WO2017139874A1 - Ponceau à plusieurs côtés - Google Patents

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WO2017139874A1
WO2017139874A1 PCT/CA2017/050179 CA2017050179W WO2017139874A1 WO 2017139874 A1 WO2017139874 A1 WO 2017139874A1 CA 2017050179 W CA2017050179 W CA 2017050179W WO 2017139874 A1 WO2017139874 A1 WO 2017139874A1
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Murray Smith
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
    • E01F5/00—Draining the sub-base, i.e. subgrade or ground-work, e.g. embankment of roads or of the ballastway of railways or draining-off road surface or ballastway drainage by trenches, culverts, or conduits or other specially adapted means
    • E01F5/005—Culverts ; Head-structures for culverts, or for drainage-conduit outlets in slopes

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  • This relates to a three-sided culvert having a unique corner engagement.
  • Culverts are often used in order to either control or allow for water flow, such as under roadways and bridges. While the most common type of culvert is a round culvert, other types of culverts are also possible. Examples of other types of culverts can be found in U.S. patent no. 1,334,484 (Charliss) entitled “Culvert”, U.S. patent no. 4,011,726 (Cooper, Jr. entitled “Delta Culvert” and U.S. patent no. 9,228,312 (Smith) entitled "Method of Building a Structure in the Presence of Water”.
  • a multi-sided culvert comprising a culvert body comprising a base section, a first side body, and a second side body, the first and second side bodies being engaged at a top of the culvert body by a top engagement and being supported by the base section, the base section engaging the first side body by a first bottom engagement and the second side body by a second bottom engagement, wherein the first bottom engagement comprises a first part at a first side edge of the base, the first part having a first guide section and a first interlocking section and a second part at a first side edge of the first side, the second part having a second guide section and a second interlocking section, wherein, during installation, the first and second guide sections interact to guide the first and second interlocking sections into interlocking engagement, the first and second interlocking sections comprising tapered surfaces that, when engaged, permit upward and outward movement of the second part relative to the base.
  • first and second bottom engagements may be symmetric.
  • the second bottom engagement may comprises a first part at a second side edge of the base that is shaped the same as the second part of the first bottom engagement, and a second part at a first side edge of the second side body that is shaped the same as the first part of the first bottom engagement.
  • the top engagement may comprise a first part at a second side edge of the first side body that is shaped the same as the first part of the first bottom engagement and a second part at a second side edge of the second side body that is shaped the same as the second part of the first bottom engagement.
  • each of the base, the first side body, and the second side body may have a common size and shape.
  • the first guide section of the first part may comprise a flat surface adjacent to a tapered surface that descends from the flat surface toward the first side edge of the base
  • the first interlocking section of the first part may comprise a protrusion that extends upward from the flat surface of the first guide section
  • the second guide section of the second part may be complementary to the first guide section
  • the second interlocking section may comprise a recess that receives the protrusion of the first interlocking section.
  • the first guide section of the first part may comprise a flat surface adjacent to the first side edge of the base and a tapered surface that extends upward and away from the flat surface relative to the first side edge of the base
  • the first interlocking section of the first part may comprise a recess that is recessed from a top of the tapered surface
  • the second guide section of the second part may be complementary to the first guide section
  • the second interlocking section may comprise a protrusion that is received by the recess of the first interlocking section.
  • the second bottom engagement may comprise a first part at a second side edge of the base that is shaped the same as the first part of the first bottom engagement, and a second part at a first side edge of the second side body that is shaped the same as the second part of the first bottom engagement.
  • the top engagement may comprise a first part at a second side edge of the second side body that is shaped the same as the first part of the first bottom engagement and a second part at a second side edge of the first side body that is shaped the same as the second part of the first bottom engagement.
  • the first part and the second part of the first bottom engagement when engaged, may define a labyrinth seal.
  • first part and the second part of the bottom engagement each may comprise an engagement profile that extends along a length of the first side edges of the base and the first side body.
  • a multi-sided culvert comprising first, second and third side bodies, each side body comprising a first end having a first part of a two-part engagement, the first part comprising a first guide section and a first interlocking section, and a second end having a second part of the two-part engagement, the second part comprising a second guide section and a second interlocking section, wherein, during installation, the first, second and third side bodies are engaged to form a three-sided culvert such that respective first and second guide sections of adjacent side bodies interact to guide the respective first and second interlocking sections into interlocking engagement, the first and second interlocking sections comprising tapered surfaces that, when engaged, permit upward and outward movement of the second part relative to the base.
  • the first guide section of the first part may comprise a flat surface adjacent to the first side edge of the base and a tapered surface that extends upward and away from the flat surface relative to the first side edge of the base
  • the first interlocking section of the first part may comprise a recess that is recessed from a top of the tapered surface
  • the second guide section of the second part may be complementary to the first guide section
  • the second interlocking section comprises a protrusion that is received by the recess of the first interlocking section.
  • first end and the second end of each of the first, second and third side bodies may comprise an engagement profile that extends along a length of the first side edges of the base and the first side body.
  • FIG. 1 is a front elevation view of a component of a multi-sided culvert.
  • FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of two components of a multi-sided culvert being assembled.
  • FIG. 3 is a front elevation view of a multi-sided culvert being assembled.
  • FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the assembled multi-sided culvert of FIG. 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a front elevation view of an assembled altemate embodiment of a multi- sided culvert.
  • FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an assembled multi-sided culvert.
  • FIG. 7 is a detail front elevation view of a connection being formed between two components.
  • FIG. 8 is a detail front elevation view of an altemate connection being formed between two components.
  • FIG. 9 is a perspective view of an altemate embodiment of a component of a multi-sided culvert.
  • FIG. 10 is a perspective view of an assembled multi-sided culvert having the component shown in FIG. 9.
  • a multi-sided culvert generally identified by reference numeral 10, will now be described with reference to FIG. 1 through 10.
  • multi-sided culvert 10 has a culvert body 12 formed from three separate bodies, used as a base section 14, a first side body 16 and a second side body 18.
  • first or second body relates primarily to the function of the component.
  • the design or shape of the bodies may be interchangeable or the same.
  • the bodies are all shown as being planar, it will be understood that some or all may have different shapes, such as a curved section to increase the volume.
  • First side body 16 and second side body 18 are supported by base section 14, which engages first side body 16 with a first bottom engagement 24, and second side body 18 with a second bottom engagement 26.
  • First side body 16 and second side body 18 are engaged at a top 20 of culvert body 12 by a top engagement 22.
  • each of the first, second and top engagements 24, 26 and 22 may use a similar shape to form the engagement and each of the three side bodies 14, 16, and 18 carry one part of a two-part connection at either end, allowing for connections to be formed at the comers when assembled, as shown in FIG. 6.
  • alternate engagements may be used, some of which are described below.
  • first side body 16 and second side body 18 may have flat top engagement surfaces, and use a secondary connector 23, such as a pin connection or clamp, to form top engagement 22.
  • first bottom engagement 24 is depicted as having a first part 28 at a first side edge 30 of base 14 and a second part 36 at a first side edge 38 of first side 16, and is formed by engaging first and second parts 28 and 36.
  • First part 28 has a first guide section 32 and a first interlocking section 34.
  • Second part 36 has a second guide section 40 and a second interlocking section 42, each of which are shown as being complementary to first guide section 32 and first interlocking section 34, respectively.
  • first and second guide sections 32 and 40 interact to guide first and second interlocking sections 34 and 42 into interlocking engagement, as shown in FIG. 3.
  • First and second interlocking sections 34 and 42 have tapered surfaces 44 and 46 that, when engaged, permit upward and outward movement of second part 36 relative to base 14.
  • first bottom engagement 24 may have either arrangement of components.
  • first bottom engagement 24 and second bottom engagement 26 may be symmetric, with having the arrangement shown in FIG. 7, such that second bottom engagement 26 has a first part 48 at a second side edge 50 of base 14 that is shaped the same as first part 28 of first bottom engagement 24 and a second part 52 at a first side edge 30 of second side body 18 that is shaped the same as second part 36 of first bottom engagement 24.
  • first bottom engagement 24 and second bottom engagement 26 may be symmetric, with having the arrangement shown in FIG. 7, such that second bottom engagement 26 has a first part 48 at a second side edge 50 of base 14 that is shaped the same as first part 28 of first bottom engagement 24 and a second part 52 at a first side edge 30 of second side body 18 that is shaped the same as second part 36 of first bottom engagement 24.
  • second bottom engagement 26 may have a first part 48 at a second side edge 50 of base 14 that is shaped the same as second part 36 of first bottom engagement 24 and a second part 52 at a first side edge 54 of second side body 18 that is shaped the same as first part 28 of first bottom engagement 24.
  • top engagement 22 may have a first part 56 at a second side edge 58 of first side body 16 that is shaped the same as first part 28 of first bottom engagement 24 and a second part 60 at a second side edge 62 of second side body 18 that is shaped the same as second part 36 of first bottom engagement 24.
  • first side body 16, and second side body 18 have a common size and shape, which may be used to simplify manufacturing and handling procedures.
  • top engagement 22 may have a first part 56 at second side edge 62 of second side body 18 that is shaped the same as first part 28 of first bottom engagement 24 and a second part 60 at a second side edge 58 of first side body 16 that is shaped the same as second part 36 of first bottom engagement 24.
  • first side body 16 and second side body 18 may each be symmetrical, assuming base 14 has a different engagement profile at either side edge.
  • first guide section 32 of first part 28 has a flat surface 64 adjacent to a tapered surface 66 that descends from flat surface 64 toward first side edge 30 of base 14, first interlocking section 34 of first part 28 has a protrusion 68 that extends upward from flat surface 64 of first guide section 32.
  • Second guide section 40 of second part 36 is complementary to first guide section 32, and second interlocking section 42 has a recess 70 that receives protrusion 68 of first interlocking section 34.
  • first guide section 32 of first part 28 has a flat surface 72 adjacent to first side edge 30 of base 14 and a tapered surface 74 that extends upward and away from flat surface 72 relative to first side edge 30 of base 14, and first interlocking section 34 of first part 28 has a recess 76 that is recessed from a top 78 of tapered surface 74.
  • Second guide section 40 of second part 36 is complementary to first guide section 32, and second interlocking section 42 has a protrusion 80 that is received by recess 76 of first interlocking section 34.
  • the respective engagements When engaged, the respective engagements may act as a labyrinth seal, or a mechanical seal that provides a tortuous path to help prevent leakage, through the comers of the culvert, thus ensuring that as much water as possible is diverted through the culvert, and does not leak into the surrounding area.
  • the angles of the various surfaces of the first and second parts of the engagements are selected such that the joints remain engaged and are biased toward engagement, but also permit some expansion when pressure is applied from within. For example, in the winter, water may freeze within culvert 12. The depicted engagements permit some movement to allow the freezing water to expand without damaging the culvert.
  • a base 14 is placed in an installation location.
  • the installation location may be prepared by levelling or packing a material, such as road crush or gravel.
  • first and second side bodies 16 and 18 are then guided into place.
  • bodies 14, 16 and 18 may be quite heavy, they are preferably outfitted with lifting rings or apertures (not shown), such that they can be manipulated by a lifting crane, hoist, or other device. If bodies 14, 16 and 18 are cast from concrete, lifting cables or rings may be embedded as part of the casting process.
  • first engagement 24 where base body 14 has a convex guide surface 32, it may be easier to slide surface toward the edge of base body 14, such that second guide section engages first guide section 32 and causes first body 16 to pivot and form first engagement 24.
  • second engagement 26 where base body 14 has a concave shape and second body 18 has a convex shape, the edge of second body 18 may be placed directly on first part 48 of base body 14, and the respective shapes will allow second engagement 26 to be engaged as second body 18 pivots about the bottom edge.
  • first side body 16 and second side body 18 will depend on the type of top engagement 22 provided. For example, each side may be lowered simultaneously, or one may be lowered first and the second installed afterwards.
  • first and second bodies 16 and 18 it may be necessary to suspend one or both of first and second bodies 16 and 18 in a partially open position, and move them to a fully installed position either simultaneously, or in a coordinated manner, to ensure the respective engagement profiles are properly mated.
  • the tapered surfaces of the connections will permit relative movement of the side panels while maintaining engagement, allowing for the multi-sided culvert to expand and contract, such as in response to freezing of water within the culvert.
  • multi-sided culvert 10 may optionally have an engaging profile 82 along the edge of each of the side bodies 14, 16, and 18.
  • engaging profile 82 is provided along the length of the engagements 22, 24, and 26, and has alternating protrusions and recesses that engage during installation of multi-sided culvert 10.
  • Engaging profile 82 may aid in the installation process by aligning the side bodies for forming connections.
  • engaging profile 82 may serve to prevent shifting of the side bodies along the engagements 22, 24, or 26.
  • engaging profile 82 may take other forms that engage the respective edges and limit sliding movement of the side bodies, such as having different numbers of protrusions and recesses, having shaped profiles, or having a series of notches and recesses.
  • Base 14, side body 16, and side body 18 may be formed from any suitable material, as will be understood by those skilled in the art.
  • the three panels may be cast from cement, concrete, or any other material suitable for use as a culvert.
  • first side body 16 and second side body 18 have a top engagement 22 that also forms an interlocking connection.
  • top engagement 22 is formed with an additional connector, such as a bolt or clamp, although this is preferably a loose connection that still allows for some expansion, for the reasons as discussed above.

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L'invention concerne un ponceau à plusieurs côtés comportant une section de base, un premier corps latéral et un second corps latéral. Les premier et second corps latéraux sont engagés au sommet du ponceau par un engagement supérieur et sont soutenus par la section de base. La section de base vient en engagement avec le premier corps latéral par un premier engagement inférieur et le second corps latéral par un second engagement inférieur. La première partie du premier engagement inférieur comporte une première section de guidage et une première section de verrouillage, et la seconde partie du premier engagement inférieur comporte une seconde section de guidage et une seconde section de verrouillage. Pendant l'installation, les première et seconde sections de guidage guident les première et seconde sections de verrouillage en engagement, les première et seconde sections de verrouillage possédant des surfaces effilées qui, lorsqu'elles sont en engagement, permettent un mouvement vers le haut et vers l'extérieur de la seconde partie par rapport à la base.
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