ES2946796A1 - ForBloq: Concrete body filled with a material other than concrete (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

The ForBloq is a body whose outer shell of concrete provides it with the necessary resistance and its inner filling (for example, sand) allows it to reach the required weight of the element with a material that is more economical and sustainable and respectful of the environment than the material itself. concrete. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

ForBIoq: Concrete body filled with a material other than concrete

TECHNIQUE SECTOR

The present invention refers to the realization of a body formed on the outside by a concrete shell and on the inside by another material. The function of the concrete shell is structural, while that of the internal material is merely to provide the body with weight. However, the internal material can be less costly economically and environmentally.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

At present it is usual that when a body with a certain weight is to be made, a mold or formwork is executed and it is completely filled with concrete.

In most cases, most of the concrete with which the body is filled does not have a structural function, its only function being to provide the body with weight. Thus, for example, to build port dikes, blocks made entirely of concrete are usually used.

EXPLANATION OF THE INVENTION

In order to improve economically and environmentally the construction of concrete bodies whose main objective is to provide the body with a weight, in this invention it is resolved to make a body that is provided with these parts:

1. An outer shell of concrete. The thickness of this envelope will be determined with engineering studies for each particular case, and may be reinforced or mass concrete. The main function of this envelope is structural, although it also gives the body weight.

2. Interior filling with another material. The interior of the body will be filled with a material other than concrete that allows the body to provide weight.

The filling material can be cheaper than the concrete itself and must have the appropriate density to achieve the required weight. Thus, for example, the concrete body could be filled with sand, with water or with any other material that is considered.

These concrete bodies can be made in two different ways:

1. The first way consists of executing the concrete envelope with the filling simultaneously, in such a way that the body is totally closed and its interior cannot be accessed, unless it is breaking the concrete envelope.

2. The second way is to run the body in several phases. The first consists of making the concrete envelope, leaving a hole of certain dimensions that allows it to be filled in later. The second phase would consist of filling the body with the determined filling material. The third phase consists of closing the hole through which the body was filled with concrete or another material.

The second form of execution allows the bodies to be filled once they are placed in their final place, which clearly means savings in transport elements (trucks, cranes, etc.)

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is attached as an integral part of said description, where they are illustrative and not limiting. It is clarified that the shape of the ForBloq represented in the drawings is a cube, however, this shape is not limiting for a ForBloq, being able to acquire any shape (sphere, pyramidal, cylinder, etc.). The following has been represented:

Figure 1.- Shows a 3D view of a ForBloq which, in this case, has the shape of a cube.

Figure 2.- Shows the same previous view, but with a cubic section in the corner of the ForBIoq, showing the interior filling.

Figure 3.- Shows section A-A of figure 1.

Figure 4.- Shows a cubic-shaped ForBloq, which has been made using the second shape described in the previous section "explanation of the invention". This figure shows the hole left on one of its faces to proceed with the subsequent filling of the ForBloq

Figure 5.- Shows Section B-B of figure 4, in the phase prior to the interior filling of the ForBloq.

Figure 6.- Shows Section B-B of figure 4, in the internal filling phase.

Figure 7.- Shows Section B-B of figure 4, in the phase in which the hole through which the interior filling was made is covered.

PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION

The invention has various possibilities of being realized. Some are described below, without these being limiting. The execution methods presented here do not contemplate the description of providing the ForBloq with anchoring elements that allow them to be hoisted, as this is a matter of easy execution, which can be incorporated into the ForBloq.

First form of execution. This first form consists of making an interior wooden mold, which will be filled with the interior material, for example, sand. This mold will be supported on the ground by means of supports or steel legs, in such a way that they provide the thickness of the concrete envelope. Subsequently, the external formwork of the ForBloq is carried out and it is concreting.

Second form of execution. This second form is similar to the first, but this time the lateral faces of the interior mold that holds the filling are recovered. On this occasion, a wooden base would be placed on which the metallic formwork that supports the interior filling. As in the previous case, the wooden base and the metal formwork rest on steel feet. Once this formwork is in place, it is filled with sand or other suitable material. On the other hand, the outer formwork of the ForBloq is made, which encloses the inner filling. The ForBloq is concreted up to the height of the interior filling. Once this height has been reached, wait for the concrete to have a setting point (about 30 minutes) that allows the removal of the internal metallic formwork by using a means of lifting. Once the interior metallic formwork has been removed, the concreting of the closing face of the ForBloq continues. Subsequently, the external stripping is carried out.

Third form of execution. This form concerns ForBloqs that are carried out in several phases, that is, the filling is introduced after the execution of the concrete envelope. On this occasion, the interior formwork is made, leaving the hole to fill in the upper face of the ForBloq. The interior formwork is supported with steel legs and the exterior formwork is made, also leaving the hole in the upper face to carry out the interior filling. The ForBloq is concreting and, later, its exterior surface is stripped, leaving the interior formwork as lost. The interior filling is carried out with sand or another suitable material, leaving a small space like the one shown in figure 6. The hole is covered with concrete. This form of execution allows the ForBloq to be filled at the execution site, thus saving on mobilization costs (trucks, cranes, etc.).

Claims (2)

1. Body that can be placed in at least two different positions and that is formed on the outside by a concrete shell and on the inside by another material other than concrete 2. Body according to claim 1 that has at least one hole on its surface (which can later be covered) through which the interior of the body can be filled.