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Published: Thursday, January 29, 2009 at 3:00 p.m.
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THIBODAUX Some Lafourche officials are concerned that an internal dispute over money will delay plans to inject local dollars into anLa. 1 elevation project.
The work is intended as a show of faith to bolster the argument that La. 1 deserves added federal dollars through President Barack Obamas economic-stimulus plan.
La. 1 serves as the lone land connection between the oil hub that is Port Fourchon and the rest of the nation.
A wish list of road projects that could be paid for with stimulus plan money proposes $360 million for La. 1, the biggest piece of an estimated $1.3 billion Louisiana pie.
The package was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday and will go before the Senate next week.
But not all projects on states wish lists are guaranteed money, and those which could begin within six months will likely take precedence.
Parish officials are attempting to pump $1.2 million into the project immediately for pre-construction design work, but legal issues and internal disputes have hampered that effort.
Council members approved spending $1.2 million of south Lafourche road-sales-tax money on the project in early January.
But their legal advisor, Lafourche Parish District Attorney Cam Morvant, released an opinion Friday stating the move was illegal.
The tax code allows officials to use that money for public streets and bridges but not state highways like La. 1, he said.
In response, officials quickly offered another solution that now sits in limbo due to an internal dispute.
Some officials hoped to take $1.2 million set aside for unexpected costs in construction of the new Leon Theriot Floodgate in Golden Meadow and instead use it for La. 1.
The lock is set for completion sometime in June or July at an estimated cost of $18 million, which is covered by the state. A contractual agreement with the South Lafourche Levee District provides that the parish will pay a one-third share of any money exceeding $18 million for construction, up to $2 million.
As of Dec. 17, the locks estimated final bill was $18.6 million without any expected overrun.
South Lafourche Levee District General Manager Windell Curole provided that information in a letter to Lafourche Parish President Charlotte Randolph. But the late planning meant council members did not have time to place the matter on their official agenda for Tuesdays meeting.
They could only take up the issue during what is known as a two-thirds or unanimous agenda, which is not advertised prior to the meeting.
All council members must approve a motion to take up matters on this unadvertised agenda.
But Councilman Daniel Lorraine, who represents south Lafourche, contested the late agenda out of concerns that taking money from the Leon Theriot lock would leave the parish vulnerable.
Lorraine said if the lock exceeds construction costs by $2 million upon its completion, the parish must strip money from other parish projects to pay that bill.
When youre doing a major project, you never know when youll come into a change order, Lorraine said, referring to alteration of a contract that generally deals with cost.
Randolph said that issue is not a concern and that Lorraine is deliberately stalling what should be one of the parishs highest priorities.
We need to do it quickly, in the event that this can become part of a stimulus or just some funding source that the president is looking at right now. It may be the only opportunity we have, Randolph said.
Lorraine expressed concerns earlier this month when the parish attempted to use the $1.2 million of south Lafourche road sales money, predicting it could not be used on La. 1, which Morvant later proved correct. But he did vote to spend that money on La. 1.
Although Lorraine disagrees with using the lock money, he contends the parish administration caused the delay because it shouldve proposed spending those dollars before it offered the south Lafourche road-sales-tax money.
Lorraine said the administration shouldve acted shortly after they received the letter from Curole predicting construction costs would hover around $18 million.
That letter was only sent to Randolph, who Lorraine said did not show it to council members until last week.
(Charlotte Randolph) goes around telling people all kinds of things. Im fed up with it; (Councilman Rodney) Doucet is fed up with it, Lorraine said. And she comes to us after the fact and expects us to dance to the tune, and its not going to happen. She needs to start doing things together.
Randolph said Lorraines actions really got petty because he said we didnt call him to discuss this with him in advance. We didnt get this opinion until sometime Friday and had Monday to organize the new appropriation for it.
Randolph said shell attempt to hold a special meeting as early as next week for the sole purpose of approving the floodgate money. She had hoped to hold a meeting today, but not enough council members will be available to form a quorum for the next few days.
A quorum for the council is five, the minimum number of representatives needed to hold official parish business.
Councilman Phillip Gouaux, who is among council members pushing for the money, said its imperative that the council sideline its differences immediately.
If were not going to step forward and try to make this happen, why should anybody else want to step forth? Gouaux said. Every day we wait, I think its a negative response to the state and federal government.
Officials plan to follow the $1.2 million this year with $1.2 million from the parishs road-royalty fund next year and $1.2 million from the general fund in 2011.
Randolph said South Lafourche Levee District members are planning to discuss releasing the parish from part of its commitment to the Leon Theriot Lock during their meeting Monday.
Besides the $1.2 million, Randolph said she hopes to use $500,000 from the $2 million set aside for the Leon Theriot lock in an effort to conduct studies that will persuade FEMA to accept the South Lafourche Levee as adequate flood protection in the upcoming FEMA maps.
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A major change for one of the pillars of the "Horse Capital of the World."
After 34 years, the president of Ocala Breeders' Sales is leaving.
Tom Chiota will retire at the end of June.
The current general manager, Tom Ventura will take over.
Chiota says he just wants to take it easy, after three decades at OBS.
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Blah blah blah. Ventura's speaking fee for the event was $25,000 (reduced, the paper reports, from his usual $50,000). Outrageous? As the speaker circuit goes, no. But the Strib loves Jesse-bashing; wonder what they'll say when conservative media love slave Sean Hannity comes to town to keynote a KSTP Radio event on April 15. Hannity's normal fee is $100,000, but there's no doubt an affiliate discount here. Here's betting the Strib's political editors elect to cover the appearance, minus the snark over price.
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Neuroendocrine, Metabolic and Genomic Cues Signalling the Onset of Puberty in Females
Version of Record online: 8 APR 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01355.x
© 2009 Blackwell Verlag GmbH
Reproduction in Domestic Animals
Volume 45, Issue 6, pages e495–e502, December 2010
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Meza-Herrera, C., Gonzalez-Bulnes, A., Kridli, R., Mellado, M., Arechiga-Flores, C., Salinas, H. and Luginbuhl, J. (2010), Neuroendocrine, Metabolic and Genomic Cues Signalling the Onset of Puberty in Females. Reproduction in Domestic Animals, 45: e495–e502. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01355.x
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- Version of Record online: 8 APR 2009
- Submitted: 15 Sep 2008
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Puberty is the result of a dynamic interaction between genetic factors and environmental cues, all of which lead to the attainment of reproductive capacity. Thus, significant changes in hormone secretion occur from the pre-pubertal to the pubertal stage. The objective of this review is to provide an update of some endocrine, physiological, metabolic and genetic concepts involved in the establishment of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal-gonadal axis function promoting the onset of the reproductive function during puberty. To achieve this purpose, basic aspects of the function of the hypothalamic-hypophyseal-gonadal axis, the control of the axis by neurotransmitters and the interaction between reproductive function and metabolic status will be considered. Finally, the role of the novel kisspeptin system and the GPR54 receptor as modulators of puberty will be considered, in addition to the hierarchical expression of the main genes acting as regulators of the onset of puberty.


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McCain Revises His Definition Of 'Rich': Some People 'Are Poor If They're Billionaires'
In an interview with Politico yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was stumped when asked "how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own." "I think — I'll have my staff get to you," replied McCain. Though his staff says "the correct answer is at least four," the McCains actually own 7 houses.
McCain's out-of-touch response recalls his answer last week when Pastor Rick Warren asked him to "define rich." McCain responded with a joke, asking "How about $5 million?" Other than his quip, McCain refused to give a serious numerical answer, instead saying that "it doesn't matter really what my definition of rich is." "Some of the richest people I've ever known in my life are the most unhappy," said McCain.
In his interview with Politico yesterday, McCain again refused to give a number, saying that he defines rich "in other ways beside income." He added that some people "are poor if they're billionaires":
He still did not give a number.
"I define rich in other ways besides income," he said. "Some people are wealthy and rich in their lives and their children and their ability to educate them. Others are poor if they're billionaires."
Despite McCain's professed desire to "define rich in other ways besides income," distinctions between income levels are a centerpiece of his tax proposals that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy. The Los Angeles Times reports today:
Where to draw the line among the nation's wealthiest taxpayers is the central difference between rival tax blueprints that offer starkly differing formulas for reviving a faltering economy. […]
McCain's plan would cater to wealthy taxpayers and corporations by extending and expanding President Bush's tax cuts, slashing corporate taxes and weakening the estate tax, but it would also aid taxpayers across the board by making the full Bush cuts permanent.
Though McCain would get a $300,000 tax break if his proposals were enacted, middle class Americans would save only $319.
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It's that time of year again! The Lions Lake Martin Charity Poker Run will celebrate its thirteenth anniversary on Lake Martin Saturday, July 16. The day is filled with boating, fun, family and friends all while raising money for local Lake Martin charities. Participants will start at The Ridge Marina and end at Kowaliga Restaurant for a celebration with live music, food, drinks, and awards.
Summer is in high gear at Russell Lands On Lake Martin, and that means activities galore. The Fourth of July, alone, will give you plenty to do. But there's fun times to be had throughout July and August. Look and see!
Check out these views from South Ridge Harbor! The longest western views on Lake Martin are available from the newest addition to The Ridge— South Ridge Harbor. Imagine seeing the Fourth of July fireworks next summer from your living room chair or your deck!
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Red or white LED variants in matched kits, at frequencies up to 4,333MHz.
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As a reminder, it was fined for abusing its market dominance between 2002 and 2009.
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Report says that Zen chipset design requires extra retimer & redriver chips for USB 3.1.
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For example 8,000 Radeon RX 480 cards will be available in North America from day one.
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Quad-core i5 and i7 processors roll out first, followed by the dual-core i3 processors.
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MSI has also been caught out by some review sites.
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Summit Ridge is a CPU not an APU and, sadly, we don't know what GPU was used.
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Available in capacities up to 1920GB, XTi SSDs use a Phison controller and MLC NAND.
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Delayed due to supply chain inventory issues.
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Into which you can fit standard, high-end, PC components.
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Designed to offer the ultimate in modularity, flexibility, and silence.
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With G.Skill Trident Z DDR4 RAM, on an MSI Z170I GAMING PRO AC Mini-ITX motherboard.
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AMD used Cinebench compute tests to show the uplift in performance.
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Source claims results show the GTX 1070 is slightly faster than the GTX Titan X, Fury X.
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Available in compact M.2 and adapter card form factors with capacities from 128GB to 1TB.
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However the sector as a whole drifted down by 10.2 per cent during the same period.
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Nate Allen is a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. A graduate of the University of Missouri, Allen is a voter for the Heisman Trophy. He has authored three books about the Razorbacks.
UA goes beyond call of duty as track host
A pack of runners round the first turn in the women's 1500 meter run Thursday during the NCAA Division 1 Track & Field West Preliminary track meet at John McDonnell Field in Fayetteville.
FAYETTEVILLE -- If anyone can do a great job hosting a bad track meet, the University of Arkansas achieved it this past week at the NCAA Men's and NCAA Women's West Outdoor Preliminary meets.
Regular readers of this column likely know my low opinion of NCAA Outdoor regionals, recently divided into West and East Outdoor Preliminary meets.
For athletes coming off tough conference championships and formerly qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships on the descending order list of peak performances throughout the season, advancing to the NCAA Outdoor Championships only through the Prelim meets is a mostly redundant exercise and unnecessary physical risk prolonging into mid June what for distance runners began last August with cross country.
But until the big five power conferences (the SEC, Pac 12, Big 10, Big 12 and ACC) tell the NCAA to shove it for a variety of reasons, of which track nears last, these Outdoor regionals voted in shortly after the century's turn mostly by the majority bloc of mid-majors will continue however unnecessarily as a necessary evil.
This West Preliminary was Arkansas' best opportunity to showcase John McDonnell Field and its incredibly fast resurfaced track with the NCAA Outdoor Championships locked into Oregon for the next seven years.
So Arkansas hosted the meet that Razorbacks men's Coach Chris Bucknam and Razorbacks women's Coach Lance Harter dread to the max, while still underlying what was most important.
"Twelfth place is as good as first place at this meet," Bucknam said, noting the top dozen in each event advance to Eugene.
First-place is the only place describing the UA's hosting. In 40 years covering track and field no meet comes to mind conducted any more efficiently and less officiously.
In these corporate athletic times, that combination is spotted more rarely than ivory-billed woodpeckers.
Arkansas' volunteer track officials, always superb, performed with admirable common sense. So did everyone from Arkansas event staff to the caterers. It showed. Never was heard a discouraging word.
"Get a gathering of track coaches you always are going to have complaining, but I didn't hear a single complaint," Harter said.
Not even from media. Bucknam and Harter have sufficient confidence in their athletes to do and say the right thing not to require UA staff chaperoning interviews. Their athletes handled triumphs and pitfalls appropriately and admirably.
Like Harter, Bucknam was as proud of the entire UA effort as of his athletes.
"Everybody from our facilities staff to our event staff to our coaching staff answered the call," Bucknam said.
The call, Bucknam said, came from the scoreboard, which bears the name of the retired Arkansas men's coach with whom Bucknam conversed with often over the meet's three days. John McDonnell coached 40 national championships and 84 conference championships in cross country, indoor and outdoor track
"The way I look at it, John McDonnell's name is on that scoreboard," Bucknam said. "It's his field and you have no choice but to raise the bar and put on a great meet. That's why we answered the call."
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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Sep 6, 1977
|Filing date
|Nov 11, 1974
|Priority date
|Jun 11, 1970
|Publication number
|George Putti
|Original Assignee
|Dyform Concrete (Prestressed) Ltd.
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (6), Referenced by (18), Classifications (10), Legal Events (1)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 310,791, filed Nov. 11, 1972 now abandoned which is a division of Ser. No. 69,300 filed Sept. 9, 1970 which is a division of Ser. No. 882,039, filed Dec. 4, 1969.
This invention relates to extrusion machines for making articles, such as slabs, panels, beams, and the like from suitable moldable material such as concrete. The moldable material used is a relatively stiff mix and rapidly sets to a relatively solid state. For the sake of convenience, the invention will be described herein relative to making cored slabs of concrete.
There are many machines in use for making by extrusion concrete slabs and other concrete articles. An example of the prior art machines is illustrated and described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,159,897, dated Dec. 8, 1964. This patent discloses a machine having a plurality of spiral conveyors or augers each with a spiral flight fixed to the core shaft thereof. Each auger has a trowelling mandrel secured to the downstream end thereof so that it rotates with the auger. A vibrator is mounted on the machine outside the molding area thereof so that the entire machine is vibrated, and the vibrations are not where they should be for the best results, and they are also applied to the part of the finished product within the machine. As each trowelling unit is fixed to an auger and rotates with it, it is only possible to form cores in the concrete slabs of circular cross-section and no other cross-sectional shape.
An extrusion machine in accordance with the present invention includes at least one spiral conveyor in and extending longitudinally of the mold of the machine for moving the concrete under pressure longitudinally thereof. A forming element of any predetermined cross-sectional shape is aligned or substantially aligned with the down-stream end of the spiral conveyor and is mounted so as not to rotate with the latter. As a result of this, the forming element can have any desired cross-sectional shape in order to produce cores in the finished product of corresponding cross-sectional shape. The mounting of the forming element makes it possible to rotate the forming element in the same direction as or counter to the direction of rotation of the spiral conveyor, and at the same or a different speed. If it is desired to make a slab with cores of a different cross-sectional size or shape, it is only necessary to replace the forming element.
Additionally, should it be required to form solid slabs this can be achieved simply by removing the core forming element which of course is not possible with existing machines in which the spiral conveyor is formed integrally with the core forming element. It
It is preferable to provide a vibrator within the forming element so that the vibrations are imparted to the concrete at the time the latter is being pressed against the formed part of the slab. This vibrator can be operated with less power than the vibrator of the prior art because it does not have to shake or vibrate the entire machine.
The forming element can be made long enough to form or polish the inner surface of each core after the slab has been formed but while it is still within the mold, or it can include one or more finishing sections or elements fixedly or removably secured to the downstream end of the main forming element, and it is preferable to provide vibration dampeners between the forming element sections so that the vibrations within the forming element are not transferred to the finishing elements or sections and therefore are not transferred to the finished portion of the slab.
An extrusion machine according to the present invention comprises means for feeding concrete to a mold, a rotatable spiral conveyor in and extending longitudinally of the mold in the machine for moving said concrete under pressure through the mold and against the concrete that has set into the cross-sectional shape dictated by the cross-sectional shape of the mold, and a forming element of any predetermined cross-sectional shape substantially aligned with the down-stream end of the spiral conveyor and mounted so as not to rotate with the latter. The conveyor moves the material under pressure over the forming element so that said element forms a core of said predetermined cross-sectional shape in the article as it is being formed. The spiral conveyor has a spiral flight wound around a core shaft, said flight preferably being fixed to or formed with the shaft. Although not necessary for some purposes, it is preferable to provide a vibrator within the forming element so as to subject the concrete to high frequency vibrations at the time it is being subjected to the maximum amount of pressure and is being pressed against the portion of the slab already formed. In addition, it is preferable to provide one or more finishing elements or sections secured to the downstream end of the forming element through vibration dampeners. These finishing elements have a cross-sectional shape and size the same as that of the forming element.
The conveyor preferably has those flights closer to the core forming element of slightly greater diameter than the ones more remote from that element although the core shaft is conventionally of larger diameter in that region. In this way the compression of the concrete into the mold region is increased. To further increase the compression the leading face of the flights in the region of the mold may be radial to the core shaft i.e. they may be sectional as opposed to the normal helicoidal flights. In this way the tendancy for the concrete to move up and over those flights is reduced.
Additionally the edges of the core forming element adjacent to the conveyor may be chamfered or relieved so that the element tapers from the desired final cross-section to a lesser cross-section adjacent the conveyor in this way to allow the concrete to be packed smoothly around the element.
Additionally or alternatively the pitch of the flights may be progressively decreased towards the mold or downstream end of the conveyor to such an arrangement as is possible to use a parallel sided core shaft.
Examples of machines in accordance with this invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which
FIG. 1 is a side elevation of this extrusion machine with the near side broken away to show a spiral conveyor and its associated forming element,
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the machine illustrated in FIG. 1,
FIG. 3 is a horizontal section taken substantially on the line 3--3 of FIG. 1, showing two spiral conveyors in plan,
FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section taken substantially on the line 4--4 of FIG. 3 showing one of the spiral conveyors and part of the forming element thereof in section,
FIG. 5 is a cross-section taken on the line 5--5 of FIG. 3,
FIG. 6 is an elevation of the downstream end of the machine,
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal section through an alternative form of spiral conveyor,
FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 are reduced end views of slabs formed by this machine and illustrating cores of three different cross-sectional shapes by way of example, and
FIG. 11 is an enlarged longitudinal section through the outer end of a spiral conveyor similar to but a little different than the conveyor of FIG. 4.
Referring to the drawings, 10 is an extrusion machine in accordance with this invention which is adapted to move over any suitable base in order to form articles of moldable material, such as concrete slabs. The articles may be formed on the ground or any other suitable base which actually constitutes the bottom surface of the mold of the machine. In this example, the machine moves along a base 12 having vertical sides 13 and 14 which form rails for the machine, said base being supported in any suitable manner, such as by channels 15 and 16 upon which sides 13 and 14 rest.
Machine 10 is made up of a main frame 19 consisting of side members 20 and 21 interconnected by cross members 22 and 23 at opposite ends thereof. A supporting frame 26 is mounted on side members 20 and 21 between the ends thereof and extends across the machine. Frame 26 can be adjusted up and down relative to main frame 19 by bolts 27. Frame 19 is provided with wheels 28 that ride on rails 13 and 14, and as it is necessary to prevent the down-stream end 30 of the machine from rising during operation of the apparatus, brackets 32 extend downwardly from frame 19, and carry wheels 33 which engage the lower surfaces of sides 13 and 14, see FIG. 6.
If machine 10 is used to form a relatively narrow slab or beam with a single core therein, only one spiral conveyor 37 is mounted therein. However, there are usually several of these conveyors in the machine, two conveyors being shown in the illustrated machine. As the spiral conveyors and the forming elements associated with them are the same as each other, only one will now be described in detail.
The spiral conveyor 37 is mounted at one end in suitable bearings carried by supporting frame 26 between side member 20 and 21. This conveyor is made up of a flight 40 secured to or formed with a hollow core shaft 41. In this example, shaft 41 has a straight section 44 extending throughout part of the length of the conveyor, and a diverging section 45 extending throughout the remainder of the conveyor at the down-stream end 46 thereof. Flight 40 may have a constant outer diameter as illustrated at 49 in FIGS. 1 and 4. Alternatively and as described with reference to FIG. 11 the outer diameter of the flight may be greater at the down-stream end of the conveyor.
Each conveyor 37 is rotated in any suitable manner, and in this example, one conveyor is driven by a chain and sprocket arrangement 54 which is driven by a suitable source of power, such as an electric motor 55 mounted on frame 26. While the other conveyor can be driven by the drive 54, it is preferable to rotate the latter conveyor in the opposite direction by gears 56 and chain and sprocket arrangement 57.
A forming element 62 is located at the down-stream end 46 of conveyor 37, and is mounted so as not to be rotated by the conveyor. In this example, forming element 62 is mounted on the end of a hollow shaft 63 which is carried at its opposite end by supporting frame 26. Shaft 63 can be fixedly mounted or, as shown, it can be mounted for rotation, in which case it is rotated by a chain and sprocket arrangement 64 which is driven by a suitable source of power, such as an electric motor 65. Forming element 62 is fixedly or removably mounted on the end of shaft 63 beyond the outer end of conveyor 37, and in this example, said forming element is mounted on the end of shaft 63 by bolts 66.
Forming element 62 can be of any desirable cross-section if shaft 63 is not rotated, such as oval, square, triangular, and the like or if it is desired to form slabs without a core the element 62 can be removed. However, if shaft 63 is rotated, the forming element will form a core of circular cross-section, in which case, the element itself can be circular in section. The forming element can be no larger in cross-section than the spiral conveyor, as shown or it can be cross-sectionally larger.
It is preferable to provide a vibrator 68 within forming element 62. Any suitable vibrator may be used for this purpose, such as an eccentric vibrator, as shown. In this example, vibrator 68 consists of a body 70 mounted on a shaft 71 which is offset a little from the longitudinal central axis of the body. Shaft 71 is journalled in bearings 72 which are carried by a housing 73 supported within the forming element 62 and having perforations 74 therein. A drive shaft 75 is connected at one end to shaft 71, and extends longitudinally through shaft 63 to a suitable source of power, such as a small electric motor 76 carried by support 26 beyond the end of said shaft 63, see FIG. 1. The bearings 72 are lubricated by oil 79 in forming element 62 which forms a housing or reservoir therefor. The level of this oil is normally kept above the bottom of vibrator body 70 so that the latter splashes the oil to lubricate the bearings. In addition, during operation of vibrator 68, the eccentric body 70 thereof slides over the inner surface of housing 73 and creates a suction through perforations 74 to draw oil therethrough even when the level of the oil is low. In effect there always is a mist of oil within the forming element to keep bearings 72 lubricated.
When the forming element is removed to produce slabs with no core it is apparent that if vibration is required it will be necessary to apply it externally of the body. Such arrangements are well known per se and as such are not described in detail herein. Obviously even with a core forming element external vibration may be applied to the mold as an alternative to or additionally to the internal vibration system illustrated.
Forming unit 62 may be relatively long, or it may be formed in two or more interconnected sections, as shown. The forming element in this case consists of a main section 82 which is connected to and supported by the outer end of shaft 63, and to additional sections 83 and 84. The two additional sections are the same size and shape in cross-section as main section 82, and section 83 is connected by a dampener 86 to section 82, while section 84 is connected to section 83 by a dampener 87. Main section 82 acts as a forming element, while sections 83 and 84 act as finishing elements. Any suitable type of dampener may be used. An example is illustrated in FIG. 4. Each of the dampeners is made up of a resilient block 88 located between the connected sections, and bolts 89 extending from said sections into the block to hold these elements together.
A hopper 90 is mounted on frame 19 above the inner end of spiral conveyor 37. This hopper directs previously-mixed concrete of the desired consistency down into the area between the sides of frame 19 at the inner end of the spiral conveyor or conveyors. There are usually a plurality of these conveyors in apparatus of this type. The width of the slab to be produced is determined by side plates on edge mounted on opposite sides of the spiral conveyors. There may be one or a plurality of plates at each side. In this example, there are two substantially aligned plates 92 and 93 on one side of the machine, and substantially aligned plates 94 and 95 at the opposite side thereof. Plates 92, 93, 94 and 95 are mounted for adjustment on frame side members 21 and 22 by means of bolts 97, 98, 99 and 100, respectively. The plates can be moved towards and away from the side members by these bolts. Plates 92 and 94 are usually inclined slightly towards each other in the direction of the down-stream or discharge end of the machine, while plates 92 and 93 are usually inclined towards each other in the same direction but to a lesser extent. The distance between the discharge ends of plates 93 and 95, indicated at 102, determines the width of the finished product.
A support 105 extends across the machine above the conveyors and forming elements thereof and are mounted on side members 20 and 21 and adjustable vertically thereto by shims and bolts 106. One or more horizontal top plates are suspended from support 105 above said conveyors and forming elements. In this example, top plates 108 and 109 are adjustably suspended by bolts 111 and 112 respectively. Side plates 92, 93, 94 and 95 and top plates 108 and 109 for the sides and top of a mold 115 for forming the concrete articles or slabs, the surface on which machine 10 operates forming the bottom of this mold, and in this example, base 12 serves this purpose.
During operation, pre-mixed concrete of the desired consistency is fed by the hopper 90 into the space immediately therebelow. This concrete fills the mold 115, engulfing the spiral conveyors and the associated forming elements. As the conveyors rotate, they tend to move the concrete towards the discharge end of the machine, but as this movement is resisted and stopped by the portion of the slab already formed, the concrete is subjected to pressure as it moves through the mold, and the machine moves in the opposite direction. The pressure in the concrete depends upon the force necessary to move the mass of the machine. The pressure can be regulated by changing the angles of side plates 92, 93, 94 and 95, and/or of top plates 108 and 109. The concrete is also moved around the sections 82, 83 and 84 of the forming elements as it travels towards the discharge end of the machine.
As the concrete is moved around the forming elements these form cores in the finished product of the same cross-sectional shape and dimensions as the forming elements. The vibrators operate within the forming elements, and this subjects the concrete to high frequency vibrations as it is being compacted into the finished article. This improves the compaction, and if prestressing strands or cables extend through the machine so as to be incorporated into the finished slab, the vibration within the concrete mass assures a very strong bond between the strands or cables and the concrete. The compaction is so good as a result of the vibrators within the concrete that the finished slab or article is immediately self-supporting.
The finishing sections 83 and 84 support the concrete within the cores formed therein while the concrete is still being subjected to external pressure. They also help to finish or smooth the surfaces of the cores within the slabs. If the complete forming element is circular in cross-section, it can be rotated at the same or different speed from the speed of rotation of the spiral conveyors, and in the same direction as or opposite to the direction of rotation of said conveyors. This makes it possible to rotate the conveyors and the forming elements at the best speeds for their respective purposes. The rotating finishing sections of the forming elements polish the surfaces of the cores. Dampeners 86 and 87 prevent the vibrations from the vibrators from being transferred to finishing sections 83 and 84 and, therefore, to the finished portion of the slab.
FIG. 7 illustrates an alternative form of conveyor 37a which has a tubular core shaft 120 which does not have a diverging outer section similar to section 45 on shaft 41. Conveyor 37a includes a spiral flight 122 wound around and secured to shaft 120. Conveyor shaft 120 is rotated in the same manner as conveyor shaft 41 described above.
In the example of FIG. 7, forming element 62 is mounted on the end of a tubular shaft 125 which may be fixedly mounted in the machine, or it may be rotated by the same drive means as shaft 63 of conveyor 37. The remaining elements of conveyor 37a are the same as those of conveyor 37, and the two conveyors operate in the same manner.
Machine 10 is such that suitable reinforcing rods may extend therethrough so that the rods are incorporated in the concrete slabs as the latter is formed. Similarly, prestressing strands or cables can extend through the machine, in which case these are incorporated in the slab. By having the vibrators within the forming element, the high frequency vibrations are applied to the concrete exactly where they are required and where they will do the most good. These vibrations also cause the concrete to bond very firmly to the prestressing strands or cables.
The mounting of the forming elements so that they can remain stationary while the spiral conveyors rotate makes it possible to form cores of any desired cross-sectional shape within the concrete slab. For example, these forming elements may be cylindrical, square, oval or any other suitable shape in section. FIGS. 8, 9 and 10 have been included to illustrate finished slabs 130, 131 and 132 having therein cores 134, 135 and 136 respectively of different cross-sectional shapes. These are examples of different shapes that can be produced. If the forming elements are cylindrical, they can be rotated in the same direction as or counter to the rotation of the conveyors, and they can be rotated at the same or different speeds. Thus, the forming elements can be rotated as desired in order to produce well honed cores in the slabs.
The provision of several finishing sections in the forming elements makes it possible to support the slab internally for a longer period after the slab has been formed around the main forming elements than would normally be possible. The dampeners between the forming element sections prevent the high frequency vibrations from being transferred to the finished slab so that the latter is dimensionally stable regardless of the fact that it has just been formed and has just emerged from the forming mold.
Another advantage of the present machine results from the fact that the forming elements can be easily and quickly removed from the machine without interfering with the spiral conveyors when it is desired to make solid concrete slabs. The side plates 92, 93, 94 and 95 can easily be shifted laterally in order to produce slabs of different widths, while top plates 108 and 109 can be adjusted vertically. This machine can be used to produce slabs of different thicknesses and with cores of the same or different sizes. Transverse frame 105 can be adjusted up and down on frame 19 when it is desired to change the thickness of the slab being formed. Frame 26 will also be adjusted up and down to centralize the cores relative to the top and bottom of the slab. If the core size has to be changed, it is not necessary to replace the spiral conveyors but only to replace their associated forming elements. Two layers of cores may be formed in the slab by providing two layers of conveyors and forming elements within the mold of the machine.
In the conveyor illustrated in FIG. 11 the core shaft 140 has flights 141 fixed to it by welding or bolting or by forming them integrally.
The shaft 140 has a diverging section 142 and the flights 141 on that section are of progressively larger diameter towards the core forming element so that their compressure effect on the concrete at that region is increased over the effect of flights which is not so increased. Additionally, while the flights on the parallel sided section of the core shaft are of conventional helicoidal form those on the diverging section are of sectional form having those faces 143 towards the core forming element (i.e. the downstream side) radial and those faces 144 remote from that element sloped.
This feature tends to resist the movement of the concrete up and over the faces 143 and thus further increase the compressure effect of the conveyor. To "lead" the concrete into the mold the end of the core forming element adjacent to the conveyor is chamfered or tapered as at 145.
Desirably the pitch of the flights becomes less towards the downstream end of the conveyor, as shown, and this characteristic may be combined with the features prescribed above or may replace them.
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|Aug 10, 1965
|Clarence Riegel
|Method of forming concrete articles and slip forming machine therefor
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|Edward Henry Bishop
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|Aug 26, 1986
|Oy Partek Ab
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|Oy Partek Ab
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|Jun 3, 1986
|Nov 22, 1988
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|Jul 6, 1989
|Nov 6, 1990
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|Jun 11, 1991
|Oy Partek Ab
|Method for casting one or several concrete products placed side by side
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|Sachs Melvin H
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|American Equipment Systems
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|George Putti
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|George Putti
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|Method of and slide-casting machine for the casting of hollow slabs out of concrete
|Jan 7, 1985
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|Method and slide-casting machine for the casting of hollow precast units of concrete
|Sep 9, 1985
|Mar 19, 1986
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|International Classification
|Cooperative Classification
|European Classification
|Jan 28, 1985
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HDR? NEX 5 does HDR? Really?
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I've been toying with my camera to see how it does HDR and all I can see that it does is make one picture brighter or darker than the other by a very small step as that is; I am not convinced it can do HDR although I have looked at some HDR photos and my camera is not producing what an HDR should look like or am I doing something wrong? Or do I still have to put it together?
IIRC an HDR is two images overlayed one image is a bit over exposed the other is under exposed marrying the two you get an HDR?
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