A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
The support pole 2 comprises an outer tube 4, and a solid core comprising split lengths 14 of bamboo canes encapsulated by a matrix material 8. The ends of the pole may be closed by convex caps. The pole may be formed by splitting one or more bamboo canes into split lengths, inserting a bundle of the split lengths into an outer tube, and injecting matrix material to encapsulate the split lengths and form a solid core. Before injection of the matrix material the outer tube may be tilted and have a vacuum applied, or have one end closed with a convex cap. Infrared radiation emitted from the core may be used to inspect how the matrix material fills between the split lengths. The matrix material may be injected at multiple points. The matrix material may be polyurethane foam. The pole may be a street light, telegraph pole, or power pole.
The support pole 2 comprises an outer tube 4, and a solid core comprising split lengths 14 of bamboo canes encapsulated by a matrix material 8. The ends of the pole may be closed by convex caps. The pole may be formed by splitting one or more bamboo canes into split lengths, inserting a bundle of the split lengths into an outer tube, and injecting matrix material to encapsulate the split lengths and form a solid core. Before injection of the matrix material the outer tube may be tilted and have a vacuum applied, or have one end closed with a convex cap. Infrared radiation emitted from the core may be used to inspect how the matrix material fills between the split lengths. The matrix material may be injected at multiple points. The matrix material may be polyurethane foam. The pole may be a street light, telegraph pole, or power pole.
Support poles
EINAR STÅLE HAVELAND (author)
2017-11-08
Patent
Electronic Resource
English