Patent ID: 6119425
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: E04B,Y10T

Abstract:
A hollow structure made of concrete or ceramics and usable as a beam or pillar for use in construction and building structures, wherein said hollow structure has a plurality of structure members, each of said structure members having a hollow inner surface which defines a hollow portion and having irregular portions on the hollow inner surface thereof, each of said structure members having an opening which opens into said hollow portion, one of the structure members and an adjoining one of the structure members being butt-jointed with each other either at adjoining end portions thereof or at an end portion of one of said structure members and a side portion of the adjoining structure member wherein said openings open toward each other, a filler being provided in the hollow portion of each of the structure members wherein said filler extends between said hollow portions through said openings, said filler being a solidified flowable material which fills said hollow interiors and has an outer surface which is defined by said irregular portions, said filler being solidified such that said filler joins the structure members together.