Textural break foundation wall construction modules

Patent · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:867619

Phillips, Steven J ^[1]

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1. Kennewick, WA

Below-grade, textural-break foundation wall structures are provided for inhibiting diffusion and advection of liquids and gases into and out from a surrounding hydrogeologic environment. The foundation wall structure includes a foundation wall having an interior and exterior surface and a porous medium disposed around a portion of the exterior surface. The structure further includes a modular barrier disposed around a portion of the porous medium. The modular barrier is substantially removable from the hydrogeologic environment.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA)
• Patent Number(s): US 4974379
• OSTI ID: 867619
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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