Global Patent Index - EP 1921209 A1

EP 1921209 A1 20080514 - Cracking-inducing vehicle and method

Title (en)

Cracking-inducing vehicle and method

Title (de)

Risseinleitendes Fahrzeug und Verfahren

Title (fr)

Véhicule à induction de fissures et procédé

Publication

EP 1921209 A1 20080514 (EN)

Application

EP 07021816 A 20071109

Priority

GB 0622338 A 20061109

Abstract (en)

This invention relates to methods and apparatus for inducing planes of weakness in hydraulically bound materials, for example roller compacted concrete. A crack inducer vehicle for fabricating pre-cracked hydraulically bound materials, the vehicle comprising: a groove former to form a groove in fresh hydraulically bound material prior to curing, said groove former having a first, lowered position for forming a groove in said fresh hydraulically bound material, and a second, raised position; and a system to apply a de-bonding agent into said groove such that when said hydraulically bound material has cured it preferentially cracks along a said groove.

IPC 8 full level

E01C 23/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

B28D 7/00 (2013.01 - GB); E01C 23/026 (2013.01 - EP US); E01C 23/0973 (2013.01 - GB)

Citation (applicant)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

GB IE

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA HR MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1921209 A1 20080514; GB 0622338 D0 20061220; GB 2443612 A 20080514; US 2008124172 A1 20080529

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 07021816 A 20071109; GB 0622338 A 20061109; US 93780907 A 20071109