Patent ID: 6418583
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: E01D

Abstract:
A deck comprising a plurality of elongate members which each comprises at least one flange and at least one web and which are laid side-by-side in mutually abutting relationship in longitudinal direction of the members, intercoupling means intercoupling the members to produce a cellular body with a top surface formed by said flanges of the members and internal bracing formed by said webs of the members, and a plurality of tie elements extending transversely of the members and clamping the members together to form the body into a substantially rigid structure which is stressed in both the longitudinal direction and the transverse direction of the members, wherein the webs define spaced-apart abutment surfaces at which the members abut one another and wherein the bracing in the region between said abutment surfaces extends at least in part at an inclination to the top surface of the cellular body.