CA1064725A - Sectional bar usable as a concrete surface casting ruler - Google Patents

Sectional bar usable as a concrete surface casting ruler

Info

Publication number
CA1064725A
CA1064725A CA236,420A CA236420A CA1064725A CA 1064725 A CA1064725 A CA 1064725A CA 236420 A CA236420 A CA 236420A CA 1064725 A CA1064725 A CA 1064725A
Authority
CA
Canada
Prior art keywords
sectional
sectional member
casting
concrete
member according
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
CA236,420A
Other languages
French (fr)
Inventor
Pierre A.G. Louis
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Individual
Original Assignee
Individual
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA1064725A publication Critical patent/CA1064725A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

Links

Classifications

    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01CCONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE; MACHINES OR AUXILIARY TOOLS FOR CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR
    • E01C11/00Details of pavings
    • E01C11/02Arrangement or construction of joints; Methods of making joints; Packing for joints
    • E01C11/04Arrangement or construction of joints; Methods of making joints; Packing for joints for cement concrete paving
    • E01C11/10Packing of plastic or elastic materials, e.g. wood, resin
    • E01C11/106Joints with only prefabricated packing; Packings therefor

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Architecture (AREA)
  • Civil Engineering (AREA)
  • Structural Engineering (AREA)
  • Forms Removed On Construction Sites Or Auxiliary Members Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A light-weight elongated sectional member usable as a ruler for casting concrete surfaces or the like on the ground and comprising an upper portion forming a ridge and extending sub-stantially the complete length of the member and a hollow widen-ed base-like lower portion having two side walls extending down-wardly and outwardly which extends substantially the complete length of the member. The member simplifies the casting of flat concrete or the like surfaces and acts as a thin spacer between adjacent slabs and permits free movement of the slabs during ex-pansion and contraction.

Description

-1~64725 ~ he present invention relates to a device usable for casting concre_ -te Æ faceæ or the like. Wi-th a view to make flat concrete surfaces it is knownto use casting rulers arranged so as to form a formwork, shuttering or like casing or framing into which the concrete is cast, worked or placed. The flat-ness of the visible surface is achieved by scraping the top surface of the concrete.
According to an improvement known in the prior state of the art and disclosed in the ~rench patent specification N 2,13~,792 in the name of the same applicant there are used concrete rulePs or like beam-shaped members com-prising a ridge-like or web-shaped upper portion and a base-like widened lower portion used as a sacrifice shuttering or formwork and which remain embedded in the concrete mass after having perfoxmed their function as shuttering ele-ments or like formwork components.
Such prefabricated elements however suffer from the inconvenience of being heavy and cu~bersome or bulky. It is difficult and expensive to carry or convey them to the places of use ; moreoveP their length has been prede-termined before they are forwarded to the building site thereby involving difficulties of adapting them to any shapes of ooncrete slabs or like plates.
The objeot of the present invention is to avoid these drawbacks and for this purpose it provides a ligh~-weight ~3ectional bar or like member the lower portion of whioh is open ~ h~llow sub~tantially over -the full length of said sectional bar~
According to another essential characterizing feature of the inven-tion ~uch light-weight sectional bars are reinforced or strengthened and sta-bilized by casting concrete or any other settable or hardenable material into the inside of the open or hollow lower portions of su¢h ~ectional bars. Such ~` a reinforcing enables to aohie~e a good resistance to the pushing forces or thrust of the concrete when casting the slab. On account of such a filling the very strong side forces due to the weight of the concrete slabs pressing or bearing from the outside against the ruler are ea~ily ~ustained.
Accordihg to the invention the users only have to carry or convey the light-weight sectional members made for instance from plastics material since concrete is available on the working site.
The deliveries may therefore be accomplished over inter~ational ai8-tances without substantially burden or encumber the cost prices. In addition the material used is strong, of light weight, practical and economical.
It does not get ru~ty and wears away at the same time as the slab is wearing away while retaining the init~al appearance of the latter ; in addition it makes the use of stripping or releasing oils quite useless as said sectional bars are adapted to remain or be left embedded within the mass ~, Jr body of the concrete slab.
It is moreover possible to make concrete slabs of any de-sired size by placing these rulers suitably. The junction between any two sectional bars at a given angle may be carried out perfect-ly by sawing the plastic shells or members to the desired lengths.
Any special lengths needed may be obtained on the building site ac-cording to requirements by sawing on the spot.
These purposes and objects are satisfied by the present invention which specifically relates to a light-weight elongated sectional member of generally Y-shaped cross-section for use as a levelling aid and expansion joint and which is embedded during the casting of paving surfaces, the sectional member being of inverted Y-shape when in use and comprising a thin web having an upper edge which provides a levelling edge, and two downwardly diverging legs, the legs having along their lower edges outwardly extending longi-tudinal flanges upon which the member stands, and at least one long-itudinal rib extending along the inner surface of each leg, the sectional member being of non-metallic substantially inelastic mat-erial to retain its sectional shape during casting and use and its upper edge flush with the paving surfaces.
The invention also discloses a method of casting concrete surfaces, comprising the steps of using the above sectional members and casting a reinforcing concrete between the legs before employing said reinforced sectional members as concrete sectional members.
The invention will be better understood and further char-acterizing features, details and advantages thereof will appear more clearly as the following explanatory description proceeds with refer-ence to the accompanying diagrammatic drawings given by way of non-limiting examples only illustrating several specific presently pre-- 30 ferred forms of embodiment of the invention and wherein:
Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a cross-section through a light-weight sectional member or bar forming a casting ruler ac-cording to the invention;
Figure 2 shows a perspective view of a shuttering or like
-2-~/~647~5 formwork made by assembling rulers extending at right angles toeach other; and Figure 3 shows a cross-section through another form of embodiment of the invention wherein a double parallel sectional shape has been adapted to the sectional bars.
According to the form of embodiment shown in Figure 1, a sectional member or bar 1 exhibits a thin upper web or ridge 2 which is thicker than the sidewaIls3, 4 of the hollow lower part, which hollow part 5 comprises on its inner faces projecting ribs 6 with tenons or lugs 7 or other protrusions; bearing flanges or footings or like bases 8 and 9 are provided at the bottom slightly at angles opening outwards. On the other hand a sleeve or bushing 10 is provided substantially at the top and in the axial plane of said open lower portion of the sectional member.
The aforesaid tenons or lugs are provided so as to be hooked or anchored within the concrete 11 cast inside as shown more clearly in Figure 2. They perfectly cling to the concrete as the latter contracts or tightens upon drying or setting; the ; bearing flanges 8 and 9 will later on facilitate the bedding, fastening or fixing of the ruler upon being laid; as to the sleeve or bushing 10 it is adapted to receive a rod (not shown) for aligning the sectional bars end to end in registering relation-ship.
The symmetrical shape of the ruler which is an isosceles triangle in the case of Figure 1 enables a uniform shinkage of t,he filling concrete clinging to or gripping the inside faces of the hollow part of the sectional bar thereby avoiding any possible bending or deflexion of this 6~2~

sectional member. Moreover as the outer edges of the ruler are smooth they do not adhere to the slab concrete more especially as when eaid ruler is advan-tageously extruded from a plastics material of suitable grade or quality. ~he shri~cage of the concrete of such slabs will take place straig~ forwardly and avoid cracks outside of these areas. Owing to the steep or very sloping shapes of the legs or faces 3,4 of the sectional bars only a small portion of the slab iB supported by the sectional bar. When using such sectional members it is pos-sible to replace reinforced concrete elements having a certain width by others which are narrower without reduoing the strength characteristics of the slabs 1~ thereby enabling to significantly reduce the weight and accordingly the cost price of the construction.
On the other hand a substantial technical ad~antage of tne sectional members according to the invention is the thinnees or narrowness of the upper ;
ridge or web (a few millimeters) which will be practically invisible once the flagging, paving or flooring has been formed. It is possible to use this ruler for flaggings, pavings, or like slabbings which have been increased in hardness (chafing or wearing layer) by incorporating carborundum therèin for instance.
The sectiOnal member according to the present invention is of course ; ~ not at all limited to the for~ of embodiment shown in ~i F e 1. In particular the shape of the upper ridge or web may be straight, curved or bulging, tape-ring or conical, Z-shaped or hollow ; the tenons or lugs of the inner face of the hollow portion may be provided in a number proportional to -the height of the ruler ; the assembling or connecting device may be provided at the ends `~ of the sectional member as well as throughout the length thereof ; it may differ ~rom the de~ice shown in ~igure 1 or be positioned at any other loca-tion of the hollow portion. This aforesaid hollow portion may al~o have a ~hape differing from that of an i~osceles triangle or ~ctangle.
Moreover this hollow portion may if desired be closed rather than opening downwards as previously described.
~ igure 2 illustrates a shuttaring, formwor~ or like casing or fra-ming made from sectional members according to the present invention in the case of forming rectangular concrete slabs. Once these light-weight sectional members have been prepared or made to the desired lengths, stiffened or rein-forced with filling concrete they are accurately aligned by means of the assembling or joining devioes mentioned hereinabove. ~he sectional cross-members joining two lines or ro~ls of sectional bars are prepared by suitable sawing after ha~ing previously broken off that part of the filling concrete which is likaly to impede the sawing step. Moreover they are advantageously sealed or fixed in position before casting the slabs by means of anchoring joints 18, 19 embedding one portion of the seatings or bearing flanges or _3 ,i L72~

footingæ 8, 9 of the rulers 1.
Pigure 3 shows another form of em ~diment of casting ~lers according to the invention compriæing a second substantially flat sectional member 12 extending in parallel relation to a side face of the first sectlona member, the s~ace left bet~een this new sectional member and the side face or wall of the first sectional member being filled with a flexible or yielding packing material 13 such as polystyrene or neoprene for instance. ~his second sectional member 12 is secured to~the first sectional member 1 by means of ribs or tenons 14, 15 which co-operate with the oppositely lying outwards projecting ridge or flange 9 of the sectional bar 1.
~ he additional provision of the flexible or yielding interme-diate packing 13 enables to obtain a ruler adapted to absorb stresses upon the expansions of any two con'fronting concrete slabs 16, 17. The shape of the in-~e~mediate æpace or gap provided at an open angle prevents the soft packing w*ichils located therein from being lifted or raised.
, At 18', 19~i are shown fixing or sealing joints for the sec-tional rulers,1, 12 similar to the sealings or the fixings 18, 19 seen in ~i-gure 2.
It i~ also posisible to i~void the additional provision of the ' 20 ~ soft packing 13 of the kind described~3;,for this purpose the sectional member ` 12 may exhibl~ resilient thin or fine ribs connecting it at evenly spaced,interval8 throughout its hei~ht to the outside faoe of the first sectional mèmber.-he present invention is of course not'at all limited to the orms of embodiment described~which ha~e been disclosed by way of example only.
~ In particular, it oomprise ,all the means constituting techni~l equivalents ,~ ~ 'of the~means desc~ibed aa well as their combinations if same are carried out ~ aooording to its gist and used wlthin the sc~pe of the appended olaim8.

~ ; ' ' :

Claims (6)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A light-weight elongated sectional member of gen-erally Y-shaped cross-section for use as a levelling aid and ex-pansion joint and which is embedded during the casting of paving surfaces, the sectional member being of inverted Y-shape when in use and comprising a thin web having an upper edge which provides a levelling edge, and two downwardly diverging legs, the legs having along their lower edges outwardly extending longitudinal flanges upon which the member stands, and at least one longitud-inal rib extending along the inner surface of each leg, the sec-tional member being of non-metallic substantially inelastic mat-erial to retain its sectional shape during casting and use and its upper edge flush with the paving surfaces.
2. A sectional member according to claim 1, made of plastics material.
3. A sectional member according to claim 1, having at least at one of its ends a bushing to receive an aligning rod to establish registering relationship and enable the member to be aligned end to end with an identical member.
4. A sectional member according to claim 3, wherein the bushing is in a central portion thereof substantially at the intersection of said web and said legs.
5. A sectional member according to claim 1, further comprising at least one substantially flat sectional member hav-ing a section extending in substantially parallel relation to one outer longitudinal side of the Y-shaped sectional member, the space left between said substantially flat sectional member and said outer side face of said Y-shaped member being adapted to receive flexible packing material.
6. A sectional member according to claim 5, wherein the lower edge of the substantially flat sectional member is pro-vided with complementary flanges to engage the flange provided on a leg of the Y-shaped member.
CA236,420A 1975-06-26 1975-09-25 Sectional bar usable as a concrete surface casting ruler Expired CA1064725A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR7520080A FR2315595A1 (en) 1975-06-26 1975-06-26 NEW PROFILE THAT CAN BE USED AS A RULER FOR CASTING CONCRETE SURFACES

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA1064725A true CA1064725A (en) 1979-10-23

Family

ID=9157097

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CA236,420A Expired CA1064725A (en) 1975-06-26 1975-09-25 Sectional bar usable as a concrete surface casting ruler

Country Status (6)

Country Link
BE (1) BE843333A (en)
CA (1) CA1064725A (en)
CH (1) CH606706A5 (en)
DE (1) DE7620213U1 (en)
FR (1) FR2315595A1 (en)
GB (1) GB1543609A (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
SE431241B (en) * 1980-03-04 1984-01-23 Vm Permaban Ab DEVICE FOR PLACING FLOORS OF CONCRETE
GB9008977D0 (en) * 1990-04-21 1990-06-20 Permaban U K Company Limited Screed rail
AU3621595A (en) * 1994-09-27 1996-04-19 Lesa Systems Limited Method and apparatus for forming adjacent floor slabs
DE29806404U1 (en) * 1998-04-08 1998-07-02 Tiletschke, Lothar, 32130 Enger Formwork element for an expansion joint between two concrete bodies
GB2357104B (en) * 1999-12-09 2002-07-17 Raymond Hughes A shuttering device

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
FR2315595B1 (en) 1982-05-21
BE843333A (en) 1976-12-24
DE7620213U1 (en) 1976-12-30
GB1543609A (en) 1979-04-04
FR2315595A1 (en) 1977-01-21
CH606706A5 (en) 1978-11-15

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US2198084A (en) Joint
US9597252B2 (en) Tactile plate assembly
FI125954B (en) Movement joint system for a concrete tiling
US3375763A (en) Elastomeric expansion joint
US20060131475A1 (en) Modular concrete form system
US11692347B2 (en) Concrete slab load transfer and connection apparatus and method of employing same
CN109914235B (en) Bridge deck continuous structure
CA1064725A (en) Sectional bar usable as a concrete surface casting ruler
US3308725A (en) Paving element and paving employing the same
US3273473A (en) Road expansion joint
GB2321486A (en) Temporary covers for trenches and other excavations
US4516876A (en) Precast concrete expansion joint for roads and the like
US1526359A (en) Bridge
NL193068C (en) Roundabout and concrete slabs therefor.
JP3973042B2 (en) Widening method of bridge footpath and bridge footpath structure
US3555981A (en) Expansion joint for road or bridge span sections
KR100981323B1 (en) Pre-cast block and structure using the same
KR20010045516A (en) Manufacture Rigid Pavement
US20090126129A1 (en) Precast Arch-Shaped Overfilled Structure
US20060277856A1 (en) Device for forming joints in concrete works
CN203007800U (en) Sealing clamp for irrigating pointing joint
JPH0248484Y2 (en)
JPS5931762Y2 (en) Pavement structure of road joints in steel deck bridges
US1848582A (en) Pavement
CN210163884U (en) Concrete pouring structure of impervious wall