Patent ID: 11891803
Assignee: ASTRA CAPITAL INCORPORATED
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 9:
10. A method of installing a modular assembly, comprising:
providing a plurality of base members made of a plastic or plastic composite material, each base member being a monolithic structure defined by a plurality of walls, including a top wall, a bottom wall, and opposing side walls, the opposing side walls defining a channel, each base member of the plurality of base members including at least one heater tray support ledge, protruding away from at least one of the plurality of walls;
providing a heater tray configured to be slidably received within the channel of each base member, and supported by the at least one heater tray support ledge, the heater tray including a channel that extends longitudinally along the heater tray;
providing a heating element configured to heat the heating tray, the heating element received within the channel of the heater tray; and
clamping a metal plate of a lower support structure to the plurality of base members with a mounting bracket to form a horizontal platform for traffic;
after forming the horizontal platform for traffic, performing a heating operation with the heating element;
after performing the heating operation with the heating element, slidably removing the heater tray from the channel of each base member.