Patent ID: 6122888
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A method of constructing a level portion of a building comprising the steps of:erecting a plurality of generally horizontal structural members at spaced apart intervals, said structural members each having a web, openings defined in said web, each opening having a periphery, and a plurality of spaced apart upstanding flanged embedment formations;placing formwork between said structural members;supporting said formwork by formwork support means, said formwork support means engaging both said structural members and said formwork, while permitting said embedment formations of said structural members to extend upwardly above said formwork;said step of supporting including introducing first members of clamps to bear against the periphery of said openings and using second members of said clamps to bear against said formwork;pouring a castable construction material on said formwork, and allowing same to flow around said upwardly extending embedment formations of said structural members; andallowing said castable material to cure, thereby forming an integral cast floor slab, with portions of said structural members embedded at spaced intervals therein, and a further portion of said structural members extending beneath said integral cast floor slab thereby supporting the same.