Method and apparatus for protective encapsulation of structural members

A method of forming a protective encasement about a portion of a structural member, comprising the steps of:

• providing a jacket to contain the encasement material;
• positioning the jacket about the portion of the structural member desired to be encased while separating the jacket from the structural member a desired predetermined distance to form a continuous annular void for receiving the encasement material;
• preparing a first component of an encasement material at a location remote from the structural member;
• preparing a second component of an encasement material at a location remote from the structural member;
• pumping the first encasement material component through a conduit to a location adjacent said jacket;
• pumping the second encasement material component through a second conduit to a location adjacent said jacket;
• and
• combining the first encasement material component with the second casement material component to initiate the solidification reaction immediately prior to injecting the combined encasement material into the jacket to fill the continuous annular void while preventing undesired solidification of the encasement material exteriorly of the jacket.

A method of forming a protective encasement about a portion of a structural member, comprising the steps of:

• providing a jacket to contain the encasement material;
• positioning the jacket about the portion of the structural member desired to be encapsulated while separating the jacket from the structural member a desired predetermined distance to form a continuous void for receiving the encasement material;
• preparing a first component of an encasement material with a first color at a location remote from the structural member;
• preparing a second component of an encasement material at a location remote from the structural member;
• pumping the first encasement material component through a conduit to a location adjacent said jacket;
• pumping the second conduit to a location adjacent said jacket;
• combining the first encasement material component with the second encasement material component to initiate the solidification reaction immediately prior to injecting the combined encasement material into the jacket to fill the continuous annular void;
• and
• visually monitoring the color of the combined encasement material in the jacket to verify proper mixing of the first component with the second component.

A method of forming a protective encasement about a portion of a structural member, comprising the steps of:

• providing a substantially translucent jacket to contain the encasement material;
• positioning the jacket about the portion of the structural member desired to be encapsulated while separating the jacket from the structural member a desired predetermined distance to form a continuous void for receiving the encasement material;
• preparing a first component of an encasement material at a location remote from the structural member;
• preparing a second component of an encasement material at a location remote from the structural member;
• pumping the first encasement material component through a conduit to a location adjacent said jacket;
• pumping the second encasement material component through a second conduit to a location adjacent said jacket;
• combining the first encasement material component with the second encasement material component to initiate the solidification reaction immediately prior to injecting the combined encasement material into the jacket to fill the continuous annular void;
• and
• visually monitoring the presence of the combined encasement material in the translucent jacket to verify proper mixing of first and second components and filling of the annular void for obtaining proper encapsulation.

A method of forming a protective encasement about a portion of a structural member, comprising the steps of:

• providing a jacket to contain the encasement material;
• positioning the jacket about the portion of the
• structural member desired to be encapsulated while separating the jacket from the structural member a desired predetermined distance to form a continuous void for receiving the encasement material;
• preparing a first component of an encasement material at a location remote from the structural member;
• preparing a second component of an encasement material at a location remote from the structural member;
• pumping the first encasement material component through a conduit to a location adjacent said jacket;
• pumping the second encasement material component through a second conduit to a location adjacent said jacket;
• combining the first encasement material component with the second encasement material component to initiate the solidification reaction immediately prior to injecting the combined encasement material into the jacket to fill the continuous annular void while preventing undesired solidification of the encasement material exteriorly of the jacket;
• and
• flowing the combined encasement material upwardly in the continuous void to effect filling prior to hardening of the encasement material.