Fix Holder, Steel Wire, Bricks, and Bricks Walls Reinforcement Method Thereby

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for reinforcing a block masonry wall of blocks by use of a fixture, fixture holder, and deformed steel wire. The fixture holder has a hollow pipe shape and includes six blade receptacles protruding outward from a periphery thereof by a predetermined distance. The blade receptacles are spirally formed in a longitudinal direction of the fixture holder by a predetermined pitch. The deformed steel wire has an approximately regular-polygonal longitudinal direction thereof by a constant pitch. The deformed steel wire includes an intersectional connecting portion and/or beam connection loop. A block used in the reinforcing method includes a center hole and a side surface groove, and further includes first and second side holes at opposite sides of the center hole. The side surface groove is formed only at one side surface or either side surface of the block. All the holes have a rounded rectangular shape. The masonry wall reinforcing method includes the steps of: connecting a horizontally extending basic deformed steel wire to a vertically extending intersectional connection type deformed steel wire and covering them with mortar; and connecting a fixture holder, which is oriented toward an inner wall, to the vertically extending intersectional connection type deformed steel wire and covering them with mortar. A beam block reinforcing method includes the steps of: laying a row of beam blocks such that holes of the beam blocks horizontally communicate with one another, and penetrating a first deformed steel wire through the holes of the beam blocks; and horizontally disposing a second deformed steel wire on upper surfaces of the beam blocks.

1 . A method for reinforcing a masonry wall comprising:
 connecting a horizontally extending basic deformed steel wire to a vertically extending intersectional connection type deformed steel wire and covering them with mortar;   connecting a fixture holder, which is oriented toward an inner wall, to the vertically extending intersectional connection type deformed steel wire and covering them with mortar;   laying blocks; and   connecting a fixture to the fixture holder by press-fitting the fixture into the inner wall through the fixture holder oriented toward the inner wall.   
   
   
       2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein an end of the vertically extending intersectional connection type deformed steel wire or the horizontally extending basic deformed steel wire, which is located near the ground, ceiling, or lateral wall surface of a building, is longitudinally connected and fixed, by use of the fixture holder, to the fixture that is press-fitted into the ground, ceiling, or lateral wall surface. 
   
   
       3 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein the intersectional connection type deformed steel wire includes one or two intersectional connecting portions, and each intersectional connecting portion is formed by circularly bending a portion of the deformed steel wire in a lateral direction such that the fixture holder or deformed steel wire is inserted into the intersectional connecting portion. 
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein, when the intersectional connection type deformed steel wire includes first and second intersectional connecting portions, the first and second intersectional connecting portions being disposed in different planes perpendicular to each other and spaced apart from each other by a distance equal to the height of a single block. 
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each deformed steel wire has an approximately regular-polygonal cross section, and is spirally twisted in a longitudinal direction thereof by a constant pitch;   the fixture holder has an elongated hollow pipe shape, and includes six blade receptacles protruding outward from a periphery of the fixture holder, the blade receptacles being spirally formed in a longitudinal direction of the fixture holder by a predetermined pitch; and   the fixture holder connects two deformed steel wires to each other in a longitudinal direction of the deformed steel wires via both ends of the fixture holder.   
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 each block includes a center hole and a side surface groove, and the center hole has substantially the same shape as a shape defined by two facing side surface grooves spaced apart from each other by a distance equal to the width of a masonry joint; and   upon the laying of blocks, the vertically extending deformed steel wire is penetrated through the center hole of a block and the space defined by the two facing side surface grooves of an underlying block in sequence.   
   
   
       7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the center hole and the space defined by the two facing side surface grooves have a rounded rectangular shape. 
   
   
       8 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein each block includes a single side surface groove formed only at one side surface thereof or a pair of side surface grooves formed, respectively, at both side surfaces thereof. 
   
   
       9 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein each block further includes a first side hole and a second side hole formed, respectively, at opposite sides of the center hole, and the first and second side holes have a rounded rectangular shape. 
   
   
       10 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein, to connect the fixture holder to the intersectional connecting portion of the intersectional connection type deformed steel wire, after inserting the fixture holder into the intersectional connecting portion, an anchoring fixture holder is fitted around an either end of the fixture holder, the anchoring fixture holder having the same pitch as the fixture holder, but having a larger diameter and a shorter length than those of the fixture holder. 
   
   
       11 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein the intersectional connecting portion has an entrance having a width larger than a thickness of the deformed steel wire and smaller than a thickness of the fixture holder. 
   
   
       12 . A method for the reinforcement of a masonry wall, for reinforcing beam blocks arranged on an upper end of a window, comprising:
 laying a row of beam blocks such that holes of the beam blocks are horizontally lined up with one another, and penetrating a first deformed steel wire through the holes of the beam blocks;   horizontally disposing a second deformed steel wire on upper surfaces of the beam blocks;   connecting the first and second deformed steel wires to each other and covering them with mortar; and   laying blocks on the row of beam blocks.   
   
   
       13 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising: prior to laying the row of beam blocks,
 removing a row of beam blocks arranged on the upper end of the window and a plurality of rows of blocks laid on the row of beam blocks, and supporting the remaining blocks by use of a temporary support.   
   
   
       14 . The method according to  claim 12 , wherein the first and second deformed steel wires are connected to each other by use of a beam connection loop type deformed steel wire, which includes a beam connection loop formed at a lower end thereof and an intersectional connecting portion spaced apart from the beam connection loop by a predetermined distance, or by use of a beam supporting type deformed steel wire which includes a beam connection loop formed at a lower end thereof and an intersectional connecting portion formed at an upper end thereof and spaced apart from the beam connection loop by a predetermined distance. 
   
   
       15 . The method according to  claim 14 , wherein:
 the beam connection loop is formed by circularly bending the lower end of the deformed steel wire such that the deformed steel wire is inserted into the beam connection loop, an entrance of the beam connection loop being opened in an approximately upper lateral region; and   the intersectional connecting portion is formed by circularly bending a portion of the deformed steel wire in a lateral direction such that a fixture holder or deformed steel wire is inserted into the intersectional connecting portion.   
   
   
       16 . The method according to  claim 12 , further comprising:
 connecting the second deformed steel wire horizontally disposed on the upper surfaces of the beam blocks to a vertically extending intersectional connection type deformed steel wire.   
   
   
       17 . The method according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 connecting a horizontally extending basic deformed steel wire or a fixture holder oriented toward an inner wall to the beam connection loop type deformed steel wire or an intersectional connection type deformed steel wire connected to an upper end of the beam connection loop type deformed steel wire as well as to the second deformed steel wire horizontally disposed on the upper surfaces of the beam blocks.   
   
   
       18 . A fixture holder having an elongated hollow pipe shape, wherein:
 the fixture holder includes six blade receptacles protruding outward from a periphery of the fixture holder; and   the blade receptacles are spirally formed in a longitudinal direction of the fixture holder by a predetermined pitch.   
   
   
       19 . The fixture holder according to  claim 18 , wherein the fixture holder is longitudinally coupled with a fixture, and the fixture includes a central core and a plurality of blades protruding outward from a periphery of the core to be inserted into the blade receptacles of the fixture holder, the blades being spirally formed about the core in a longitudinal direction of the fixture by a predetermined pitch. 
   
   
       20 . The fixture holder according to  claim 18  or  19 , wherein the fixture holder is longitudinally coupled to a deformed steel wire, which has a regular-polygonal cross section having vertex portions to be inserted into the blade receptacles, the deformed steel wire being spirally twisted in a longitudinal direction thereof by a predetermined pitch. 
   
   
       21 . The fixture holder according to  claim 19 , wherein, when the fixture holder and the fixture are coupled to each other, a gap for absorbing a vibration generated between the fixture holder and the fixture is provided between each blade of the fixture and the associated blade receptacle of the fixture holder, and a spacing is provided between the core of the fixture and an inwardly protruding portion formed between the neighboring blade receptacles of the fixture holder. 
   
   
       22 . A deformed steel wire for use in the reinforcement of a masonry wall, wherein
 the deformed steel wire has an approximately regular-polygonal cross section, and   the deformed steel wire is spirally twisted in a longitudinal direction thereof by a constant pitch.   
   
   
       23 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 22 , wherein the deformed steel wire has a regular-triangular, regular-tetragonal, regular-pentagonal, or regular-hexagonal cross section. 
   
   
       24 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 22 , wherein the pitch of the deformed steel wire coincides with a pitch of a fixture holder, which includes a plurality of blade receptacles and is spirally twisted, such that vertex portions of the regular-polygonal deformed steel wire are inserted into the blade receptacles of the fixture holder while the deformed steel wire is longitudinally coupled to the fixture holder via their relative rotations. 
   
   
       25 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 24 , wherein the fixture holder is longitudinally coupled with a fixture, and the fixture includes a central core and a plurality of blades protruding outward from a periphery of the core to be inserted into the blade receptacles of the fixture holder, the blades being spirally formed about the core in a longitudinal direction of the fixture by a predetermined pitch. 
   
   
       26 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 24 , wherein the deformed steel wire includes at least one intersectional connecting portion such that the fixture holder or another deformed steel wire is connected to the deformed steel wire in a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the deformed steel wire. 
   
   
       27 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 26 , wherein the intersectional connecting portion is formed by circularly bending a portion of the deformed steel wire in a lateral direction such that the fixture holder or another steel wire is inserted into the intersectional connecting portion. 
   
   
       28 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 27 , wherein the intersectional connecting portion has an entrance having a width larger than a width of the deformed steel wire and smaller than a width of the fixture holder. 
   
   
       29 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 26 , wherein the deformed steel wire includes first and second intersectional connecting portions, and the first and second intersectional connecting portions are disposed in different planes perpendicular to each other and are spaced apart from each other by a distance equal to approximately one or more integer times the height of a block. 
   
   
       30 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 26 , wherein the deformed steel wire includes a beam connection loop formed at one end thereof and an intersectional connecting portion spaced apart from the beam connection loop by a predetermined distance. 
   
   
       31 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 30 , wherein the intersectional connecting portion is formed only at the other end of the deformed steel wire. 
   
   
       32 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 30 , wherein the beam connection loop is formed by circularly bending the end of the deformed steel wire such that another deformed steel wire is inserted into the beam connection loop. 
   
   
       33 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 32 , wherein an entrance of the beam connection loop has an acute angle with a longitudinal direction of the deformed steel wire and is opened inward. 
   
   
       34 . A deformed steel wire having a beam connection loop formed at one end thereof and an intersectional connecting portion formed at the other end thereof, wherein:
 the beam connection loop is formed by circularly bending the end of the deformed steel wire such that another deformed steel wire is inserted into the beam connection loop; and   the intersectional connecting portion is formed by circularly bending a portion of the deformed steel wire in a lateral direction such that a fixture holder or another deformed steel wire is inserted into the intersectional connecting portion.   
   
   
       35 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 34 , wherein an entrance of the beam connection loop has an acute angle with a longitudinal direction of the deformed steel wire and is opened inward. 
   
   
       36 . The deformed steel wire according to  claim 34 , wherein the deformed steel wire has a substantially regular-polygonal cross section and is spirally twisted in a longitudinal direction thereof. 
   
   
       37 . A deformed steel wire to be longitudinally coupled to a fixture holder, which has an elongated hollow pipe shape and includes a plurality of blade receptacles protruding outward from a periphery of the fixture holder, the blade receptacles being spirally formed in a longitudinal direction of the fixture holder by a predetermined pitch, wherein
 the deformed steel wire has a substantially regular-polygonal cross section and is spirally twisted in a longitudinal direction thereof by the same pitch as the predetermined pitch of the blade receptacles of the fixture holder, the deformed steel wire including a beam connection loop formed at one end thereof.   
   
   
       38 . A block for use in a masonry wall reinforcing method using fixtures, fixture holders and deformed steel wires, wherein:
 the block includes a center hole and at least one side surface groove, and the center hole has substantially the same shape as a shape defined by two facing side surface grooves spaced apart from each other by a distance equal to the width of a masonry joint; and   the center hole and the space defined by the two facing side surface grooves have a rounded rectangular shape.   
   
   
       39 . The block according to  claim 38 , wherein the block further includes a first side hole and a second side hole formed, respectively, at opposite sides of the center hole, and the first and second side holes have a rounded rectangular shape. 
   
   
       40 . The block according to  claim 38 , wherein the at least one side surface groove of the block is formed only at one side surface of the block. 
   
   
       41 . The block according to  claim 39 , wherein the center hole has a width smaller than a width of the first side hole and the second side hole. 
   
   
       42 . The block according to  claim 40 , wherein:
 the block further includes a first side hole and a second side hole formed, respectively, at opposite sides of the center hole;   the first and second side holes have a rounded rectangular shape; and   the first side hole is located between the center hole and the side surface groove, and has a length smaller than a length of the opposite second side hole.   
   
   
       43 . The block according to  claim 38 , wherein the at least one side surface groove includes two side surface grooves formed at both side surfaces of the block. 
   
   
       44 . The block according to  claim 43 , wherein the center hole has a width smaller than a width of the first and second side holes.