Patent ID: 8256173

Claim:
A form-inclusion system comprising a reinforced concrete structure comprising: a concrete slab; and at least one concrete column supporting and extending through the concrete slab, wherein, the concrete slab is divided into a plurality of zones in a top view based on a relative magnitude of bending moment and shear force in each zone, where each zone includes a plurality of form-inclusion assemblies, a concentration of form-inclusion assemblies in each zone corresponds to a magnitude of the bending moment and shear force that exist within a corresponding zone of the concrete slab thereby forming at least two types of zones including zones with a high concentration of form-inclusion assemblies and zones with a least concentration of form-inclusion assemblies, the at least one concrete column supports at least one of the plurality of zones in which the least concentration of form-inclusion assemblies are placed, and each form-inclusion assembly comprises recycled material and is embedded within the concrete slab.