Dual-sheath structural cable
AssigneeSoletanche Freyssinet
InventorsNicolas Fabry, Paul Achkar, Matthieu Guesdon
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Abstract
A structural cable of a construction work. The structural cable including a bundle of load-bearing tendons, a first sheath containing the bundle of tendons, a second sheath arranged around the first sheath, the second sheath comprising windows, and a plurality of light-radiating modules configured to radiate light, each light-radiating module being arranged within the structural cable to radiate light through at least one window outwardly relative to the structural cable.
Claims12
A structural cable of a construction work, the structural cable comprising:
- a bundle of load-bearing tendons;
- a first sheath containing the bundle of tendons;
- a second sheath arranged around the first sheath, the second sheath comprising windows;
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- a plurality of light-radiating modules configured to radiate light,
- wherein each light-radiating module is arranged within the structural cable to radiate light through at least one window defined by an opening in the second sheath, outwardly relative to the structural cable,
- the structural cable further comprising a reception element arranged through the opening or between the first and second sheaths and in front of the opening,
- wherein the reception element receives at least one light-radiating module.
A structural cable of a construction work, the structural cable comprising:
- a bundle of load-bearing tendons;
- a first sheath containing the bundle of tendons;
- a second sheath arranged around the first sheath, the second sheath comprising windows;
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- a plurality of light-radiating modules configured to radiate light,
- wherein each light-radiating module is arranged within the structural cable to radiate light through at least one window outwardly relative to the structural cable,
- wherein the second sheath comprises a plurality of longitudinal portions assembled together, and
- wherein at least one longitudinal portion has at least one window defined by an opening extending over the entire length of the longitudinal portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.