Reinforced masonry panel structures

Abstract

A mounting arrangement 10 e is provided for a cleat 30 a or other body for receiving the ends of elongate reinforcements (e.g. rebars 40 a, 40 b ) in a bond beam in a masonry panel 66. The mounting arrangement 10 e secures the cleat to a further reinforcement (e.g. rebar 38 a ) and surrounding cementitious material in a hollow masonry block encased, reinforced cementitious material column 64. An expansion joint 70 may be provided between the column 64 and the panel 66. Connections between the head and foot of the column and pre-existing load bearing structures are also described.

1 . A body securable adjacent an exterior surface of a masonry skin or shell, the body being adapted to receive the end of an elongate reinforcement for reinforcing a cementitious material, and
 a mounting arrangement adjustably securable to the body and engageable with a further elongate reinforcement positioned for reinforcing cementitious material behind the masonry skin or shell, so that the body is secured to the further elongate reinforcement.   
     
     
         2 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in  claim 1 , in which the body is adapted to receive the end of the elongate reinforcement so that when encased in the cementatious material longitudinal movement of the elongate reinforcement relative to the body is allowed but transverse movement of the elongate reinforcement relative to the body is restrained. 
     
     
         3 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in  claim 1  or  2 , in which the mounting arrangement comprises a hook or eye by which it is securable to the further elongate reinforcement. 
     
     
         4 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in  claim 1  or  2 , in which the mounting arrangement comprises a strip or plate having a slot in which the further elongate reinforcement is received for securing the mounting arrangement to it. 
     
     
         5 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in  claim 1  or  2 , in which the mounting arrangement comprises a sleeve through which the further elongate reinforcement passes for securing the mounting arrangement to it. 
     
     
         6 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in any preceding claim, comprising more than one such body which share a single such mounting arrangement. 
     
     
         7 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in any preceding claim, in which the mounting arrangement is securable to more than one such further elongate reinforcement positioned behind the masonry skin or shell. 
     
     
         8 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in any preceding claim, in which the mounting arrangement comprises a threaded fastening by which it is secured to the body. 
     
     
         9 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in  claim 8  in which the threaded fastening comprises a threaded bar or stud received in a threaded hole or nut provided on a sleeve through which the further elongate reinforcement passes for securing the mounting arrangement to it. 
     
     
         10 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in  claim 8  or  9  in which the body comprises a cleat having a mounting flange with a hole through which the threaded fastening passes. 
     
     
         11 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in  claim 10  in which the cleat comprises one or more sockets for slidable reception of the elongate reinforcement end. 
     
     
         12 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in  claim 10  in which the cleat may comprise one or more spigots each for reception within a socket secured to the end of the elongate reinforcement. 
     
     
         13 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in any preceding claim, in which the further elongate reinforcement(is secured to an adjacent load bearing structure by a cleat arranged to cooperate with an end of the further elongate reinforcement(s). 
     
     
         14 . A body and mounting arrangement as defined in any preceding claim, further comprising a hollow masonry unit which forms at least a part of the skin or shell and within which the cementitious material and further elongate reinforcement are received. 
     
     
         15 . A masonry clad volume of reinforced cementitious material, a panel of masonry and an expansion joint between the masonry clad reinforced cementitious material volume and the masonry panel, in which the masonry panel contains a bond beam and in which an elongate reinforcement in the bond beam has an end coupled to a further elongate reinforcement in the volume of cementitious material by a body and mounting arrangement as defined in any of  claims 1 - 12 . 
     
     
         16 . A masonry clad reinforced cementitious material volume, panel of masonry and expansion joint as defined in  claim 15 , in which the volume of cementitous material comprises a column or panel whose head and/or foot is/are secured to an adjacent load bearing structure by a cleat arranged to cooperate with an end of the further elongate reinforcement.