Counterfort wall
AssigneeSociete Civile des Brevets de Henri Vidal
InventorsHenri Vidal, Santiago Muelas-Madrano, Longine J. Wojciechowski
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Abstract
A prefabricated concrete facing panel is connected to a prefabricated counterfort by way of a pair of bolted connections. Each connection includes a bolt projecting rearwardly from the panel and passing through a hole provided in a connecting arrangement of the counterfort, and a nut mounted on the threaded end of the bolt. The connection is not visible from the front of the facing. Both the facing panel and the counterfort are flat elements and are therefore easy to transport to the site.
Claims12
A counterfort wall having a footing and prefabricated concrete elements which comprise at least one counterfort and a plurality of facing panels arranged above one another, said at least one counterfort being located rearwardly of said facing panels, each of the facing panels being secured to the at least one counterfort by at least one bolted connection, each of said bolted connections including a bolt cast in a respective facing panel and projecting rearwardly therefrom, and including connecting means having a hole formed therein for connecting the bolts to the at least one counterfort, the bolt extending through the hole in the connecting means, and fixing means being mounted on a free end of the bolt for substantially fixing the respective facing panels relative to the at least one counterfort, and resilient means positioned between each of said facing panels and the connecting means.
A counterfort wall having a footing and prefabricated concrete elements which comprise at least one counterfort and a plurality of facing panels arranged above one another, said at least one counterfort being located rearwardly of said facing panels, each of the facing panels being secured to the at least one counterfort by at least one bolted connection, each of said bolted connections including a bolt cast in a respective facing panel and projecting rearwardly therefrom, and including connecting means having a hole formed therein for connecting the bolts to the at least one counterfort, the bolt extending through the hole in the connecting means, and fixing means being mounted on a free end of the bolt for substantially fixing the respective facing panels relative to the at least one counterfort, said connecting means comprising a front portion of the counterfort through which the hole is formed, the hole ending in a recess accessible from a side of the at least one counterfort to permit the fixing means to be mounted on the free end of the bolt.
A counterfort wall having a footing and prefabricated concrete elements which comprise at least one counterfort and a plurality of facing panels arranged above one another, said at least one counterfort being located rearwardly of said facing panels, each of the facing panels being secured to the at least one counterfort by at least one bolted connection, each of said bolted connections including a bolt cast in a respective facing panel and projecting rearwardly therefrom, and including connecting means having a hole formed therein for connecting the bolts to the at least one counterfort, the bolt extending through the hole in the connecting means, and fixing means being mounted on a free end of the bolt for substantially fixing the respective facing panels relative to the at least one counterfort, said connecting means comprising a plurality of metal connectors secured to the counterfort.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.