Ground Anchor Bracket Simulating Slab Support
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wall brace systems for tilt-up concrete structures lack efficient and stable ground-based connections that allow for quick and secure engagement of wall braces without modifying the existing shoes or structures, leading to instability during construction.
Innovation Solution
A ground anchor assembly featuring a sleeve with a platform and retention member that securely engages the lower end of wall braces to a helical anchor, simulating a slab floor surface for easy attachment and providing stable support by preventing rotation and ensuring angled bracing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional ground anchor systems are used for wall braces, then the wall braces can be supported during construction, but the engagement process is time-consuming and requires modification to existing shoes or structures
Solution Approach 1:
The platform is designed to replicate the surface characteristics and engagement interface of a concrete slab floor. By copying the familiar shoe-to-slab interaction pattern, the system allows wall brace shoes to engage with the ground anchor platform exactly as they would with a concrete floor, eliminating the need for modifications to existing shoes or structures while enabling rapid deployment.
Solution Approach 2:
The ground anchor system is segmented into distinct functional components: the earth anchor embedded in the ground, the platform providing the engagement surface, and the retention member securing the wall brace. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently and facilitates quick assembly and disassembly without modifying the wall brace shoes themselves.
2Stability of the object's composition
If wall braces are engaged to ground anchors without a proper platform, then the structure can be braced, but rotation and instability occur during construction
Solution Approach 1:
The platform serves as an intermediary element between the earth anchor and the wall brace shoe. It provides a stable, planar engagement surface that prevents rotation and ensures proper positioning of the wall brace. The platform mediates the interaction between the ground anchor system and the wall brace, translating simple vertical engagement into stable, rotation-resistant bracing.
Solution Approach 2:
The platform is pre-positioned and secured to the earth anchor before the wall brace is engaged. This preliminary action ensures that the stable engagement surface is already in place, allowing the wall brace to be quickly connected without subsequent adjustments. The retention member is also pre-installed on the platform, ready to immediately secure the wall brace upon engagement.
3Reliability
If existing wall brace shoes are modified to engage ground anchors, then secure connection is achieved, but additional time and complexity are required
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of modifying the wall brace shoes to fit ground anchors, the invention inverts the approach by designing the ground anchor platform to match the existing shoe interface. The platform is configured to accept standard wall brace shoes without modification, maintaining connection security while eliminating the time and complexity associated with modifying existing components.
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AI summary
A ground anchor bracket for supporting at least one wall brace at an earth anchor includes a sleeve that has a wall structure surrounding a hollow interior that is configured to receive a stem of the earth anchor. A platform is coupled with an upper portion of the sleeve and has an upper surface that is configured to support a shoe of a wall brace. A post is coupled with the platform and the post protrudes upward from the upper surface of the platform so as to be configured to engage a slot in the shoe of the wall brace. The upper surface of the platform may be substantially planar to simulate a slab floor surface for engaging the shoe of the wall brace.