Floating Foundation
OwnerJan Gerhardus Ehlersinventor
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Abstract
A casting kit for constructing a foundation which includes a plurality of void forming members, each of which has securing means on its sides to secure to a matched void forming member thereby to define a minor void forming formation and at least one side of each void forming member having a step formation such that a groove is formed between the step formation of adjacent void forming members in a minor void forming formation for receiving tensile elements in the groove.
Claims26
A casting kit for constructing a foundation which comprises;
- a plurality of void forming members, each of which has securing means on its sides to secure to a matched void forming member thereby to define a minor void forming formation, at least one side of each void forming member having a step formation such that a groove is formed between the step formation of adjacent void forming members in a minor void forming formation for receiving tensile elements in the groove.
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A method of constructing a foundation for a building which comprises;
- excavating in a foundation site boundary foundation trenches which defines the outer boundary of the foundation;
- installing shuttering on the outside of the boundary foundation trenches;
- attaching void forming members to one another to define minor void forming formations, the minor void forming formations having grooves defining moulds for supporting ribs and placing the minor void forming formations inside the shuttering;
- securing a plurality of minor void forming formations in spaced relationship to one another to define a major void forming formation, the voids between the major void forming formations defining moulds for stiffening ribs;
- placing reinforcing steel bars into the voids between the major void forming formations and the grooves in the minor void forming formations;
- casting a settable material into shuttering to form edge beams, supporting ribs, stiffening ribs and a slab on top of the void forming members covering the foundation site.
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A foundation for a building, which comprises
- a plurality of void forming members, the void forming members positioned on top of a foundation site in a pattern which defines a minor void forming formation, a plurality of minor void forming formations attached in spaced apart relationship to define a major void forming formation;
- a plurality of edge beams located around an outer boundary of the foundation;
- the plurality of edge beams extending into the surface of the foundation site;
- a plurality of internal beams located between each major void forming formation, the plurality of internal beams extending into the foundation site;
- a plurality of stiffening ribs formed by tensile elements and settable material between minor void forming formations running the across the major void forming formation;
- a plurality of supporting ribs formed by tensile elements and settable material casted into a groove formed between two adjacent minor void forming members;
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- a reinforced slab extending over the void forming members between the edge beams.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.