Modular Form System for Simultaneous Pool Wall and Floor Pouring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for constructing in-ground swimming pools are time-consuming and inefficient, requiring separate pouring of walls and floors over multiple days, which prolongs the construction duration.
Innovation Solution
A method and apparatus using a form system with outer and inner form panels, support members, and spacers to define a wall space, allowing for simultaneous pouring of cement to form the pool walls and floor, reducing construction time by enabling the walls and floor to be constructed in a single day.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of stationary object
If conventional methods are used to construct in-ground swimming pools with separate pouring of walls and floors, then structural integrity is maintained, but construction duration is prolonged to several months
Solution Approach 1:
The form system is divided into outer form panels, inner form panels, support members, and spacers as separate modular components that can be independently manufactured and assembled. This segmentation allows for efficient construction while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner and outer form walls are combined to define a continuous wall space that allows simultaneous pouring of both walls and floors. This merging of form structures enables the walls and floor to be constructed in a single day rather than separately over multiple days.
2Productivity
If inner and outer form walls are positioned to define a wall space for simultaneous cement pouring, then productivity is improved by constructing walls and floor in one day, but form system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The form system uses segmented outer form panels and inner form panels that can be independently positioned and adjusted. This modular approach enables the creation of complex wall spaces while maintaining ease of assembly and disassembly, thus improving productivity without excessive complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Support members and spacers act as intermediary elements that connect and position the inner and outer form walls relative to each other. These intermediaries enable the simultaneous pouring of walls and floors by maintaining proper spacing and alignment, thereby improving construction efficiency.
3Stability of the object's composition
If support members with brackets are used to couple inner form panels to outer form panels, then structural stability is ensured, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure is segmented into support members with brackets that can be independently attached to outer form panels and coupled to inner form panels. This segmentation allows for stable positioning while simplifying assembly compared to integrated support structures.
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 significantly reduces the construction duration of in-ground swimming pools from several months to just a week, allowing for faster completion and more efficient use of resources.
Implementation Method 1
allowing the cement to cure to support filling remaining portions of the wall space with the cement
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AI summary
A method of constructing an in-ground swimming pool may include positioning outer form panels in side-by-side relation defining an outer form wall within an excavated area of ground corresponding to a desired in-ground swimming pool shape. Each outer form panel may have opposing inner and outer sides and a support member bracket extending from the outer side. The method may also include positioning inner form panels in side-by-side relation and in spaced relation from the inner side of the outer form panels to define an inner form wall. The inner and outer form walls may define a wall space therebetween, and each inner form panel may have opposing inner and outer sides. The method may also include coupling support members over the wall space and to the outer side of the inner form panels and to respective ones of the support member brackets.