Abstract: A structural frame for a building, comprising: adjacent first and second columns; at least one precast concrete floor slab having first and second corner indents located in two adjacent corners and a first elongated edge beam defined between the first and second corner indents, the first elongated edge beam being disposed between the first and second columns such that the first and second columns are received in the first and second corner indents and that the first elongated edge beam abuts the first and second columns; and a first tendon assembly extending between the first and second columns and adapted to be tensioned to compress the first elongated edge beam between the first and second columns, the first tendon assembly including at least one left cable and at least one right cable located symmetrically on either sides of a vertical center plane of the first and second columns.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 21, 2022
Publication date:
October 13, 2022
Applicant:
Envision Integrated Building Technologies Inc
Inventors:
Gerry Rutledge, Nikola Muravljov, Dejan Dikic
Abstract: A structural frame for a building, comprising: adjacent first and second columns; at least one precast concrete floor slab having first and second corner indents located in two adjacent corners and a first elongated edge beam defined between the first and second corner indents, the first elongated edge beam being disposed between the first and second columns such that the first and second columns are received in the first and second corner indents and that the first elongated edge beam abuts the first and second columns; and a first tendon assembly extending between the first and second columns and adapted to be tensioned to compress the first elongated edge beam between the first and second columns, the first tendon assembly including at least one left cable and at least one right cable located symmetrically on either sides of a vertical center plane of the first and second columns.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 15, 2020
Date of Patent:
July 5, 2022
Assignee:
Envision Integrated Building Technologies Inc
Inventors:
Gerry Rutledge, Nikola Muravljov, Dejan Dikic
Abstract: A structural frame for a building, comprising: adjacent first and second columns; at least one precast concrete floor slab having first and second corner indents located in two adjacent corners and a first elongated edge beam defined between the first and second corner indents, the first elongated edge beam being disposed between the first and second columns such that the first and second columns are received in the first and second corner indents and that the first elongated edge beam abuts the first and second columns; and a first tendon assembly extending between the first and second columns and adapted to be tensioned to compress the first elongated edge beam between the first and second columns, the first tendon assembly including at least one left cable and at least one right cable located symmetrically on either sides of a vertical center plane of the first and second columns.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 15, 2020
Publication date:
May 13, 2021
Applicant:
Envision Integrated Building Technologies Inc
Inventors:
Gerry Rutledge, Nikola Muravlijov, Dejan Dikic
Abstract: A structural frame for a building, comprising: adjacent first and second columns; at least one precast concrete floor slab having first and second corner indents located in two adjacent corners and a first elongated edge beam defined between the first and second corner indents, the first elongated edge beam being disposed between the first and second columns such that the first and second columns are received in the first and second corner indents and that the first elongated edge beam abuts the first and second columns; and a first tendon assembly extending between the first and second columns and adapted to be tensioned to compress the first elongated edge beam between the first and second columns, the first tendon assembly including at least one left cable and at least one right cable located symmetrically on either sides of a vertical center plane of the first and second columns.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 29, 2017
Date of Patent:
January 19, 2021
Assignee:
Envision Integrated Building Technologies Inc.
Inventors:
Gerry Rutledge, Dejan Dikic, Nikola Muravlijov