Method and arrangement for influencing the interaction between a layer of earth and a structure situated in association with the layer of earth
AssigneeS.A. Compagnie Internationale des Pieux Armes Frankignoui
InventorKarl R. Massarsch
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for influencing the interaction between a layer of earth and a structure situated in association with the layer of earth. What is characteristic of the invention is that a casing filled with a medium and introduced into a layer of earth is introduced into a material surrounding the casing, which material preferably consists of a bentonite or a bentonite mixture.
Claims19
Method for influencing the interaction between a layer of earth and a structure situated in association with the layer of earth, comprising the steps of:
- forming a shaft in the layer of earth in direct association with the structure;
- filling said shaft with a material;
- providing a casing filled with a medium;
- and inserting said casing filled with the medium in said material whereby said material surrounds said casing and said material and said casing together support the structure situated in association with the layer of earth.
Arrangement for influencing the interaction between a layer of earth and a structure situated in association with the layer of earth, characterized by means disposed between said structure and said layer of earth for damping vibratory motion transmitted therebetween, said damping means including a casing filled with a medium, said casing being introduced into a cavity in said layer of earth, and a material impermeable to liquids surrounding said casing, said casing and said material together filling said cavity and damping vibratory motion between the structure and the layer of earth.
Arrangement for influencing the interaction between a layer of earth and a structure situated in association with the layer of earth, comprising:
- a layer of earth having a cavity therein;
- a structure situated adjacent to said cavity;
- means disposed between said structure and said layer of earth for damping vibratory motion transmitted between said structure and said layer of earth, said damping means including a material impermeable to liquids disposed within said cavity and a casing filled with a medium disposed within said material, said casing and said material together filling said cavity and damping vibratory motion between the structure and the layer of earth.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.