Method of reinforcing concrete made construction and fixture used therefor
First Claim
1. A method of reinforcing a concrete made construction comprising the steps of:
- disposing a reinforcement member onto a lower surface of the concrete made construction;
forming holes at said lower surface of the concrete made construction; and
inserting fixtures having an inclined surface into said holes to fix said reinforcement member onto said lower surface of a concrete made construction,wherein the inclined surface is in contact with the reinforcement member and the fixture imparts a tension force to said reinforcement member in a plane of said reinforcement member.
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Abstract
A method of reinforcing a concrete made construction comprising the steps of provisionally disposing a reinforcement member onto a lower surface of a concrete made construction, forming holes at the lower surface of a concrete made construction, and inserting fixtures into the holes to fixate the reinforcement member onto the lower surface of a concrete made construction so that the fixture imparts tension force to the reinforcement member in a plane of the reinforcement member. For instance, a fixture includes a device for applying tension force to the reinforcement member in a plane thereof by moving at least a part of the fixture in a direction perpendicular to the reinforcement member. The invention ensures fixation of a reinforcement member onto a lower surface of a concrete made construction such as a bridge to which repeated live loads are always applied.
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1. A method of reinforcing a concrete made construction comprising the steps of:
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disposing a reinforcement member onto a lower surface of the concrete made construction; forming holes at said lower surface of the concrete made construction; and inserting fixtures having an inclined surface into said holes to fix said reinforcement member onto said lower surface of a concrete made construction, wherein the inclined surface is in contact with the reinforcement member and the fixture imparts a tension force to said reinforcement member in a plane of said reinforcement member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 14)
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- 8. A combination of a fixture and a reinforcement member both of which are to be used in a method of reinforcing a concrete made construction including the step of fixing a reinforcement member onto a lower surface of a concrete made construction with tension force being applied to said reinforcement member in a plane thereof by means of said fixture, said reinforcement member being formed with an inclined guide surface for imparting tension force to said reinforcement member, said fixture including an inclined surface which makes contact with said inclined guide surface of said reinforcement member when said fixture is inserted into the concrete made construction, to impart tension force to said reinforcement member in said plane thereof.
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