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US3859682A
US3859682A US356359A US35635973A US3859682A US 3859682 A US3859682 A US 3859682A US 356359 A US356359 A US 356359A US 35635973 A US35635973 A US 35635973A US 3859682 A US3859682 A US 3859682A
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/29Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces built-up from parts of different material, i.e. composite structures
    • E04C3/291Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces built-up from parts of different material, i.e. composite structures with apertured web
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01DCONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES, ELEVATED ROADWAYS OR VIADUCTS; ASSEMBLY OF BRIDGES
    • E01D2/00Bridges characterised by the cross-section of their bearing spanning structure
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01DCONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES, ELEVATED ROADWAYS OR VIADUCTS; ASSEMBLY OF BRIDGES
    • E01D2101/00Material constitution of bridges
    • E01D2101/20Concrete, stone or stone-like material
    • E01D2101/24Concrete
    • E01D2101/26Concrete reinforced
    • E01D2101/262Concrete reinforced with steel fibres
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01DCONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES, ELEVATED ROADWAYS OR VIADUCTS; ASSEMBLY OF BRIDGES
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    • E01D2101/20Concrete, stone or stone-like material
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    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01DCONSTRUCTION OF BRIDGES, ELEVATED ROADWAYS OR VIADUCTS; ASSEMBLY OF BRIDGES
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  • the present invention discloses a tubular transporta- 14/3, 14/1E8615d2/71/(7); tion element Comprising a tube having at least one [58] Fie'ld 94/1 wall of plastic in one continuous piece, at least one 4 deck member for vehicle traffic or other transportation within said tube, and said tube being dimensioned to have a desired load carrying capacity over a span [56] References Clted having a length equal to several times the diameter of UNITED STATES PATENTS the tube so that the tube may be supported at its ends 2,347 11/1841 Rogers 14/3 only, 11,467 8/1854 108,663 10/1870 5 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures 1 TUBULAR TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1.
  • the present invention relates to a tubular transportation element which is intended to be mounted on supports and possibly joined with other similar elements to form
  • a transportation element according to the invention is characterized in that a tubular element is formed of at least one wall made of reinforced plastic in a continuous piece and being dimensioned and/or stiffenedby stiffening members so that the element has a desired load carrying capacity over a span having a length several times the diameter of the element, when the element is mounted on supports at its ends only.
  • the tubular element comprises an outer wall and an inner wall, the stiffening means, if any, being situated between these walls.
  • stiffening means closed chambers are formed between the outer wall and the inner wall extending either in the longitudinal direction of the element or at angles with respect to it and to each other, and which chambers are filled with stiffening members cast of concrete reinforced with, for example, glass or steel fibers.
  • the wall or walls of the'element according to the invention are preferably made of a plastic being at least partially translucent to light.
  • the transportation element according to the invention is advantageous in that the element has a low dead weight in relation to the load it is capable of carrying, the production and mounting of the element may be performed by a considerably smaller working force than by using the known constructions. Since the transportation element according to the invention is produced as one single continuous element having a considerable span, the building of a tubular channel of a certain length is pos sible to perform in a time being only a fragment of the time required for building a channel of equal length using the known constructions. The element according to the invention is also superior with respect to the transmission of light, sound insulation and maintenance costs.
  • FIG. 1 shows a cross section of a. transportation element according to the invention used as a traffic channel
  • FIG. 2 shows a detail of FIG. 1 on a greater scale.
  • FIGS. 3-5 are axonometric pictures of a transportation element according to another embodiment of the invention, also used as a traffic channel.
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a traffic channel built in a town street and composed of transportation elements according to the invention.
  • the transportation element shown in FIG. 1 consists of a tube portion 1 having a closed circumference and consisting of an outer wall 2 and an inner wall 3.
  • the outer wall is provided with pairs of flanges 4 extending in the longitudinal direction terminating adjacent the inner wall 3 and thus forming closed spaces intended for stiffening members 5 which can be cast in an appropriate manner from a material such as concrete reinforced with, for example, glass or steel fibers, either in connection with the production of the tube or at the final installation site.
  • Flanges 4 can naturally be just as well provided in the inner wall or partly in the inner and.
  • the outer wall-Tube section 1 is preferably made of a plastic, such as polyester or polyurethane, which preferably is transluscent and which is appropriately reinforced, the length of the tube and the number and strength of the stiffening members being chosen so that the tube por' tion has a desired load carrying capacity over a certain span, when supported at its ends only.
  • the manufacturing of the tube portion can then take place by previously known technology either in a factory, in which case the prefabricated parts are transported to the installation site, or at the installation site.
  • the ends of the tube portion may be provided with coupling means for joining several portions to each other into a tube of the desired length.
  • These coupling means, as well as the possibly necessary sealing means can be of any appropriate and previously known structure and are not shown in the drawing.
  • FIG. 1 the cross section of tube portion 1 is shown as being mainly elliptical. It is, however, evident that the shape and the dimensions of the cross section can vary considerably depending on the purpose and the local circumstances.
  • deck member 6 Inside of tube portion 1 there is a deck member 6 extending over the entire inner space of the tube portion in its transversal direction and being secured to the inner wall 3 of the tube portion in any appropriate manner and supported at a sufficient number of points.
  • deck member 6 is supported by two support legs 7 which are also secured to inner wall 3 of the tube portion and which may extend over the entire length of the deck member.
  • the deck member and the support legs can be cast in one piece.
  • Deck member 6 with its support legs 7 can be, for example, a prefabricated concrete element having the same length as the tube portion or forming a predetermined module thereof, or it can be cast inside tube portion 1 after the latter has been installed.
  • the upper surface of deck member 6 can, when desired, be coated with a suitable material, such as asphalt.
  • FIGS. 35 differs from the above mainly in regard to the stiffening of the tube portion.
  • stiffening members 2 form a grid structure in which the various stiffening members form an angle with both the longitudinal direction of the tube portion and each other.
  • the inner wall 3 of the tube portion is mainly similar to that in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 4 shows rail-like attachment guides 8 for the deck member 6 and its supports 7, shown in FIG. 5, the structure of the deck member being similar to that shown in FIG. 1.
  • FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a traffic channel formed of transportation elements according to the invention, installed in a town street and supported on pillars 9.
  • Deck member 6 forms a roadway for motor vehicles while a pedestrian passage has been placed under the deck member in the space between the supports 7.
  • the pedestrian passage may consist of, for example,
  • the necessary access ramps for vehicle traffic can be constructed either as open structures or by using transportation elements according to the invention. At necessary points staircases, escalators or elevators are provided for pedestrians to reach the passage.
  • a transportation element according to the invention may also be used as a bridge or viaduct structure in which case natural ventilation is sufficient at least under normal conditions. Furthermore, a transportation element according to the invention can be installed underground as a tunnel structure, in which case mechanical ventilation must be provided when necessary.
  • a tubular transportation element for mounting on horizontally spaced apart supports and having at least one deck member within said element for vehicle traffic and other transportation, said element comprising a circumferentially closed outer wall of reinforced plastic extending as continuous unitary piece over the length of said element between said supports, and a circumferentially closed inner wall extending as a continuous unitary piece over the entire length of said element between said supports coextensive with and at a distance from said outer wall, generally radial partition members extending between said outer and inner walls generally in the longitudinal direction of and over the entire length of said element and forming with said outer and inner walls closed compartments at spaced positions along the circumference of said walls, reinforcement material filling said formed compartments and forming unitary stiffening members, said stiffening members together with said walls imparting to said element a preselected load carrying capacity over a span between said supports comprising the entire length of said element and being equal to several times the diameter of said element.
  • Transporation element as in claim 1, said partition members extending parallel with the longitudinal direction of said element.
  • Transportation element as in claim 1, said walls being at least partly transluscent.

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