Construction of a building
AssigneeIavilaer Proprietary Limited
InventorIan Jackson
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Abstract
A method of forming a lift shaft or similar in a multi-storey building is disclosed. The method includes the casting the shaft in segments (typically in the order of 800 mm deep) and then assembling the segments atop each other to form the shaft. The segments have vertical passages which align to form channels in which rebar can be inserted to tie the structure together.
Claims14
A method of constructing an inter-storey structure within a multi-storey building, the method including the steps of:
- pre-forming shaft segments, each shaft segment being rectangular in cross section;
- locating a first shaft segment at a required location within the multi-storey building;
- and
- sequentially mounting additional shaft segments atop the first shaft segment to form the inter-storey structure.
A method of constructing a wall, the method including the steps of:
- pre-forming wall segments, each wall segment being rectangular in cross section and having at least one vertical channel extending therethrough;
- locating a wall segment at a required location;
- sequentially mounting additional wall segments atop the first wall segment to form the wall;
- locating reinforcing rods within the vertically extending channel(s) of the wall segments;
- and
- filling the vertically extending channel(s) with a curable substance.
A method of constructing a building column, the method including the steps of:
- pre-forming column segments, each column segment being T-shaped in cross section and having at least one vertical channel extending therethrough;
- locating a column segment at a required location within the building;
- sequentially mounting additional column segments atop the first column segment to form the building column;
- locating reinforcing rods within the vertically extending channel(s) of the column segments;
- and
- filling the vertically extending channel(s) with a curable substance.
A method of constructing a building corner, the method including the steps of:
- pre-forming corner segments, each corner segment being L-shaped in cross section and having at least one vertical channel extending therethrough;
- locating a corner segment at a required location within the building;
- sequentially mounting additional corner segments atop the first corner segment to form the building corner;
- locating reinforcing rods within the vertically extending channel(s) of the corner segments;
- and
- filling the vertically extending channel(s) with a curable substance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.