Patent ID: 11926979
Assignee: WASKEY BRIDGES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E

Claim 19:
20. A concrete mat apparatus, comprising:
(a) a plurality of elongated concrete members, each member being aligned with and next to another concrete member;
(b) each of the concrete members having an upper generally flat surface, a lower generally flat surface, and first and second inclined surfaces that each extend away from said upper surface;
(c) reinforcement that extends from a first end portion of each concrete member to a second end portion thereof, said reinforcement including a plurality of longitudinally extending reinforcement bars;
(d) cabling that connects each of the elongated concrete members to another of said elongated concrete members, said cabling including generally parallel cable sections, each cable section extending transversely through multiple of said concrete members;
(e) wherein the combination of elongated concrete members has a width and a length that is at least twice as long as the width;
multiple pads on said upper surface of each said concrete member, said multiple pads covering a majority of the area of each said upper surface;
(g) wherein each said pad is spaced apart from others of said pads, said multiple pads including multiple rows on said upper surface in between said first and second inclined surfaces and multiple columns of pads;
(h) wherein there are a first plurality of pads with a first spacing between pads and a second plurality of pads with a second spacing that is greater than said first spacing; and
(i) subsea equipment positioned above and supported by said concrete members, said subsea equipment including a pipe section bearing on one or more of said pads.