US4786341A
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Method for manufacturing concrete structure
Assignee: Obayashi Corp
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Filing: 1987-04-15
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Granted: 1988-11-22
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Expires: 2007-04-15
Abstract
Abstract A method for manufacturing a concrete structure such as columns and beams with sufficient reinforcement in the shear strength to be durable against earthquakes, etc. A reinforcing member composed of a fiber-reinforced plastic is applied onto the outer periphery of a concrete structural member by winding the fiber strands around the outer periphery of the concrete structural member while impregnating the fiber material with a resin.
Inventors
- 👤 Katsuro Kobatake
- 👤 Hideo Katsumata
- 👤 Kensuke Yagi
- 👤 Tsuneo Tanaka
- 👤 Tatsuo Ando
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 00:28
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04G; E04G21/00; E04G21/12; E04G23/00; E04G23/02; E04G23/0218; E04G23/0225; E04G23/04; E04G2021/127; E04G2023/0251; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S52/00; Y10S52/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of manufacturing a concrete structure having improved aseismatic performance, comprising the steps of: impregnating a fiber with a resin; spirally winding the resin impregnated fiber as a reinforcing member around the outer periphery of an existing elongate concrete structural member while the resin is in an uncured state; curing the resin; and subjecting the structural member to stress, wherein the spiral winding step is started from the center portion of the concrete structural member and continues to one end thereof, after which the fiber is turned and continuously wound to the other end of the structural member, and thereafter, the fiber is again turned and wound, and finally a starting end and a terminal end of the fiber are joined together to complete the winding step.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
128 words
A method of manufacturing a concrete structure having improved aseismatic performance, comprising the steps of: impregnating a fiber with a resin; spirally winding the resin impregnated fiber as a reinforcing member around the outer periphery of an existing elongate concrete structural member while the resin is in an uncured state; curing the resin; and subjecting the structural member to stress, wherein the spiral winding step is started from the center portion of the concrete structural member and continues to one end thereof, after which the fiber is turned and continuously wound to the other end of the structural member, and thereafter, the fiber is again turned and wound, and finally a starting end and a terminal end of the fiber are joined together to complete the winding step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method for manufacturing a concrete structure according to claim 1, including the step of pressing the wound reinforcing fiber impregnated with the resin so as to be flattened into a reinforcing member of a tape form.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method for manufacturing a concrete structure according to claim 1, wherein the fiber is one selected from the group consisting of carbon fiber, glass fiber, organic fiber and metal fiber, or a composite material made up of such fibers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method for manufacturing a concrete structure according to claim 1 including the step of interposing an insulating member in a non-adhered condition between the concrete structural member and the reinforcing member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method for manufacturing a concrete structure according to claim 1, wherein the spiral winding step comprises sparsely winding the fiber at the center portion of the concrete structural member, and densely winding the fiber at both end portions thereof.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
71 words
The method for manufacturing a concrete structure according to claim 1, wherein at the time of winding the fiber in a spiral form, it is wound around the concrete structural member in at least a single winding turn in a direction orthogonal to the axis of the structural member at the start and end of the winding step, and at both upper and lower end portions of the concrete structural member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
76 words
The method for manufacturing a concrete structure according to claim 1, wherein the winding step comprises winding the fiber such that both upper and lower winding ends of the reinforcing member are spaced apart by about 5 to 15 mm from both upper and lower ends of the structural member, respectively, and the winding pitch of the fiber is set to be smaller than the maximum particle size of coarse aggregate constituting the concrete structural member.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method for manufacturing a concrete structure according to claim 1, wherein the fiber is wound around the concrete structural member in a double spiral fashion, one spiral being in the right upward direction and the other spiral being in the right downward direction, and the fiber is connected at each intersection of the double spirals.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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