Building Methods
OwnerMurray Elleninventor
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Abstract
A method of building a structure, the method including the steps of: 1. fabricating a generally longitudinal, steel sub-structure (22, 24) of the structure (20) with a cable retainer (28, 36) attached to, or forming part of, the substructure (22, 24) and that extends substantially longitudinally therealong; 2. assembling the sub-structure (22, 24) into a structure (20); 3. inserting a cable (38, 40) into the cable retainer (28, 36); 4. after step 2, applying a tensile force to the cable (38, 40) relative to the cable retainer (28, 36); and 5. after step 4, bonding the cable (38, 40) to the cable retainer (28, 36).
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A method of building a structure, the method including the steps of:
- 1. fabricating a generally longitudinal, steel sub-structure of the structure with a cable retainer attached to, or forming part of, the sub-structure and that extends substantially longitudinally therealong;
- 2. assembling the sub-structure into a structure;
- 3. inserting a cable into the cable retainer;
- 4. after step 2, applying a tensile force to the cable, relative to the cable retainer;
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- 5. after step 4, bonding the cable to the cable retainer.
A method of building a structure, the method including the steps of:
- 1. fabricating a generally longitudinal, steel sub-structure of the structure with a cable retainer attached to, or forming part of, the sub-structure and that extends substantially longitudinally therealong;
- 2. inserting cable into the cable retainer;
- 3. after step 2, applying a tensile force to the cable, relative to the cable retainer;
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- 4. after step 3, bonding the cable to the cable retainer;
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- 5. assembling the sub-structure into a structure.
A method of strengthening, or reducing the deflection of, a built structure, the method including the steps of:
- 1. attaching a cable retainer to a generally longitudinal, steel sub-structure of the structure with the cable retainer extending substantially longitudinally therealong;
- 2. inserting cable into the cable retainer;
- 3. applying a tensile force to the cable, relative to the cable retainer;
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- 4. after step 3, bonding the cable to the cable retainer.
The method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cable retainers are adapted to follow the tensile line of resistance the sub-structure is subjected when loaded during use.
The method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the method includes assembling at least two sub-structures into a structure.
The method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the method includes inserting at least two cables into the cable retainer.
The method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the cable is bonded to the cable retainer by welding.
The method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the tensile force is applied to the cable by jacking.
The method as claimed in any one of the preceding claims, wherein the structure is a steel portal frame structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.