Structural block wall system and method

Abstract

A structural block wall system for building a block wall, the system comprising: a plurality of spaced apart upright sleeved structural members being anchored to an underlying structure upon which the block wall system is being erected upon, each structural member having a height that is substantially less than a height of the block wall, the sleeved structural members comprising a hollow cavity extending along the height of the structural member; a plurality of corresponding structural posts comprising an in-use bottom section configured to be received into respective sleeved structural members to extend along the height of the sleeved structural member; prefabricated blocks configured to be stacked upon each other to form the block wall, each block having opposing end faces with a core therebetween, the core comprising one or more slots for receiving the sleeved structural members and/or the posts.

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         25 . A structural block wall system for building a block wall, the system comprising:
 a plurality of spaced apart upright sleeved structural members being anchored to an underlying structure upon which the block wall system is being erected upon, each structural member having a height that is substantially less than a height of the block wall, the sleeved structural members comprising a hollow cavity extending along the height of the structural member;   a plurality of corresponding structural posts comprising an in-use bottom section configured to be received into respective sleeved structural members to extend along the height of the sleeved structural member;   prefabricated blocks configured to be stacked upon each other to form the block wall, each block having opposing end faces with a core therebetween, the core comprising one or more slots for receiving the sleeved structural members and/or the posts;   a sleeved bracket with a bracket sleeve being dimensioned to receive an in-use top section of the structural posts and wherein at least some of the prefabricated blocks comprise slots for accommodating the sleeved bracket between the end faces of said at least some of the prefabricated blocks.   
     
     
         26 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 25  wherein the sleeved bracket further comprises one or more bracket plates attached to the bracket sleeve and extending outwardly from the outer walls of the bracket sleeve for allowing structural support members to be attached to the bracket plate during use. 
     
     
         27 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 26  wherein one or more of the bracket plates further comprise a corresponding cradle plate that is orthogonally arranged relative to said one or more of the bracket plates to support the structural support member attached onto the bracket plate in a transverse configuration relative to the structural post. 
     
     
         28 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 25  wherein one or more of the prefabricated blocks comprise an internal void to accommodate the sleeved bracket and structural support members attached to the sleeved bracket. 
     
     
         29 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 25  wherein two of the spaced apart structural posts are joined by a plurality of bracing members extending between the two or more structural posts to form a bracing structure. 
     
     
         30 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 25  wherein the bracing members extend diagonally between two structural posts to form the bracing structure. 
     
     
         31 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 28  wherein in-use upper sections of the spaced apart posts of the bracing structure comprises a connection arrangement for receiving additional bracing structures. 
     
     
         32 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 28  wherein each bracing member comprises spaced apart bracing sleeves joined by the bracing members, the bracing sleeves being dimensioned for receiving the structural posts and arranging the posts in the spaced apart configuration to form the bracing structure. 
     
     
         33 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 28  wherein the bracing members comprise bracing bracket plates for facilitating attachment of the bracing members. 
     
     
         34 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 28  wherein one or more of the prefabricated blocks comprise internal openings between the opposed sides of each block to accommodate the bracing members of the bracing structure during use. 
     
     
         35 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 28  wherein the sleeved structural member comprises an anchoring plate for engaging with the underlying structure and facilitating anchoring of the sleeved structural member thereon with the sleeve extending upwardly from the anchoring plate to receive the in-use bottom sections of the supporting posts therein. 
     
     
         36 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 28  further comprising a securement arrangement to secure the in-use bottom section of the post within the sleeved structural member and prevent withdrawal of the post from the sleeved structural member. 
     
     
         37 . A method of constructing a block wall system, the method comprising the steps of:
 anchoring a plurality of spaced apart upright sleeved structural members to an underlying structure upon which the block wall system is being erected upon, each structural member having a height that is substantially less than a height of the block wall, the sleeved structural members comprising a hollow cavity extending along the height of the structural member;   stacking prefabricated blocks on each other, each block having opposing end faces with a core therebetween, to form the block wall by positioning the upright sleeved structural members within one or more hollow slots located within the core of the blocks;   positioning a plurality of structural posts into the core of the blocks through said hollow slots and inserting in-use bottom sections of the plurality of corresponding structural posts comprising into respective sleeved structural members to allow the bottom section to extend along the height of the sleeved structural member.   
     
     
         38 . A method in accordance with  claim 37  further comprising the step of positioning a bracket within an internal void of one or more of the prefabricated blocks to allow an in-use top section of the structural post to be received into a bracket sleeve of the bracket. 
     
     
         39 . A method in accordance with  claim 37  wherein the bracket further comprises one or more bracket plates attached to the bracket sleeve and extending outwardly from the outer walls of the bracket sleeve, the method comprising the attachment of structural support members to the bracket plate. 
     
     
         40 . A structural block wall system for building a block wall, the system comprising:
 a plurality of spaced apart upright structural sub-assemblies being anchored to an underlying structure upon which the block wall system is being erected upon, each structural anchoring sub-assembly having at least two spaced apart structural anchoring members, each structural anchoring member having a generally vertical portion with a height that is substantially less than a height of the block wall, the spaced apart structural members being configured to be arranged with a gap therebetween to define a receiving volume between the vertical portions of the structural members;   a plurality of corresponding hollow structural posts comprising an in-use bottom section configured for engagement with each structural anchoring sub-assembly to extend along the height of the vertical portions of the spaced apart structural members;   prefabricated blocks configured to be stacked upon each other to form the block wall, each block having opposing end faces with a core therebetween, the core comprising one or more slots for receiving the structural sub-assemblies and/or the posts.   
     
     
         41 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 40  wherein structural anchoring member comprises an anchoring portion adapted to engage the underlying structure for anchoring thereto wherein the vertical portion is generally perpendicular relative to the anchoring portion. 
     
     
         42 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 40  wherein during engagement, the bottom use section comprises a hollow internal volume to receiving and engaging the vertical portions of the spaced apart structural members. 
     
     
         43 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 40  wherein the structural sub-assembly further comprises a substantially solid reinforcement insert adapted to be positioned in the gap between the spaced apart structural anchoring members wherein during use the vertical portions and the reinforcement insert therebetween is received into the hollow internal volume of the bottom section. 
     
     
         44 . A structural block wall system in accordance with  claim 40  further comprising a fastening arrangement for fastening the bottom section of the hollow structural post to the spaced apart vertical portions of the structural anchoring members during use.