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Beams, columns, walls, and floors of armed wood

a technology of armed wood and beams, applied in the field of building systems, can solve problems such as deflection of the whole assembly, and achieve the effect of improving the resistance of an assembly of elements

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-15
CAROUSSOS APOSTOLOS
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"The present invention provides a simple and esthetic solution to reinforce structural elements in a way that is resistant to fire and natural elements. The invention uses flexible bands that are inserted inside the beams, columns, walls, slabs, or the whole assembly to reinforce it at its weaker points. The flexible bands can be made of composite materials, plastic, wood, concrete, or any other material that can withstand compression. The invention can be used in various applications and is cost-effective compared to current solutions. The invention maintains the integrity of the structural assembly by tightly together the beams and reinforcing it in strategic points to confer greater resistance to bending stresses. The invention also includes means of maintaining together the structural elements. Overall, the invention provides a flexible and effective solution for reinforcing structural elements."

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An assembly of structural elements placed one next to the other, which are intended to be subject to efforts resulting in a deflection of the whole assembly.

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[0018]In the following description and in the accompanying drawings, the numeral numbers refer to identical parts in the various Figures.

[0019]FIG. 1 shows a face view of a wooden armed beam 120 comprising seven slats among which bottom slats 124 and top slats 126. The whole of superimposed slats form a beam 120. The beam 120 has a top face 132. The beam has a center 134. A first end 128 of the beam is supported by a first post 130, a second end 138 is also supported by a second post 140. The application of a load in the center 134 would create bending and would create tensile forces in the bottom 136. In order to prevent failure of the apparatus, a first steel band 142 is installed between a first bottom slat 124′ and a second bottom slat 124″. A second steel band 144 is positioned between the second bottom slat and a third bottom slat 124′″. The two steel bands are tensioned, one by a first winch 150 mounted on a first plate 156 located at the first end 128 pulling the band agains...

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Abstract

In an assembly of structural elements such as beams, columns, walls and floors, one selects materials such as wood which is resistant to compression. Beams placed side by side, or one on top of the other are retained by a network of steel bands installed between and through the beams. Bands with an array of teeth on both sides or winches applying tension to the steel bands, counterbalance the tensile and shear forces created in the assembly through loading and they behave in the same way as steel rods in reinforced concrete. The strategic positioning of the network of bands in the apparatus serves in grouping and reinforcing the structural elements.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a system of building which groups elements of an assembly and reinforces them by means of a network of steel bands.PRIOR ART[0002]The present invention refers to a previous invention by the same author <<STRENGTHENING ASSEMBLY ENCLOSED IN CONSTRUCTION>> for a mechanical apparatus which maintains the structural integrity of an assembly even when undergoing changes in volumetry.[0003]In that first invention flexible bands act perpendicularly, on an assembly of wooden beams, in order to keep the wooden elements tightly together, as the wood dries and diminishes in volume.[0004]In the present invention, the inventor introduces the notion of a flexible band placed between and parallel to the wooden elements in order to reinforce the assembly.[0005]In wood, for example, beams of rectangular section are subjected to an effort which creates a compression in the top fibers and tension in the bottom fibers. It is th...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E04C3/02E04C5/16
CPCE04C3/292E04C3/18
Inventor CAROUSSOS, APOSTOLOS
Owner CAROUSSOS APOSTOLOS