Parking lot and associated process

Abstract

A parking lot for motorized land vehicles including beams supporting ends of concrete slabs through the use of connecting plates fixed to the beams and through the use of a concrete strip connecting the ends of the concrete slabs. Also, the method of assembling the parking lot or supporting structure.

1 - 17 . (canceled) 
     
     
         18 . A self-supporting structure, such as a parking lot for land vehicles, in particular motorized vehicles, comprising :
 a wooden structure comprising at least two primary beams extending in a first direction and secondary beams connecting the primary beams and extending in a second direction distinct from the first direction, posts extending in a third direction perpendicular to said first and second directions and supporting said ends of said primary beams,   at least one metal plate being integral with a face of a primary beam oriented in the third direction, connecting members being integral with the metal plate and arranged to project in the said third direction,   a concrete slab being formed in contact with the metal plate so that the connecting members are embedded in the concrete slab.   
     
     
         19 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 18 , wherein the concrete slab comprises :
 a plurality of first concrete slabs arranged side by side along the first direction between said primary beams and comprising first edges extending along the first direction, preferably aligned with each other,   a concrete connecting strip formed in contact with the metal plate and in contact with the first edges of the first concrete slabs, the connecting members being embedded in the connecting strip.   
     
     
         20 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 19 , wherein each first concrete slab comprises a first metal framework embedded in a concrete matrix, said first metal framework of each first concrete slab comprising a portion formed protruding in the second direction relative to first edges of the first concrete slabs and being embedded in said concrete connecting strip. 
     
     
         21 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 20 , wherein each first concrete slab comprises reservation holes formed in the thickness of the first concrete slabs and arranged regularly along the first direction. 
     
     
         22 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 21 , wherein said reservation holes extend in the second direction. 
     
     
         23 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 19 , further comprising second concrete slabs whose first edges are arranged, in the second direction opposite the first edges of the first concrete slabs, the connecting strip fixedly connecting the first edges of the first slabs and the first edges of the second slabs. 
     
     
         24 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 19 , wherein said connecting strip connects one end of the primary beam to an opposite end of said primary beam under consideration. 
     
     
         25 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 18 , wherein each connecting member comprises a body elongated in the third direction, one end of which is attached to the metal plate by welding. 
     
     
         26 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 18 , wherein each connecting member comprises a body elongated in the third direction, one end of the body being fixed to the metal plate and an opposite end comprising a head defining a shoulder with the body. 
     
     
         27 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 18 , in which each concrete slab comprises a metal framework ( 46 ) embedded in a concrete matrix. 
     
     
         28 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 18 , in which the secondary beams are connected at their ends to the primary beams by means of fastening brackets. 
     
     
         29 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 18 , wherein said at least one metal plate is nailed or screwed to said face of the primary beam. 
     
     
         30 . The self-supporting structure according to  claim 18 , wherein said second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. 
     
     
         31 . A method of assembling the self-supporting structure according to  claim 18 , comprising the following steps :
 a) Arrange the posts in a vertical direction,   b) Connecting said posts by means of primary beams, said primary beams being supported by said posts,   c) Arrange said secondary beams between the primary beams and attach their ends to said primary beams,   d) Form a concrete slab in such a way that it is in contact with the metal plate and that the connecting members are embedded in the concrete slab.   
     
     
         32 . The method according to  claim 31  for the assembly of the self-supporting structure, wherein the concrete slab comprises :
 a plurality of first concrete slabs arranged side by side along the first direction between said primary beams and comprising first edges extending along the first direction, preferably aligned with each other, and 
 a concrete connecting strip formed in contact with the metal plate and in contact with the first edges of the first concrete slabs, the connecting members being embedded in the connecting strip, and 
 wherein step d) comprises : 
 e) Arrange the first concrete slabs between the primary beams and above the secondary beams so that their first edges extend in the first direction, 
 f) Pour a concrete connecting strip in contact with the metal plate and said first edges so as to cover said connecting members. 
 
     
     
         33 . The method according to  claim 32 , comprising a step g) subsequent to step f) which comprises making a cut along said first edges of the concrete slabs so as to detach said first concrete slabs from the wooden structure. 
     
     
         34 . The method according to  claim 33  for the assembly of the self-supporting structure, wherein:
 each first concrete slab comprises a first metal framework embedded in a concrete matrix, said first metal framework of each first concrete slab comprising a portion formed protruding in the second direction relative to first edges of the first concrete slabs and being embedded in said concrete connecting strip, 
 each first concrete slab comprises reservation holes formed in the thickness of the first concrete slabs and arranged regularly along the first direction, and 
 the method further comprises a step h) subsequent to step g) which comprises the insertion of metal bars into the reservation holes of each concrete slab.