Flexlock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqtZ7-511Vc This video is an overview of how to build with FlexLock. 
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http://www.cif.org/noms/2003/01_-_Mortarless_Masonry_Wall_System.pdf
MORTARLESS MASONRY WALL SYSTEM
2003 Nova Award Nomination 1
Flexlock
®
Mortarless Masonry Wall System
The FlexLock Wall System is a complete load beari
ng structure designed as a mortarless alternative to
standard concrete block construction. The system's
multi-patented technology
produces significant com-
petitive advantages through the use of an interloc
king design, precision beari
ng surfaces, and post ten-
sioned tendons.
Useful for residential, commercial
and industrial app
lication, the FlexLocV system
consists of two inte-
grated sub-systems, masonry and hardware. In terms
of its application, FlexLocV can be used for load
bearing structures such as: big box
stores, strip malls, manu
facturing facilities, safe rooms, as well as
commercial and residential buildings. A wide range of
non-load bearing applications exist for both fenc-
ing and massive highway sound walls as well. The competitive advantages are:
Mortarless. Except for the first course, the FlexLocV
system requires no mortar
between the joints or
grouting of the horizontal cores.
•
Reduced Construction Time. The FlexLock Wall System
can be assembled at least three times faster
than conventional block construction.
•
Work Force/Market Sensitive. According to the Wo
rld Center for Concrete Technology, the average
age of a master mason in the U.S. is 52 years an
d estimates indicate a shortage of over 50,000 masons.
Because FlexLocV uses one master mason (the rest
being laborers), it can accommodate this shortage
by being uniquely configured
to the current labor pool.
•
Completely Reusable. The unique interlocking surfaces
allow for total disassembly rendering all of the
components useful for other construction projects.
•
All Season Construction. Since the
FlexLocV Wall System does not use mortar, it can be assembled in
any temperature zone.
•
Lower Overall Construction Costs. A recent independent
study indicated that overall masonry cost de-
creased 38% using the FlexLocV Wall System.
•
Super Strong Wall. Variable dynamic
resistance is the ability
of a structure to
"give" slightly under
external pressure, radially distribute the force across
the whole surface, and then lock-up as a solid in-
terconnected mass. This patented characteristic is
exclusive to the FlexLocV Wall System. This fea-
ture is expected to make the FlexLocV system applicable to seismic regions.
•
Strong Patent Portfolio. Currently,
Cercorp has two published utility pa
tents and a third utility patent
pending. These cover the functionalit
y of the system and subsequent improvements. Two design pat-
ents are about to publish covering the block designs.
Cercorp has filed a broad
utility patent under the
PCT for all of the industrialized nations. For brandi
ng purposes, "FlexLock" is
a registered trademark
and "Cercorp" is now pending as a trademark.
Over the years, the available pool of
masons and master masons has d
eclined considerably. Some estimate
a shortage of near 50,000 masons in the United States.
FlexLocV offers an innova
tive concrete unit that
can replace conventional gray block wall systems, conf
orming itself to the current labor pool. The system
does not eliminate the need for masons, but rather al
lows the mason to be more productive. As a result,
apprentices, working with the mason,
may erect a structure four times
faster than conventional wall sys-
tems, becoming more cost effective in building the
structure and allowing the mason to outbid his compe-
tition and be more profitable. The
FlexLock Wall System will be used
to create resi
dential foundations,
highway sound walls, residential fe
ncing, tornado safe rooms, big
box stores, and other facilities.
Contact: Dominic Cerrato • Cercorp Initiatives • 201 Luray Dr. • Wintersville, OH 43963
740-346-0960 • Fax 740-346-0961 • www.cercorp.com
MORTARLESS MASONRY WALL SYSTEM
2003 Nova Award Nomination 1
Flexlock
®
Mortarless Masonry Wall System
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