Method of basement construction
OwnerJohn Cogburninventor
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Abstract
A method of constructing an inhabitable underground structure is disclosed that comprises the steps: creating a cutout in the earth at a desired location to generally match a desired shape of an interior of the underground structure; applying a reinforcement structure to an outer perimeter of the cutout; and applying shotcrete over the reinforcement structure to create a monolithic underground structure.
Claims20
-7. (canceled)
A method of constructing an inhabitable structure having an underground portion comprising the steps:
- creating a cutout in the earth at a desired location to generally match a desired shape of the underground portion;
- applying concrete to the cutout to create an underground structure;
- forming an inner surface of the bottom of the underground structure to have a concave curvature at a plurality of corners of the underground structure;
- and
- using a top side of the underground structure as a foundation to support an above ground portion of the inhabitable structure.
An inhabitable structure having an underground portion located within a cutout in the earth generally matching a shape of the underground portion of the inhabitable structure, the underground portion comprising:
- a plurality of walls and a bottom connected to the plurality of walls, each of the plurality of walls and the bottom formed of concrete to create an underground structure;
- one or more transitions comprising concave curvatures located between one or more of the plurality of walls and the bottom of the underground structure;
- and
- at least one top surface capable of acting as a foundation for an above ground portion of the inhabitable structure.
The inhabitable structure of claim 3 wherein the one or more ends of one or more of the plurality of floor beams are connected to the walls using corresponding ledges located in the walls of the underground structure.
The inhabitable structure of claim 1 wherein the bottom of the underground structure is shaped in the form of an inverted arch.
The inhabitable structure of claim 1 wherein the reinforcement structure comprises traditional rebar.
The inhabitable structure of claim 1 wherein the reinforcement structure comprises fiber mesh.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.