Swimming Pool Shell Stiffening Ribs Installation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for constructing swimming pools, particularly above-ground installations, are time-consuming and expensive due to the need for forming tubular ribs and multiple fiberglassing operations, which complicates the installation process and increases costs.
Innovation Solution
The introduction of a swimming pool design featuring a pool shell with upright supports and a first elongate stiffening portion positioned more than 250 mm from the top and bottom, which are rigidly connected to the supports, along with a method of site preparation using panels to facilitate efficient installation and support the pool shell, reducing the need for extensive rib formation and fiberglassing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If tubular ribs are formed and multiple fiberglassing operations are performed for above-ground pool installation, then the pool shell achieves sufficient structural strength and stability, but the installation process becomes time-consuming and expensive
Solution Approach 1:
The pool shell is pre-formed with integrated stiffening ribs and reinforcement structures during manufacturing, rather than requiring field formation of tubular ribs and multiple fiberglassing operations during installation. This preliminary preparation of structural elements eliminates time-consuming on-site construction steps while maintaining the required structural strength for above-ground installation.
2Strength
If tubular ribs and multiple fiberglassing operations are performed, then the pool shell achieves sufficient structural strength, but the construction costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The reinforcement structures and stiffening ribs are integrated into the pool shell during manufacturing processes, eliminating the need for expensive on-site fiberglassing operations and rib formation. This preliminary integration of structural reinforcement reduces construction costs significantly while maintaining structural strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention changes the manufacturing parameters and structural design of the pool shell to incorporate integrated reinforcement features that provide sufficient structural strength without requiring multiple fiberglassing operations. This parameter change in the manufacturing process reduces construction costs while maintaining the required structural integrity.
3Strength
If the pool shell wall is made thicker to improve structural integrity, then the pool becomes more robust, but the flexibility for installation and aesthetic appearance is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The pool shell incorporates localized reinforcement structures such as stiffening ribs and strategic thickening in specific areas rather than uniformly increasing the entire wall thickness. This local quality enhancement provides structural integrity where needed while maintaining overall flexibility and aesthetic appearance of the pool shell.
Data Source
AI summary
A pool shell including a wall, a floor and a region of curvature running along a bottom of the wall and connecting the wall to the floor. A fastener-receiving formation, on an exterior of the region of curvature is for rigidly connecting the bottom to a support. Also discussed is a swimming pool including a pool shell, having a wall and two or more upright supports. The wall has a top, a bottom, a first elongate stiffening portion and an exterior. The upright supports are spaced along the exterior. The first elongate stiffening portion runs along the wall and is positioned more than 250 mm from each of the top and the bottom. Each of the upright supports are rigidly connected to the first elongate stiffening portion and at least one of the top and the bottom, and predominantly formed of elongate rigid members.