Concrete Cladding
AssigneeSilica-X Holdings Inc
InventorsRobert Hust, Thomas Adams
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Abstract
The invention is stay-in-place cladding for concrete, including reactive and slow-curing concretes, allowing for enhanced strength and durability of the contained concrete by allowing it to cure over time while enabling beneficial chemical reactions. The cladding is perforated with tubes or holes. A preferred embodiment is a caisson for concrete mixtures, where the caisson contains the concrete mixture, and the caisson is deployed in marine or terrestrial environments.
Claims20
A cladding for containment of concrete mixtures, comprising:
- A bottom floor;
- a wall or walls with a thickness defined by an interior side and an exterior side, rising from the bottom floor;
- the wall or walls on their interior side(s) is/are against the concrete mixture;
- and
- the wall or walls include one or more holes.
A cladding system, that is a caisson, comprising:
- a solid base;
- a wall or walls, rising from the base and formed of fast-curing or fast-setting cement said wall or walls having perforations to facilitate seawater penetration.
A cladding for containment of concrete mixtures, comprising:
- A bottom floor;
- a wall or walls with a thickness defined by an interior side and an exterior side, rising from the bottom floor;
- the wall or walls on their interior side(s) are against the concrete mixture;
- and
- the wall or walls include one or more holes;
- one or more walls on the exterior comprise a surface of textured channels such that it is physically biocompatible with aquatic and marine life.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.