A support structure, including an excavation and a plurality of irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies at least partially filing the excavation. Each respective irregularly shaped foamed glass body has an aspect ratio of about 1:1.7 and a diameter of about 1 inch. The irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies intersect to define stacking angles of at least about 35 degrees. Under compression, the irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies crush and break up before slip failure occurs such that the roadbed has a crushing failure mode.
E01C 9/00 - Revêtements particuliersRevêtements pour des parties particulières de routes ou d'aérodromes
B64F 1/02 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions pour l’arrêt des aéronefs, p. ex. filets ou câbles
C03B 19/08 - Autres méthodes de façonnage du verre par moussage
C03C 3/087 - Compositions pour la fabrication du verre contenant de la silice avec 40 à 90% en poids de silice contenant de l'oxyde d'aluminium ou un composé du fer contenant un oxyde d'un métal divalent contenant de l'oxyde de calcium, p. ex. verre à vitre ordinaire ou verre pour récipients creux
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E01C 19/00 - Machines, outillage ou dispositifs auxiliaires pour préparer ou répartir les matériaux de revêtement, pour travailler les matériaux mis en place, ou pour façonner, consolider ou finir le revêtement
E01F 13/12 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pour arrêter de force les véhicules ou les rendre inutilisables, p. ex. tapis cloutés
C04B 111/00 - Fonction, propriétés ou utilisation des mortiers, du béton ou de la pierre artificielle
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Method for slowing an aircraft using a foamed glass composite runway
A method of slowing an aircraft overrunning a runway, including covering an area adjacent a runway with irregular foamed glass bodies having aspect ratios of about 1:1.9 and diameters of about 10 mm to about 80 mm to define a bed, pouring liquid cement over the foamed glass bodies such that the cement infiltrates at least through the bed, curing the liquid cement to define a composite material of foamed glass bodies in a cementitious matrix, and crushing at least a portion of the composite material with an oncoming aircraft, slowing the aircraft. The composite material is at least 85 volume percent foamed glass bodies. When pouring the cement, the liquid cement flows over and around the foamed glass bodies. The aggregate bodies crush and break up before slip failure occurs when being overrun by an aircraft. The aggregate bodies intersect to define stacking angles of about 35 degrees. The cementitious matrix has a cementitious surface.
B64F 1/02 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions pour l’arrêt des aéronefs, p. ex. filets ou câbles
C03B 19/08 - Autres méthodes de façonnage du verre par moussage
C03C 3/087 - Compositions pour la fabrication du verre contenant de la silice avec 40 à 90% en poids de silice contenant de l'oxyde d'aluminium ou un composé du fer contenant un oxyde d'un métal divalent contenant de l'oxyde de calcium, p. ex. verre à vitre ordinaire ou verre pour récipients creux
E01C 9/00 - Revêtements particuliersRevêtements pour des parties particulières de routes ou d'aérodromes
E01F 13/12 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pour arrêter de force les véhicules ou les rendre inutilisables, p. ex. tapis cloutés
C04B 111/00 - Fonction, propriétés ou utilisation des mortiers, du béton ou de la pierre artificielle
An arrestor bed for slowing an aircraft overrunning a runway, including an elongated excavation and a plurality of irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies at least partially filing the excavation. Each respective irregularly shaped foamed glass body has an aspect ratio between 1:1.6 to 1:1.7 and a diameter of about 1 inch. The irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies intersect to define stacking angles of about 35 degrees. Under compression, the irregularly shaped foamed glass bodies crush and break up before slip failure occurs such that the roadbed has a crushing failure mode.
E01C 9/00 - Revêtements particuliersRevêtements pour des parties particulières de routes ou d'aérodromes
B64F 1/02 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions pour l’arrêt des aéronefs, p. ex. filets ou câbles
C03B 19/08 - Autres méthodes de façonnage du verre par moussage
C03C 3/087 - Compositions pour la fabrication du verre contenant de la silice avec 40 à 90% en poids de silice contenant de l'oxyde d'aluminium ou un composé du fer contenant un oxyde d'un métal divalent contenant de l'oxyde de calcium, p. ex. verre à vitre ordinaire ou verre pour récipients creux
E01F 13/12 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pour arrêter de force les véhicules ou les rendre inutilisables, p. ex. tapis cloutés
C04B 111/00 - Fonction, propriétés ou utilisation des mortiers, du béton ou de la pierre artificielle
A method for establishing a runway safety area adjacent a runway, wherein the runway safety area is a cement matrix having a plurality of foamed glass aggregate bodies suspended therein, including mixing cement and foamed glass aggregate bodies to define a composite material, forming the composite material into a runway safety area defining a plurality of foamed glass aggregate bodies suspended in a cement matrix, taxiing an aircraft over the runway safety area and crushing at least a portion of the runway safety area with the aircraft to bleed off the aircraft's kinetic energy, wherein the runway safety area has a crushing failure mode.
E01C 9/00 - Revêtements particuliersRevêtements pour des parties particulières de routes ou d'aérodromes
B64F 1/02 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions pour l’arrêt des aéronefs, p. ex. filets ou câbles
C03B 19/08 - Autres méthodes de façonnage du verre par moussage
C03C 3/087 - Compositions pour la fabrication du verre contenant de la silice avec 40 à 90% en poids de silice contenant de l'oxyde d'aluminium ou un composé du fer contenant un oxyde d'un métal divalent contenant de l'oxyde de calcium, p. ex. verre à vitre ordinaire ou verre pour récipients creux
E01F 13/12 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pour arrêter de force les véhicules ou les rendre inutilisables, p. ex. tapis cloutés
C04B 111/00 - Fonction, propriétés ou utilisation des mortiers, du béton ou de la pierre artificielle
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Foamed glass composite material and a method for producing the same
A method of making a roadbed, including paving an area with foamed glass bodies to define a bed and covering the bed with a layer of cementitious material to define a composite bed. The composite bed is at least 85 percent foamed glass bodies. The composite bed has a cementitious surface.
E01F 13/12 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pour arrêter de force les véhicules ou les rendre inutilisables, p. ex. tapis cloutés
C03C 3/087 - Compositions pour la fabrication du verre contenant de la silice avec 40 à 90% en poids de silice contenant de l'oxyde d'aluminium ou un composé du fer contenant un oxyde d'un métal divalent contenant de l'oxyde de calcium, p. ex. verre à vitre ordinaire ou verre pour récipients creux
C03B 19/08 - Autres méthodes de façonnage du verre par moussage
A porous glass plant growth support structure, including a porous glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is typically formed from foamed glass and/or fused glass spheres and is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5.
A method of slowing an aircraft overrunning a runway, including paving an area immediately beyond the end of a runway with foamed glass bodies to define a bed, covering the bed with a layer of cementitious material to define a composite bed, and crushing at least a portion of the composite bed with an oncoming aircraft, wherein crushing the at least a portion of the composite bed removes kinetic energy from the oncoming aircraft to slow the oncoming aircraft. The composite bed is generally resistant to fire.
C03C 14/00 - Compositions de verre contenant un constituant non vitreux, p. ex. compositions contenant des fibres, filaments, trichites, paillettes ou similaires, dispersés dans une matrice de verre
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C04B 111/00 - Fonction, propriétés ou utilisation des mortiers, du béton ou de la pierre artificielle
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Foamed glass composite arrestor beds having predetermined failure modes
An arrestor bed for slowing an oncoming aircraft, including an elongated excavation, a plurality of foamed glass aggregate bodies positioned within the elongated excavation, and a covering positioned over the elongated excavation to define an arrestor bed. The respective foamed glass aggregate bodies are oblong, irregularly shaped bodies and have characteristic stacking angles of about 35 degrees. The arrestor bed has a rapid brittle crushing failure mode under compression.
B64F 1/02 - Installations au sol ou installations pour ponts d'envol des porte-avions pour l’arrêt des aéronefs, p. ex. filets ou câbles
E01F 13/12 - Dispositions pour interdire ou limiter la circulation, p. ex. portes, barrières pour arrêter de force les véhicules ou les rendre inutilisables, p. ex. tapis cloutés
E01C 9/00 - Revêtements particuliersRevêtements pour des parties particulières de routes ou d'aérodromes
C03C 3/087 - Compositions pour la fabrication du verre contenant de la silice avec 40 à 90% en poids de silice contenant de l'oxyde d'aluminium ou un composé du fer contenant un oxyde d'un métal divalent contenant de l'oxyde de calcium, p. ex. verre à vitre ordinaire ou verre pour récipients creux
A method of producing an arrestor bed for slowing an aircraft overrunning a runway, including paving an area immediately beyond the end of a runway with foamed glass aggregate to define a bed, and covering the bed with a layer of cementitious material to define a composite bed.
C04B 38/08 - Mortiers, béton, pierre artificielle ou articles de céramiques poreuxLeur préparation par addition de substances poreuses
C04B 30/00 - Compositions pour pierre artificielle, ne contenant pas de liants
C03C 3/087 - Compositions pour la fabrication du verre contenant de la silice avec 40 à 90% en poids de silice contenant de l'oxyde d'aluminium ou un composé du fer contenant un oxyde d'un métal divalent contenant de l'oxyde de calcium, p. ex. verre à vitre ordinaire ou verre pour récipients creux
E04B 9/04 - PlafondsStructure des plafonds, p. ex. faux plafondsStructure des plafonds en ce qui concerne l'isolation comprenant des dalles, des feuilles ou similaires
C04B 111/00 - Fonction, propriétés ou utilisation des mortiers, du béton ou de la pierre artificielle
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Foamed glass composite material and a method for using the same
A method of slowing an aircraft overrunning a runway, including paving an area immediately beyond the end of a runway with foamed glass bodies to define a bed, covering the bed with a layer of cementitious material to define a composite bed, and crushing at least a portion of the composite bed with an oncoming aircraft, wherein crushing the at least a portion of the composite bed removes kinetic energy from the oncoming aircraft to slow the oncoming aircraft. The composite bed is generally resistant to fire.
C03C 14/00 - Compositions de verre contenant un constituant non vitreux, p. ex. compositions contenant des fibres, filaments, trichites, paillettes ou similaires, dispersés dans une matrice de verre
C04B 111/00 - Fonction, propriétés ou utilisation des mortiers, du béton ou de la pierre artificielle
A method of making a foamed glass composite, including crushing a vitreous precursor material, such as waste glass, frit, metallurgical slag or the like, sizing the crushed vitreous precursor to segregate an amount of crushed particles of a predetermined size and pelletizing the crushed particles. The pellets are preheated and passed through a high-temperature zone to foam the pellets. The foamed pellets are rapidly quenched to a temperature below their dilatometric softening point and then cooled to room temperature. The high temperature zone is at least about 1200° C. and the pellets are preheated to within no more than about 25° C. of their dilatometric softening point. The pellets are quenched to partially or completely avoid annealing and have increased hardness and compressive strength as a consequence, as well as a preferred failure mode under compression and torsional loads of crushing/shattering.
A porous glass plant growth support structure, including a porous glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is typically formed from foamed glass and/or fused glass spheres and is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5.
A foamed glass plant growth support structure, including a foamed glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5.
An abrasive tool having an elongated handle member, an ultrasonic vibration source operationally connected to the elongated handle member, and a toughened foamed glass ceramic portion operationally connected to the vibration source. The toughened foamed glass ceramic portion includes a first glassy phase and a second glassy phase, wherein the second glassy phase puts the first glassy phase into compression.
B24D 18/00 - Fabrication d'outils pour meuler, p. ex. roues, non prévue ailleurs
B24B 23/04 - Machines de meulage portatives, p. ex. à guidage manuelAccessoires à cet effet avec des outils de meulage oscillantsAccessoires à cet effet
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IMPACT RESISTANT FOAMED GLASS MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME
An impact resistant layered armor system, including a base layer of foamed glass material and an outer layer of relatively tough projectile retentive material. The foamed glass material is substantially isotropic, with a bulk density of between about 0.1 and 0.35 grams per cubic centimeter. The foamed glass material is characterized by a plurality of randomly oriented substantially identically sized cells and is substantially amorphous.
B32B 5/18 - Produits stratifiés caractérisés par l'hétérogénéité ou la structure physique d'une des couches caractérisés par le fait qu'une des couches contient un matériau sous forme de mousse ou essentiellement poreux
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FOAMED GLASS CERAMIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME
A method of making a foamed glass composite, including crashing a vitreous precursor material, such as waste glass, frit, metallurgical slag or the like, sizing the crashed vitreous precursor to segregate an amount of crashed particles of a predetermined size and pelletizing the crashed particles. The pellets are preheated and passed through a high-temperature flame to foam the pellets. The foamed pellets are air-quenched to a temperature below their dilatometric softening point and then cooling to room temperature. The foamed pellets are then mixed with Portland cement and water to form a composite material. The flame temperature is at least about 1300°C and the pellets are preheated to within no more than about 25°C of their dilatometric softening point. The pellets have a volume of between about 0.05 and about 1 cubic centimeter and reside in the flame for between about 0.5 to about 10 seconds.
A foamed glass plant growth support structure, including a foamed glass substrate and a plurality of interconnected pores distributed throughout the substrate. The substrate is characterized by a porosity of at least about 80 percent. The pore size is substantially between about 0.2 and about 5 millimeters and the substrate is sufficiently chemically stable such that water filling the plurality of interconnected pores experiences a pH shift of less than 0.5.
