Abstract: A basement wall and floor system includes a plurality of connected horizontally and vertically disposed panels. Each panel includes a metal C-channel defining an end thereof. Another metal C-channel defines an opposite end. A plurality of metal studs extend between the C-channels and fit between inside and outside flanges of the C-channels. A metal deck including an outwardly disposed facade and an inwardly disposed face is connected to the studs. Insulation is disposed on the facade side of the metal deck. A waterproofing material is disposed on the insulation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for connecting anchor sheets to each other and/or to a floor. The approach includes using attachment pieces which fit into an area of reduced thickness of the anchor sheet which surround a cut away of the anchor sheet. In one embodiment, the attachment pieces are corners which overlap areas of reduced thickness on a number of anchor sheets.

Abstract: To install a wall, a placement area for a set of prefabricated wall sections is determined. The placement area includes a starting end and a terminating end. A wall section of the set of prefabricated wall sections includes a first layer of urethane foam, a second layer of urethane foam, an extension and depression to mate with a corresponding depression and extension of another wall section of the set of prefabricated wall sections, and a through bore extending from an upper face of the extension, passing through the extension and exiting a lower face of the extension. During installation, surface vegetation is removed from the placement area in response to surface vegetation being present on the placement area, the soil is compacted in the placement area, and a first wall section of the set of prefabricated wall sections is placed at the starting end.

Abstract: A floor formwork system is disclosed. The floor formwork system comprises a form member having a reinforcement beam attached to a surface of the form member. The reinforcement beam of the floor formwork system is positioned and attached in grooves within or on the contact surface of the form member. The reinforcement beam comprises a plurality of longitudinal rods or members, one or more of which are connected by a diagonal support member. Concrete is added to the assembled form member and reinforcement beam so as to create a floor or ceiling, or other structure. A method of assembling the form work system and use for preparation for a floor or ceiling is also disclosed.

Abstract: A product, system and method for reinforcing structural members is provided. The invention includes an elongated beam having a plurality of walls, each of the plurality of walls forming an internal cavity including an interior surface and an exterior surface; a reinforcing material preferably a flowable, strong, conglomerate construction material that hardens and gains strength when cured, such as a cementious building material (e.g., cementious grout or foam), disposed within the internal cavity, whereby the cured reinforcing material and walls form a strong, composite structural member. The invention further comprises a layer of sealant and/or protectant applied on the interior surface of the walls of the beam to prevent interaction between the reinforcing material and the walls (e.g. aluminum or metal or alloy). The invention further comprises one or more reinforcing rods (e.g. rebar) extending from a slab into the internal cavity.

Abstract: A pedestal head 100 for a floor panel 101 comprises a base 110 for a lower part of a floor panel 101 and an upper support 111 for receiving an upper part 107 of a floor panel 101. The pedestal head 100 has a receiver or projection 118 for receiving and locating a corresponding projection or receiver 105 of the floor panel 101. The pedestal head 100 may be die formed from a single piece of metal.

Abstract: Spacing device has a body (2) and at least two guiding flanges (3, 4) which extend from the upper surface (5) of the body. The flanges are spaced approximately the width of the support means and are configures to locate the support means and the spacing body with respect to the mounting means. The spacing device can be used in ceiling.

Abstract: The present invention is a scratch board for laying on a sub-floor to form a foundation for floor tiles. The scratch board consists of a rectangular flat board made of cement and has opposite first and second surfaces. The board has a metal screen extending throughout the board parallel between the first and second surfaces and a mesh screen extending throughout the board and imbedded in the first surface. The scratch board is used to construct a tile floor by first covering the sub-floor with a plurality of the boards and securing them to the sub-floor with a staples. A tile adhesive is then spread overtop of the boards and the tiles are then laid onto the adhesive. The boards themselves are manufactured by first placing the mesh screen and then the metal screen into a rectangular form. Wet cement is then poured into the rectangular form and then leveled to form one of the surfaces. The cement is left to cure before removing the finished board from the form.

Abstract: A storage facility for an airship includes a wall that is made from a plurality of box-like ISO containers. The wall surrounds an area on the ground, and a semicylindrical member is affixed to the top of the wall. This creates an enclosed volume over the area for the storage and protection of the airship. Buttresses for supporting the wall can be made from additional containers, and restraints can be used to secure the containers of the facility to each other.

Abstract: A ceiling panel installation bracket has first and second flanges, and is alternatively attachable to an overhead joist or to a vertical surface of a top plate spanning a set of wall studs. The bracket has a hinged flange to which an elongated, oblique, floor-engaging, panel support can be secured. Two assemblies, each consisting of a bracket and an elongated panel support are used in laterally space relationship to guide a ceiling panel into place. Retractable stops provided on the oblique supports are used to support a ceiling panel temporarily.

Abstract: Stretchable material with recovery properties that are waterproof and conformable in two or three dimensions particularly adapted for flashing in structures, especially at the bottom and lower corners of openings where water is likely to collect. A method of installing flashing materials in openings in structures.

Abstract: A structural forming assembly comprises wall molding panels for forming laterally spaced, opposed molding surfaces that define a wall mold cavity for forming a wall structure. The wall panels are vertically disposed and laterally spaced to provide the molding surfaces along opposed sides of the wall mold cavity. Reinforcement rod suspending grid elements attached to the opposed wall forming panels are for freely positioning and retaining horizontally and freely disposed reinforcement rods at a preselected horizontal location spaced inwardly from each opposed molding surface within the mold cavity, and at spaced preselected vertical locations between the molding surfaces. The rod suspending elements are effective to retain reinforcement rods in place at the preselected horizontal and vertical locations while the hardenable material is being poured into an upwardly directed top mold opening and allowed to harden within the wall mold cavity.

Abstract: The floor, which became a block, can easily be attached to the designated floor position, so that the reduction of both the construction cost and the construction period are achieved. It is a method of building the plural floors on the part of the boiler cage part, and one floor 13A is built on a lifting frame 18 put on the ground, and the floor 13A and the lifting frame 18 are both jacked up by jacks 14. Subsequently the lifting frame 18 which separated the floor 13A is jacking down and returned to the ground. Plural floors are built for lower floor from upper floor one after another by repeating such a series of steps.

Abstract: This application relates to a light-weight, multi-purpose construction module. The module may be used, for example, as a mold for settable materials such as concrete. A plurality of modules may be aligned together in different configurations for use as a temporary road or support for use on unstable terrain, such as arctic tundra or wetlands. In yet another application the module may be deployed as a storage or shelving unit. The module comprises a deck and a plurality of wall elements projecting from the deck and defining a plurality of honeycomb-like compartments. The module may be used in conjunction with a mating cover for enclosing the module compartments. In one embodiment the cover may be coupled to the module in two different orientations. In one of the orientations connectors may be coupled to an outer surface of the cover. The connectors are useful for joining separate modules together and for providing the assembly with enhanced structural integrity, for example to support heavy loads.

Abstract: A flashing and method for installing a window or other portal in a wall opening is provided. The flashing includes a base member with first and second portions that are angled so that an outer surface of the first portion can be disposed against a sill of the opening and an outer surface of the second portion can be disposed against one of the jambs of the opening. A front face plate of the flashing extends perpendicularly from the first and second portions of the base member, and a plurality of channels in the base member are structured to direct water toward and through the front face plate.

Abstract: A method for constructing decks which includes the steps of constructing a rim joist box frame which includes side boards, a front board and a back board; placing the side boards of the rim joist box on a pair of spaced-apart jacks or leveling devices; leveling the rim joist box horizontally using the jacks or leveling devices and a level; attaching the rim joist box to opposite corner posts and then to middle posts, typically resting on foundation blocks; adding front-to-rear center supports attached to center support posts, also typically supported on foundation blocks; positioning joists in space-apart, side-to-side relationship on the rim joist box and center supports; attaching decking boards to the joists; constructing steps from the ground to the decking boards on a selected side or sides of the deck; attaching front and side rails and rail caps to the corner posts and middle posts; and spacing balusters between the front and side rails and the rim joist box using a spacing tool.

Abstract: The instant invention is a metallic device or porthole for use with communication antenna supporting structure, such as monopoles. The porthole of the instant invention includes an integrally connected backing bar that following the method of installation meets proper welding requirements.

Abstract: Wall made of concrete or similar materials built from an unfold formwork integrated in the wall and including two formwork walls (8,8?,10) placed face to face and connected by connecting elements (1) articulated to the formwork walls by stiffeners (2) attached to the formwork walls. The interval between these formwork walls after being unfolded is filled with a filler (7) such as concrete. At least one of the formwork walls includes a casing (11,12) of concrete, mortar or similar, surcharged in relation to the stiffeners (2) and to the articulated connecting elements (1). This casing (11,12) is placed outside and/or inside the formwork wall, the stiffeners (2) and the articulated connecting elements (1) and the formwork wall 8 when it is coated forming an inner reinforcement of the wall submerged in the wall and covered by said casing. The use of separated stiffeners, which must be inserted before pouring the concrete, is thus avoided or highly reduced.

Abstract: In a system for making walls, at least two pairs of connector plates are provided, each including receptacle for receiving an end of a structural member. At least one spacer plate is located between and rotatably coupled to successively positioned connector plates. To form a wall, a pair of connector plates is coupled via the retaining means, one to each of a pair of generally opposing ends defined by structural members. The connector plates are rotatably movable relative to the spacer plates thereby allowing the structural members to be oriented relative to one another so as to form a surface having desired contours.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for installing barriers in openings of gaps in or between structures such as walls, ceilings, and floors are described herein. At least one barrier molding bag is positioned in the hole or gap, and a flowable firestop material that is preferably operative to cure or harden, such as a hydratable cementitious slurry, is introduced into the bag to create a barrier in the hole or gap.

Abstract: A wall system comprising a plurality of multi-section panels coupled by posts disposed between adjacent multi-section panels wherein each multi-section panel comprises at least two panel sections, each panel section comprising an inner core including a pair of panel surfaces or sides at least the major portion of which is covered by an intermediate member, an upper and lower edge each disposed within a cap and an outer surface covering at least the major portion of the intermediate members and the caps.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a reinforced panel that includes a face sheet having an interior side and an exterior side, a plurality of integral and intersecting ribs having distal ends and projecting from the interior side of the face sheet to form contiguous cells, and a reinforcing member positioned in a channel and secured thereto for increasing bending resistance of the panel.

Abstract: This invention provides a construction method having at least one compression ring and its bracing and reinforcing tension plane installed at a targeted floor level, where the compression ring and the tension plane form a structural bracing system to protect a new building or a existing building from an external horizontal impact.

Abstract: A construction layout stripping and method for laying out construction members or framing members at a fixed distance interval from one another. The construction layout stripping comprises: first, a pliably, non-elastic elongated base; and second, repeating units disposed on the base, the repeating units having a plurality of pairs of uprights at fixed intervals, each pair of uprights defining a partition for receiving a specified size of framing member. In a preferred embodiment, the construction layout stripping has upright defining spaces for receiving 1??, 3??, and ½? framing members on either 16? or 24? centers using the same construction layout stripping. The construction layout stripping may have cutting ribs defined thereon for cutting the stripping at a desired length.

Abstract: A system and method of constructing multi-story buildings having poured-in-place concrete floors for the upper floors, wherein a set of lower posts is erected, the lower posts having horizontal upper plates on their upper ends each with a centrally disposed aperture. Decking is supported by horizontal beams and defines a form to receive the concrete. The upper plates are masked and concrete is poured and screeded using the upper plates as screed guides, such that the upper surface of the concrete is generally flush with the upper surface of the upper plates. After removal of the masking, a set of upper posts having lower plates with centrally disposed pins are mounted atop the lower posts with the pins inserted into the apertures. The lower plates and upper plates are then welded to joint the lower and upper posts. The cycle is repeated for additional floors.

Abstract: The invention includes a method for constructing buildings using non-wood construction products and buildings constructed from such non-wood construction products. The invention further includes a method and apparatus for manufacturing high-performance fiber-reinforced cellular concrete (HPFRCC) products and the use of such products as replacements for conventional wood lumber construction products. The products of the invention have the necessary strength, durability, nailability, and sawability for direct substitution for dimensional wood lumber in wood-frame construction applications. The invention also includes externally reinforced retaining wall systems that include stackable blocks formed of fiber-reinforced cellular concrete.

Abstract: A grate for a swimming pool structure is constructed by placing a multiple of grate bars in an elevated position above the gutter which is parallel to the pools edge including any curvatures. The grate bars follow the curvatures of the pool's edge. When in the elevated position, the multiple of parallel grate bars are clamped together and a hole is drilled through all of the parallel grate bars. A retaining bolt is placed through all of the grate bars including the curvatures of the pools'edge and the bolts are fastened therein. There after, the assembled unit of grate bars is lowered into the gutter to be even with the surface of the deck and the water surface.

Abstract: A concrete basement stairway is created, by positioning a stairway form 1 between a first pair of concrete receiving foundation channels 9 and a second pair of concrete receiving foundation channels 9a of any size foundation, the stairway form including a single piece stairstep panel 2, coupled by pivotable latching members, between a pair of parallel inner stairway side panels 6 and 6a, the inner stairway side panels configured to permit concrete to flow between the two pairs of concrete receiving foundation channels and spaces beneath the stairstep panel, in a manner forming a series of solidified concrete steps unified, and thus leak proof, with concrete solidified within the concrete receiving foundation channels. The stairway is formed simultaneously with the foundation so that a builder can complete the job without awaiting shipment of a pre-cast stairway requiring returning to the site. Reusable lightweight aluminum forms are employed for easy handling.

Abstract: A method for building a sheet pile wall includes providing a first sheet pile having a leading sheet pile interlock with an interlock chamber, driving the first sheet pile into the ground while protecting the interlock chamber from ground material and providing a second sheet pile having a trailing sheet pile interlock with an interlock head. The method further includes coating a fixing agent as a surface layer on the interlock head of the trailing sheet pile interlock, engaging the coated interlock head of the trailing sheet pile interlock in the interlock chamber of the leading sheet pile interlock and driving the second sheet pile into the ground so that the trailing sheet pile interlock interlocks with the leading sheet pile interlock.

Abstract: The present invention provide an apparatus, devices and/or systems for the installation of building material which allows one individual on his own to install building material. The device includes at least one resting surface spaced apart from a fastener.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method for producing a wall or partition construction with essentially smooth surfaces. The method comprises the arrangement of opposite former sheets 8, 9 or equivalent surfaces at a distance from each other in order to form a former space with the aid of form ties 1, parts of which are caused to extend through holes 7 in the former sheets 8, 9 and provided with stop means 13, which are caused to come into contact with those surfaces of the former sheets 8, 9 that face the former space, and which form ties 1 are provided with retainers 4 on the surfaces of the former sheets 8, 9 that face away from the former space in order to maintain the former sheets 8, 9 or equivalent at a distance from each other, after which mortar or concrete in liquid form is added to the former space and caused to solidify.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides for a method of placing a concrete structure in a generally horizontal position. The method includes building the concrete structure in an essentially vertical position, the concrete structure being defined by a first end. The concrete structure is pivotably supported at a support location proximate the first end while the concrete structure is in the essentially vertical position. The concrete structure is then pivoted about the support location to move the concrete structure from the essentially vertical position to the generally horizontal position.

Abstract: A method for the protection or defence of moving objects or persons, characterized in that in the case of endangerment, at least one sleeve-type element is inflated from a collapsed space-saving state by means of a gas which is introduced into said sleeve or by means of a gas generated medium to form a barrier. In this way, efficient and flexible protection of systems, buildings or the like can be protected with non-lethal means. As a result, the inventive method or device suitable for carrying out said method can be used in a multiplicity of ways such as to prevent access or influence groups of persons at large public events.

Abstract: A combined waterproofing sheet and protection course membrane has a water resistant film and a protective layer. The protective layer protects the film from being punctured and otherwise compromised. An adhesive layer, with a free adhesive side for adhesion to a foundation, is adhered to the film, so that the membrane can be applied to a subterranean foundation in a single step. While the foundation is being back filled, the protective layer keeps the water resistant film intact thereby maintaining the water resistant capabilities of the membrane.

Abstract: The invention relates to the articulated imbrication of concrete slabs i(in situ) wherein joints are formed by laying i(in situ), along joint lines, a simple armored mesh device with a cut and fold pattern which has been already prepared in the workshop. Advantage is taken from the retraction phenomenon in order to achieve an alternative indentation along the joints of adjacent slabs of continuous cast concrete, susceptible of forming satisfactorily a knee—or gimbal-joint connection between the joints. The process is complemented with a concrete separator element which facilitates the formation of the crack and prevents water from reaching the platform, and which can be fixed to said device. The invention applies to concrete surface roads, highways and harbour zones of goods warehouses and enables to design and make road surfaces without bases and subbases.

Abstract: Suspended ceiling systems having seismic clips for holding ceiling panel down so as to prevent the panel from becoming dislodged during a seismic event are provided. The seismic clip generally includes at least one wing ending in a bent foot. The wing is attached to a tab that has a catch projecting therefrom. The tab and catch act to fasten the seismic clip to a grid and the wing contacts the upper surface of a panel so as to inhibit upward movement of the panel. A safety clip is also provided that is attached to a ceiling panel and that engages a portion of the ceiling grid when the ceiling panel is dislodged and falls from its predetermined position within the ceiling system.

Abstract: A fortified adobe-type construction composition includes soil, from about 12 to about 14 parts; water, from about 3 to about 4 parts; flyash, from about 2 to about 4 parts; and cement, from about 1 to about 2 parts. A wall structure includes a frame structure having spaced-apart frame elements and a support structure affixed thereto to form an interior space. A core material resides within the space, and the overlay composition is applied to an exterior surface. A method of constructing a building element includes the steps of erecting a frame structure comprising spaced-apart frame elements and affixing a support structure to the elements to form an interior space. A core material is inserted into the support structure interior space, and the overlay composition is applied to an exterior surface of the support structure.

Abstract: A plurality of large wall elements for outer and inner walls and for roofs in buildings is piled up in the form of a stack (10) on a tilting table (1) and said tilting table (1) is rotated 90° with the purpose of gaining access from the top down to the narrow sides of the panels to be produced to fill the intermediate spaces (12) of the panel elements with concrete from the top. After hardening, the panels may be transported in vertical position.

Abstract: The invention provides methods, systems, and devices for installing thermal barriers in openings or gaps in or between structures such as walls, ceilings, and floors. At least one thermal barrier molding bag is positioned in the hole or gap, and a flowable firestop material that is operative to cure or harden, such as a hydratable cementitious slurry, is introduced into the bag to mold a barrier in the hole or gap.

Abstract: A method of making a concrete slurry includes accumulating recycled latex paint in a batch sufficiently large so that the paint attains a desired, uniform color. The paint in the batch is mixed and macerated. The paint is then mixed with aggregate and cement. Preferably the color is a brown/gray color. In one preferred embodiment the paint comprises at least 50% by weight of liquid added to the slurry. The slurry may be used to produce concrete highway barriers.

Abstract: A resilient floor includes a plurality of parallel spaced rows of sleeper assemblies, or substructure members, supported by pads over a base, with a wear layer of floorboards secured to the rows of substructure members. The substructure members include an elongated lower panel with a pair of spaced rows of pads secured along the bottom surface of the panel, and corresponding rows of nailing strips secured to the top surface of the panel, to which the wear layer is secured. The panel may also include an middle row of designations, such as holes, for locating anchors to anchor the panel to the base, if it is desired to anchor the floor. Compared to other resilient floors the substructure members of this invention simplify and reduce installation and handling time, resulting in reduced labor costs. The structure itself also provides high strength and durability, but with reduced quantity and cost of material.

Abstract: A portable roof panel structure assembly mechanism that may be transported to a construction site and that is used to automatically assemble roof panel structures at the site. The assembly mechanism includes a purlin feeder, subpurlin clamping mechanisms and feeders, and a diaphragm feeder. The purlin feeder lifts a purlin into position, and advances the purlin into an assembly station. The subpurlin feeders insert a subpurlin into each of a plurality of subpurlin clamping mechanisms, and the clamping mechanisms advance into the assembly station and hold the subpurlins against the section of the purlin that has been advanced. The diaphragm feeder places a diaphragm onto the subpurlins and the purlin at the assembly station. The components are attached by automatic nailers.

Abstract: A structural building system comprised of interconnected improved, frameless structural-load-bearing panel components, each panel component having front and back sections, an insulating core, integral symmetrical joinery, a thermal break, and at least one shear resistance connector. The panels are asymmetrical about one axis, and are designed to be directionally positioned with respect to the maximum anticipated shear force. The panel components interconnect to form frameless panel sections out of which the building system is constructed, which requires no exterior framing support members. The panel component and the resultant panel sections resist all three primary directions of force required of structural wall, roof and floor systems; the panel sections being yet stronger than the individual panel components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a retaining wall block that is resistant to damage and wear caused by the environment it is placed into. The deterioration resistant block is generally a hollowed frame or shell of a deterioration resistant material that is lightweight and is configured to accept and retain any type of filling material. The filling material provides weight and stability to the retaining wall block and also provides weight, stability and security to a retaining wall constructed of such blocks.

Abstract: A method for building a floor in a structure, such as a house, is designed to utilize the heat stored in the earth.

Abstract: A method of building a log structure using naturally-shaped logs is provided. The method involves stacking layers of the log structure upon one another in a rough approximation of the final desired positioning, determining the distance of the greatest gap existing between the pairs of logs at each layer, determining groove cuts to be made for every log in the same layer using the same vertical groove dimension, determining a dimension of a final notch cut to be made in the logs of the lowest layer stacked according to this invention, and determining the final notch cuts to be made at layers above according to a relationship among the vertical groove dimensions that were marked for each of the grooves in a single layer and the dimension of the final notch cut determined for the lowest layer of logs stacked according to the present invention.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for installing a plurality of facilities conduits in a wafer fabrication facility for subsequent coupling to a wafer-processing tool. The apparatus comprises a facilities integration plate and a gauge fixture removably inserted within the facilities integration plate. The method comprises the steps of determining a location where the wafer-processing tool is positioned in the wafer fabrication facility, forming a cutout in a floor of the fabrication facility, and providing the plurality of facilities conduits through the cutout in the floor. The facilities integration plate is mounted within the cutout in the floor, and the gauge fixture is disposed within the facilities integration plate. The facilities conduits are sized to a length defined by the gauge fixture and the wafer-processing tool is coupled to the plurality of facilities conduits.

Abstract: A method for forming a concrete path or the like, which concrete path is provided with dowels, whereby unhardened concrete, by means of at least one form piece moving over the concrete, is brought into the shape of the concrete path to be realized, wherein said dowels are brought into the concrete in front of and/or at the height of the form piece, more particularly before and/or at the moment that the concrete surrounding the dowels, by means of said form piece, is forced into the shape of the concrete path to be realized.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a method house building by using the construction elements prepared outside of the building site. The method consists of preparing the construction elements including beams, studs, and boards outside of the building site. The elements are then mounted onto a foundation at the building site to form a housing structure.

Abstract: A sheathing adapted to be fastened to at least one wall supporting structure comprises at least two layers. The first layer comprises a polymeric foam layer. The second layer comprises a polymeric scrim and is located adjacent to the first layer. The second layer reinforces its periphery so as to inhibit the failure of the scrim. The reinforced periphery may include a selvage tuck or a folded-edge.