Modular Concrete Construction System With Removable Posts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing prefabricated construction modules are either not durable, lack thermal insulation, or are heavy and untransportable, making them unsuitable for versatile and efficient construction needs.
Innovation Solution
A modular system comprising a flat concrete support slab, a reinforcement structure, and removable support posts that extend in intersecting planes, with optional features like metallic reinforcement, fiber-reinforced concrete panels, and thermally insulating materials, allowing for lightweight, durable, and easily transportable construction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of manufacture
If prefabricated metal modules are used, then the construction is lightweight and easy to assemble, but the structure is not durable and lacks thermal insulation
Solution Approach 1:
The invention combines concrete support slabs and posts with metal reinforcing structures and panels to create a composite modular system that achieves both durability and ease of assembly. The concrete provides structural strength and longevity, while the metal components enable quick connection and disassembly through standardized interfaces.
2Reliability
If prefabricated concrete modules are used, then the structure is durable, but the modules are very heavy and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The modular system divides the structure into discrete, transportable units including support slabs, posts, and panels that can be manufactured separately and assembled on-site. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for both strength and weight, with concrete used only where structural strength is needed and metal used for lighter connecting elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses composite construction combining concrete and metal materials, where concrete provides durability and compression strength in stationary elements, while metal provides tensile strength and lightweight properties in structural framework and connecting components.
3Ease of manufacture
If conventional modular systems are used, then assembly is straightforward, but thermal insulation requirements are not met
Solution Approach 1:
The modular panels are constructed as composite assemblies with insulating material positioned between outer and inner concrete or metal walls. This composite structure maintains the ease of modular assembly while integrating thermal insulation as a fundamental component of the panel construction.
4Strength
If concrete modules with significant material content are used, then structural integrity is ensured, but the modules are very heavy and difficult to transport
Solution Approach 1:
The modular system applies concrete material locally only where structural strength is required, such as in support slabs and load-bearing posts, while using lighter metal materials for the structural framework and connecting elements. This localized material application maintains structural integrity while minimizing overall weight.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs composite construction combining concrete and metal materials, where concrete provides durability and compression strength in stationary elements, while metal provides tensile strength and lightweight properties in structural framework and connecting components.
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AI summary
The invention relates mainly to a modular transportable construction system (1) extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising: • a flat concrete support slab (2), • a reinforcement structure (24) arranged opposite the support slab (2), and • at least four support posts (3a - 3c) each extending from a first end attached to the support slab (2) to a second end removably fixed to the reinforcement structure (24), the support posts (3a - 3c) further extending in at least two intersecting planes.