Construction of modular underground storage facilities
OwnerHamza Begdouriinventor
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Abstract
A method of constructing a subterranean storage facility formed by an array of abutting shipping containers. The inner side panels and structural bars of adjoining containers are removed to form an interstitial space defined by the remaining outer side panels of the array. The removed panels and bars are repurposed in the construction to provide an external shell and enhanced structural support.
Claims14
A method of constructing a thermally efficient subterranean storage facility, comprising the steps of:
- providing an array of shipping containers, each shipping container of said array of shipping containers having a top panel, a bottom panel, a right panel, a left panel, a front panel, a back panel, and a rectangular structural frame;
- arranging said array of shipping containers in abutting relation to one another below the surface of the earth, said array of shipping containers including a plurality of outer panels and a plurality of internal panels, said plurality of outer panels forming outer spatial confines of said subterranean storage facility, each internal panel of said plurality of internal panels having outer edges in alignment with and parallel to respective outer edges of another internal panel of said plurality of internal panels;
- removing said plurality of internal panels of adjoining containers to form an interstitial space defined by said outer spatial confines as formed by said plurality of outer panels;
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- re-purposing said plurality of internal panels to form a subterranean external shell around said array of abutting shipping containers by overlaying said removed plurality of internal panels over external seams between said array of abutting shipping containers, whereby said subterranean external shell enhances the weather protection and structural integrity of said storage facility,
- whereby said storage facility encloses a substantially non-compartmentalized volume.
A method of constructing a thermally efficient subterranean storage facility, said subterranean storage facility having a left wall, a right wall, a rear wall, and at least a partial front wall, wherein each wall of said left, right, rear, and partial front walls has a hollow interior, comprising the steps of:
- providing a first array of shipping containers having a first array of hollow interiors therewithin;
- arranging said first array of shipping containers in stacked, abutting relation, such that said first array of interiors forms said hollow interior of said left wall;
- providing a second array of shipping containers having a second array of hollow interiors therewithin;
- arranging said second array of shipping containers in stacked, abutting relation, such that said second array of interiors forms said hollow interior of said right wall;
- providing a third array of shipping containers having a third array of hollow interiors therewithin;
- arranging said third array of shipping containers in stacked, abutting relation, such that said third array of interiors forms said hollow interior of said rear wall;
- positioning said partial front wall and said first, second, and third arrays of shipping containers in a rectangular formation below the surface of the earth to form an open space defined by said partial front wall, said first array of shipping containers, said second array of shipping containers, and said third array of shipping containers;
- disposing a roof member in overlying relation to said partial front wall, said first array of shipping containers, said second array of shipping containers, and said third array of shipping containers to enclose said open space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.