist crack formation and propagation in concrete walls and slabs in addition to serving as a barrier to moisture, toxic substances and insects. An appropriate composite membrane of the invention can be advantageously utilized in positive side, blindside, underslab or split slab applications. The thickness of the composite membrane preferably ranges from about 30 mils to about 150 mils.

The invention discloses a precise leveling system of a vibration isolation foundation bed. The lower bottom surface of the vibration isolation foundation bed is supported by air springs; a precise optical vibration isolation platform is arranged on the vibration isolation foundation bed; one or two level monitors are arranged on the precise optical vibration isolation platform for measuring an included angle between the vibration isolation platform and the absolute level in two mutually vertical directions; flexible leg monitoring devices are respectively connected with the own air springs; the output ends of the level monitors and the flexible leg monitoring devices are respectively connected with the input ends of controllers; the output ends of the controllers are connected with all control valves; an air channel port of each control valve is respectively connected with the own air spring; air supplying devices respectively supply air for each control valve. The precise leveling system realizes vibration isolation of Grade II; the vibration isolation platform has highly precise planarity and meets requirements of various precision instruments for the environment; the control valves realize the air inflow of a small amount during the charging process of the air springs, improve leveling precision and can keep the system stable. The precise leveling system is applicable to ultra precise measurement and processing.

A cover system is provided for waste sites and environmental closures, in which the cover system comprises a synthetic grass and an impermeable geomembrane that can be applied without the use of heavy earthwork equipment as temporary or final cover to control odors, erosion, gas migration and contaminate migration. The invention allows installation on very steep slopes and does not require the use of an extensive anchoring system to resist wind uplift or slope failure.

An elongated, annular hull of a floating offshore platform includes one or more segmented, helical strakes disposed on an outer peripheral surface of the hull to reduce vortex-induced vibrations resulting from water currents. The hull may comprise a single annular hull or a plurality of parallel, adjacent hulls. Each strake includes a plurality of generally rectangular segments extending substantially radially outward from the hull. Each of the segments includes a pair of spaced-apart radial stanchions supporting a generally rectangular frame to which a corresponding panel is attached. The panels have a radial width that is about 13 percent of the effective diameter of the hull. The segments are arranged in a spaced-apart, end-to-end relationship that defines a discontinuous, but generally helical band extending around the circumference of the hull from about 35 feet (11.7 m) below the mean water line of the hull to its lowermost end.

The invention relates to an underground (underwater) building waterproof device, and in particular to a vertical water-stop structure for a concrete engineering expansion joint as well as a manufacturing and construction methods for the same. The vertical water-stop structure comprises a deformation sheet and channel steel, and is characterized in that the deformation sheet is longitudinally arranged, one half is pre-buried in first-stage concrete, the other half is bulged out of a concrete section and externally arranged in a rectangular channel steel opening, and the channel steel is provided with a fixing element and filled with maltha; the surface of the channel steel opening and the section of the first-stage concrete are provided with asphalt felts at the both sides of the deformation sheet, the exposed fixing element is detached after asphalt is cooled, and then second-stage concrete is arranged. According to the vertical water-stop structure disclosed by the invention, the problem of water seepage of a water conservancy project due to the differential settlement or diastrophism of a stratum can be solved, and moreover, labour can be saved and construction period can be shortened.

The disclosure concerns a method and apparatus for repairing or structurally reinforcing an oil and gas well tubular member, or an assembly of tubular members. The assembly to be repaired can include a smaller diameter inner flow conveying conduit (or production tubing) and a larger diameter concentrically placed surface casing, providing an annulus in between the production tubing and the surface casing. A third casing pipe of largest diameter, the drive pipe is placed around the surface casing string. Other “conductor” casing pipes can be positioned around the surface casing inside the drive pipe. Part of the surface casing string (or other conductor pipe) can suffer damage due to corrosion. A sleeve or repair member is placed around the casing string or other tubular member at a damaged portion.

The invention relates to a base pit dewatering and water saving device and a construction method thereof. The middle part of the base pit of a baseboard structure is provided with a well pit; the well pit is internally and vertically provided with a no-sand tube; pebbly sand is filled between the bottom and periphery of the no-sand tube; the top of the no-sand tube is higher than the top surface of the well pit; a water pump is arranged in the no-sand tube; blinding layer concrete is poured at the top surface of the well pit which is at the periphery of the no-sand tube and the side wall of the base pit of the baseboard structure; and the top elevation of the no-sand tube is flush with the elevation of a blinding layer; a dewatering conduit is pre-buried in a base pit baseboard right above the no-sand tube, a waterproof layer is paved on the blinding layer concrete, a layer of waterproof and protective concrete is poured on the waterproof layer, and the base pit baseboards are poured above the waterproof and protective concrete and at the periphery of the dewatering conduit. The method of the invention has lower investment, saved cost and less amount of dewatering amount, thereby reducing the loss of underground water and protecting water resource; and the method can be adopted for a project in which the well point dewatering method is not ideal for dewatering or a project in which the underground water is near the base pit elevation.

A thermally insulative and waterproof barrier for protecting an exterior surface includes a plurality of generally rectangular flexible blankets in overlapping disposition. Each blanket defines a body and a peripheral margin about edges of the body, edges of the bodies of adjacent blankets (including the base layer) overlapping. Each body includes at least one base layer of thermal insulation and two cover layers of waterproof material. The cover layers are sealed together peripherally about the base layer to form the peripheral margin and exclude water from the base layer.

A temporary berm or bin system, easily transported, erected without tools, and easily dismantled. A set of panels or planks is joined with sliding clips to form a bin having vertical or near vertical sides. The bin is lined with an impervious sheet of geocloth to form a containment berm for use in controlling the dispersal of hazardous material spilled from storage or work facilities. Spring loaded clamps hold the geocloth securely to the uppermost plank without nailing, sewing, or other labor consuming and / or tear prone methods. The berm is particularly suited to protect oil well drilling sites in environmentally sensitive environments such as arctic tundra. No excavation or other disturbance of the soil is required to erect the protective berm. The berm is secured to the ground by spildng through triangular support gussets. In the arctic, securing may be accomplished by freezing ice or mud as an "ice mortar" over the gusset feet and along the lower edge of the planking. The berm system may be transported by ordinary truck, specially adapted transport / laying truck, or on a portable drilling platform.

A basement engineering waterproof and drainage method is provided. The wall footing of the outside wall in basement engineering is embedded in watertight or micro-watertight soil rock layer or cement soil layer. The wall footing intercepts water by a thin-part structure. The cushion of the basement engineering soleplate and the falling layer of the top board are composed of combined water-proof layers. The late poured band, the movement joint and the horizontal construction joint at the lower part of the outside wall are treated by a water-proof structure combined with waterproofing measures. The basement engineering is provided with a drainage system. The groundwater and surface water at the soleplate are drained into city drainage pipelines via a soleplate part of the drainage system. The rainwater of overburden layer bottom of the top board is then drained into city drainage pipelines via the indoor part of the drainage system. The invention is designed by adopting a one-body method of arranging the basement engineering waterproofing, drainage and anti-floating as well as underground engineering space enclosing structure and pipelines, thereby shortening the construction period, reducing the engineering cost, increasing the durability and reliability of underground building space enclosing structure and waterproof layer as well as pipelines.

The invention relates to a waterproof system for a basement bottom board and a wall surface and a construction method thereof. The construction method comprises the steps of: horizontally spreading and pasting a self-adhesive rubber bituminous waterproof sheet material on a concrete base layer, and building up a brick permanent protection wall outside a preset position of a basement wall surface, wherein the bottom of the brick permanent protection wall is vertically connected with the concrete base layer, the self-adhesive rubber bituminous waterproof sheet material spreads over corners of the basement wall surface and then is upward folded to be spread and pasted on the water attaining surface of the brick permanent protection wall, then the self-adhesive rubber bituminous waterproof sheet material is lapped with another self-adhesive rubber bituminous waterproof sheet material pasted above the brick permanent protection wall, a self-adhesive rubber bituminous waterproof sheet material is pasted on an outer vertical surface of the basement wall surface. The construction method has the advantages of strong construction continuity, fast speed, good construction environment, low cost and the like, eliminates the hidden danger of fire since the heating is avoided in the construction process, is safe and reliable, completely changes and improves the traditional waterproof construction environments and the waterproof construction technology. The waterproof system can be widely applied in basements, underground structures and roofs.

Disclosed is a resettable roll-in type swinging seismic-isolation pier stud with flanges. The resettable roll-in swinging seismic-isolation pier stud is of a resettable seismic-isolation structure. The seismic-isolation pier stud comprises a main beam, piers, bearing platforms, semi-protruding spherical pier bottoms, pier flanges, rubber spacers, hollowed semispherical bearing platform tops, shape memory alloy shear bolts and oblique-section stoppers. The fixed connection of the piers and the bearing platforms is changed into swingable hinge connection. The spherical pier bottoms of the piers are embedded in the hollowed hemispheres of the bearing platform tops. The pier flanges are arranged on two sides of the upper portions of the spherical pier bottoms and are in anchorage connection with the bearing platforms via the shape memory alloy shear bolts. The rubber spacers are arranged between the semi-protruding spherical pier bottoms and the hollowed semispherical tops and between the bearing platforms and the pier flanges as well as between the sides of the pier flanges and the bearing platform stoppers. The pier stud is separated from the foundation, and seismic energy can be filtered by swinging, so that the piers and the foundation are protected. The resettable roll-in type swinging seismic-isolation pier stud has excellent social and economic benefits and worthy of popularization and application.

A sump system for use in basement waterproofing systems. A sump liner may be generally rectangular in geometry, and may include two side elements with apertures to exchange groundwater while blocking debris. An adjustable inlet may be provided in another side element to fluidly connect other elements of a basement waterproofing system to the sump liner. The sump liner may further include a base configured to provide a built-in stand for a sump pump. The pump stand may contain a lip with notches to allow debris to fall and collect in a trough around a periphery of the base. The base may further provide an underside cavity for accommodating an obstruction in the floor of a sump hole. A removable lid may facilitate access to the sump liner interior, and may contain a break-away feature to accommodate discharge piping, as well as a groove to lodge a pump power cord. The sump liner may be strategically oriented within the sump hole to protect the basement foundation from erosion.