Patent ID: 11866939
Assignee: INQUIK IP HOLDINGS PTY LTD
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 11:
12. A structure, comprising:
a plurality of formwork modules successively layered atop one another to provide a height to the structure, each formwork module comprising:
a plurality of formwork members, with the formwork members of the plurality of formwork modules together forming a pair of side walls that define a space therebetween for receiving a settable material, each of the plurality of formwork members configured as C-sections having a pair of boundary flanges and a central web extending therebetween; and
a three-dimensional reinforcement cage disposed within and substantially conforming to the space and engaged with the pair of side walls, the reinforcement cage comprising:
(i) a plurality of braces that extend between the pair of side walls locking the pair of side walls together in a spaced relationship and simultaneously interlocking adjacent formwork members to consolidate the formwork members of each of the plurality of formwork modules;
(ii) a plurality of first members that extend between successive formwork modules of the structure; and
(iii) a plurality of second members that extend along a length of the structure parallel to the sidewalls, with the first members being coupled to the second members, and the braces being coupled to at least one of the first members and the second members,
wherein each of the plurality of braces comprise a pair of elongate protrusions and the boundary flanges of each formwork member include a series of apertures spaced along the boundary flanges for receiving the protrusions of the braces therein,
wherein the reinforcement cage is configured to provide support to locate and hold the pair of side walls in the spaced relationship prior to introduction of the settable material into the space and during the setting thereof, and
wherein the reinforcement cage is configured to integrate with the pair of side walls as the settable material sets consolidating and providing internal support to the structure.