A hollow prefabricated masonry wall panel is made at a fabrication site and is configured for transportation to a build site. The hollow prefabricated wall panel has a base row and an upper row formed of hollow blocks. A slit is formed in the top of each of the two side walls of the hollow blocks of the base row and upper row, the slit having a width no larger than 20% a width of a side wall. Provisional reinforcement is provided within each slit with a bonding material, a size of the slit and the provisional reinforcement configured to provide tensile strength during transportation of the hollow prefabricated wall panel from the fabrication site to the build site. At least one mid-row is laid between the base row and upper row so the hollow cavities are aligned to preserve hollow wall cavities that can accept code required reinforcement once transported to the build site.
E04B 2/20 - Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position by filling material with or without reinforcements in small channels in, or in grooves between, the elements
A hollow prefabricated masonry lintel made at a fabrication site and configured for transportation to a build site has a base row formed of U-shaped blocks laid end to end with adjacent ends adhered with mortar. A hollow horizontal cavity along a length of the base row is formed of each recess of the U-shaped blocks. A slit is formed in a top surface of each of the two side walls of the U-shaped blocks along the length of the base row, the slit having a width no larger than 20% of a width of the top surface. Provisional reinforcement is fully embedded within the slit with a bonding material, with a size of the slit and the provisional reinforcement providing tensile strength during transportation of the prefabricated masonry lintel from the fabrication site to the build site with the hollow horizontal cavity having no grout and no code-required reinforcement.
E04C 3/29 - JoistsGirders, trusses, or truss-like structures, e.g. prefabricatedLintelsTransoms built-up from parts of different materials
E04C 3/02 - JoistsGirders, trusses, or truss-like structures, e.g. prefabricatedLintelsTransoms
E04C 3/20 - JoistsGirders, trusses, or truss-like structures, e.g. prefabricatedLintelsTransoms of concrete or other stone-like material, e.g. with reinforcements or tensioning members
E04C 5/07 - Reinforcing elements of material other than metal, e.g. of glass, of plastics, or not exclusively made of metal
E04B 1/343 - Structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts, e.g. for transport
A hollow prefabricated masonry wall panel is made at a fabrication site and is configured for transportation to a build site. The hollow prefabricated wall panel has a base row and an upper row formed of hollow blocks. A slit is formed in the top of each of the two side walls of the hollow blocks of the base row and upper row, the slit having a width no larger than 20% a width of a side wall. Provisional reinforcement is provided within each slit with a bonding material, a size of the slit and the provisional reinforcement configured to provide tensile strength during transportation of the hollow prefabricated wall panel from the fabrication site to the build site. At least one mid-row is laid between the base row and upper row so the hollow cavities are aligned to preserve hollow wall cavities that can accept code required reinforcement once transported to the build site.
E04C 2/52 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by the shape or structure with special adaptations for auxiliary purposes, e.g. serving for locating conduits
E04B 2/00 - Walls, e.g. partitions, for buildingsWall construction with regard to insulationConnections specially adapted to walls
E04C 1/00 - Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
E04C 2/04 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of concrete or other stone-like materialBuilding elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of asbestos cement
E04C 2/06 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of concrete or other stone-like materialBuilding elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of asbestos cement reinforced
E04B 2/26 - Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element the walls being characterised by fillings in all cavities in order to form a wall construction
Disclosed herein are embodiments of prefabricated compound masonry units and methods of producing the same. One embodiment of a prefabricated compound masonry unit comprises at least one course (12) comprising a plurality of blocks (40) mortared to form a layer, the at least one course having a top surface (14) and a bottom surface (16) each having a first side (18) and a second side (19). Longitudinal tension reinforcement (20) is provided along at least a portion of a length of the at least one course (12) and held with bonding material (30).
E04B 2/20 - Walls having cavities in, but not between, the elements, i.e. each cavity being enclosed by at least four sides forming part of one single element using elements having specially designed means for stabilising the position by filling material with or without reinforcements in small channels in, or in grooves between, the elements
E04C 2/04 - Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of concrete or other stone-like materialBuilding elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels characterised by specified materials of asbestos cement
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