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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2018
Nutech Ventures, Inc., Lincoln, NE (US);
George Morcous, Omaha, NE (US);
Raed Tawadrous, Winter Springs, FL (US);
NUtech Ventures, Lincoln, NE (US);
Abstract
A system and method for connecting precast concrete structures includes anchoring a sleeve within a pocket formed in one of the concrete structures, and placing the concrete structures in contact with one another such that the pocket is diposed around a protruding end of a shear connector embedded in the other concrete structure. A bridge is inserted around the protruding end of the shear connector and a fastener is installed onto the protruding end of the shear connector to engage the bridge and urge the bridge in abutting relation with a lip of the sleeve. The pocket is then filled with a grout.