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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Stephen Hanson, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Stephen Hanson, Ben Lomond, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A beam and bolting construction method and an example dwelling () according to the method are provided. The method involves preliminary steps of selecting a site and determining a bolt array () and selection of dimensions and materials. Actual construction steps include forming a foundation slab () having vertical bolts () embedded therein in accordance with the bolt array (). Alternating layers of beams (B), having aligned bolt bores () for receiving the bolts, are successively laid down over the bolts (), with sides meeting at corners () with alternating sides encompassing the corner bolt. Once a desired height is achieved, washers () and nuts () are placed on the bolts and are tightened to desired pressure levels. The dwelling () is formed with beams () compressed together by threaded bolts () in a bolt array ().