(19)
(11) EP 1 840 274 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
24.12.2008 Bulletin 2008/52

(43) Date of publication A2:
03.10.2007 Bulletin 2007/40

(21) Application number: 07251309.6

(22) Date of filing: 28.03.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
E02D 27/01(2006.01)
 E02D 27/14(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 30.03.2006 GB 0606310
15.01.2007 GB 0700675

(71) Applicant: Roxbury Limited
Gibraltar (GI)

(72) Inventor:
  • Roger Alfred Bullivant
    Staffordshire DE15 0SS (GB)

(74) Representative: Skinner, Michael Paul 
Swindell & Pearson 48 Friar Gate
Derby DE1 1GY
Derby DE1 1GY (GB)

   


(54) Foundation


(57) A foundation arrangement comprises a channel structure 10 which spans between pile formations for support. The channel structure 10 has a first portion 16 and a second portion 18, both in the form of shallow channel sections or troughs, open from above. Settable material, such as concrete, is cast into the channel structures 16, 18 to form a beam. An aperture 54 is provided for ventilation through the channel structure 10.







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