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St. Louis Park began with a railroad. To further the appreciation of residents for that history, an upcoming open house is planned at the Historical Milwaukee Road Depot in Jorvig Park.
The St. Louis Park Historical Society will host the event 1-4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, at the depot, 6210 W. 37th St.
The society will share stories about the history and impact of railroads on St. Louis Park – including the city's name. Educational activities will be geared toward adults and children, and refreshments will be available.
"In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the railroad depot in any town in America was a central fixture of the community, and St. Louis Park was no different," a statement from the society notes. "With no roads to speak of, the residents of the Village depended on the railroads to get to Minneapolis or points west."
The depot, located on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad – also called the Milwaukee Road – arose in 1887, one year after St. Louis Park became an incorporated village. The section of the railroad corridor through St. Louis Park currently houses the Twin Cities and Western Railroad and could host light rail passenger trains in the future.
The depot itself is considered to be in the Eastlake style, according to the society. The style is named for Charles Lock Eastlake, an English architect who also designed furniture.
As for the Milwaukee Road itself, passenger service ended in 1955. The Milwaukee Road ceased to exist as a freight service in 1968.
The St. Louis Park Historical Society bought the depot in 1971 due to its historic significance to the early days of St. Louis Park. A federal grant paid for the cost of moving the depot to Jorvig Park. It is on the National Register of Historic Places along with the Nordic Ware tower, which was originally an experimental concrete grain elevator.
"St. Louis Park is unique because of its train history," the society wrote in its statement.
The city gained its name from the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad. The tracks for that line ran parallel to the Milwaukee Road. The Cedar Lake Regional Trail is located in the area that once contained the line.
St. Louis Park was also home to James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway and Marion Savage's Dan Patch, the society notes. Those corridors are currently home to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway, respectively.
"These lines were the lifeblood to small farming communities like St. Louis Park in the days before cars and trucks and highways," the society's statement reads.
Businessman T.B. Walker, the namesake of the Walker Art Center, contributed to St. Louis Park's development in 1890 when he bought 2,000 acres in the village for housing, commerce and industry. Railroads surrounding an industrial circle to help transport raw materials and finished products, the society noted.
"With four distinct train lines running through the city, train horns and crossing gate chimes have long been a staple city life," the statement adds. "And the rail will continue to impact the city, as plans for the Southwest Light Rail are expected to once again bring passengers to and from Minneapolis."
A 15-minute presentation during the open house at the depot will detail the progression of railroads in St. Louis Park. It will include information about "hidden tracks" that remain in the city, businesses that relied on the trains and the work of a depot agent.
Maps will be available to view the location of industrial plants that covered sites that have become commercial and residential areas in St. Louis Park.
Kids and adults alike can use a telegraph at the depot. Younger children may try tapping the keys while older kids and adults can code and decode messages using decoding sheets.
Kids can also color in drawings to bring home. Jorvig Park also features a train-themed playground children can use during the open house.
To learn more, email [email protected] or call 952-583-9893.
Tedd Ekkers, president of the society, may be reached at [email protected] or by calling 952-300-0081.
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|Results of my 2013 harvest and 2014
process. I have nearly 2 gallons.
As promised, I am sharing test swatches I made using my home-made pigments. All were created in my studio the summer of 2013, with the exception of the last sample which was made this year. For my base, I made a batch of home-made wallpaper paste using a recipe from Recipes for Art and Craft Materials (see The Best Recipe Book Ever). I made a quarter amount of the recipe and still had plenty. It seemed to take forever to cook as I had to heat slowly and stir constantly, but it was worth the trouble.
I then mixed my pigments into the paste and screen printed them onto paper. I must admit that I wasn't very scientific. I didn't record any data and I didn't measure anything. I do plan to do a controlled data project with varied surfaces and mediums (oil, acrylic, etc.) and will share the process when it is done.
I coloured the paste with oak gall (see Oak Gall Soup), walnut husks (see Walnut Juice), and field dirt (see Mud Pies) to create an image of a bullfrog (See My Prince!)
While foraging, I found pieces of an old terra-cotta drainage pipe and pounded some of it into a powder. I realize it isn't exactly a natural product, but the clay was at one time and I count it as a found treasure. Since it had been fired at some point it was a lot of work, but is a beautiful colour. I was afraid it would be too grainy to go through the screen, but it gave me a lovely result.
Swatch: left is scraped with a card and right is screen printed).
|Terra-cotta clay pipe
|Walnut husk and oak gall - both screen printed
Walnut coloring (left) is a lighter value than the Oak gall (right) because I deliberately mixed it that way for the purposes of the print I was working on. I needed a light and a dark to build up layers of value.
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Field dirt sample: left is scraped on paper with a plastic card (I reuse plastic cards from junk mail... they are good for something after all!), and right is screen printed.
This sample is from my latest batch that I documented in Walnut Soup:
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When I cook up a batch of dye, I use strips of copy paper to dip in occasionally to see how the colour is coming along. This strip was dipped once, allowed to dry, and then dipped again. There is a dramatic difference. I would have gotten subtler changes if I dipped while still wet.
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The colours are very similar to each other but, for an artist, they provide different shades of brown. Walnut seems a little redder than oak gall and field dirt just slightly bluer, although for this batch, I had deliberately collected the reddest earth I could find (which was easy because Oregon dirt is high in iron oxide due to an abundance of rain).


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A new method to predict heat rejection in engine design using software-based virtual testing, backed up by data from physical tests, has been developed by Integrated Design Analysis
A new method to predict heat rejection in engine design using software-based virtual testing, backed up by data from physical tests, has been developed by Integrated Design Analysis
Based north of Munich, Germany, InDesA is a consulting and engineering services firm specializing in simulation and analysis of complex fluid flow and heat transfer systems.
InDesA's approach is built around a detailed STAR-CCM+ engine model embedded in a virtual underhood environment. Combustion and exhaust temperatures are derived from 1D engine process simulation using Gamma Technologies' GT-Suite software, while friction heat is measured in physical testing.
Shortcomings of physical prototype testing for heat rejection
Using an early-development-stage engine prototype is a conventional approach for heat rejection measurement. To begin, the engine is instrumented with pressure indicators in the cylinder head. This gives a measure called indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) and another called brake mean effective pressure (BMEP), representing the torque at the flywheel. The two measures are used to derive the friction for the complete engine, known as friction mean effective pressure (FMEP). To obtain these measurements, a specially cast and equipped cylinder head must be fitted to the engine, along with temperature sensors (thermocouples).This adds to the complexity and cost.
Early-stage prototype engines typically have built-in performance limits to safeguard them during testing. Heat rejection needs to be understood early in development, but the engine's combustion and exhaust characteristics are often not mature enough at this stage for accurate evaluation based on physical testing.
Supplementing physical with virtual testing
To remedy these shortcomings, InDesA developed an approach that uses standard physical test procedures to calibrate simulation models based on 1D and 3D representation of fluid flow and heat transfer (Figure 1). Physical testing provides comprehensive information about the engine and fuel consumption. These measurements are used to populate and calibrate various 1D engine models in GT-Suite. The resulting 1D simulations yield predictions for fuel consumption, basic engine operating parameters, mass flow rates, pressure and temperature in the air induction and exhaust systems and in the coolant and lubrication circuit. This 1D simulation output then provides the boundary conditions for a STAR-CCM+ model of the engine as well as the underhood and full-vehicle environment.
Replacing physical test cell with virtual underhood environment
Engine heat rejection is controlled through thermal management technologies embedded in the engine thermal design, exhaust, cooling and lubrication system design, and underhood environment. To virtualize all of these, InDesA used STAR-CCM+ to model a virtual engine to demonstrate thermal simulation techniques with options for different thermal management technologies: split cooling, water-cooled exhaust manifold, engine oil cooler, and thermal encapsulation. The virtual engine is 'brought to life' with 1D simulation models from GT-Suite for engine performance, combustion with air intake and exhaust, heat transfer to the engine structure, lubrication and coolant circuit (Figure 2). Then, to improve on the traditional physical test cell, InDesA developed a virtual car named Pandora, with underhood and full-vehicle environment using STAR-CCM+, that brings together CFD and conjugate heat transfer (CHT) models.
Pandora is used to simulate engine thermal performance with heat transfer to the engine compartment and ambient environment (Figure 3). The model includes the engine and a simplified engine compartment, with air induction, exhaust and coolant systems and front-end heat exchanger module.
The goal is to provide greater fidelity and a wider range of operating conditions than a physical test cell is capable of (Figure 4). Air flow through the engine compartment is modeled in accordance with vehicle speed and cooling fan performance. Air temperature is also modeled in accordance with heat release from the front-mounted radiator. The 1D vehicle model is used for transient simulation in GT-Suite. Hence boundary conditions for any driving cycle from warm-up to race-track operation can be provided.
The engine model is detailed down to a level suitable for thermal stress analysis (Figure 5), with heat flux from combustion into the liner, piston, flame deck and exhaust ports. In addition, dissipated frictional heat is added to the engine liner to calculate internal heat flux, the heat exchange between the engine structure, coolant and engine oil. A unified vehicle model of between 100 and 150 million cells is created in STAR-CCM+, which is used to calculate the heat flux from the engine to the coolant and lubrication system from where it is transported to the heat exchanger pack in the front-end (Figures 7-8). There the heat is released to the cooling air passing through the heat exchanger and cooling fan (Figure 9). The engine experiences the correct underhood air temperature and flow conditions, a significant difference to conventional test cell testing, allowing various heat sources to be quantified precisely.
The model also reveals heat release to the coolant (79.6%), to the engine oil (14%) and to the ambient environment through the engine surface (5.8%). InDesA notes that due to internal heat fluxes and redistribution, the values revealed by simulation differ from those expected with engineering intuition.
Used in combination with bench testing of physical prototypes, InDesA's virtual approach can predict heat rejection early in engine development with higher fidelity and confidence than bench testing alone. With further development, InDesA believes this methodology has the potential to replace physical prototype heat rejection testing altogether.
Figure 1: InDesA's approach to engine and vehicle underhood thermal simulation
Figure 2: The virtual engine is 'brought to life' with data from GT-Suite
Figure 3: Pandora is a virtual concept car with underhood and full vehicle environment modeled with STAR-CCM+ to simulate engine thermal performance with heat transfer to the ambient environment
Figure 4: Engine installation of InDesA's virtual concept car Pandora
Figure 5: Heat flux vectors in engine structure
Figure 6: Heat flux from engine surface to ambient environment at 240kmh and 135kW
Figure 7: Heat rejection of the engine combined with the cooling system at 240kmh and 135kW
Figure 8: Streamlines through engine compartment for 240kmh and 135kW
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Melons are great all by themselves, though some people like to perk up their flavor by sprinkling lemon juice, salt, or liqueur on them.
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Cantaloupe = nutmeg melon = muskmelon = netted melon = rockmelon
Notes: These are popular because they're easy to select and very sweet. Ripe cantaloupes have dull yellow backgrounds with raised netting. Avoid those with protruding stems, or tears in the rind at the stem end--it's a tell-tale sign that the melon was picked too soon. When ripe melons are picked, the stem falls off easily, leaving a small, clean depression. After checking the stem end, flip the melon over and check the blossom end. It should be fragrant and yield a bit when pressed. Cantaloupes are cheapest in the summer.
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I hate these damned signing statements:
President Barack Obama signed a major defense bill Wednesday, notwithstanding public veto threats the White House issued with regard to earlier versions of the legislation.
Obama issued a written "signing statement" explaining his decision to approve the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act despite his objections to various aspects of the measure, including provisions that effectively thwart his efforts to close the Guantanamo Bay prison for terror suspects and give military members the right to refuse to take certain actions that violate their conscience.
"I have approved this annual defense authorization legislation, as I have in previous years, because it authorizes essential support for service members and their families, renews vital national security programs, and helps ensure that the United States will continue to have the strongest military in the world," Obama said. "Even though I support the vast majority of the provisions contained in this Act, which is comprised of hundreds of sections spanning more than 680 pages of text, I do not agree with them all….Though I continue to oppose certain sections of the Act, the need to renew critical defense authorities and funding was too great to ignore."
In signing the bill, Obama turned aside pleas from a coalition of liberal groups that he veto the measure in order assert his authority to close Guantanamo and return much of the war on terror to the law enforcement sphere.
Just veto the god damned thing instead of writing a signing statement whining about how flawed the bill is. Send it back to Congress and make them rewrite the damned bill. The Republicans don't have a 2/3 majority. Throw the ball back to them and do the right thing.
Unfortunately, he would be fighting the Democrats in Congress as well.
assert his authority to close Guantanamo
He could theoretically close Gitmo, leaving the Marines and those held prisoner on Cuba. It's the getting them back to the mainland and dealing with the prisoners that he would have no money for.
Eh, shit's gotta get done. Choose your battles, etc.
Congressional Dems have absolutely no desire to fight for closing Guantanamo. They undercut Obama early and often when he took steps to close it, and they will continue to do it as long as he is in office.
Firebagger! Emoprog! He's a president, not an emperor! Wah, are your fee-fees hurted!
@dr. bloor: I trust Obama's political calculus, so I'm reluctant to play Monday morning quarterback. But it does seem like punting the NDAA back to Congress on the eve of a debt ceiling "Oh noes! We're out of money!" vote would leave the GOP in the awkward position of once again pulling money out of their assholes that they claimed didn't exist.
That said, I think Obama is more concerned with building a coalition within the GOP who will finally play ball. He got that coalition for the tax bill. He might get it for Hurricane Sandy relief, if he plays his cards right. Pissing off NE Republicans right now, when they're already sick to hell of their southern neighbors might not further that goal.
11-D chess is tricky business.
@dr. bloor: So then, what purpose does the signing statement serve?
Wow….just 36 hours ago you were excoriating commenters who were unhappy that Congress passed and Obama was going to sign an imperfect phykil klif bill. Sumpin about "its the best Dems can get!". Now you want Obama to bounce a bill b/c it doesnt give Dems everything you think they should have.
Consistency….how the fuck does it work?
Puts down a marker if the opportunity does arise to do something more assertive.
Context matters in the real world.
Firebagger Cole needs to be choked out with a strap-on.
Can't help but agree in principle. But it is very difficult politics for a prez to veto a defense spending bill, especially a democrat, though Obama has built some fairly good creds in that department with the public. Plus, we kind of have our hands full with the wingnuts playing chess with the gods of commerce that could end life as we know it on planet earth.
There needs to be grass roots opposition directed at dem senators to nip this shit in the bud, and those dems are still running scared of being called wimps on terrorism and the like.
@LeftCoastTom: I was just contrasting it to the prospect of vetoing it and sending it back to congress. Much easier to do the SS andmove the rest of the bill along than to try to get Congress to behave.
Puts down a marker if the opportunity does arise to do something more assertive.
Couldn't he do that in an interview with a friendly journalist? My objection to Bush's use of signing statements was the implication that he wasn't going to bother implementing the laws he was signing, so I don't carry that objection over to a "I really wish I weren't doing this" statement, as seems to be the case here. But, I also don't think it makes much sense to advertise that you lost a battle, just don't bother having a signing ceremony and move on.
@Just Some Fuckhead: Kinky. Take pictures. It will help refi the rebuild.
Ehh. The Constitution is overrated. If these statements were so illegal, then someone would do something, like maybe enact some law or something. Because they don't, the supposedly divine balance of powers the founders created is too fucked to stop the executive from doing it.
@General Stuck: No. What we need is for someone to stage an antiteahadist coup in the Republican party. They are the problem.
I bet Russ Feingold called him and begged him to sign it ahead of the 2013 elections.
Ther's songs for this.
Signing statements have a bit more gravitas than interviews, IMHO, and seem to me to carry less "advertisement" than an interview would.
It would make sense if the cowardly Dems in Congress supported him. They don't. Thus, it would basically be Obama against pretty much the entire Congress. It wouldn't look good and Obama would lose.
Yup. Veto a defense appropriations bill three months past the fiscal year.
Retroactive pay and benefit no pay due for every active duty service member and retiree.
Go for it.
I always say clean up your own side of the street, then point fingers at the other side to clean up theirs. But I suppose we can walk and chew gum at the same time.
FWIW, Maddow is interviewing Jeh Johnson(former Pentagon general counsel and rumored Holder successor). They are about to do one more segment.
Johnson just said we need to start moving some prisoners back to their countries for strategic reasons.
@Baud: OK…to me Bush's abuse of them poisoned them, so even though this isn't a "I won't bother following the law I'm signing" statement, I'm thinking the gravitas is lessened, to the point where I don't really see it.
@Just Some Fuckhead: Maybe he could just make amends by donating a few more bucks to the DCCC?
Maybe he could just make amends by donating a few more bucks to the DCCC?
Not sure if you mean Firebagger Cole or the Preznit.
But it is very difficult politics for a prez to veto a defense spending bill
um, yeah. I would say it's on the "very, very fucking" end of the difficult politics spectrum. Or at a minimum, a level of risk taking completely out of character for this President.
Also too, FTR, and since no one loves to say I told you so better than I do — I've become convinced in the last couple of days that you and others were right about the cliff deal being the right move.
And I hope you are feeling better now, General.
I just meant written presidential statements carry the weight of official governmental documents — regardless of what's written in them.
@Just Some Fuckhead: Firebagger Cole, of course.
President Obama has already started counting up his pennies for his Presidential Library.
He can't possibly afford to contribute anything to the DCCC.
While I understand what you're saying, really, you can't be serious. You're smarter than that, JC.
Hey eemom. Thanks, the pisser plumbing is much better, but now my right foot is swollen up. One thing or its something else.d:)
The deal wasn't great, but it was no disaster either.
@Baud: From Cole's post:
In signing the bill, Obama turned aside pleas from a coalition of liberal groups that he veto the measure in order assert his authority to close Guantanamo and return much of the war on terror to the law enforcement sphere.
I suppose a statement along these lines does provide something to throw at firebaggers who whine that Obummer Never Closed Gitmo, then respond to mentions of Feingold's voting record by asserting that his objections were Special.
I'm not sure what you mean. In any event, absent a veto, I prefer a signing statement opposing these provisions rather than one that ignores or supports them.
In any event, absent a veto, I prefer a signing statement opposing these provisions rather than one that ignores or supports them.
Really? Because I'd rather have idea that we should rethink those policies kept alive rather than accepted without protest.
@Baud: What I mean is, the statement really has no value other than its communication value, as for practical effect he might as well yell at clouds while signing the bill. Or just sign it.
So…he is signing an appropriations bill despite his objections that it maintains the 'you must keep Gitmo open' provision. To whom, and what, is the statement meant to communicate? He's either seeking to change someone's mind in future votes, or to bash someone for their present vote. I assumed the latter, given Congress' overwhelming preference for keeping Gitmo open.
@Baud: Either he signs it or he vetoes it.
There isn't a marker to hang your hat on in the in between space.
the statement really has no value other than its communication value
Agreed. But communication value is pretty important in politics.
@Baud: OK, then:
He's either seeking to change someone's mind in future votes, or to bash someone for their present vote.
Is it A, B, or both?
I think mostly A with a pinch of B.
OK, he vetoes the bill, what then? How does it play out where the new congress sends back a bill that defunds or closes Gitmo? It's a symbolic but empty action that creates more problems than it solves as there's little chance that a significantly (hell, even a marginally) better bill would come back.
I never thought that providing basic human rights and due process should be left up to base political calculations. I fear that years from now when the terms like 'Eleven Dimensional Chess' are long forgotten, the legacy of this time will be weighted down by questions about why there was not a fight (bare knuckled if necessary) for this government to do the right thing.
Returning to a civilized standard for what the rule of law means was an important issue in 2006-2008. And even now, I think it is a very important national security consideration. It's very easy to find sufficient reasons not to be better at this; yet the strongest of leaders find ways to excel at the toughest of tasks.
Send it back to Congress…
What congress? We have a congress?
I think mostly A with a pinch of B.
I saw more potential value with B. Seriously, when this dispute started years ago he had over 90 Senators against him, it seems more important for his putative allies on the topic [thus my Feingold snark] to get in line before moving on to A.
And all of this assumes signing statements communicate much that won't be forgotten tomorrow, to me Bush's abuse of such statements makes the value of an actual "signing statement" questionable (if anything, a "veto statement" would seem to have more value simply because there's real action behind it, but I agree with everyone who says a veto was not going to happen in this case).
Well, yeah, a veto would have significantly more "value" than a signing statement; I didn't mean to imply otherwise. I think our best hope is to try to get the provisions kept out of the NDAA next time it comes up, but I can't say I'm optimistic.
Just veto the god damned thing instead of writing a signing statement whining about how flawed the bill is. Send it back to Congress and make them rewrite the damned bill.
I think our best hope is to try to get the provisions kept out of the NDAA next time it comes up, but I can't say I'm optimistic.
That's about as likely as Honey Boo Boo becoming a Rhodes Scholar.
I prefer to not set my hopes on those odds.
*sigh* So tell me, when the soldiers of this Nation get no pay and the veterans get no services and decide that it was the fault of the Democratic president and to hell with it, they will vote Republican because their local guy at least tells them the right things, and some places start to turn Red again, what will you say then?
And the press will pound on him for "deserting the greatest people in America" and the Democrats will NOT stir one finger to support him, and his ability to at least get some shit done will be gone. But hey, we will all feel so morally superior.
Politics, what is it and how is it done?
Send it back to Congress and make them rewrite the damned bill. The Republicans don't have a 2/3 majority. Throw the ball back to them and do the right thing.
Why do you think that they would do the right thing, given all of the evidence to the contrary?
And, what Obama's using signing statements for is all that they should be used for, should they have any legitimate reason to exist at all.
He's a fraud, a catspaw….. but he's BJ's fraud/catspaw, so he (and his party) merit support.
I really just don't get it. I would suggest that if you were, say, a big, across the board W/Renut backer, and discover your error, becoming a big Dim/Bams backer in reaction sorta says you haven't learned anything. A minority opinion, but there you go. He signed the fucking bill BECAUSE HE WANTED TO. End of story. Jeez.
What a coincidence! Heres ANOTHER bill he didn't want to sign. Let the excuses begin!
same bill, dumbass
Wait, what? How many votes did this bill pass with, I'm guessing more than 66% on both the house and senate. Let's see, from wikipedia: "The House passed it on December 20, 2012 with a vote of 315 yeas to 107 noes; the Senate passed it on December 21, 2012 with a vote of 81 yeas to 14 noes."
It's funny as I'm certainly far to the left of most democrats and Obama but I really don't see what Obama's option is here. If he vetoes it gets overridden and he looks weak. End of story. I never believed that the democrats would close Guantanamo so I'm not disappointed but this is definitely one to pin the blame for on congress (including the democrats), not Obama.


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This application is a divisional of U.S. patent application entitled COMBINED SILL SEAL AND TERMITE SHIELD (SSTS), Ser. No. 11/236,136, filed Sep. 27, 2005 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,603,816, which Application is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a dual-purpose device for sealing the space between a foundation and a sill plate and for providing a physical barrier against termites and other wood boring insects. The device has a portion thereof that adheres to the open face of the sill plate and acts as an impenetrable shield. More particularly, the invention includes a strip of polymeric material that provides sill sealing and precludes weather and insect penetration.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Before the introduction of seismic building codes, residential and small commercial structures were not required to have the sill plate bolted to the concrete foundation. In California, homes built before 1949 were not covered by any specific seismic building code. Upon seismic activity, in buildings which are not bolted to the foundation, the building structure may move on the foundation or even slip off the foundation. Such movement can cause extensive damage to the building and injury to the occupants. Buildings conforming to the seismic building codes have anchor bolts positioned at regular intervals around the perimeter of the foundation wall and extending upward therefrom. The anchor bolts pass through complementary openings in the sill plate and the sill plate is bolted down to the foundation.
Residential construction materials, such as flashings, seals and shields, are frequently revisited to resolve technical problems associated with adjacent materials. A case in point is the galvanic corrosion of aluminum flashings applied over alkaline-copper-quaternary (ACQ) treated woods. Similarly, adhesives having an asphaltic or a bitumen base have been known at ambient temperatures to weep from the installation site and stain adjacent concrete, vinyl or wood. In the cases cited concerns arise as to the life expectancy of the flashing and the aesthetics of the asphaltic-based adhesives. As will be seen herein, other considerations are materials meeting building code standards, utilizing labor-saving installation techniques, and adapting to various changes in the building construction industry.
In the past, residential housing foundations have largely and traditionally been poured concrete or masonry block constructs. To these foundations, wood framing is attached to anchor bolts embedded in the concrete at the top of the poured concrete foundation walls or in the mortar filling the cells of the masonry blocks.
Somewhat more recently an insulated foundation, known as a frost-protected shallow foundation (FPSF), has attracted attention.
An FPSF provides protection against frost damage without the need for excavating below the frost line. An FPSF has insulation placed strategically around the outside of a foundation to direct heat loss from the building toward the foundation, and also to use the earth's natural geothermal energy.
The traditional foundations discussed above are protected from frost-heaving damage by placing the footing below the frost line. Because FPSF are protected from freezing by thermal insulation, bottoms of footings can be just twelve to sixteen inches below grade. This reduces excavation costs, making this an economical alternative for protecting foundations against frost damage. The insulation used in FPSF is commonly rigid expanded or extruded polystyrene foam suitable for below grade application and in compliance with ASTM C 578 Standard. FPSF can be used for both heated and unheated portions of a building.
It is well-known that in buildings constructed with wood in contact with concrete, the wood may be structurally degraded by action of one or more wood pests including, but not limited to termites, ants and other boring insects. In the past, two distinct, but not mutually exclusive, avenues to resolving this problems were followed. First, a chemical barrier utilizing insecticide-treated materials and, secondly, a mechanical barrier such as a metal foil construct.
In the 1990's, Battelle Memorial Institutes did extensive research on long-term insecticide-bearing barriers resulting in patents to Peter Van Voris et al., U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,803,051 and 6,331,308. For purposes of background data, these patents are incorporated herein by reference. These patents describe the binding of a pesticide-carrier mixture into a polymer matrix for long-term protection and provide a comprehensive review of this prior art.
Various construction practices become institutionalized quite rapidly. With this said, it is noted that by the time the Bushberger, infra, application was provisionally filed in 2000, a standard sill plate sealer was described as an elongated strip approximately 0.25 inches thick preferably made from a lightweight polyethylene foam.
In addition to the previously recited art and in preparing for this application, the following patents came to the attention of the inventors and are believed to be relevant to the further discussion of the prior art:
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Jun. 17, 2003
Apr. 15, 2003
Kittson et al.
May 22, 2001
Hulls et al.
Sep. 8, 1998
Mar. 31, 1998
Feb. 25, 1992
Jun. 16, 1985
Jentoft et al.
Feb. 26, 1980
May 28, 1968
Bushberger—U.S. Pat. No. 6,578,332—issued Jun. 17, 2003
Bushberger in U.S. Pat. No. 6,578,332 describes a foundation seal between the wooden floor deck and the home foundation. The seal is T-shaped with a peel-and-stick adhesive surface on the lower surface of the foundation seal and mounted atop a poured concrete foundation wall.
Bushberger—U.S. Pat. No. 6,546,679—issued Apr. 15, 2003
Here, Bushberger in an earlier patent, provides a foundation protective arrangement utilizing a multi-layer rubberized asphaltic laminate attached to an insulated building foundation.
Rittson et al.—U.S. Pat. No. 6,235,136—issued May 22, 2001
In U.S. Pat. No. 6,235,136, a water-resistant mastic membrane is described. Here the laminate is formed in situ with a fiber glass scrim applied with a resinous adhesive. In the application of materials a final layer of asphalt emulsion is sprayed on the exposed surface.
Hulls et al.—U.S. Pat. No. 5,802,779—issued Sep. 8, 1998
Hulls et al., in their '779 patent, describe a physical barrier to control termites. The barrier is mounted between a foundation and a wooden building structure. The device includes a bait block of cellulosic material which may be inspected to ascertain termite activity, and, if such activity is detected, replaced by a termiticide-laden bait block.
Leek—U.S. Pat. No. 5,732,519—issued Mar. 31, 1998
Leek teaches a one-piece foundation-to-frame connector having an S-shape configuration and, upon installation, is bolted to the concrete foundation and attached to the sill plate or mud sill. The device is primarily designed to retrofit buildings erected prior to those conforming seismic building codes.
Vergano—U.S. Pat. No. 5,091,235—issued Feb. 25, 1992
Vergano '235 describes a sill wrap assembly for providing air infiltration barrier between the sill plate and the foundation wall. The wrap includes a batt of infiltration material laminated into a spun-bonded or woven polyolefin sheet.
Rittinge—U.S. Pat. No. 4,528,787—issued Jul. 16, 1985
The U.S. patent to Rittinge comprises a timber base plate and an additional metal base plate with channels communicating with a cavity.
Jentoft—U.S. Pat. No. 4,189,877—issued Feb. 26, 1980
This shows an earlier mounting on a vinyl strip a reinforcing material, such as a fiber-glass scrim with a foam insulative material bonded thereon. The device is designed for use as an expansion joint cover.
Crom—U.S. Pat. No. 3,385,016—issued May 28, 1968
The Crom patent shows a waterstop-bearing pad which was part of the joint construction between the foundation and the wall of a liquid storage tank.
Various devices for sill sealing and various devices for providing a physical barrier to control termites are shown in the prior art. However, none of the prior art devices provide the combination of features shown hereinbelow in the disclosed device.
In the description which follows, a sill seal and termite shield (SSTS) device is shown in detail. Recently constructed houses are built on foundations which extend below the frost penetration and are either placed on a poured concrete foundation (see the first and second embodiments) or on a masonry block foundation (see the third and fourth embodiments). The fifth embodiment shows a sill seal and termite shield device mounted on a frost protected shallow foundation as discussed in the foregoing introductory matter. All of these foundations present a rough surface atop the foundation wall that is sealed by a polymeric foam pad of the SSTS device. The first four embodiments attach the sill plate to the foundation using anchor bolts and attaching hardware, whereas the fifth relies on adhesive to attach the sill plate.
The termite shield function of the SSTS devices is also described hereinbelow. The function is accommodated by a metallic web—either of foil or of an impenetrable screen—or a nonmetallic web—either of plastic sheet or of impenetrable scrim. Furthermore, the termite shield, which is termed herein a barrier layer, is shown as adjacent to a weatherproofing membrane or as an interior layer of an elastomeric composite weatherproofing membrane. The hot melt adhesives layers are of key importance in the various embodiments described herein below. The hot melt adhesives attach the foam pad to the weatherproofing membrane and, where applicable, the barrier layer to the weatherproofing membrane. Other pressure-activated, hot melt adhesives attach the SSTS device to the foundation wall and the sill plate to the SSTS device. For ease of installation, removable release sheets, preferably silicone treated, are optionally employed to convert the SSTS device hereof to a peel-and-stick device.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a combined sill seal and termite shield that is readily installed utilizing a pressure-activated, hot melt adhesive which, upon activation, strongly adheres to the rough and porous surfaces of concrete and masonry block.
It is a further object of the present invention to have a combined sill seal and termite shield with a polymeric foam seal pad and one or more laminae thereon, which laminae include at least one that is impenetrable by wood boring insects.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a combined sill seal and termite shield system using an insect impenetrable web and a polymeric membrane in a system free of bituminous or asphaltic coatings.
It is yet another object of the present invention to provide a labor-saving metal foil and polymeric membrane system which utilizes peel-and-stick components that are easy and economical to install in residential or commercial construction.
It is still yet another object of the present invention to provide a combined sill seal and termite shield system which operates cooperatively with other building components and accessories such as insulation and waterproofing membranes.
It is a feature of the present invention that the hot melt adhesive hereof is compatible with waterproofing membranes containing ketone ethylene ester and meets industry flammability standards.
It is another feature of the present invention that one polymeric membrane hereof is highly, ultra-violet resistant and the membrane includes an embedded woven or non-woven glass fiber layer to preclude infestation and to enhance tear and puncture resistance.
It is yet another feature of the present invention that, upon installation, the foam layer sealing the sill plate obviates the use of sealants and caulks.
Other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent upon reviewing the drawing and reading the detailed description which follows.
In the following drawings, the same parts in the various views are afforded the same reference designators.
In the sill seal and termite shield (SSTS) of this invention, pressure-activated adhesives are used to attach a combination device of a foam sill seal, a waterproofing membrane, and a termite shield to at least one side of the sill plate and to the uppermost surface of the foundation. The SSTS is emplaced atop the foundation and receives thereon a sill plate. The weight of the sill plate pushes the foam cells of the sill seal into the irregular surface of the foundation wall and anchors the waterproofing membrane and the termite shield. The barrier function of the termite shield portion increases the longevity of the sill plate by precluding penetration thereof by termites and other wood boring insects. The weatherproofing membrane is of a high tensile strength material thereby improving tear and puncture resistance.
Referring now to
The lowermost member or sill plate 22 of the framing 20 has complementary apertures 24 therethrough to accommodate the anchor bolts 16 and, after disposition upon uppermost surface 14, the attaching hardware 18 secures the sill plate 22 to the foundation wall 12. The use of anchor bolt 16 and attaching hardware 18, most commonly a nut and washer, conforms to the requirements of most seismic building codes. This ensures that an earthquake or similarly drastic environmental condition will not result in the framework superstructure sliding off or being otherwise displaced from its position atop the foundation wall.
For purposes of this discussion, the exterior surface of the foundation wall 12 contains a horizontal line or x-axis 24 and an intersecting vertical line or y-axis 26. A horizontal line or z-axis 28 also passes through the coordinate origin formed by the intersecting x- and y-axes. In the discussion which follows, it will be seen that the sill seal and termite device 30 of this invention is constructed to completely seal the previously described juncture and to preclude termites and other wood boring insects from destroying the sill plate 22 of the framework 20.
Along the uppermost surface 14, in this embodiment, an SSTS device, referred to generally by the reference designator 30, is installed in an x-z plane as shown. The SSTS device 30 includes a waterproofing membrane 32 formed from an elongated web of elastomeric material. The waterproofing membrane 32 is constructed for embedment in joint 34 in an x-z plane and for adherence to the vertical sill plate surface 36 in an x-y plane. The waterproofing membrane 32 thereby sealing joint 34. In this preferred mode, it is seen that the membrane 32 is installed exterior to insulation 37.
In addition to membrane 32, the SSTS device 30 includes a foam pad or sill seal 38, and a barrier layer or termite shield 40. In this preferred mode, the termite shield 40 is constructed of a metallic material, such as copper foil; however, optionally, a nonmetallic barrier such as a woven or nonwoven fiber glass layer or scrim may be used. The sill seal 38 is described in greater detail hereinbelow.
Referring now to
The laminar structure consists of a seven-layer arrangement. When viewing the sill seal/termite shield membrane from the foundation upper surface 14 and proceeding toward the sill plate 22 these layers are:
a. foam polymer sheet 38;
b. hot melt adhesive (foam-to-membrane adhesive layer) 44—APC #915;
c. waterproofing membrane—polymeric material 32;
d. hot melt adhesive (membrane-to-foil adhesive layer) 46 APC #915;
e. metal foil layer or barrier layer 40;
f. pressure-activated, hot melt adhesive 48 (foil-to-sill-plate layer)—APC #915; and
g. release sheet 42 (removed upon installation).
Each layer is described in further detail below.
The foam polymer layer 38 is constructed from a polymeric foam and is preferably chosen from non-cross-linked polyethylene foam, low-density polyethylene foam, cross-linked polyethylene foam, and low-density polyethylene foam. Upon mounting atop the rough finished foundation wall the weight of the sill plate 22 and the framing structure 20 thereabove forces the cells of the foam into the interstices of the uppermost surface 14 of foundation wall 12. The closed cell structure of the foam layer 38 provides a competent seal against water, water vapor and weather.
The adhesive layers 44, 46 and 48 are selected from hot melt adhesive, solvent-based adhesive, water-based adhesive or of other types such as UV-cured polymer. The applied adhesive is preferably tacky, especially for adhesive layer 48 which is pressure activated. Suitable hot melt adhesives may contain such ingredients as polymers such as butyl rubber, styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS), styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS), styrene butadiene (SB), styrene-ethylene-butadiene-styrene (SEBS) and ethylenevinylacetate (EVA); resins such as those of the hydrocarbon and rosin types, natural and petroleum waxes, oils, and others. Solvent-based adhesives may contain ingredients such as those listed above, dissolved or dispersed in a solvent vehicle. Water based adhesives would normally be based on emulsions of polymeric materials. Suitable polymeric materials would include vinyl acetate and acrylic polymers and copolymers such as vinyl acetate acrylic, ethylene vinyl acetate as well as styrene acrylic, vinyl chloride acrylic, vinyl versatate and others.
From a production standpoint, the hot-melt adhesives for layers 44 and 46 may be simply melted for application and need not emit solvent which is an environmental pollutant and may require re-condensation. The adhesive may suitably be applied at a thickness of 0.001 inches to 0.1 inch, but is preferably applied at a thickness of 0.003 inches to 0.025 inches and most preferably at a thickness of 0.005 inches to 0.02 inches.
Referring again to
Incorporating by reference the Di Rado et al. patent, U.S. Pat. No. 5,106,447, the hot melt adhesive compositions of hot melt layer 56 may be prepared from 10 to 50 weight percent of an isotactic thermoplastic polybutene-1/ethylene copolymer containing from about 5.5 to about 10% by weight ethylene (polybutylene); 20 to 50 percent of a tackifier; 15 to 50 percent of an amorphous diluent having a softening point greater than 90 degrees C.; 0 to 2 percent of a stabilizer; and 0 to 5 percent wax.
The polybutylene copolymers employed herein are copolymers of polybutene-1 and ethylene wherein the ethylene content varies from about 5.5 to about 10% by weight of the copolymer. The applicable isotactic polybutylenes are relatively rigid while in their plastic form but flow readily upon being heated. Expressing molecular weight in terms of melt index, the applicable isotactic polybutylenes to be used in the present adhesive should exhibit a melt index in the range of from about 5 to 2000 dg/min and preferably from 400 to 700 dg/min. The latter melt flow values are determined by the method described in ASTM D1238 and are inversely related to molecular weight, i.e., the lower the melt index, the higher the molecular weight. These copolymers are available from Shell Chemical Company under the Duraflex trademark as Duraflex 8310, 8410, 8510 and 8910, with the 8910 having a melt index of about 700, a grade preferred for use herein. Mixtures of these copolymers may also be used.
The tackifying resins which may be used to extend the adhesive properties of the isotactic polybutylene include: (1) hydrogenated wood rosin or rosin ester; (2) polyterpene resins having a softening point, as determined by an ASTM method E28-58 T, of from about 80 degrees C. to 150 degrees C., the latter polyterpene resins generally resulting from the polymerization of terpene hydrocarbons in the presence of Friedel-Crafts catalysts at moderately low temperatures and including the latter resins which are aromatically modified; examples of commercially available resins of this type being the Nirez resins sold by Reichhold Chemical, the Zonatac resins sold by Arizona, and the Piccolyte S-10, S-25, S-40, S-85, S-100, S-115, S-125 and S-135 resins as sold by Hercules Chemical; (3) aliphatic petroleum hydrocarbon resins having a Ball and Ring softening point of from about 80 degrees C. to 160 degrees C., resulting from polymerization of monomers consisting primarily of 5 carbon atom olefins and diolefins, and including the latter resins which are aromatically modified, examples of commercially available resins of this type being Wingtack 95 and Wingtack Extra as sold by the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and the Escorez 1000 series of resins sold by the Exxon Chemical Corporation; and (4) partially and fully hydrogenated hydrocarbon resins such as Resin H-130 from Eastman, Escorez 5000 series from Exxon, and Regalrez from Hercules. The amorphous diluents which are needed and present in the adhesive composition include (atactic) amorphous polypropylene or other similar high softening point (i.e. greater than 90 degrees C.), low crystalline diluent, (e.g. amorphous polyalpha-olefins). These diluents, are used at levels of 20 to 50% by weight, preferably about 20 to 25% by weight.
To test the degree of tackiness of the above-described flashing structure, a pull test is performed. An Elvaloy 742 (see paragraph 052, above) 8-inch by 12-inch sample is coated with a hot melt adhesive, namely, APC #915, manufactured by Adhesive Products Company, Indianapolis, Ind. 46235 which hot melt adhesive formulation includes one or more of the aforementioned tackifying resins. A suitable release paper is applied thereover. After a prescribed cure period, the release paper 42 is removed and the device of this invention is applied to the surface of a concrete block. The application to the concrete block is at room temperature utilizing a hand-operated laminating roller to provide the pressure activation. A spring scale is then attached and a 65 lb. force is required to peel the device from the block.
Among the applicable stabilizers or antioxidants utilized herein are included high molecular weight hindered phenols and multifunctional phenols such as sulfur and phosphorous-containing phenols. Representative hindered phenols include: 1,3,5-trimethyl 2,4,6-tris (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-benzyl)benzene; penta-erythrityl tetrakis-3 (3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl) pro-pionate; 4,4′methylenbis(2,6-tert-butyl-phenol); 4,4′-thiobis (6-tert-butyl-o-cresol); 2,6-di-tertbutylphenol; 6-(4-hydroxy-phenoxy)-2,4-bis(n-octyl-thio)-1,3,5-triazine; di-n-octadecyl 3, 5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxy-benzylphosphonate; 2-(n-octylthio)-ethyl 3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoate; and sorbitol hexa [3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propionate].
The performance of these antioxidants may be further enhanced by utilizing, in conjunction therewith known synergists such, for example, as thiodipropionate esters and phosphites. Particularly useful is distearylthiodipropionate. These stabilizers are generally present in amounts of about up to 2 weight percent, preferably 0.25 to 1.0%. It is also possible to add minor amounts (i.e. less than about 5% by weight of the formulation) of other diluents such as (1) waxes including petroleum waxes such as a paraffin wax having a melting point of from about 50 degrees C. to 75 degrees C. and microcrystalline wax having a melting point of from about 60 degrees to 90 degrees C.; the latter melting points being determined by ASTM method D127-60; (2) low molecular weight (600 to 3000) liquid polybutene; (3) polyethylene greases having a softening point of from about 80 degrees C. to 100 degrees C. and a hardness value, as determined by ASTM method D-1321, of from about 60 degrees C. to 120 degrees C.; (4) hydrogenated animal, fish and vegetable fats and oil such as hydrogenated tallow, lard, soya oil, cottonseed oil, castor oil, menhaden oil and cod liver oil; and (5) synthetic waxes made by polymerizing carbon monoxide and hydrogen, such as Fischer-Tropsch wax.
In addition, relatively small amounts (less than about 5%) of isotactic polypropylene may be employed as a reinforcing agent. Other additives such as flow modifiers, fibrous additive portion of filamentous fragments, pigments, dyestuffs, etc., which are conventionally added to hot melt adhesives for various end uses may also be incorporated in minor amounts into the formulations of the present invention. The fibrous additive portion provides multidirectional reinforcement of the SSTS device.
Referring again to
Referring now to
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In this embodiment, an SSTS device, referred to generally by the reference designator 130, is installed in an x-z plane in the same manner as shown in the first embodiment. The SSTS device 130 includes a waterproofing membrane 132 formed from an elongated web of polymeric material namely, a polyethylene film. The waterproofing membrane 132 is constructed for embedment in the joint between the top surface of the foundation wall and the sill plate and for adherence to the vertical sill plate surface in an x-y plane.
In this embodiment the barrier layer or metal film layer 140 is protected at the time of manufacture by a polymeric foam sheet 138 which is coextensive with the barrier layer 140. As such the foam sheet 138 acts as a packaging material during transit to the construction site. Further this structure includes two lines of perforations 141 running longitudinally along the foam sheet 140 (approximating the outer edges of the sill plate. After installation of the SSTS device on the foundation wall, the perforations 141 facilitate the removal of any excess foam sheet 138.
Referring now to
The laminer structure consists of a seven-layer arrangement. When viewing the SSTS device 130 from the foundation upper surface and proceeding toward the sill plate, these layers are:
a. a foam polymer sheet 138—closed cell polyethylene (with parallel perforations 141 at sill plate edges);
b. a hot melt adhesive 146—foam-to-membrane adhesive layer applied within the perforations;
c. a weatherproofing membrane of a polymeric composite 132—a cross-laminated membrane of ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA)
d. a hot melt adhesive layer—weatherproofing membrane-to-metal-foil layer;
e. a metal foil barrier layer 140—stainless steel foil, coextensive with the weatherproofing layer;
f. a pressure-activated, not melt adhesive layer 148—foil-to-sill plate adhesive layer; and,
g. a release sheet 142—removed prior to installation.
The polymeric composite of the weatherproofing membrane 132 is a cross laminate from a set of substantially monoaxially oriented thermoplastic polymeric films bonded together in a properly cross position. Cross-laminates exhibit advantageous properties, in particular, better tear resistance than a single-ply films of the same overall thickness and of the same polymer which has been biaxially oriented.
Referring now to
For purposes of this discussion, the exterior surface of the foundation wall 212 contains a horizontal line or x-axis 224 and an intersecting vertical line or y-axis 226. A horizontal line or z-axis 228 also passes through the coordinate origin formed by the intersection x- and y-axes. In the discussion which follows, it will be seen that the sill seal and termite device 230 of this invention is constructed to completely to completely seal the previously described juncture and to preclude termites and other wood boring insects from destroying the sill plate 222 of the framework 220.
Along the uppermost surface 214, in this embodiment, an SSTS device, referred to generally by the reference designator 230, is installed in an x-z plane as shown. The SSTS device 230 includes a waterproofing membrane 232 formed from an elongated web of elastomeric material. The waterproofing membrane 232 is constructed for embedment in joint 234 in an x-z plane and for adherence to the vertical sill plate surface 236 in an x-y plane. The waterproofing membrane 232 thereby sealing cavity 222, and for embedment in bed joint 228 in an x-z plane. In this preferred mode, it is seen that the membrane 232 is installed exterior to insulation 237.
In addition to membrane 232, the SSTS device 130 includes a foam pad or sill seal 238, and a barrier layer or termite shield 140. In this mode, the termite shield 240 is a scrim constructed of a nonmetallic material such as a woven or nonwoven fiber glass layer may be used and is emplaced within the waterproofing membrane 232. The sill seal 238 is described in greater detail hereinbelow.
Referring now to
Thus, the waterproofing membrane 232 of this embodiment is an elastomeric composite layer comprised of a first elastomeric sheet or carrier 233 which serves as a base layer upon which is disposed a nonmetallic barrier layer 240. The barrier layer 240, besides being impenetrable by termites and other wood boring insects, is constructed to the tear and puncture resistance of the overall composite. The barrier layer 240 may be a woven or nonwoven technical textile, preferably fiber glass, or may be filaments randomly arranged upon carrier 233.
In general, it is preferred that the composite 232 contain at least one material selected from the group consisting of ethylenepropylene diene monomer, polyisobutylene, chlorinated polyethylene, natural rubber, polyvinyl chloride, ethylene vinyl acetate, and chlorosulfonated polyethylene. A specifically preferred formulation for the elastomeric sheet includes about 10 to 40 percent by weight of unplasticized polyvinyl chloride, and about 10 to 40 percent by weight of an ethylene vinyl acetate carbon monoxide terpolymer. The elastomeric sheet may also contain up to about 15 percent of primary or secondary plasticizer with, or without, up to about 10 percent of processing aids or stabilizers.
In the elastomeric composite 232 the amount of polyvinyl chloride is preferably in the range of about 20 to 30 percent by weight of the entire composition and may advantageously be provided as a suspension or emulsion grade of polyvinyl chloride. The ethylene vinyl acetate carbon monoxide terpolymer may contain about 15 to 85 percent ethylene, about 5 to 60 percent vinyl acetate, and 0.5 to 30 percent carbon monoxide, all on a weight basis. A suitable terpolymer for use in this context is that marketed by E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company under the trademark Elvaloy, with the preference being for Elvaloy KEE or, in the alternative, Elvaloy 742. It is within the contemplation of this invention that elastomeric carrier 232, barrier layer 240, and elastomeric covering layer 235 may be replaced by a suitable long-fiber reinforced elastomeric body having, when formed into a membrane of similar flexibility and toughness.
The laminer structure consists of a five-layer arrangement. When viewing the SSTS device 230 from the foundation upper surface 214 and proceeding toward the sill plate 222 these layers are:
a. pressure-activated hot melt adhesive (foundation-to-foam adhesive layer) 244;
b. foam polymer sheet 238;
c. hot melt adhesive (foam-to-membrane adhesive layer) 246—APC #915;
d. waterproofing membrane—elastomeric composite 232, including barrier layer 240 therewithin; and,
e. pressure-activated, hot melt adhesive 248 (foil-to-sill-plate layer)—APC #915.
Referring now to
In this embodiment, an SSTS device, referred to generally by the reference designator 330, is installed in an x-z plane in the same manner as shown in the first embodiment. The SSTS device 330 includes a waterproofing membrane 332 formed from an elongated web of polymeric material namely, a polyethylene film. The waterproofing membrane 332 is constructed for embedment in the joint between the top surface of the foundation wall and the sill plate, and for adherence to the vertical sill plate surface in an x-y plane.
The SSTS device 330 includes a unitary weatherproofing membrane 332 and a foam polymer sheet or sill seal 338. In crafting a unitary structure a foam polymer sheet 338 that is coextensive the barrier layer 340 is processed so as to collapse the outer cellular portions. This is accomplished using heat or pressure or a combination thereof. The central foam portion 338 left intact is approximately equal to the width of the sill plate.
Referring now to
The lamina structure consists of a five layer arrangement. When viewing the SSTS device 330 from the foundation upper surface and proceeding toward the sill plate, these layers are:
a. a combined foam polymer sill seal 338 and weatherproofing membrane 332 formed from an elongated foam web with the foam on the outer portions thereof collapsed;
b. a hot melt adhesive 346—sill-seal/membrane-to-barrier layer;
c. metal foil barrier layer 340—copper-
d. a pressure-activated, hot melt adhesive layer 348—barrier-to-sill plate adhesive; and,
e. an optional release sheet 342—removed prior to installation.
Referring now to
Referring now to
a. pressure-activated hot melt adhesive (foundation-to-foam adhesive layer) 444;
b. foam polymer sheet 438;
c. pressure-activated hot melt adhesive (foam-to-weatherproofing membrane and weatherproofing-to-insulation adhesive layer) 446;
d. waterproofing membrane 432;
e. hot melt adhesive (internal adhesive layer) 448;
f. stainless steel, sheet type 304 SS barrier layer 440; and
g. pressure-activated, hot melt adhesive (barrier-to-sill-plate adhesive layer) 449.
The SSTS device of this embodiment seals the weatherproofing membrane to the foundation wall insulation. The barrier layer 440, which is type 304SS stainless steel (between 22 to 32 gauge) seals to the exposed surface of the sill plate 422 as seen in
Because of environmental and flammability concerns with traditional solvent-based adhesives and an invested position in bitumen-containing materials, the building construction industry has been slow to adopt hot melt adhesive compositions for application of building materials. Now, with the recent advances in hot melt adhesives technology incorporated into the above application advantages over solvent-based or bitumen systems are created hereby. Thus, the SSTS device described above has the requisite termite impenetrability and the tear and puncture resistance. Additionally, the hot melt adhesives meet the fire retardancy and adhesiveness requirements, the previous barriers to use have been removed. It is further appreciated that the advance in the art is remarkable as the hot melt adhesives hereof do not contain flammable solvents and thereby do not cause the environmental concerns of the solvent-based systems.
The adhesives employed in the SSTS device of this invention exhibit temperature stability superior to that of bitumen materials and do not break down at high ambient temperatures. In addition, the pressure-activated hot melt adhesives set up immediately and reduce the time required for installation. Thus, the bonding of hot melt adhesives to masonry surfaces is immediate and unlike bitumen materials are not dependent on ambient temperatures for cure purposes. This translates into greater quality construction and easier assurance thereof. Another advantage of hot melt adhesives is their economy and applicability to peel-and-stick structures.
By the foregoing embodiments described herein, a combined sill seal and termite shield is introduced that concurrently fulfills the objectives of providing: (1) a polymeric foam that conforms to the rough uppermost surface of the foundation wall; (2) continuity of weatherproofing; and, (3) a sill plate barrier to termites and other wood boring insects. Other benefits hereof are expressed in the attached claims.
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Armless Dining Chair - Natural Teak finish
A re-edition of the Armless Chair originally made for the Punjab University in Chandigarh. The chair has 'V' type flared triangular legs with two flat crossbars supporting the legs. Grooves at the back of the chair for canework knots are cut in a way that partially hides the knots. The chair has been finished with colourless polish to bring out the natural colour of the wood. No varnish or paint has been used in the finish.
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