Patent ID: 11939736
Assignee: AHMED M. PHULY
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B  F  Y | IPC B  E  F

Claim 2:
3. A foundation as described in claim 1 and further comprising at least one foundation reinforcing member selected from the group consisting of:
(a) top slab reinforcing mesh;
(b) bottom slab reinforcing mesh;
(c) slab shear reinforcing extending between top and bottom slab reinforcing meshes;
(d) rib skin reinforcing on each face of the rib;
(e) rib diagonal reinforcing for diaphragm action at the inner zones;
(f) bursting, splitting reinforcing made of horizontal hairpins extending between the rib skin reinforcing;
(g) straight, hooked and U-shaped horizontal rib dowels for embedment into the pedestal;
(h) vertical dowels along the bottom of the ribs for composite action with the slab;
(i) a horizontal array of bursting reinforcing in the pedestal around the vertical post tensioning elements therein;
(j) a horizontal reinforcing mesh extending across the top of the pedestal; and
(k) horizontal hoops at spaced intervals in the pedestal and combinations thereof.