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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 06, 2014
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ;
Alessandro Palermo, Christchurch, NZ;
Stefano Pampanin, Christchurch, NZ;
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ;
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a pre-stressed beam or panel and the resulting beam or panel are described. The method includes providing a timber-based component (); providing a pre-stressing member () arranged along the timber-based component; applying a tensile force to the pre-stressing member (); providing concrete anchors () at locations that are spaced apart along the timber-based component (); coupling the pre-stressing member () to the concrete anchors (); and releasing the tensile force on the pre-stressing member () to transfer a compressive force to the timber-based component () through the concrete anchors () to form a pre-stressed beam or panel.