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US 2012/0260601 A1Published application
Reinforced Balcony and Method of Reinforcing a Balcony
AssigneeStructural Technologies, LLC
InventorsTarek Alkhrdaji, Jay Thomas
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reinforcing a concrete slab or balcony are disclosed. The systems and methods may include cutting a groove in a portion of the concrete slab and inserting a rod into the groove. The groove may then be filled with a resin. The rod may optionally be secured by other or additional methods. The integrity of the concrete slab or balcony may then be strengthened by the inclusion of the rod in the slab.
Claims17
A method of strengthening a concrete slab to support railing loads, comprising:
- cutting a groove adjacent an edge of the balcony slab in front of a railing post;
- inserting a rod into the groove;
- and
- filling the groove with a polymeric resin.
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A method of reinforcing a concrete structure comprising a railing, comprising:
- calculating a wind force on the railing with posts supported in the concrete structure;
- calculating the force to be resisted by the concrete structure based upon the wind force on the railing;
- determining the break out capacity of a reinforced concrete edge adjacent the posts;
- determining a size, depth, and length of a rod to install in the concrete structure to resist the wind force;
- and
- installing the rod in the concrete structure on an edge of the balcony in front of the posts.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.