Reinforcement for a concrete tile
AssigneeLe Squaredecko Inc.
InventorAndré OUELLET
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Abstract
A reinforced concrete tile having top and bottom surfaces defining a thickness, the reinforced concrete tile comprising two or more reinforcing inserts imbedded in the concrete tile in proximity to the bottom surface, the two or more reinforcing inserts being of elongated shape and comprising a plurality of scales distributed along the length and extending upwardly from the bottom surface whereby a compensating force is created upon application of a load on the top surface such that deflection is reduced as the load is increased for at least a range of loads until a yield load is reached.
Claims16
A reinforced concrete tile having top and bottom surfaces defining a thickness, the reinforced concrete tile comprising two or more reinforcing inserts imbedded in the concrete tile in proximity to the bottom surface, the two or more reinforcing inserts being of elongated shape and comprising a plurality of scales distributed along the length and extending upwardly from the bottom surface whereby a compensating force is created upon application of a load on the top surface such that deflection is reduced as the load is increased for at least a range of loads until a yield load is reached.
A method for manufacturing a reinforced concrete tile comprising
- providing a mold for shaping the tile having a top and bottom surface;
- positioning in the mold two or more reinforcing inserts to be imbedded in the concrete tile in proximity to the bottom surface, the two or more reinforcing inserts being of elongated shape and comprising a plurality of scales distributed along the length and extending upwardly from the bottom surface;
- pouring unset concrete in the mold;
- permitting the concrete to set;
- and
- testing the tile to obtain a load-deflection curve and wherein for a reinforced tile deflection is reduced as the load is increased for at least a range of loads until a yield load is reached.
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