Modular Ground Anchor Structure Without Concrete Foundations
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing anchoring devices for structures like traffic signs, wind turbines, and noise protection walls are time-consuming and costly to install, requiring complex concrete foundations that take days to harden and involve soil sealing and environmental pollution.
Innovation Solution
A modular anchoring device comprising a support column and support plates connected by steel webs, allowing for easy transportation and assembly on-site, with a truss structure that absorbs vertical and horizontal loads through screw connections and soil compaction, eliminating the need for concrete and reducing installation time.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If concrete foundations are used for anchoring structures, then high stability and load-bearing capacity are achieved, but installation time increases and environmental pollution occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The anchoring device is divided into separate modular components: a support column, support plates, and connecting webs that can be manufactured independently and assembled on-site. This segmentation eliminates the need for time-consuming concrete pouring and curing, while maintaining structural integrity through precise mechanical connections between segments.
Solution Approach 2:
Steel connecting webs serve as intermediary elements that mechanically link the support column to the support plates, transferring loads between components. This intermediary connection system replaces the concrete medium traditionally used to bond foundation elements, enabling rapid assembly without curing time while achieving equivalent load transfer.
2Reliability
If concrete foundations are used for anchoring structures, then high stability and load-bearing capacity are achieved, but environmental pollution and soil sealing occur
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and eliminates concrete from the anchoring system, removing the source of environmental pollution and soil sealing. The load-bearing function previously achieved through concrete is replaced by a steel framework that achieves comparable stability without the harmful environmental side effects of concrete production and disposal.
Solution Approach 2:
The material parameter is changed from concrete to steel, fundamentally altering the environmental characteristics of the anchoring system. Steel offers higher strength-to-weight ratio and recyclability, enabling the same anchoring function with reduced environmental impact throughout the material lifecycle.
3Productivity
If modular steel structures are used for anchoring, then installation time and environmental impact are reduced, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The structure is segmented into standardized components with uniform connection interfaces, reducing the complexity of assembly despite the modular nature. Each segment is designed with consistent attachment points and connection methods, making the complex structure manageable through repetition of standardized joining procedures.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple structural functions are merged into integrated components: the support plates serve both as load distribution elements and as anchoring points for the connecting webs, while the support column provides both vertical load bearing and lateral stability. This functional merging reduces the number of separate parts despite the modular design.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (V) for anchoring constructions in the ground, having a tubular support column (1) or support element (T) and having supporting plates (2) arranged in a supporting plane, wherein the tubular support column (1) is in the form of a continuous part which extends from the supporting plane to above the ground (6), the tubular support column (1), the supporting plates (2) and the connecting webs (3) consist of steel, the tubular support column (1) or the support element (T), the supporting plates (2) and the connecting webs (3) are connected together by screw connections, and the supporting plates (2) are connected to the tubular support column (1) by connecting webs (3).