Building structure having an elastic bearing member in at least one course joint, method for making the structure and intermediate ply for carrying out the method

Claim 1

A BUILDING STRUCTURE HAVING A LOWER STRUCTURE PORTION HAVING AN ELONGATED UPPER BEARING SURFACE, A COURSE JOINT FORMED BETWEEN THIS BEARING SURFACE AND AN UPPER STRUCTURE PORTION MADE OF CONCRETE CAST ON SITE, AND ELASTIC BEARING MEANS IN SAID COURSE JOINT FOR TRANSMISSION OF THE LOAD OF THE UPPER STRUCTURE PORTION TO THE BEARING SURFACE OF THE LOWER STRUCTURE PORTION, SAID BEARING MEANS INCLUDING A CENTRAL BEARING STRIP OF ELASTIC MATERIAL AND ONE FILLING STRIP AT EACH SIDE OF SAID BEARING STRIP, SUCH FILLING STRIPS BEING MADE OF A MATERIAL HAVING NEGLIGIBLE RESISTANCE TO CRUSHING COMPARED WITH THAT OF THE MATERIAL OF THE BEARING STRIP, AND SAID BEARING STRIPS AND FILLING STRIPS BEING CEMENTED TO A TAPE CARRIER INSERTED BETWEEN SAID UPPER STRUCTURE PORTION AND SAID BEARING STRIP AND FILLING STRIPS, THE BEARING MEANS FORMED BY SAID TAPE CARRIER, BEARING STRIPS AND FILLING STRIPS COMPLETELY COVERING THE SAID BEARING SURFACE OF THE LOWER STRUCTURE PORTION.