An integrated structure for cave dwellings that combines load-bearing and waterproofing functions
By using a combined structure of beam-column steel arches and anchored steel pipes in the cave warehouse, the problems of easy cracking, water penetration and poor heat insulation of traditional cave warehouses have been solved, achieving integrated stability, waterproofing and heat insulation, and ensuring safe storage of grain.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- HENAN UNIV OF TECH DESIGN & RES INST CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-05-21
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-30
AI Technical Summary
Traditional cave warehouses suffer from problems such as water seepage through rock fissures, uneven distribution of lateral pressure on grain, poor thermal insulation, and long construction periods, and their structures are prone to cracking.
The cave-like structure is composed of a steel arch combining beams and columns, anchored steel pipes, embedded parts along the column base, horizontal steel beams, vertical steel beams, and waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation boards. It is connected by welding and concrete filling to form a stable load-bearing system, and the cavity is connected to the water collection and drainage ditch to achieve integrated waterproof and pressure-bearing.
It achieves a stable load-bearing structure, optimizes stress distribution, resists lateral pressure on grain, provides thermal insulation, improves warehouse utilization, and effectively removes moisture from the cavity, ensuring grain safety.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of grain storage building technology, specifically an integrated structure for a cave warehouse that combines load-bearing and waterproof functions. Background Technology
[0002] Cave warehouses are grain storage facilities built inside caves. Underground warehouses, with their natural ecological characteristics such as heat insulation, airtightness, and constant temperature and humidity, are widely recognized in the industry as the ideal type of warehouse for green, environmentally friendly, economical, safe, and long-term grain storage. However, traditional cave warehouses suffer from problems such as water seepage from rock fissures, uneven lateral pressure distribution on the grain, and poor insulation performance. Current technologies often employ a design where the concrete lining and waterproof layer are separate, resulting in long construction periods and susceptibility to structural deformation and cracking. Utility Model Content
[0003] The purpose of this utility model is to provide an integrated structure for a cavern that combines load-bearing and waterproof functions. This structure not only makes the load-bearing system more stable and optimizes the stress distribution, but also achieves integrated waterproofing, pressure bearing, and heat insulation.
[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is: an integrated structure of a cave dwelling with both load-bearing and waterproof functions, including a cave dwelling body, the cave dwelling body including a beam-column integrated steel arch, anchor steel pipes, a column base embedded part, horizontal steel beams, vertical steel beams, a waterproof pressure-bearing insulation board, and a water collection and drainage ditch. The beam-column integrated steel arches are arranged at intervals, and their sides are welded to the anchor steel pipes. Their bottom surfaces are welded to the column base embedded parts. The anchor steel pipes and the column base embedded parts are connected to the mountain. Several horizontal steel beams and vertical steel beams are arranged between the beam-column integrated steel arches. The waterproof pressure-bearing insulation board is hung on the outside of the horizontal steel beams and vertical steel beams. There is a cavity between the finished support surface of the cave dwelling body and the waterproof pressure-bearing insulation board. The cavity is connected to the water collection and drainage ditch. The bottom end of the finished support surface is connected to the water collection and drainage ditch.
[0005] The shape of the beam-column integrated steel arch fits the inner surface of the main body of the cave, and it is made of welded or rolled I-beam steel. The beam-column integrated steel arch is connected to the mountain body by concrete filler.
[0006] The column base embedded part has the same depth as the main body of the cave chamber. The column base embedded part is connected to the lower part of each beam-column integrated steel arch and is located below the ground inside the main body of the cave chamber.
[0007] The anchor steel pipes are anchored into the mountain and are evenly distributed on the side of the beam-column integrated steel arch.
[0008] The horizontal steel beams are evenly arranged between the beam-column integrated steel arches, with the spacing between the upper horizontal steel beams being greater than the spacing between the lower horizontal steel beams.
[0009] The vertical steel beams are evenly arranged between the beam-column integrated steel arches, and the spacing of the upper vertical steel beams is equal to the spacing of the lower vertical steel beams.
[0010] The waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board is made of steel plate with a surface coated with waterproof and insulation material.
[0011] Compared with existing technologies, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: With this structure, the beam-column integrated steel arches are arranged at intervals, with the sides welded to anchor steel pipes and the bottom surface welded to the column base embedded parts. The anchor steel pipes and column base embedded parts are connected to the mountainside, thus maintaining a stable load-bearing structure. Furthermore, the beam-column integrated steel arches, anchor steel pipes, and column base embedded parts are all steel components, facilitating installation. Additionally, the arrangement of several horizontal and vertical steel beams between the beam-column integrated steel arches, with external waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation boards, not only resists the lateral pressure of the grain, allowing direct contact with the grain and facilitating grain management, but also provides thermal insulation, protecting the grain inside the warehouse from external influences. It also ensures a smooth warehouse wall surface, allowing grain to be directly stacked against the wall, improving warehouse utilization. Moreover, the smooth outer surface of the external waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation boards compensates for uneven surfaces in the support structure. Furthermore, since the cavity is connected to the water collection and drainage ditch, and the bottom end of the completed support surface is connected to the water collection and drainage ditch, the waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board can divert water in the cave warehouse through the cavity to the underground water collection and drainage ditches on both sides. The water in the warehouse is discharged outside the warehouse through the drainage ditch, which ensures that the mountain water will not affect food security. Attached Figure Description
[0012] Figure 1 This is a front view of an integrated cave storage structure that combines load-bearing and waterproofing functions according to this utility model;
[0013] Figure 2 This utility model Figure 1 AA section view in the middle;
[0014] Figure 3 This utility model Figure 1 BB cross-section view in the middle;
[0015] In the diagram: 1-mountain, 2-cave warehouse, 3-completed support surface, 4-integrated beam-column steel arch, 5-concrete filler, 6-waterproof pressure-bearing insulation board, 7-grain, 8-anchor steel pipe, 9-column base embedded part, 10-water collection and drainage ditch, 11-horizontal steel beam, 12-vertical steel beam, 13-cavity. Detailed Implementation
[0016] The present invention will be further described below with reference to some specific embodiments.
[0017] Example 1
[0018] See Figure 1-3 An integrated cave storage structure combining load-bearing and waterproofing functions is proposed, comprising a beam-column integrated steel arch 4, anchor steel pipes 8, continuous embedded parts at the column base 9, horizontal steel beams 11, and vertical steel beams 12. Waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation boards 6 are externally mounted on the horizontal and vertical steel beams 11 and 12. A cavity 13 is located between the completed support surface 3 and the waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board 6, and is connected to a drainage ditch 10. The completed support surface 3 connects to the drainage ditch 10 at ground level. The purpose of this invention is to provide an integrated cave storage structure that combines load-bearing and waterproofing functions, not only making the load-bearing system more stable and optimizing stress distribution to resist lateral pressure on grain, but also achieving integrated waterproofing and pressure bearing.
[0019] At intervals along the arched section of the cave, steel arches combining beams and columns are installed, with intervals as follows: Figure 1 As shown in Figure S, the shape of the beam-column integrated steel arch 4 fits the inner surface of the main body of the cave chamber, and it is a welded or rolled I-beam component. The part of the steel arch that contacts the mountain is filled with concrete and made dense.
[0020] Anchor steel pipes 8 are anchored into the mountain and connected to the side of the beam-column integrated steel arch 4. They are evenly distributed on the side of the beam-column integrated steel arch 4. The beam-column integrated steel arch 4 is connected to the mountain through anchor steel pipes 8.
[0021] The column base embedded part 9 has the same depth as the main body of the cave chamber. The column base embedded part 9 is supported at the bottom of the cave chamber floor. The column base embedded part 9 is welded to the lower part of the beam-column integrated steel arch 4, thereby maintaining a stable load-bearing structure.
[0022] The integrated beam-column steel arch 4, the anchor steel pipe 8, and the long-length embedded part 9 at the bottom of the column are all steel components, which facilitates installation.
[0023] Several horizontal steel beams 11 and vertical steel beams 12 are arranged between the four beam-column integrated steel arches. The horizontal steel beams 11 are evenly distributed between the four beam-column integrated steel arches, with the spacing of the upper horizontal steel beams 11 being greater than that of the lower horizontal steel beams 11. Figure 2 As shown in Figure B, vertical steel beams 12 are evenly distributed between the beam-column integrated steel arch 4. The spacing of the upper vertical steel beams 12 is equal to the spacing of the lower vertical steel beams 12, as shown in Figure B. Figure 2 As shown in Figure A. The steel beams are steel components, which facilitate installation.
[0024] The waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board 6 is made of steel plate with a surface coated with waterproof and heat-insulating material. The waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board 6 is externally mounted on the horizontal steel beams 11 and vertical steel beams 12. The waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board 6 is in direct contact with the grain 7, and can resist the horizontal pressure of the grain while simultaneously transferring the force to the steel beam mesh. The steel beam mesh then transfers the force to the beam-column integrated steel arch 4, which in turn transfers the force to the mountainside, completing the entire force transfer process. At the same time, the waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board 6 also serves a waterproof and heat-insulating function.
[0025] The completed support surface 3 is the surface where the mountain meets the main body of the cave storage. A cavity 13 exists between the completed support surface 3 and the waterproof, pressure-bearing, and heat-insulating board 6. The cavity 13 connects to the water collection and drainage ditch 10, and the bottom end of the completed support surface 3 connects to the water collection and drainage ditch 10. The waterproof, pressure-bearing, and heat-insulating board 6 allows water inside the cave storage to flow through the cavity 13 to the underground water collection and drainage ditches 10 on both sides. The water inside the storage is then discharged outside through the drainage ditches, ensuring that water from the mountain does not affect food security.
[0026] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solution of this utility model and are not intended to limit it. Any other modifications or equivalent substitutions made by those skilled in the art to the technical solution of this utility model, as long as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the technical solution of this utility model, should be covered within the scope of the claims of this utility model.
Claims
1. A cave-warehouse integrated structure with bearing and waterproof functions, comprising a cave-warehouse main body, characterized in that: The main body of the cavern includes a beam-column integrated steel arch, anchor steel pipes, a continuous embedded part at the bottom of the column, horizontal steel beams, vertical steel beams, a waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board, and a water collection and drainage ditch. The beam-column integrated steel arches are arranged at intervals, with their sides welded to the anchor steel pipes and their bottom surfaces welded to the continuous embedded parts at the bottom of the column. The anchor steel pipes and the continuous embedded parts at the bottom of the column are respectively connected to the mountain. Several horizontal and vertical steel beams are arranged between the beam-column integrated steel arches. The waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board is hung on the outside of the horizontal and vertical steel beams. There is a cavity between the finished support surface of the cavern main body and the waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board. The cavity is connected to the water collection and drainage ditch, and the bottom end of the finished support surface is connected to the water collection and drainage ditch.
2. The cave warehouse integrated structure with bearing and waterproof functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The shape of the beam-column integrated steel arch fits the inner surface of the main body of the cave, and it is made of welded or rolled I-beam steel. The beam-column integrated steel arch is connected to the mountain body by concrete filler.
3. The cave warehouse integrated structure with bearing and waterproof functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The column base embedded part has the same depth as the main body of the cave chamber. The column base embedded part is connected to the lower part of the beam-column integrated steel arch and is located below the ground inside the main body of the cave chamber.
4. The cave warehouse integrated structure with bearing and waterproof functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The anchor steel pipes are anchored into the mountain and are evenly distributed on the side of the beam-column integrated steel arch.
5. The cave warehouse integrated structure with bearing and waterproof functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The horizontal steel beams are evenly arranged between the beam-column integrated steel arches, with the spacing between the upper horizontal steel beams being greater than the spacing between the lower horizontal steel beams.
6. The cave warehouse integrated structure with bearing and waterproof functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The vertical steel beams are evenly arranged between the beam-column integrated steel arches, and the spacing of the upper vertical steel beams is equal to the spacing of the lower vertical steel beams.
7. The cave warehouse integrated structure with bearing and waterproof functions according to claim 1, characterized in that: The waterproof and pressure-bearing insulation board is made of steel plate with a surface coated with waterproof and insulation material.