Prefabricated Structural Concrete Beam and Methods for Use
OwnerMatthew Tyler Leyinventor
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Abstract
A structural beam, and methods for use, comprising a prefabricated structural concrete portion and a poured-in-place structural concrete portion, wherein said poured-in-place portion comprises at least ten percent of the total weight of said structural beam. Reinforcing extends from the prefabricated portion to the poured-in-place portion. In a preferred embodiment, the structural beam is an “inverted-T” beam, and the prefabricated structural concrete portion comprises the lower corbel portion of the beam, and the poured-in-place portion comprises an upper stem portion of the beam.
Claims10
A method for constructing a structural concrete beam, the method comprising:
- prefabricating a portion of said structural concrete beam;
- erecting said prefabricated portion of said structural concrete beam;
- erecting formwork for facilitating the placement of a remaining poured-in-place portion of said structural concrete beam;
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- placement of said remaining portion of said structural concrete beam in-place, whereby said poured-in-place portion comprises at least ten percent of the total weight of said structural concrete beam.
A method of constructing an “inverted-T” structural concrete beam, the method comprising:
- prefabricating a lower corbel portion of said structural concrete beam;
- erecting said prefabricated portion of said structural concrete beam;
- erecting formwork for facilitating the placement of a remaining poured-in-place stem portion of said structural concrete beam;
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- placement of said remaining portion of said structural concrete beam in-place, whereby said poured-in-place portion comprises at least ten percent of the total weight of said structural concrete beam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.