Patent ID: 6279281
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: E01D,E04B,E04C,E04G

Abstract:
A concrete forming system for constructing an upper wall for a bridge or building, comprising:a plurality of beams, each having an upstanding web and a flange perpendicularly extending from an upper end of the web;a plurality of steel bars, each steel bar horizontally elongated and arranged between two adjacent beams of the plurality of beams;a plurality of slabs on one of the steel bars for pouring concrete thereon;a plurality of brackets, each having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion, the vertical portion being secured to an end of the steel bars, the horizontal portion being placed substantially parallel to the flange of the beams and having a first engaging means; anda second engaging means corresponding to the first engaging means for removably engaging the horizontal portion of the brackets and the flange of the beams,wherein both ends of one of the steel bars are secured by the vertical portion of each of the brackets, and wherein the first and second engaging means are disengaged after the wet concrete is hardened, thereby the slabs and steel bars can be reused.