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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2022
Applicant:
Earthstone International Llc, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Inventor:
Andrew Ungerleider, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Assignee:
Earthstone International LLC, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01C 9/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/02 (2006.01); C03B 19/08 (2006.01); C03C 3/087 (2006.01); C03C 11/00 (2006.01); C03C 14/00 (2006.01); C04B 14/24 (2006.01); C04B 28/04 (2006.01); C04B 38/08 (2006.01); E01C 3/00 (2006.01); E01C 7/14 (2006.01); E01C 19/00 (2006.01); E01F 13/12 (2006.01); C04B 111/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/025 (2013.01); C03B 19/08 (2013.01); C03C 3/087 (2013.01); C03C 11/007 (2013.01); C03C 14/00 (2013.01); C04B 14/24 (2013.01); C04B 28/04 (2013.01); C04B 38/08 (2013.01); E01C 3/003 (2013.01); E01C 7/142 (2013.01); E01C 9/007 (2013.01); E01C 19/00 (2013.01); E01F 13/126 (2013.01); C04B 2111/00612 (2013.01); C04B 2111/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A support structure, including an excavation and a plurality of irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies at least partially filing the excavation. Each respective irregularly shaped foamed glass body has an aspect ratio of about 1:1.7 and a diameter of about 1 inch. The irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies intersect to define stacking angles of at least about 35 degrees. Under compression, the irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies crush and break up before slip failure occurs such that the roadbed has a crushing failure mode.