Load-Spreading Mat With Mesh Reinforcement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for constructing distribution mattresses require extensive ground preparation, including leveling and soil improvement, which are time-consuming and costly, especially when dealing with loose or compressible materials, and often necessitate thick mattresses to handle high stresses from constructions like industrial pavings.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a mesh reinforcement during the compacting process of the distribution mattress material, such as metallic, composite, or plastic lattice mesh, to enhance load-bearing capabilities while maintaining homogeneity and reducing thickness, allowing for increased spacing of foundation elements like columns or piles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If the thickness of the distribution mattress is increased to handle high stresses from industrial pavings, then the bearing capacity is improved, but the material costs and construction time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines compacted material with a mesh reinforcement layer to create a composite structure. The mesh reinforcement (metallic, composite, or plastic) provides additional tensile strength and load distribution capability, allowing the mattress to handle high industrial stresses with reduced overall thickness and material quantity while maintaining bearing capacity
2Strength
If the thickness of the distribution mattress is increased to handle high stresses, then the bearing capacity is improved, but the construction time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh reinforcement layer is integrated into the compacted material mattress during construction. This composite approach accelerates the construction process by providing immediate structural enhancement without requiring additional time-consuming steps, as the mesh is placed and compacted together in a single operational sequence
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the structural parameters of the mattress by incorporating a reinforcement mesh with specific geometric characteristics (mesh size, wire diameter, pattern). This parameter modification enables the mattress to achieve required bearing capacity with optimized thickness, reducing both material quantity and construction time while maintaining or improving strength
3Stability of the object's composition
If ground improvement techniques are used to modify loose or compressible materials, then the stability is improved, but the construction time and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The mesh reinforcement creates a composite ground structure that stabilizes loose or compressible materials without requiring extensive ground improvement techniques. The mesh provides immediate structural stability by distributing loads and preventing material displacement, eliminating time-consuming soil treatment processes while maintaining ground stability
4Strength
If a mesh reinforcement is introduced during compacting, then the load-bearing capability is enhanced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement is introduced as a separate mesh layer that is integrated during the compacting process. This segmentation allows the mesh to be manufactured independently using standard industrial processes, then incorporated into the mattress without requiring complex integrated manufacturing systems, thus enhancing load-bearing capability while minimizing device complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enables the distribution mattress to effectively absorb both upward and downward forces with reduced material costs and construction time, while maintaining or improving bearing capacity and reducing the risk of settlement and liquefaction.
Implementation Method 1
said reinforcement makes it possible to take up stronger vertical stresses, whether they are upward from the ground or downward from the construction
Implementation Method 2
the distribution mattress must reduce the forces and efforts coming from the construction and the ground, by diffusing them within its thickness
Implementation Method 3
a distribution mattress is produced by adding a compacted material within said zone
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a method of building a structure in which earthworks are used to prepare an area of ground (2) intended to accommodate said structure; a load-spreading mat (1) is created by adding compacted material within said area; and said structure is built on top of said load-spreading mat (1). Such a method is characterized in that it involves, during the creation of said mat (1), introducing a reinforcement (10) that is meshed during the compacting of said material.