System and method for making a deck of a bridge or other construction
OwnerAlexandre DE LA CHEVROTIEREinventor
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Abstract
A bridge or other construction comprising a deck, in which the deck is designed to be lightweight and durable, such as by including aluminum, and readily installable on a main bearing structure of the bridge or other construction (e.g., without welding and/or without drilling or otherwise creating holes into the main bearing structure of the bridge or other construction), even if the main bearing structure of the bridge or other construction is based on different material (e.g., steel).
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A system for making a deck of a bridge, the system comprising:
- a plurality of aluminum deck members;
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- a fastening assembly configured to fasten the aluminum deck members to a main bearing structure of the bridge such that the aluminum deck members are retained together weldlessly and the main bearing structure of the bridge is free of fastening holes to fasten the aluminum deck members to the main bearing structure of the bridge.
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The system of 56, wherein the coating comprises a matrix and particles dispersed in the matrix.
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A system for making a deck of a bridge, the system comprising:
- a plurality of aluminum deck members;
- a fastening assembly configured to fasten the aluminum deck members to a main bearing structure of the bridge, the main bearing structure of the bridge including metal that is different from aluminum;
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- a dielectric intermediary configured to be disposed between the aluminum deck members and the metal of the main bearing structure of the bridge to dielectrically isolate the aluminum deck members from the metal of the main bearing structure of the bridge,
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A system for making a deck of a bridge, the system comprising:
- a plurality of aluminum deck members;
- a fastening assembly configured to fasten the aluminum deck members to a main bearing structure of the bridge, the main bearing structure of the bridge including metal that is different from aluminum;
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- a dielectric anti-sliding intermediary configured to be disposed between the aluminum deck members and the metal of the main bearing structure of the bridge to dielectrically isolate the aluminum deck members from the metal of the main bearing structure of the bridge and protect against sliding of the aluminum deck members relative to the metal of the main bearing structure of the bridge.
A system for making a deck of a bridge, the system comprising:
- a plurality of aluminum deck extrusions;
- a fastening assembly configured to fasten the aluminum deck extrusions to a steel beam of the bridge;
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- a coating applied onto at least one of (i) the aluminum deck extrusions and (ii) the fastening assembly.
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