Patents by Inventor Yanzhang Zhou

Yanzhang Zhou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11982065
    Abstract: A method for reinforcing soft ground by post-grouting combined with pressurized vacuum preloading is proposed, by pre-burying prefabricated vertical drains and air-boosted pipes in granular material piles, and the air-boosted pipes are used as grouting pipes to reduce the number of times of piling, which not only improves the construction efficiency, but also reduces the structural disturbance of the soil and the influence of smear effect, thus reducing the impact on the radial permeability and the radial consolidation coefficients. The method does not use geotextile bags for granular materials, which can avoid the problem of forming a localized clogging area around the geotextile bags, and the method not only improves the efficiency of vacuum transfer in a pre-consolidation stage, but also improves the grouting effect in the later stage, effectively enhances the strength of soft soil and makes granular material piles and the surrounding soil form composite ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Nanjing Hydraulic Research Institute
    Inventors: Binhua Xu, Ning He, Yanbin Jiang, Zhangchun Wang, Zhikun Yan, Yanzhang Zhou, Guirong Zhang, Yajun Qian, Xinjie Zhan, Zhongliu Zhang, Bin He, Denghua Li, Yang Kong, Yuting Xie, Xiang Yin
  • Publication number: 20240133144
    Abstract: A method for reinforcing soft ground by post-grouting combined with pressurized vacuum preloading is proposed, by pre-burying prefabricated vertical drains and air-boosted pipes in granular material piles, and the air-boosted pipes are used as grouting pipes to reduce the number of times of piling, which not only improves the construction efficiency, but also reduces the structural disturbance of the soil and the influence of smear effect, thus reducing the impact on the radial permeability and the radial consolidation coefficients. The method does not use geotextile bags for granular materials, which can avoid the problem of forming a localized clogging area around the geotextile bags, and the method not only improves the efficiency of vacuum transfer in a pre-consolidation stage, but also improves the grouting effect in the later stage, effectively enhances the strength of soft soil and makes granular material piles and the surrounding soil form composite ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Binhua Xu, Ning He, Yanbin Jiang, Zhangchun Wang, Zhikun Yan, Yanzhang Zhou, Guirong Zhang, Yajun Qian, Xinjie Zhan, Zhongliu Zhang, Bin He, Denghua Li, Yang Kong, Yuting Xie, Xiang Yin