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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Oct. 17, 1994
J Thomas Elmore, Washington, DC (US);
Alan Veatch, Washington, DC (US);
William C Clements, Reston, VA (US);
Victor Elias, Bethesda, MA (US);
Longine J Wojciechowski, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
JTE, Inc., Lorton, VA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for adjustably connecting traffic barriers and pre-cast wall facing panels to the soldier beams of a pile wall is provided, which includes a connecting structure cast-in-place between the upper ends of the beam and the panels for structurally interconnecting both a traffic barrier and the upper ends of the panels to the beam. The system further includes an anchor member projecting from the upper end of the soldier beam for securing the connecting structure to the beam, as well as a depth-adjustable array of reinforcing members that are cast within the structure for accommodating variations in the distances between the beams and panels. At least one of the array of reinforcing members projects upwardly out of the connecting structure to link the traffic barrier to the connecting structure. In the method of the invention, the connecting structure is cast-in-place on top of a connecting column that secures the wall panels to the soldier beams, and the traffic barrier is in turn cast over the connecting structure after it sets.