Building element, system and method
AssigneeAncon Limited
InventorsHervé Marie POVEDA, Paul OLIVER
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Abstract
A building element adapted to provide thermal insulation between two building parts such as a floor or ceiling slab and a balcony slab is described. The element comprises: an elongate insulating body; a plurality of reinforcing elements passing through and projecting on either side beyond the insulating body so as to be disposed in use within and serve to reinforce each of the two building parts; at least one through apertured formation extending transversely through the insulating body so as to be able to receive in use a post-tensioning tendon member. A building system including at least one such building element, a building structure incorporating such a building system and a method of building are also described.
Claims25
A building element adapted to provide thermal insulation between two building parts comprising:
- an elongate insulating body;
- a plurality of reinforcing elements passing through and projecting on either side beyond the insulating body so as to be disposed in use within and serve to reinforce each of the two building parts;
- at least one through apertured formation extending transversely through the insulating body so as to be able to receive in use a post-tensioning tendon member.
A building system adapted to provide thermal insulation between two building parts is provided comprising:
- at least one building element including:
- an elongate insulating body;
- a plurality of reinforcing elements passing through and projecting on either side beyond the insulating body so as to be disposed in use within and serve to reinforce each of the two building parts;
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- at least one through apertured formation extending transversely through the insulating body so as to be able to receive in use a post-tensioning tendon member;
- at least one post-tensioning tendon;
- each through aperture in the building element being complementarily sized and shaped with respect to each post-tensioning tendon member so that the post-tensioning tendon member is receivable within and passes through the through aperture in use.
A building structure comprising:
- a building system comprising:
- a building element having an elongate insulating body, a plurality of reinforcing elements passing through and projecting on either side beyond the insulating body, and at least one through apertured formation extending transversely through the insulating body, and a post-tensioning tendon member;
- at least one post-tensioning tendon;
- each through aperture in the building element being complementarily sized and shaped with respect to each post-tensioning tendon member so that the post-tensioning tendon member is receivable within and passes through the through aperture in use;
- a first building part engaged with the reinforcing elements on a first side of the building element;
- a second building part engaged with the reinforcing elements on a second side of the building element;
- wherein the post-tensioning tendon member is received within and passes through the through aperture and is tensioned to apply a post-tensioning load to the building structure.
A method of building comprising the steps of:
- deploying a building element comprising an elongate insulating body and a plurality of reinforcing elements passing through and projecting on either side beyond the insulating body between two building parts such that the reinforcing elements are disposed within and serve to reinforce each of the two building parts;
- providing at least one through apertured formation extending transversely through the insulating body suitable to receive a post-tensioning tendon member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.