Use of a textile material as a safety barrier to protect users of any type of construction on the occurrence of damage to structural and non-structural elements

Abstract

The present invention relates to the use of a textile material as a safety barrier for reducing harm to people in the event of failure of structural and non-structural elements of any type of construction. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for containing a non-structural clay building element which may be deformed following breakage of the same due to a collapse. Finally, the present invention relates to a method for imparting safety to people who are inside an environment confined by the presence of at least one non-structural element. According to the invention, a layer of fabric comprising a weft and a warp is applied on said structural or non-structural element.

1 . A method for containing a non-structural clay building element which can be deformed following breakage of the same due to collapse, said method comprising at least a step in which a layer of fabric comprising a weft and a warp is applied on said non-structural element. 
     
     
         2 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said weft and said warp comprise at least one yarn of high-strength fibres. 
     
     
         3 . The method according to  claim 2 , wherein said high-strength fibres are selected from the group comprising polyester fibres, polyethylene fibres, aramid, polypropylene and polyolefin fibres and the like. 
     
     
         4 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said weft and/or warp can also comprise at least one metal thread selected from the group comprising steel and copper threads and the like having a diameter comprised from 0.05 mm to 1 mm. 
     
     
         5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said weft and/or warp comprise a metal thread of steel or copper having a diameter comprised from 0.10 to 0.50 mm; preferably 0.20 mm. 
     
     
         6 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said non-structural clay building element is selected from the group comprising walls, panels, partitions, curtain walls, floors and stairways. 
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said layer of fabric is applied to a non-structural clay building element by using a glue or a substance with adhesive properties or mechanical fixing means, preferably nails, screws or other fixing means, directly upon the non-structural clay building element, preferably, said non-structural clay building element is free of plaster. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 1 , wherein said layer of fabric is applied to a non-structural clay building element by using a glue or a substance with adhesive properties or mechanical fixing means, preferably nails, screws or other fixing means, directly upon the non-structural clay building element, and directly upon the pre-existing plaster on said non-structural clay building element. 
     
     
         9 . A method for imparting safety to people who are inside an environment confined by the presence of at least one non-structural clay building element, said method comprising at least one step in which a layer of fabric is applied on said non-structural clay building element. 
     
     
         10 . A use of a textile material in accordance with  claim 1 , as a safety barrier for reducing harm to people in the event of structural and non-structural failures of any type of construction comprising at least one non-structural clay building element.