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US 8,297,021 B2Granted
System for constructing and reinforcing block wall construction
AssigneeArmando Quinones
InventorArmando Quinones
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Abstract
An apparatus for and method for constructing and reinforcing modular block construction comprising placing on one or more modular blocks a plurality of separators which are connected via one or more connectors, and aligning modular blocks placed in a layer above the connectors. Also a method and apparatus for constructing and reinforcing multiple concentric modular block walls.
Claims14
An assembly for constructing and reinforcing parallel walls comprising a modular block construction, said assembly comprising:
- a) a first steel wire for periodically contacting an outer wall and an inner wall of said parallel walls, said inner wall and said outer walls being constructed of a plurality of concrete modular blocks, said modular blocks being of uniform size and measurement and having two vertical cells separated by a center wall;
- b) a plurality of second wires, each of said plurality of second wire comprising a smaller diameter than said first wire and shorter than a width of modular blocks of said modular block construction, thereby allowing unobstructed mortar bed application;
- c) a connector disposed on each end of said plurality of said second wires;
- d) a connecting mechanism, said connecting mechanism being selected from the group consisting of:
- i) connector/separators composed of a high density, plastic material, said connector/separator disposed on each end of each second wire;
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- ii) long bench/bowties;
- and wherein said first wire and said connecting mechanisms are disposed in each and every course of said modular block wall construction, part of said first wire that is disposed parallel to the wall face is disposed over empty cells of each said modular block throughout a wall structure, said part of said first wire thereby providing a reinforcement lock between said modular block to each adjacent said modular block and between said modular blocks of said opposite and parallel wall;
- and an angle of said first wire providing internal flexion in a space between said modular block walls, thereby increasing resistance to lateral load.
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A construction comprising:
- a) an outer wall comprising a plurality of modular blocks;
- b) an inner wall comprising a plurality of modular blocks;
- c) a first wire periodically extending between and contacting said outer wall and said inner wall;
- d) a plurality of second wires connected to said first wire;
- e)two separators contacting each said second wire;
- f) vertical and horizontal joints between modular blocks;
- wherein
- i) said outer wall is un-mortared, said un-mortared outer wall comprising said vertical and horizontal joints defining outer wall un-mortared joints;
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- ii) said inner wall is un-mortared, said un-mortared inner wall comprising said vertical and horizontal joints defining inner wall un-mortared joints;
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- iii) all cells in both said inner and outer walls are concrete grouted;
- wherein said outer wall un-mortared joints and said inner wall un-mortared joints do not reduce the integrity and strength of the un-mortared wall in the event of lateral load conditions caused by a blast wave, said lateral loads caused by said blast wave being partially absorbed into said un-mortared outer wall and further absorbed by un-mortared joints of said inner wall thereby mitigating damage to the wall construction.
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