Standoff Device for Repair of Structural Elements
OwnerMohammad R Ehsaniinventor
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Abstract
A system of reusable components and articles of manufacture for reconstructing, reinforcing, and/or repairing a structure such as columns, piles and the like using adjustable formworks. The reusable articles of manufacture employed in the disclosed system are or, if desired, may be permanently left in place. Same or similar systems and articles of manufacture may be employed to easily construct pipes of any desired diameter in a very short time.
Claims16
An adjustable size spacer system to be attached to a structural member, around which adjustable size spacer system sheet(s) of materials may be wrapped to form a shell surrounding the structural member for repairing and/or reinforcing the structural member, the adjustable size spacer system comprising:
- single-piece adjustable straps of desired material, wherein the straps are placed over and wrapped around the structural member and both ends of each strap are joined together by an integral connection and adjustment mechanism;
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- one or more spacers that by a first end are engaged with each strap and by a second end keep the structural member at any desired distance from the shell, wherein the spacers stay substantially perpendicular to the structural member's surface when the single-piece adjustable straps are wrapped around the structural member
A framework system for reconstructing, reinforcing, and/or repairing a structure, the system comprising:
- a frame, for building a shell around the structure, the frame including:
- single-piece straps of any desired length, to be wrapped and locked, by an integral adjustment and locking mechanism, around the structure;
- spacers that at a first end are engaged with each strap and at a second end keep the structure at any desired distance from the shell, wherein the spacers stay substantially perpendicular to the structure's surface;
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- a flat sheet of material or a pre-curled sheet of material to be wrapped around the frame for creating the shell around the structure, wherein there remains a gap between the shell and an outer surface of the structure, and wherein the gap is used to be filled with curable reinforcement material.
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