Textured Adhesive Mortar for Wood-Concrete Composite Ceilings

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for producing wood-concrete composite ceilings are dependent on weather conditions, require complex mechanical processing, or necessitate the use of devices for granule distribution, leading to potential bond defects and inefficiencies in force transmission.

Innovation Solution

Applying adhesive mortar to the wood surface with a textured structure, allowing flowable concrete to penetrate and interlock, forming a positive connection, and using screws for additional support, while ensuring dimensional stability and structural integrity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Strength

If adhesive is applied and granules are sprinkled to create bond, then bond strength is improved, but device complexity increases due to requirement of granule distribution device

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebond strengthVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent removes the granule distribution device from the system by directly applying textured adhesive mortar that creates mechanical interlocking through its surface texture. The adhesive mortar itself provides the rough surface that interlocks with concrete, eliminating the need for separate granules and their distribution apparatus.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention uses composite adhesive mortar combining adhesive material with textured surface structure. This composite material provides both bonding function and mechanical interlocking capability through its textured surface, replacing the need for separate granules and distribution devices.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If wet-on-wet bonding is used to speed up process, then productivity is improved, but reliability deteriorates due to weather dependence and adhesive shift

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveproductivityVSAvoidbond reliability
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The adhesive mortar is applied with pre-formed texture structure before concrete placement. This preliminary texturing creates immediate mechanical interlocking capability, allowing the adhesive to maintain its position and bonding effectiveness without requiring immediate concrete coverage, thus reducing weather dependence and adhesive shift risks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

Instead of making the adhesive layer thin and relying on rapid setting, the invention inverts the approach by creating a thick textured layer that derives its bonding strength from mechanical interlocking of the texture rather than solely from adhesive chemistry. This allows more time for proper bonding without weather sensitivity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

3Strength

If mechanical processing is used to create slots for sheet metal, then bond strength is improved, but ease of manufacture deteriorates due to milling or sawing requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebond strengthVSAvoidease of manufacture
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces mechanical processing (milling or sawing slots) with direct application of textured adhesive mortar. The texture is created by the application process itself rather than by removing material, eliminating the need for complex mechanical processing equipment and steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The invention changes the parameter of surface preparation from material removal (milling/sawing) to material addition (applying textured adhesive). This parameter change transforms a complex subtractive manufacturing process into a simpler additive process that achieves equivalent or superior bonding.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Strength

If precast elements with recesses are used, then bond strength is improved, but device complexity increases due to requirement of turning elements and special formwork

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebond strengthVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
StrengthVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Instead of creating recesses in precast elements and turning them over, the invention inverts the approach by applying textured adhesive directly to the wood surface in the desired orientation. This eliminates the need for complex formwork and element manipulation while achieving the same mechanical interlocking effect.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #13The other way round (Inversion)

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

Enables reliable shear force transfer and load-bearing capability in wood-concrete composite slabs, suitable for on-site application and renovation, with improved bond strength and reduced mechanical processing requirements.

Implementation Method 1

an adhesive mortar is applied to a top surface of a wood slab, thereby creating a material-bonded connection between the top surface of the wood slab and the adhesive mortar

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAdhesion: Adhesive

Implementation Method 2

the surface of the adhesive mortar facing away from the wood slab is textured, particularly during the application of the adhesive mortar, so that the textured surface has raised areas and/or depressions. Finally, flowable concrete is applied to form a concrete layer on the textured surface of the adhesive mortar, so that after the concrete has hardened, a positive connection is formed between the textured surface of the adhesive mortar and the concrete layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectCapillary action: Capillary Action

Data Source

PatentEP4660391A1Method for producing a wood-concrete composite ceiling, device for applying adhesive mortar, arrangement comprising a wood ceiling and wood-concrete composite element
Publication Date: 2025.12.10 ADOLF WURTH GMBH & CO KG
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AI summary

The invention relates to a method for producing a wood-concrete composite ceiling, in which the application of an adhesive mortar to a top surface of a wood ceiling and thereby the creation of a material-bonded connection between the top surface of the wood ceiling and the adhesive mortar, the structuring of a surface of the adhesive mortar facing away from the wood ceiling, in particular during the application of the adhesive mortar, so that the structured surface has elevations and/or depressions, and the application of flowable concrete to form a concrete layer on the structured surface of the adhesive mortar is provided, so that after the concrete has hardened a positive fit is formed between the structured surface of the adhesive mortar and the concrete layer.