Patent ID: 6484473
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: E01C,E02D,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of forming a support structure on a base from a framework comprising a tube of a flexible material divided by dividing walls of a flexible material into an array of compartments running the length of the tube, the compartments being arranged in rows and columns so that the tube divided by dividing walls has a honeycomb structure, which method comprises the steps of:1) locating a flexible string or a rigid stay through a line of compartments at or near each edge of the framework, and optionally locating flexible strings or rigid stays through one or more lines of compartments intermediate the edge lines of compartments; 2) attaching the ends of the strings or stays to fixed objects to support the framework with a first end of the tube on the base and a second end of the tube above the first end; 3) locating in one or more of the compartments a support to support a string or a stay passing through that compartment; and 4) filling some or all of the compartments with a filler material so that at least some of the compartments are adjacent one or more other compartments filled with the filler material to support and be supported by the adjacent compartments.