EP1664453A2 - Anvick aperture device and method of forming and using same - Google Patents

Anvick aperture device and method of forming and using same

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EP1664453A2
EP1664453A2 EP03814653A EP03814653A EP1664453A2 EP 1664453 A2 EP1664453 A2 EP 1664453A2 EP 03814653 A EP03814653 A EP 03814653A EP 03814653 A EP03814653 A EP 03814653A EP 1664453 A2 EP1664453 A2 EP 1664453A2
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reinforcement
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trusses
truss
aperture device
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Theodore E. Anvick
Forrest Ryan Chadwick
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Composite Insulated Panel Systems Corp
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/16Auxiliary parts for reinforcements, e.g. connectors, spacers, stirrups
    • E04C5/162Connectors or means for connecting parts for reinforcements
    • E04C5/163Connectors or means for connecting parts for reinforcements the reinforcements running in one single direction
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/01Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings
    • E04C5/02Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings of low bending resistance
    • E04C5/04Mats
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/01Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings
    • E04C5/06Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings of high bending resistance, i.e. of essentially three-dimensional extent, e.g. lattice girders
    • E04C5/0636Three-dimensional reinforcing mats composed of reinforcing elements laying in two or more parallel planes and connected by separate reinforcing parts
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/01Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings
    • E04C5/06Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings of high bending resistance, i.e. of essentially three-dimensional extent, e.g. lattice girders
    • E04C5/0636Three-dimensional reinforcing mats composed of reinforcing elements laying in two or more parallel planes and connected by separate reinforcing parts
    • E04C5/064Three-dimensional reinforcing mats composed of reinforcing elements laying in two or more parallel planes and connected by separate reinforcing parts the reinforcing elements in each plane being formed by, or forming a, mat of longitunal and transverse bars
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/01Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings
    • E04C5/06Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings of high bending resistance, i.e. of essentially three-dimensional extent, e.g. lattice girders
    • E04C5/065Light-weight girders, e.g. with precast parts
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C5/00Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor
    • E04C5/16Auxiliary parts for reinforcements, e.g. connectors, spacers, stirrups
    • E04C5/162Connectors or means for connecting parts for reinforcements
    • E04C5/166Connectors or means for connecting parts for reinforcements the reinforcements running in different directions
    • E04C5/167Connection by means of clips or other resilient elements

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  • This invention relates to the design of framework for the reinforcement of structures, including reinforcement for cementations, more particularly, the invention relates to an aperture reinforcement device that girds and cinctures other reinforcement in order to enhance composite and ductile properties of reinforcement arrays.
  • Trusses and composite trusses of various kinds have been constructed over the years with a variety of designs, connections, methodology and materials. Some have been designed into space frames as the reinforcement matrix for structural panels with facings of cementatious material. In all such panels, the optimization of structural strength, ductility and consequent composite behavior is clearly desirable. Some have featured a disposition of elements attached so as to form loops or apertures of reinforcement. Such apertures have served to elaborate t ⁇ e embedment of reinforcement in cementations in an attempt to enhance composite action. However, such panels have been deficient in their ductility, that is, the ability to undergo changes of form without breaking or falling apart.
  • Prefabricated panels are factory made and shipped to a site for assembly Into interior and exterior walls of a building. Some panels are also made directly at the building site. Such prior panels typically have a framework, commonly of wond or metal studs and or wire, readymad ⁇ with an insulativ ⁇ core and sometimes incorporating electrical wirings and plumbing. Prefabricated panels have means for attachment to each other along abutting edges and for attachment to roof trusses, rafters, flooring and foundations. Panels have been constructed to withstand the various types of forces that buildings typically undergo such as compression forces from floor loads and roofs.
  • Such panels have also been designed to provide insulation, weather-tight sealing, and to be connected to adjacent panels, roof systems, and to footers.
  • the panels have typically been connected to roof trusses or rafters using conventional brackets, which are nailed to the wooden rafters or trusses and to wooden headers.
  • the brackets are designed to withstand the forces exerted by seismic events and the lifting forces exerted upon roof structures by wind.
  • the structural systems of a building resist such forces well to the degree that they enable the building to behave as a unit under stress rather than failing at points of attachment or across surfaces, weakening the structure and making it susceptible to catastrophic failure.
  • the degree of composite, or unitized, behavior of a structure and of the elements used to build it increases with increased ductility of structural interconnection.
  • the present invention is directed towards a means to construct monolithic composite insulated structures from elements that can comprise a panel system and that addresses composite behavior and ductility of structures.
  • Said structure not only provides superior strength against compression and tension forces longitudinally, and laterally, and transversely but also anchors, braces, positions and strengthens structural trusses in a truss system.
  • Walls, roots, floors, and foundations areB ⁇ d tc ⁇ ether ⁇ n such a manner as to provide a greatty increased tension and compression and shear strength and resistance to lifting and shaking forces.
  • Fig. 1A is a Curvilinear web element
  • Fig. 18 shows a truss with apertures formed between web vertices and dual attached cords.
  • Fig. 1C shows a truss with apertures formed between angled vertices and attached cords.
  • Fig. 1D shows one pair of intersecting trusses 12b in an array to form a panel assemblage.
  • Fig. 1 E shows a longitudinal cross section of a plurality of trusses 12b Fig 1C in an array to form a panel assemblage Fig 1D.
  • Fig. 1Fand G show ductile right angle truss aperture interconnections (e.g. wall and floor).
  • Fig. 2A shows truss aperture formation by weaving of the web element over the cord.
  • Fig. 2B shows lateral reinforcement cinctured by apertures formed by alternating wed vertices.
  • Fig. 2C is a lateral cross section of a wrapped web cincturing both cord and lateral reinforcement
  • Fig. 2D is a longitudinal cross section of a woven web aperture cincturing cords and a lateral.
  • Fig.3A is a view of an independent locatable cincturing device.
  • Fig. 3B is a view s of an independently locatable cincturing aperture device.
  • Fig. 3C shows reinforcement cinctured at a right angel by the aperture shown in figures 3A and 3B.
  • Fig. 3D shows cincturing of a point loaded dual web, lateral reinforcement, a cincture-tightening bar and a longitudinal cord.
  • Fig. 3E, 3F show differing views of an alternate independent aperture device.
  • Fig. 3G, 3H show cro9ssing and lapping cinctured by an independent aperture device.
  • Fig. 3I.J.K show the form and use of another independent aperture.
  • Fig. 3L shows a locatable aperture laterally restraining reinforcement at a cord and vertex cincture.
  • Fig. 3M shows Mesh reinforcement cinctured between cords and lateral via truss aperture.
  • Fig.4A shows an insulative panel core element grooved to position and dispose truss webs.
  • Fig.4B shows a truss with curvilinear web integrated into grooves of an insulative core element.
  • Fig. 5A shows a foundation conection, truss, core, and cementation design alternative.
  • Fig. 5 ⁇ . 5C show composite formats wit alternative aperture and positioning devices.
  • Fig. 50 is a truss core array with intersecting truss planes and aperture connections.
  • Fig. 5E is a truss and core with parallel truss planes and aperture connections.
  • a preferred embodiment of the aperture 11 of the present invention is comprised of a continuous reinforcement element 7 shown in (Fig 1A ) bent to a curvilinear wavefo ⁇ m forming vertices $ and comprising a web 7 of a truss 12 (Fig 1B) formed by affixing one or more chords 8a, 8b to said web 7 at a predetermined location such that each vertex ⁇ extends beyond the attachment location of cords 8a, 8b forming an aperture of predetermined size.
  • An array of reinforcement comprised of a plurality of trusses 12 are integrated into a space frame shown in (Fig 1) of predetermined length, width, and thickness by the insertion and attachment of lateral reinforcement 8c,d of predetermined size through aligned apertures 11 of spaced trusses.
  • truss 12 is disposed in spatial relationships with its neighbor by elements of an insulative core shown m ⁇ Fig ⁇ 31), whose grooved transverse faces ⁇ lheT central web area of trusses 11.
  • Space frame (Fi ⁇ 1D) is built up from interspersed truss 12 and insulative core elements 15. The predetermined dimensions of core elements 15 dispose and establish truss 1 spacing and truss 12 in turn positions core elements 15 in relation to space frame ( Fig 1E ) reinforcement attachments to allow required embedment in the event cementations (20) are applied.
  • aperture 11 is formed in truss 12b by attachment of cords 8a,b to web 7.
  • ⁇ Cords 8a, b are distinguished by being located on laterally opposite sides of web 6 without regard to their transverse relative position.
  • ⁇ Vertices ⁇ of web 7 are bent at equal but opposite angles on transversely opposite sides of web 7 (Fig 1C).
  • a space frame (Fig 1D) comprises a plurality of trusses 12b with each truss 12b rotated
  • each truss 12 In a given plurality is spaced, positioned and rotated equally and in opposite directions from its neighbors around a longitudinal axis so that the angled vertices 6 (Fig 1D) of neighboring trusses 12b lie flush with each other, sandwiched between two cords 8a,b. (Planes folded plate) Paired apertures 11
  • Fig ID are then integrated laterally by the insertion of lateral reinforcement 8c,d through and attachment to aligned apertures 11 comprised of the bounding vertices 7 and cords 12 of the space frame array (Fig 1D).
  • Fig 1D is shown in lateral cross section in (Fig 1E) presenting a folded plate truss structure comprised of lateral reinforcement cords 8c interconnecting and cinctured by apertures 11 formed by vertices 6a and longitudinal truss cords 8a.
  • Truss web elements 7 serve in both longitudinal and lateral truss structures intersecting, in space frame (Ftg 1D), to form substantially quadrilateral-based pyramidal structures.
  • Each pair of vertices 8a and cincturing apertures 11 form the apex, or summit vertex, of a pyramidal structure and also one comer of the square base of a neighboring inverted pyramidal form
  • a transverse cross section shown in (Fig 1E) reveals- the result ing a folded plate truss structure and space- frame (Fig D) thus provides three dTmehsional structural action.
  • appropriately shaped and yiooved core elements may also used to dispose, position, and assemble space frames (Fig 1D) from trusses 12b and lateral reinforcement 8c, 8d forming modular panelized insulative core and reinforcement components for embedment in cementations.
  • Perpendicular ductile truss connections 13 in which ⁇ pettums 11 (Figs 1 ⁇ and 1 H) formed by two connected web elements of a truss are overlapped in the area of truss interinterconnection such that lateral reinforcement 8c, 8d passes through apertures of both trusses at interconnection points 13a and 13B.
  • Apertures 11 Fig 2A are formed by the weaving and attachment of web 7b, 7a elements around dual cords 8b, 8a to form vertices 6b, 6c each of which wraps one cord 8a, 8b to form cincturing vertex 11.
  • truss 12 (Fig 2B) is configured with vertices 6d, 6e alternating from side to side of a single cord 8 forming cincturing apertures 11 girdling lateral reinforcement
  • Apertures 11 are formed by the bending, weaving, sewing, or tying of web 7.
  • FIG. 2D and 2E is a longitudinal cross section view of two truss cords 8a, 8b and perpendicular lateral reinforcement 8c, d girdles and cinctured by aperture
  • FIG. 11 formed by continuous web 7.
  • Cincture 13b saddles one reinforcement element 8, and the second Is then communicated through the girding apertures formed between the saddled reinforcement 8 and the vertices 6g or 6h of cincture 13a left unoccupied by the saddling procedure (Figs 3C ⁇ .
  • FIG. 3D An application of I ⁇ caS&le ctnct ⁇ re T3b to web 7, cord 8, and lateral reinforcement 8c, d, 8e (Fig 3D). views of locatable cincture 13c applicable as described for cincture 13b by saddling and insertion of reinforcement (Fig 3E and 3F). cincture 13d used for both crossing and lapping reinforcernent(Flgs 3G and 3H). of locatable cincturing devices(Figs 3I through 3L).
  • the manner of using the aperture device 11 is adaptable to structural requirements of any given form or disposition and can be erected as follows: panels can be fabricated and erected as framework reinforcement at site as follows: a preferred embodiment an element of said core 15 panels are placed on a horizontal surface with an edge 16 facing upward which has been grooved 14 to fit and position a truss 12. In this example, two opposite edges 16 of core panel 15 element are grooved 14. An adhesive is applied to said edge 16 and an element of an Anvick aperture (11) composite truss 12a-z configuration is fitted within the preformed grooves 14 which accept half of the girth of the wehhinp element 7 and position said element with respect to said core paneHS.
  • a corresponding grooved core paneHS element is fitted on top of the first element and completes the embedment of the first truss 12 configuration.
  • the positioning Is such that there Is sufficient clearance between the truss 12 and reinforcement attachment points 8a,b,c,d for required embedment in cementations 20.
  • This process is repeated, the core panel elements 15 aligned flush with each other and positioning the truss 12 array, until the desired panel width is assembled.
  • Once said adhesive has set the panel can be set in place on an arrangement of reinforcement protruding at predetermined spatial relation from a previously formed foundation structure 18.
  • independently locatable aperture cincturing devices 13a-z attach the foundation reinforcement 18 to either the lateral 8c,d or longitudinal 8a, b reinforcement elements when the aperture connecting, lateral reinforcement 8c,d are inserted through the apertures 11.
  • Welded wire fabric 19 can be installed, if called for, prior to the ad dition of said lateral reinforcement 8c,d. which then serves to cincture 13f, said fabric when installed overlt.
  • ⁇ yster ⁇ components alternatively may be fabricated off site.
  • each truss 12b in a given plurality is spaced, aligned, and then rotated in an opposite direction from adjacent trusses 12b so that they intersect at their corresponding apertures 11.
  • Said apertures 11 of said adjacent trusses 12 are bent at an angle to the web 7 so that they lie flush with one another.
  • Cords 8a and 8b of said trusses 12 sandwich the attached, paired, flush positioned vertices 6a forming paired apertures 11.
  • Reinforcement 8c,d is then inserted and communicated through and girded within said apertures 11 to complete an embodiments basic array.
  • the resulting array is a folded plate structure with multidirectional truss 12 behavior.
  • Said curvilinear and or wave form webbing 7 effect provides for a real three dimensional structural action once connecting reinforcement 8,c,d ,and 18, and cementations 20 are installed.
  • a truss 12b structure is elaborated by assembling said trusses 12 edge to edge in planes which intersect at longitudinal lines of vertices 6a which alternate from side to side of the resulting three dimensional space frame, along a transverse axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis.
  • This transverse axis in cross section consequently resembles a longitudinal cross section, consisting of alternating substantially equilateral triangles, neighboring triangles inverted, between parallel lines, bases of said triangular cross section composed of cords 8c,d which pass through cincturing vertices 6a along the intersecting planes of longitudinal trusses 12.
  • Vertices 6a in this embodiment are bet ⁇ : at Sri angkf and al a location as to allow therrf to lie flush Wit each other, to be sandwiched between the double cords of a longitudinal truss, and to protrude beyond said cords sufficiently to allow a connecting transverse cords Sc.d to be threaded through the cincturing girdle formed between said dual cords and protruding vertex.
  • Said cords 12 form alternating lines from side to side of a so comprised space frame along said space frames longitudinal axis at the alternating vertices 6a of the continuous web 7 element initially described. Alternating intersecting planes of trusses 12 in both longitudinal and transverse sfr ⁇ cTures.
  • Each cinctXired verieYlSa of a frame is one comer of the square base of one or more said structures, depending upon location at an edge, corner, or in the field of a panel of this configuration of space frame, as well as summit vertex 6a of an inverted neighboring one, the alternate square bases forming a substantially planar opposite surface lattices of a space frame.
  • Independently locatable apertures can be shaped in a variety of shapes. When placed onto the array locatable apertures require cross reinforcement to by communicated into and held disposed within said aperture to effect installation of said aperture.
  • Trusses so equipped with aperture devices are positioned to space, align, and support reinforcement extending through and between foundation cementations and connecting structures. Use of trusses with apertures aligns such reinforcement to coincide with reinforcement of the supported reinforcement array. Similarly such use is appropriate and desirable for bond beam construction.
  • Trusses are rotated 90 degrees to one another so as the transverse face of foundation reinforcement trusses and bond beam trusses transverse face faces one another sandwiching a plurality of trusses so equipped and cincturing at least one ⁇ *F each trusses longitudinal cords ( in the case of a bond beam) and or foundation/connecting reinforcement in the case of use in foundation.
  • This device is used at openings in arrays by attaching the un-corded and bent vertices to longitudinal or lateral cords in an array and cincturing said one cord truss to said array with cross reinforcement.
  • the Anvick composite aperture connection of this invention can be used in structural cementations and other hybrid material structures
  • the walls can be pre assembled, or p re-formed, offsite according to the required size dimensions and then transported to the job site.
  • a continuous element can be formed into an entire panel array forming transverse, lateral, and longitudinal elements from one continuous element
  • Simple trusses of conventional re bar can be permitted by building officials without need for testing.
  • Elements of differing configurations can be intermixed throughout an array. And many other potential configurations can be made.

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Abstract

An aperture (11) formed by one or more elements of a truss (12) and utilized to form ductile connections with other reinforcement elements. Said aperture may be formed by the positioning, bending, weaving or sewing of one or more said elements. The trusses (12) may be disposed in parallel or intersecting planes and may be connected by the utilization of said apertures on site or fabricated offsite. They may be assembled into structures or into modular or custom panels with which structures may be built, and embedded in cementations (20). Insulation and other mechanical systems may be incorporated into said truss (12) and panel systems prior to embedment in cementations (20). The aperture-forming trusses (12) may also be used to incorporate prior art into structures with enhanced properties. The resulting interconnected systems of apertures (11), trusses (12), insulation and other systems generally are embedded in cementations (20) to produce structures with superior ductility of interconnections and enhanced composite behavior.

Description

Anvick Aperture Device and Method of forming and using same
Cross References to Related Applications
Not Applicable
Background — Field of Invention
This invention relates to the design of framework for the reinforcement of structures, including reinforcement for cementations, more particularly, the invention relates to an aperture reinforcement device that girds and cinctures other reinforcement in order to enhance composite and ductile properties of reinforcement arrays.
Background - Description of Prior Art
U.S. patent 6,226,942 to Bonin; Pete J. (05/08/2001)
U.S. patent 6418686 to Record, (07/16/2002)
U.S. patent 3879908 to Weisman, Victor P. (04/29/1975)
U.S. patent 4,226,067 to Arteer, Richard, F. (10/07/1980)
U.S. patent 4,576,372 to Grutsch; George A. (05/14/1985)
U.S. patent 4,530,191 to Boisbluche; Arsene Θ. (07/23/1985)
U S patent 4,624,089 to Dunker; Friedrich W. (11/25/1986) U.S. patent 4,660,341 to Holtr, Neal (0428/1987)
U.S. patent 4,702,053 to Hibbard; Donald B. (10/27/1987)
U.S. patent 4,715,155 to Holte; Neal (12/29/1987)
U.S. patent 4,998,393 to Bacna; Juan A. M. (03/12/1991)
U.S. patent 5,058,345 to Martinez; Manuel J. (10/22 1991)
U.S. patent 5.398.470 to Rrtter: et at. (03 21/1996)
U.S. patent 5,440,845 to Tadros; et al. (08/15/1 95)
U.S. patent 5,487,248 to Artzeπ Richard F. (01/30/1996)
US. patent 6,088,985 to Clark; Timothy . (07/18/2000)
U.S. p_ateoi 6,231,297 to Pa oJoy. Richard (05/29/2001)
U.S. patent 6,272,805 to Ritter; et al. (08/14/2001)
Until now current and previous truss and panel designs have provided valid construction alternatives to more traditional configurations of building material. However, they have been unfamiliar to and have not been embraced by a construction industry well versed in prevalent wood, concrete masonry and steel building methods. Adoption of more stringent mandatory building code requirements with respect to seismic, wind, fire and energy conservation has progressed over the years, land and labor costs have risen, and the cost of raw materials has increased. This has caused the costs ot the development of wood, steel frame, masonry block and poured in place concrete structures to rise significantly. Rising maintenance, and energy costs foi finished structures have also increased the costs of operation and ownership. The benefits of truss and panel designs address all of these factors, and as a result, their price competitiveness has become apparent, reducing the resistance of the construction and fabrication industries to their use as mass production construction techniques. Both the construction industry and consumers will benefit from the development of faster, stronger, more durable and energy efficient consli uuliuπ techniques and structures employing them. Trusses and composite trusses of various kinds have been constructed over the years with a variety of designs, connections, methodology and materials. Some have been designed into space frames as the reinforcement matrix for structural panels with facings of cementatious material. In all such panels, the optimization of structural strength, ductility and consequent composite behavior is clearly desirable. Some have featured a disposition of elements attached so as to form loops or apertures of reinforcement. Such apertures have served to elaborate tήe embedment of reinforcement in cementations in an attempt to enhance composite action. However, such panels have been deficient in their ductility, that is, the ability to undergo changes of form without breaking or falling apart.
Building panels of various kinds have been developed over the years incorporating a variety of external facings, reinforcement, and internal insulating materials. Prefabricated panels are factory made and shipped to a site for assembly Into interior and exterior walls of a building. Some panels are also made directly at the building site. Such prior panels typically have a framework, commonly of wond or metal studs and or wire, readymadβ with an insulativβ core and sometimes incorporating electrical wirings and plumbing. Prefabricated panels have means for attachment to each other along abutting edges and for attachment to roof trusses, rafters, flooring and foundations. Panels have been constructed to withstand the various types of forces that buildings typically undergo such as compression forces from floor loads and roofs. Such panels have also been designed to provide insulation, weather-tight sealing, and to be connected to adjacent panels, roof systems, and to footers. The panels have typically been connected to roof trusses or rafters using conventional brackets, which are nailed to the wooden rafters or trusses and to wooden headers.
The brackets are designed to withstand the forces exerted by seismic events and the lifting forces exerted upon roof structures by wind. The structural systems of a building resist such forces well to the degree that they enable the building to behave as a unit under stress rather than failing at points of attachment or across surfaces, weakening the structure and making it susceptible to catastrophic failure. The degree of composite, or unitized, behavior of a structure and of the elements used to build it increases with increased ductility of structural interconnection.
The present invention is directed towards a means to construct monolithic composite insulated structures from elements that can comprise a panel system and that addresses composite behavior and ductility of structures. Said structure not only provides superior strength against compression and tension forces longitudinally, and laterally, and transversely but also anchors, braces, positions and strengthens structural trusses in a truss system. Walls, roots, floors, and foundations areBβd tc^etherϊn such a manner as to provide a greatty increased tension and compression and shear strength and resistance to lifting and shaking forces.
Brief Description of the Drawings
Fig. 1A is a Curvilinear web element
Fig. 18 shows a truss with apertures formed between web vertices and dual attached cords.
Fig. 1C shows a truss with apertures formed between angled vertices and attached cords.
Fig. 1D shows one pair of intersecting trusses 12b in an array to form a panel assemblage.
Fig. 1 E shows a longitudinal cross section of a plurality of trusses 12b Fig 1C in an array to form a panel assemblage Fig 1D.
Fig. 1Fand G show ductile right angle truss aperture interconnections (e.g. wall and floor).
Fig. 2A shows truss aperture formation by weaving of the web element over the cord.
Fig. 2B shows lateral reinforcement cinctured by apertures formed by alternating wed vertices.
Fig. 2C is a lateral cross section of a wrapped web cincturing both cord and lateral reinforcement
Fig. 2D is a longitudinal cross section of a woven web aperture cincturing cords and a lateral.
Fig.3A is a view of an independent locatable cincturing device.
Fig. 3B is a view s of an independently locatable cincturing aperture device.
Fig. 3C shows reinforcement cinctured at a right angel by the aperture shown in figures 3A and 3B.
Fig. 3D shows cincturing of a point loaded dual web, lateral reinforcement, a cincture-tightening bar and a longitudinal cord.
Fig. 3E, 3F show differing views of an alternate independent aperture device.
Fig. 3G, 3H show cro9ssing and lapping cinctured by an independent aperture device.
Fig. 3I.J.K show the form and use of another independent aperture.
Fig. 3L shows a locatable aperture laterally restraining reinforcement at a cord and vertex cincture.
Fig. 3M shows Mesh reinforcement cinctured between cords and lateral via truss aperture.
Fig.4A shows an insulative panel core element grooved to position and dispose truss webs.
Fig.4B shows a truss with curvilinear web integrated into grooves of an insulative core element.
Fig. 5A shows a foundation conection, truss, core, and cementation design alternative.
Fig. 5β. 5C show composite formats wit alternative aperture and positioning devices.
Fig. 50 is a truss core array with intersecting truss planes and aperture connections.
Fig. 5E is a truss and core with parallel truss planes and aperture connections.
Reference Numerals
6a-h Web vertices, vertices of independently locatable elements
7a-z web
8a,b cord of truss or lateral reinforcement
iaμer m
12a, b truss
13a-z independently locatable cincturing aperture device
13a locatable CU clip element
13c locatable W clip element
13 f restrained sheeting element
13g, h Alternate transverse lattice and locatable aperture
14 Positioning Groove
15 insulative core element
16 core transverse face
17 Sheeting element
18 aperture footing reinforcement member 19 aperture truss footing reinforcement and longitudinal member spacing element
20 Cementations
21a,b core restraining element
Preferred Embodiment - Description
A preferred embodiment of the aperture 11 of the present invention is comprised of a continuous reinforcement element 7 shown in (Fig 1A ) bent to a curvilinear wavefoπm forming vertices $ and comprising a web 7 of a truss 12 (Fig 1B) formed by affixing one or more chords 8a, 8b to said web 7 at a predetermined location such that each vertex β extends beyond the attachment location of cords 8a, 8b forming an aperture of predetermined size. An array of reinforcement comprised of a plurality of trusses 12 (Fig 2) are integrated into a space frame shown in (Fig 1) of predetermined length, width, and thickness by the insertion and attachment of lateral reinforcement 8c,d of predetermined size through aligned apertures 11 of spaced trusses. truss 12 is disposed in spatial relationships with its neighbor by elements of an insulative core shown m {Fig ^31), whose grooved transverse faces δ^lheT central web area of trusses 11. Space frame (Fiø 1D) is built up from interspersed truss 12 and insulative core elements 15. The predetermined dimensions of core elements 15 dispose and establish truss 1 spacing and truss 12 in turn positions core elements 15 in relation to space frame ( Fig 1E ) reinforcement attachments to allow required embedment in the event cementations (20) are applied.
In another preferred embodiment aperture 11 (Fig 1c) is formed in truss 12b by attachment of cords 8a,b to web 7. {Cords 8a, b are distinguished by being located on laterally opposite sides of web 6 without regard to their transverse relative position.}Vertices β of web 7 (Fig 1C) are bent at equal but opposite angles on transversely opposite sides of web 7 (Fig 1C). As shown in A space frame (Fig 1D) comprises a plurality of trusses 12b with each truss 12b rotated
180 degrees from its neighbors aiound a transverse axis. Then each truss 12 In a given plurality is spaced, positioned and rotated equally and in opposite directions from its neighbors around a longitudinal axis so that the angled vertices 6 (Fig 1D) of neighboring trusses 12b lie flush with each other, sandwiched between two cords 8a,b. (Planes folded plate) Paired apertures 11
(Fig ID) are then integrated laterally by the insertion of lateral reinforcement 8c,d through and attachment to aligned apertures 11 comprised of the bounding vertices 7 and cords 12 of the space frame array (Fig 1D).
frame (Fig 1D) is shown in lateral cross section in (Fig 1E) presenting a folded plate truss structure comprised of lateral reinforcement cords 8c interconnecting and cinctured by apertures 11 formed by vertices 6a and longitudinal truss cords 8a. Truss web elements 7 serve in both longitudinal and lateral truss structures intersecting, in space frame (Ftg 1D), to form substantially quadrilateral-based pyramidal structures. Each pair of vertices 8a and cincturing apertures 11 form the apex, or summit vertex, of a pyramidal structure and also one comer of the square base of a neighboring inverted pyramidal form A transverse cross section shown in (Fig 1E) reveals- the result ing a folded plate truss structure and space- frame (Fig D) thus provides three dTmehsional structural action. In this preferred embodiment appropriately shaped and yiooved core elements may also used to dispose, position, and assemble space frames (Fig 1D) from trusses 12b and lateral reinforcement 8c, 8d forming modular panelized insulative core and reinforcement components for embedment in cementations.
Perpendicular ductile truss connections 13 in which αpettums 11 (Figs 1Θ and 1 H) formed by two connected web elements of a truss are overlapped in the area of truss interinterconnection such that lateral reinforcement 8c, 8d passes through apertures of both trusses at interconnection points 13a and 13B.
Apertures 11 Fig 2A are formed by the weaving and attachment of web 7b, 7a elements around dual cords 8b, 8a to form vertices 6b, 6c each of which wraps one cord 8a, 8b to form cincturing vertex 11. truss 12 (Fig 2B) is configured with vertices 6d, 6e alternating from side to side of a single cord 8 forming cincturing apertures 11 girdling lateral reinforcement
8c, d.
Apertures 11 are formed by the bending, weaving, sewing, or tying of web 7.
(Figs 2D and 2E) is a longitudinal cross section view of two truss cords 8a, 8b and perpendicular lateral reinforcement 8c, d girdles and cinctured by aperture
11 formed by continuous web 7. lateral cross section view of another aperture 11 formation on a similar principle of bending, weaving, sewing, or tying of web 7 to girdle and cincture lateral and longitudinal cords 8 and transverse reinforcement 8c, d. Three vertices 6i, j, k antf three apertures 11 formed (Fig 2E):
Apertures 11 formed by independently locatable cincturing aperture reinforcement elements 13 (cincture 13) of predetermined dimensions(Figs 3A and 3B). application of locatable cincture 13b cincturing two reinforcement elements.
Cincture 13b saddles one reinforcement element 8, and the second Is then communicated through the girding apertures formed between the saddled reinforcement 8 and the vertices 6g or 6h of cincture 13a left unoccupied by the saddling procedure (Figs 3C}.
An application of IδcaS&le ctnctϋre T3b to web 7, cord 8, and lateral reinforcement 8c, d, 8e (Fig 3D). views of locatable cincture 13c applicable as described for cincture 13b by saddling and insertion of reinforcement (Fig 3E and 3F). cincture 13d used for both crossing and lapping reinforcernent(Flgs 3G and 3H). of locatable cincturing devices(Figs 3I through 3L).
Preferred Embodiment - Operation
The manner of using the aperture device 11 is adaptable to structural requirements of any given form or disposition and can be erected as follows: panels can be fabricated and erected as framework reinforcement at site as follows: a preferred embodiment an element of said core 15 panels are placed on a horizontal surface with an edge 16 facing upward which has been grooved 14 to fit and position a truss 12. In this example, two opposite edges 16 of core panel 15 element are grooved 14. An adhesive is applied to said edge 16 and an element of an Anvick aperture (11) composite truss 12a-z configuration is fitted within the preformed grooves 14 which accept half of the girth of the wehhinp element 7 and position said element with respect to said core paneHS. A corresponding grooved core paneHS element is fitted on top of the first element and completes the embedment of the first truss 12 configuration. The positioning Is such that there Is sufficient clearance between the truss 12 and reinforcement attachment points 8a,b,c,d for required embedment in cementations 20. This process is repeated, the core panel elements 15 aligned flush with each other and positioning the truss 12 array, until the desired panel width is assembled. Once said adhesive has set the panel can be set in place on an arrangement of reinforcement protruding at predetermined spatial relation from a previously formed foundation structure 18. independently locatable aperture cincturing devices 13a-z attach the foundation reinforcement 18 to either the lateral 8c,d or longitudinal 8a, b reinforcement elements when the aperture connecting, lateral reinforcement 8c,d are inserted through the apertures 11. Welded wire fabric 19 can be installed, if called for, prior to the ad dition of said lateral reinforcement 8c,d. which then serves to cincture 13f, said fabric when installed overlt. θysterπ components alternatively may be fabricated off site.
In another preferred embodiment each truss 12b in a given plurality is spaced, aligned, and then rotated in an opposite direction from adjacent trusses 12b so that they intersect at their corresponding apertures 11. Said apertures 11 of said adjacent trusses 12 are bent at an angle to the web 7 so that they lie flush with one another. Cords 8a and 8b of said trusses 12 sandwich the attached, paired, flush positioned vertices 6a forming paired apertures 11. Reinforcement 8c,d is then inserted and communicated through and girded within said apertures 11 to complete an embodiments basic array. The resulting array is a folded plate structure with multidirectional truss 12 behavior. Said curvilinear and or wave form webbing 7 effect provides for a real three dimensional structural action once connecting reinforcement 8,c,d ,and 18, and cementations 20 are installed.
In this preferred embodiment a truss 12b structure is elaborated by assembling said trusses 12 edge to edge in planes which intersect at longitudinal lines of vertices 6a which alternate from side to side of the resulting three dimensional space frame, along a transverse axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis. This transverse axis in cross section consequently resembles a longitudinal cross section, consisting of alternating substantially equilateral triangles, neighboring triangles inverted, between parallel lines, bases of said triangular cross section composed of cords 8c,d which pass through cincturing vertices 6a along the intersecting planes of longitudinal trusses 12. Vertices 6a in this embodiment are betύ : at Sri angkf and al a location as to allow therrf to lie flush Wit each other, to be sandwiched between the double cords of a longitudinal truss, and to protrude beyond said cords sufficiently to allow a connecting transverse cords Sc.d to be threaded through the cincturing girdle formed between said dual cords and protruding vertex. 11 Said cords 12 form alternating lines from side to side of a so comprised space frame along said space frames longitudinal axis at the alternating vertices 6a of the continuous web 7 element initially described. Alternating intersecting planes of trusses 12 in both longitudinal and transverse sfrύcTures. Each cinctXired verieYlSa ofa frame is one comer of the square base of one or more said structures, depending upon location at an edge, corner, or in the field of a panel of this configuration of space frame, as well as summit vertex 6a of an inverted neighboring one, the alternate square bases forming a substantially planar opposite surface lattices of a space frame.
Other Embodiments
Independent aperture - Description
A continuous loop of reinforcement bent, woven, folded, tied, sewn, twisted or J2 - otherwise formed to conform to reinforcement in the array to provide means for the aperture of at least two elements of the reinforcement array. Independent aperture - Operation
Independently locatable apertures can be shaped in a variety of shapes. When placed onto the array locatable apertures require cross reinforcement to by communicated into and held disposed within said aperture to effect installation of said aperture.
Double webbed Truaeee - Description
Trusses with apertures that contain at least one cord and at lease two web elements generally juxedopposed to one another to form, when viewed in the transverse elevation, opposing vertices across the transverse axis. Double webbed Trusses -Operation
All aperture trusses operate in a similar fashion and methodology. Each having distinct differences in an engineered analysis.
Foundation or grade beam reinforcement - Description
Trusses so equipped with aperture devices are positioned to space, align, and support reinforcement extending through and between foundation cementations and connecting structures. Use of trusses with apertures aligns such reinforcement to coincide with reinforcement of the supported reinforcement array. Similarly such use is appropriate and desirable for bond beam construction.
Foundation or grade beam reinforcement - Operation
Trusses are rotated 90 degrees to one another so as the transverse face of foundation reinforcement trusses and bond beam trusses transverse face faces one another sandwiching a plurality of trusses so equipped and cincturing at least one ό*F each trusses longitudinal cords ( in the case of a bond beam) and or foundation/connecting reinforcement in the case of use in foundation. One Cord Truss - Description
An asymmetrical truss with vertices bent in such a manner that said vertices grab or gird reinforcement such as the cord of an other truss when cross reinforcement is disposed within said trusses apertures to provide means for additional lateral or longitudinal reinforcement and load resisting capacity. One Cord Truss - Operation
This device is used at openings in arrays by attaching the un-corded and bent vertices to longitudinal or lateral cords in an array and cincturing said one cord truss to said array with cross reinforcement.
Conclusions, Ramifications, and Scope
Accordingly, it can be seen that Accordingly, the Anvick composite aperture connection of this invention can be used in structural cementations and other hybrid material structures
The walls can be pre assembled, or p re-formed, offsite according to the required size dimensions and then transported to the job site.
Rapid instillation
Can be made from 100% recycled materials
Reduces demand on energy
Structurally more efficient
Materials and labor force readily available word wide
Meets extreme climactic environmental and climatic challenges
More durable structures Although the desc iption above contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention but as merely providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments of this invention. Various other embodiments and ramifications are possible within it's scope. For example, a continuous element can be formed into an entire panel array forming transverse, lateral, and longitudinal elements from one continuous element Simple trusses of conventional re bar can be permitted by building officials without need for testing. Elements of differing configurations can be intermixed throughout an array. And many other potential configurations can be made.
Thus the scope of the invention should be determined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents, rather than by the examples given.

Claims

Clal s: What is claimed is:
1. A device ; a static structural reinforcement connecting element comprised of an aperture created by, a method; a predetermined disposition of reinforcing members providing means to attain higher ductility, and composite action in structures.
2. The connecting aperture device end method, of claim 1, herein said aperture device is comprised of any arrangement of elements of a truss when at (east one continuous web element or at least one cord element is bent, folded tied, woven, or formed to a curvilinear waveform, aperture, or loop providing means for containment or girding of reinforcement within the area bonded by one or more truss elements.
3. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, wherein said aperture device providing means tor ductile connection of reinforcement
4. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, wherein an 4# nangemen. 3f-@ne-er- nor reinforcement elements girds, and interconnects reinforcement in a framework providing means for a composite, and ductile erection.
5. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, wherein specifications can be tailored as to longitudinal truss elements, lateral cross elements, freely locatable reinforcement apertures, insulation cores, transverse spanning reinforcements, and cementation components as to design, size, spacing, materials, methodology, and manufacture as required by any particular engineered demands provide means for strength and versatility use;
6. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, wherein trusses are disposed of a multiplicity of apertures along the hoπzontal length in alternating from side to side thus providing means for the allowance, communication and flow through of said apertures by cross member reinforcement;
7. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1. wherein at least one element is comprised of cut, bent, woven, shaped, folded, looped, formed, bent, twisted, tied, straight or curvilinear reinforcement elements of a material of the group consisting of mineral, metal, fiber, or chemical.
8. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, wherein the device is disposed in a plurality along transverse faces of a truss providing a means where the reinforcement transfers forces through the reinforcement matrix in both tension, and compression..
9. The connecting aperture device and method, of dawn 1, wherein the aperture is formed by the innermost cross-sectional face of a web vertices and the outermost cross-sectional face of an inwardly mounted cord, leaving sufficient space for insertion of substantially perpendicular reinforcement, providing means for unification ot a predetermined plurality of trusses, and reinforcement elements in longitudinal, lateral, and transverse axis.
10-Tfϋ wnnecϋng aperture device and method, of cjajrn wjiacein a tøuss system comprising, trusses arranged in spaced apart, generally side-byside relation embedded within a structure of plural elongate insulation core braces, each individual brace extending between adjacent trusses and engaging the trusses for maintaining a desired spacing there between, the braces being arranged in a row extending generally orthogonally to the sides of the tmsses such that the longitudinal axes of the braces ere generally coincident said plurality of trusses compressiveiy positioned transversely by and between said insulation core modules, and interleaved between adjacent individual insulation panels at a predetermined spatial arrangement and relationship and extending the predetermined span of said cementation in such a manner that said cores spatial relation falls in the center of the webbing between said lattices appositional chord elements piovidiπg means for conect reinforcement embedment within the appositional cementation layers, and provide a means of insulation, and vapor barrier, and spatial alignment of said trusses.
11. The connecting aperture device and method of claim 1, wherein said apertures comprised from the predetermined disposition of web vertex, and cord elements of a truss or lattice structure are formed or bent at angles to the web so that they He flush to one another to provide a means of rigidly affixing them together side by side, and align to one another contiguously to provide means for the free passage through and containment within said aperture device of crossing substantially perpendicular reinforcement elements. a. The connecting aperture device and method of claim 1, wherein each truss in a given plurality is rotated in an opposite direction from adjacent trusses such that each truss affixed to each adjacent truss's appositional and adjacent mating aperture provides means to form a three dimensional panel, aπd-fofc-ed plate structure. b. The connecting aperture device and method of claim 1 .wherein a truss structure is elaborated by assembling said trusses edge to edge in planes which intersect at longitudinal lines of vertices which alternate from side to side of the resulting three dimensional space frame, along a transverse axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis system in a predetermined disposition such that it provides means to form said device. c. The connecting aperture device and method of claim 1, wherein said curvilinear and or wave form webbing effect provides means for a three dimensional structural action once lateral or cross reinforcement and facings of cementations are Installed. d. a transverse axis in cross section consequently resembles the longitudinal cross section, consisting of alternating substantially equilateral triangles (triangular shapes, forms), neighboring triangles inverted, between parallel lines, the bases of said triangular cross section composed of cords which pass through the cincturing vertices along the intersecting planes of the longitudinal trusses; e. said cords form alternating lines from side to side of the space frame along its longitudinal axis at the alternating vertices of the continuous web element initially described. f. The alternating intersecting planes Of trusses in both the longitudinal and transverse axes of the consequent space frame form substantially square based pyramidal structures. g. Each cinctured vertex of the frame is one corner of the square base of one or more said structures, depending upon its location at an edge, comer, or in the field of a panel of this configuration of space frame, as well as the summit vertex of an inverted neighboring one, the alternate square bases forming the substantially planar opposite surface lattices of the space frame.
12. The connecting aperture device and method of daim 1, wherein truss elements compnsing of one chord and one web and having a forming or bending of said web elements so that apertures are created at the web vertices without an affixed chord in simple, and or compound angles to said lattice in & manner to allow the insertion, and passage trough, and cincture of longitudinal reinforcement or lateral field chords cinctured to any other chord or reinforcing element for use as a chord in apposition, which provides means to utilize said lattice for adding shear at panel ends, and around openings in panels, and at intersections of structures, and for construction of box beams, and three dimensional panel systems, and placed together and rigidly affixed to one another juxtaposed so as there is a sharing of chords in apposition providing a means for design flexibility.
13. The connecting aperture device and method of claim 1, wherein structural elements of the family of wood, steal or other materials commonly used in structures mortised to fit act as a cord elements and become incorporated into the composite structure providing a means to develop a stronger bond and shear transfer to a hybrid assemblage of structural elements;.
14. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, wherein an aperture equipped truss is used as a spacer and support device for installation girding the chords of adjacent trusses providing means for alignment and bracing of components during construction and after completion of construction.;
15. The connecting aperture device and method, of daim 1, wherein lateral cross member reinforcement is installed after welded wire mesh or materials from the group consisting of fibrous, or sinuous materials, or other sheeting goods have been positioned so as said apertures protrude through said mesh or sheeting and jiroyKJe 5irjdint-and combining, providing means for increased ductility and composite action .
16. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, Said lattice elements containing said pre spaced cinctures can be laid flat web face towards the ends of the plurality of elongated lattice elements and provide a cinctured spatial alignment device that will add rigidity to the framework prior to the cementation and provide additional reinforcement and composite action, and ductile properties to the structural cementation.
17. The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, wherein structural elements of the family of wood, steal or other materials commonly used in structures can be fitted to act as a cord element and become incorporated into the composite sliuuluie providing a means to develop a stronger bond and shear transfer within the hybrid assemblage of dissimilar structural elements.
18. The connecting aperture device and method, of daim 1, ( 1 like this But its redundant maybe we should look at fattening up a former claim with it) said cincturing aperture can be provided by rigidly affixing said web element to at least two cords by sandwiching, and or by weaving, and or folding, and or bending and said web element is rigidly affixed to one or more chord elements in opposition forming one or more apertures in parallel or tangential or angular opposition for iiiseiMor. of reinforcement elements of an elongated and sinuous nature to span between said lattice apertures interconnecting, and girding, and cincturing said spanning reinforcement to said elongated lattice framework containing a plurality of said cincturinπ apertures along its span.
1 . The connecting aperture device and method, of claim 1, wherein a freely locatable aperture cincture elements is comprised of bent, woven or folded structural elements into the composite network of reinforcement from adjacent structural elements of die assemblage framework structure and connectivity to prior art components wherein a means for preventing longitudinal and transverse movement of said longitudinal cross member relative to said lateral cross member is provided lo achieve highei ductility and transverse composite unification in tension as well as compression; .
?n, « r nr«?r.ti" | 9?i? ' i'4~ rf-M/fr* anri maf n , of claim 1, wherein a modular component composite panel system comprising a plurality of longitudinally extending spaced web trusses containing apertures secured to appositional cementations, and other structures sandwiching a insulation core.
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