Modular slab, slab system, piles and methods of use thereof
AssigneeJunction7 Limited
InventorsDavid John Stretch, Warrick Weber
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Abstract
A modular slab, slab system, piles and methods of use thereof are described along with specific applications and methods of manufacture. The slab or slab system may be pre-insulated and pre-finished before being assembled on site. The slab system may be advantageous to use as a replacement for traditional in-situ poured building foundations. The slab system may also have uses in other fields such as for floors, roads, bridges, pavements/side walks and other civil and structural applications.
Claims17
A pile comprising an elongated shape and configured to, at one end, be recessed at least partly into ground and, at an opposing end, comprising an opening therein, a size and shape of the opening corresponding to a shape of a plinth received into the opening, and the pile configured to locate and retain the plinth and a pre-cast slab on the plinth in place relative to the opposing end of the pile, and further comprising an insulating layer located between the plinth and the pile, the insulating layer configured to provide a thermal break between the plinth and the pile.
A pile comprising an elongated shape and configured, at one end, to fit at least partly into ground and, at the opposing end, comprising a shape that is configured to be received into an opening in a plinth, a size and shape of the plinth opening corresponding to the opposing end of the pile, the plinth extending from a pre-cast slab and the plinth, acting to locate and retain the pre-cast slab and plinth in place relative to the opposing end of the pile, and further comprising an insulating layer located between the plinth and the pile, the insulating layer configured to provide a thermal break between the plinth and the pile.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.