Reinforced balcony and method of reinforcing a balcony
AssigneeStructural Technologies, LLC
InventorsTarek Alkhrdaji, Jay Thomas
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reinforcing a concrete slab or balcony are disclosed. The systems and methods may include cutting a groove in a portion of the concrete slab and inserting a rod into the groove. The groove may then be filled with a resin. The rod may optionally be secured by other or additional methods. The integrity of the concrete slab or balcony may then be strengthened by the inclusion of the rod in the slab.
Claims9
A method of increasing a break out capacity of a concrete structure from an initial break out capacity to a reinforced break out capacity, the concrete structure comprising a railing positioned in proximity to at least a portion of an edge of the concrete structure, the method comprising:
- cutting a groove adjacent an edge of said concrete structure in front of a railing post;
- inserting a rod into the groove;
- and filling the groove with a polymeric resin;
- in said concrete structure having a top surface with edges, wherein the concrete structure has at least one railing post embedded in the concrete structure, wherein the reinforced break out capacity of a portion of the concrete structure adjacent one or more of said at least one railing post after reinforcement is greater than the initial break out capacity of the same portion of the concrete structure adjacent the same one or more of said at least one railing post before reinforcement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.