Production of anchored tie-rods

Claim 3

The device according to claim 1, wherein said annular separating means is a disk.

Claim 4

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introduction into a bore-hole in the ground of a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and separating means in the form of a disk affixed to the outer wall of the tubular element at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture and at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod placed inside the tubular element, the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore-hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (c) injection under high pressure of mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (d) after the cement has set, stressing the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 5

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introduction into a bore-hole in the ground of a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and separating means in the form of a disk affixed to the outer wall of the tubular element at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture and at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod placed inside the tubular element, the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore-hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (c) injection under high pressure of mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (d) after the cement has set, stressing the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 6

The process according to claim 3, wherein said disk affixed to the outer wall of said tubular element is made of a resilient material which takes the form of a corolla.

Claim 7

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introduction into a bore-hole in the ground of a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and separating means in the form of a disk affixed to the outer wall of the tubular element at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) at least one metalic element constituting a tie-rod is placed inside the tubular element, the part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, (c) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (d) injection under high pressure of mortar, cement of any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (d) after the cement has set, stressing the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 8

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introduction into a bore-hole in the ground of a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and separating means in the form of a disk affixed to the outer wall of the tubular element at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) at least one metalic element constituting a tie-rod is placed inside the tubular element, the part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, (c) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (d) injection under high pressure of mortar, cement of any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (d) after the cement has set, stressing the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 9

The process according to claim 5, wherein said disk affixed to the outer wall of said tubular element is made of a resilient material which takes the form of a corolla.

Claim 10

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introduction into a bore-hole in the ground of a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and separating means in the form of a disk affixed to the outer wall of the tubular element at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore-hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (c) at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod is placed inside the tubular element, the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, (d) injection under high pressure of mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (e) after the cement has set, stressing the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 11

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introduction into a bore-hole in the ground of a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and separating means in the form of a disk affixed to the outer wall of the tubular element at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore-hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (c) at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod is placed inside the tubular element, the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, (d) injection under high pressure of mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (e) after the cement has set, stressing the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 12

The process according to claim 7, wherein said disk affixed to the outer wall of said tubular element is made of a resilient material which takes the form of a corolla.

Claim 13

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introducing into a bore-hole in the ground a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and annular separating means positioned between the outer wall of the tubular element and the bore-hole at the location where the base plate and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture and at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod placed inside the tubular element, the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore-hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (c) injection under high pressure of mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (d) after the cement has set, tensioning the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 14

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introducing into a bore-hole in the ground a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and annular separating means positioned between the outer wall of the tubular element and the bore-hole at the location where the base plate and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture and at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod placed inside the tubular element, the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore-hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (c) injection under high pressure of mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (d) after the cement has set, tensioning the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 15

The process according to claim 9, wherein said annular separating means recited in step (c) is a disk element which is affixed to the outer wall of said tubular element to form a barrier in the annular space between said bore-hole and said tubular element.

Claim 16

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introducing into a bore-hole in the ground a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and annular separating means positioned between the outer wall of the tubular element and the bore-hole at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) placing at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod inside the tubular element, the part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, (c) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (d) injecting under high pressure mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (e) after the cement has set, tensioning the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 17

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introducing into a bore-hole in the ground a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and annular separating means positioned between the outer wall of the tubular element and the bore-hole at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) placing at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod inside the tubular element, the part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, (c) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (d) injecting under high pressure mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (e) after the cement has set, tensioning the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 18

The process according to claim 11, wherein said annular separating means recited in step (c) is a disk element which is affixed to the outer wall of said tubular element to form a barrier in the annular space between said bore-hole and said tubular element.

Claim 19

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introducing into a bore-hole in the ground a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and annular separating means positioned between the outer wall of the tubular element and the bore-hole at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore-hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (c) placing at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod inside the tubular element, the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, (d) injecting under high pressure of mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (e) after the cement has set, tensioning the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 20

A process for the production of a tie-rod anchored in the ground, comprising the following steps: (a) introducing into a bore-hole in the ground a device comprising a protective tubular element having a top part and a base part, and annular separating means positioned between the outer wall of the tubular element and the bore-hole at the location where the base part and top part merge, and provided in its base part with at least one injection aperture, the bore-hole having a larger diameter than the device, (b) sealing from the exterior the annular space between the wall of the bore-hole and the base part of the tubular element by injecting a suitable setting composition to fill the annular space between the separating means and the top of the bore-hole to thereby facilitate the filling of said tubular element and the surrounding ground with a setting composition, (c) placing at least one metallic element constituting a tie-rod inside the tubular element, the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the top part of the tubular element being enclosed by a protective casing, with lubricant inserted between the element constituting the tie-rod and the casing, and the part of the element constituting the tie-rod which extends through the base part of the tubular element being surrounded by said base part, (d) injecting under high pressure of mortar, cement or any other suitable setting composition into the protective tubular element, so that the mortar or cement fills the said tubular element and then passes through the injection aperture provided in the base part of the said tubular element and penetrates into the surrounding ground, and (e) after the cement has set, tensioning the covered part of the metallic element constituting the tie-rod.

Claim 21

The process according to claim 13, wherein said annular separating means recited in step (c) is a disk element which is affixed to the outer wall of said tubular element to form a barrier in the annular space between said bore-hole and said tubular element.