Expandable Skyscraper Construction Platform for Integrated Material Flow
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing skyscraper construction methods face inefficiencies due to large construction sites, manual labor shortages, high employment costs, non-integrated construction processes, and the need for improved transportation and handling of construction materials and machines, leading to environmental and structural damage.
Innovation Solution
An expandable multifunctional integrated-construction skyscraper building platform that includes a building foundation, external frame, transportation elevator, three-layer enclosure, top transfer part, carrying tower, hammer-type pile driving system, and tower-wall concrete pouring system, enabling self-loop transportation, in-air pile driving, and efficient material handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional construction methods are used with large construction sites and manual labor, then construction can be performed with existing equipment and labor forces, but construction efficiency is low and material handling is cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple construction functions into an integrated platform that combines transportation elevators, material handling systems, and construction equipment into a unified system. The external frame structure integrates both internal and external transportation functions, eliminating the need for separate systems and improving overall construction efficiency while controlling complexity through functional integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The construction platform is designed as a multi-functional system where the external frame serves multiple purposes: it provides structural support, houses transportation elevators, accommodates material handling equipment, and enables both internal and external construction operations. This universality allows a single system to perform multiple construction tasks, improving productivity without proportionally increasing complexity.
2Ease of operation
If scaffolding is used for internal passages during construction, then workers can access upper floors, but construction cost increases and building structure may be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the worker transportation function from traditional scaffolding and relocates it to enclosed transportation elevators. These elevators are integrated into the external frame structure, providing safe and efficient access to upper floors without requiring expensive scaffolding systems. The elevators eliminate the need for workers to navigate exposed scaffolding while reducing overall construction costs through standardized elevator designs.
Solution Approach 2:
The transportation elevators serve as an intermediary system between the ground floor and upper floors, replacing the direct but costly scaffolding approach. These elevators provide a controlled, safe, and cost-effective medium for worker transportation, mediating the access problem without requiring expensive structural modifications or creating damage to the building.
3Productivity
If muck trucks are used for earth transportation, then earth can be transported efficiently, but city roads become dirty and environmental damage occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the earth transportation function from traditional muck trucks and relocates it to an integrated material handling system within the construction platform. The system uses enclosed conveyors and elevators to transport earth and construction materials, eliminating the need for open-ended muck trucks that pollute city roads. This extraction of the transportation function into a closed system maintains efficiency while preventing environmental damage.
4Ease of operation
If construction machines are repeatedly handled on-site, then materials can be moved between locations, but construction time increases and efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-positioning construction materials and equipment on multiple levels of the external frame structure before construction begins. The transportation elevators are pre-configured to move materials to their final destinations, eliminating the need for repeated handling and transport during construction. This preliminary arrangement of materials and equipment significantly reduces construction time while maintaining operational flexibility.
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AI summary
An expandable multifunctional integrated-construction skyscraper building platform and a construction method using the same are provided. The expandable multifunctional integrated- construction skyscraper building platform includes: a building foundation part, including an underground level, a basement level and a ground level which form a main body; an external frame part, a bottom of the external frame part being fixed deep into the underground level, and a top of the external frame part running through the basement level and the ground level to reach upper air such that lifting platform parts arranged on the external frame part are capable of going up from the underground level for construction; a transportation elevator part and a three-layer enclosure part, mounted on the building foundation part; a top transfer part, mounted on a Chinese character “Ri” frame at a top of the external frame part; and a carrying tower.