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Process for holding up the lateral walls of deep ditches

US4900197A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 5, 1988
Grant dateFeb 13, 1990
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Expiry dateAug 5, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE02D29/045
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for propping or supporting the vertical support walls of deep ditches. After having freely constructed the ditch, to a depth compatible with the resistance of the support walls (1), a ring-shaped plate (3) is provided at the bottom of the ditch, which bears at its periphery against the vertical support walls (1), and which rests on the bottom of the ditch; after the setting of this ring-shaped plate (3), it is attached to the upper part of the support walls (1) for being supported, by means of braces (5); and then, the ditchs is continued, through the orifice (4) of the ring-shaped plate (3), down to the bottom of the work.

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