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US 8,011,147 B2Granted
Building system using modular precast concrete components
OwnerJohn W. Hanlaninventor
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Abstract
A building system uses modular precast concrete components that include a series of columns with wide, integral capitals. Wide beam slabs are suspended between adjacent column capitals by hangers. Joist slabs (e.g., rib slabs or other substantially planar components) can then be suspended between the beam slabs and column capitals to provide a floor surface.
Claims17
A building system comprising a plurality of modular precast concrete components including:
- a plurality of precast concrete columns with wide shallow capitals having a width substantially greater than the width of the columns and a shallow thickness substantially less than the width of the capitals, said columns being spaced apart from one another in a predetermined pattern;
- a plurality of wide shallow precast concrete beam slabs, each having opposing sides, opposing ends with a width substantially greater than the width of the columns extending across the width of a capital and a shallow thickness substantially less than the width of the beam slabs, and hangers extending from the ends for suspending and supporting the beam slabs between the capitals of adjacent columns;
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- a plurality of joist slabs supported between selected beam slabs and capitals to provide a floor surface.
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A building system comprising a plurality of modular precast concrete components including:
- a plurality of precast concrete columns with wide shallow capitals having a width substantially greater than the width of the columns and a shallow thickness substantially less than the width of the capitals, said columns being spaced apart from one another in a predetermined pattern;
- a plurality of wide shallow precast concrete beam slabs, each having opposing sides, opposing ends with a width substantially greater than the width of the columns extending across the width of a capital and a shallow thickness substantially less than the width of the beam slabs, and hangers extending from the ends for suspending and supporting the beam slabs between the capitals of adjacent columns;
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- a plurality of rib slabs, each having opposing ends with shallow ribs running between the ends and hangers extending from the ends for suspending and supporting the rib slabs between selected beam slabs and capitals to provide a floor surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.