EP0273911B1 - Structure anti-bruit portant de la verdure - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F8/00—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic
- E01F8/02—Arrangements for absorbing or reflecting air-transmitted noise from road or railway traffic specially adapted for sustaining vegetation or for accommodating plants ; Embankment-type or crib-type noise barriers; Retaining walls specially adapted to absorb or reflect noise
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
- E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
- E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
- E01F15/08—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks
- E01F15/081—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks characterised by the use of a specific material
- E01F15/083—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks characterised by the use of a specific material using concrete
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01F—ADDITIONAL WORK, SUCH AS EQUIPPING ROADS OR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PLATFORMS, HELICOPTER LANDING STAGES, SIGNS, SNOW FENCES, OR THE LIKE
- E01F15/00—Safety arrangements for slowing, redirecting or stopping errant vehicles, e.g. guard posts or bollards; Arrangements for reducing damage to roadside structures due to vehicular impact
- E01F15/02—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes
- E01F15/08—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks
- E01F15/081—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks characterised by the use of a specific material
- E01F15/086—Continuous barriers extending along roads or between traffic lanes essentially made of walls or wall-like elements ; Cable-linked blocks characterised by the use of a specific material using plastic, rubber or synthetic materials
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- E04C—STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
- E04C1/00—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings
- E04C1/39—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings characterised by special adaptations, e.g. serving for locating conduits, for forming soffits, cornices, or shelves, for fixing wall-plates or door-frames, for claustra
- E04C1/395—Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings characterised by special adaptations, e.g. serving for locating conduits, for forming soffits, cornices, or shelves, for fixing wall-plates or door-frames, for claustra for claustra, fences, planting walls, e.g. sound-absorbing
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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- the invention relates to a noise-absorbing, a green structure, z. B. for a wall along a traffic route, cladding of walls, guardrails or other road boundaries, boundaries of floor areas or the like., Using a variety of old tires, at least those cavities that exist between the two sides of a tire, one for the Growth of greening suitable material, e.g. B. earth.
- Noise-absorbing structures using waste tires are also known, which has the advantage of a useful use for the waste tires. So it is z. B. known to clad the two sides of an embankment with offset layers of entire old tires and to arrange a planting. This solution also has the disadvantage of a high workload and a relatively long construction time, which is undesirable, particularly in the case of heavily trafficked sections of road, due to the necessary diversions or road closures. In addition, such sound-absorbing earth walls require a relatively large footprint that is not available everywhere.
- the invention has for its object to avoid these disadvantages and to improve a noise-absorbing, green structure of the type described above while maintaining the advantage of a sensible use of old tires so that it takes up little space and also requires less material and working time Erection required and versatile in terms of the desired height and the desired course and has a favorable visual impression. Furthermore, it is an object of the invention to keep the soil safe for greening plants and to protect it against the influence of salt, wind, rain and snow. In the case of such structures in which the impact of vehicles must be expected, this impact should be well damped. Furthermore, the aim is to keep the maintenance effort low and to be able to easily disassemble the structure if necessary.
- the invention solves this problem in that the old tires are divided into interrelated tire sectors by cuts starting from the central tire opening, the concave sides of which face a supporting frame to which the tire sectors are fastened, one tire being severed completely by one cut and at least one further cut runs between the connected tire sectors along the tire flanks in the direction of the tread of the tire.
- Such a structure is highly sound-absorbing due to the uneven surface formed by the tire sectors and preserves the advantage of a useful use for the old tires, from which the tire sectors can be produced without any problems, especially since generally only a few cuts, often only two cuts, are required to achieve the Manufacture tire sectors.
- the described arrangement of the tire sectors has the advantage of a very small floor plan area of the structure, so that such a construction system can also be arranged where there is very little space available or where part of the available space cannot be used, e.g. B. to keep an escape route clear.
- the effort in terms of working time and building material is comparatively low, in particular in comparison to the known construction of a clad earth wall, described in the introduction, since the earth mass to be moved is much less in the construction according to the invention.
- the tire sectors make it possible to design the structure at practically any height and in any course, so that there is a high degree of adaptability to the prevailing circumstances.
- the structure according to the invention can be erected with a much better visual impression than is possible with known sound-absorbing structures, especially since the tire sectors protect the soil they hold and thus the roots for the greening plants, because the tire sectors form a protective rubber layer, as it were, which the earth against those hurled by passing vehicles Bow wave, against salt influence, as well as against harmful weather effects, such as. B. hail, driving rain, snow and storm protects.
- the living conditions for the greening plants are significantly improved, especially if those plants are used for the greening that are relatively insensitive to exhaust gases and salt scattering.
- Another advantage of the structure according to the invention is that the arc-shaped tire sectors exert good shock absorption when a vehicle impacts, so that part of the impact energy of the vehicle is converted into deformation energy for the elastic tire sectors.
- the damage to the vehicles, but also to the vehicle occupants and the existing components, is reduced as a result.
- the supporting structure which is preferably divided over the length of the structure, carries a horizontally projecting, e.g. B. bent or welded leg, which forms a support for the layers of tires arranged one above the other.
- a horizontally projecting e.g. B. bent or welded leg
- the horizontally projecting leg (or possibly two horizontal legs projecting in different directions) carries the load of the tire sectors during transport and at the same time forms a provisional standing area and a good possibility of attack for hoists of all kinds, e.g. B.
- the scaffolding according to the invention is a grid, preferably a galvanized steel grid.
- the subdivision of the supporting structure over the length of the structure facilitates the prefabrication and transport mentioned, both of which can now be carried out element by element.
- the material used for the growth of the greenery then needs to be introduced into the cavities delimited by the tire sectors and the greening plants used. This work can be carried out in a short time, so that the working time at the construction site and the associated roadblocks, diversions etc. are kept to a minimum.
- the cuts run between the connected tire sectors along the side of the tire up to approximately the tread of the tire.
- the mostly thicker tread does not need to be cut through and forms a permanent, flexible connection between the interconnected tire sectors, so that they can be easily pulled apart to form a substantially straight-line tire sector chain, regardless of whether the number of tire sectors in this chain is very small (at least 2) or is very large.
- the sections of the central tire openings delimited by the tire sectors are expedient to arrange the sections of the central tire openings delimited by the tire sectors so as to overlap one another in the layers lying one above the other, preferably concentrically. This makes it easier to fill the cavities within the tire sectors from above in such a way that not every single layer has to be filled separately, but rather all layers at once from the top of the structure.
- the central tire openings running from top to bottom over the height of the construction system formed by the structure can then be used to accommodate installations of any type, these installations being able to run at least essentially in a straight line, generally vertically.
- the water if appropriate with the addition of fertilizers, can then pass unhindered from layer to layer through the central tire openings to all parts of the earth within the structure, in particular if, according to a development of the invention, perforated pipes lead to the water outlet openings and contain granular material, preferably sand , filled and wrapped with an absorbent material, preferably felt, and extend to the bottom layer of the tire sectors. This ensures an even supply of water to the soil required for greening with economical water consumption.
- the greening may grow through the gaps remaining between the tire sectors, at least also from the top edge of the structure upwards and downwards, and green the tire sectors and thus the entire structure or the structure to be clad by it in an optically favorable manner.
- the upward growth improves glare protection.
- continuous openings for the passage of greenery plants can be provided in the tire sectors, in particular in the upper tire flank. Aeration of the soil within the tire sectors can be achieved by continuous ventilation openings provided in the tire sectors, in particular in their tread area, which are preferably smaller than the openings for the passage of the greening plants.
- a moisture-tight film preferably made of plastic, can be arranged to avoid a disadvantageous influence of the wet earth on this structure between the support frame and the tire sectors.
- FIG. 1 shows the application of the structure as a wall cladding, wherein individual components are shown broken off for the sake of clarity.
- Fig. 2 is a section along the line 11-11 of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a plan view of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 4 is an embodiment variant of the structure, the structure itself forming the wall.
- Fig. 5 is a section along the line V-V of Fig. 4.
- Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 4.
- Fig. 7 shows a side view of the application of the invention to a roadway boundary.
- Fig. 8 is a section along the line VIII-VIII of Fig. 7.
- Fig. 9 is a plan view of Fig. 7.
- Fig. 1 shows the application of the structure as a wall cladding, wherein individual components are shown broken off for the sake of clarity.
- Fig. 2 is a section along the line 11-11 of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a plan view of
- FIG. 10 shows a side view of the application of the invention in connection with a guide rail of a roadway.
- Fig. 11 is a section along the line XI-XI of Fig. 10.
- Fig. 12 is a plan view of Fig. 10.
- Fig. 13 shows the application of the invention to a limitation of a floor area.
- Fig. 14 is a section along the line XIV-XIV of Fig. 13.
- Fig. 15 is a plan view of Fig. 13.
- a supporting frame 2 in the form of a structural steel grid is fastened to a wall 1 to be clad, for. B. in the wall 1 sunk dowels to which the support structure 2 is screwed.
- the support structure 2 has an L-shaped shape with a vertical leg 3 and a horizontal leg 4, the latter resting on the load-bearing floor 5 (FIG. 2), which, for. B. is formed as a foundation in which the wall 1 is anchored.
- the vertical leg 3 is covered by a moisture-proof film 6, in particular a plastic film.
- a large number of old tires 7 are fastened to the vertical leg 3 of the supporting frame 2. Each of these old tires 7 has two cuts starting from the central tire opening 8 (FIG.
- each used tire 7 is divided into two interconnected tire sectors 9, which are turned to the supporting structure 2 with their concave sides and fastened thereon.
- This attachment can by means of any fasteners 10, z. B. dragon loops, screw connections, etc. take place.
- This attachment is facilitated by the fact that two adjacent tire sectors 9 are still connected at point 11 (FIG. 3) in the area of the tread where the attachment means 10 can be mounted particularly cheaply and easily.
- the individual old tires 7 or the tire sectors 9 are arranged in several horizontal layers in such a way that the central tire openings 8 overlap in the layers lying one above the other, as seen in the vertical direction.
- a concentric arrangement of these tire openings 8 is preferred. This allows a material suitable for the growth of greenery 12, for. B. earth 13, fill easily from above into the remaining cavities, these are the cavities in the area of the tire openings 8 and the cavities delimited by the tire beads. This filling can take place after the structure formed by the old tires 7 has been completed from the uppermost layer of the old tires 7, the soil 13 falling through to the lowest old tire layer and filling it.
- through openings 14 are provided in the tire sectors 9, in particular in their upper tire flanks 20, through which the plants of the greenery 12 can pass.
- additional ventilation openings 15 (FIG. 1) are provided for the earth 13 located inside the tire beads.
- a supply line 17 for water is higher than that on the upper edge 16 of the wall 1 top tires 7 arranged.
- Drip lines 18 are connected to this supply line 17 at predetermined intervals, which also run parallel to the supply line 17 above the uppermost tire tire layer and are each provided with water outlet openings above the central tire openings 8 of the tire sectors 9.
- Perforated, vertically extending pipes 19 are arranged under these water outlet openings, which are filled with granular material, in particular sand, and are wrapped with an absorbent material, in particular felt, and extend into the bottom layer of the tire sectors 9. This ensures uniform irrigation of the soil 13 in all layers of the tire sectors 9.
- the film 6 prevents this moisture from reaching the supporting structure 2 or the wall 1.
- the supporting structure 2 is divided over the length of the wall 1 at predetermined intervals, these intervals being expediently coordinated with the position of the continuous cuts in the old tires 7. This results in the possibility of prefabricating the support structure 2 together with the tire sectors 9 attached to it in one plant and in to lead the prefabricated state element by element to the point of use, where only the soil 13 needs to be filled in and the greening plants need to be used.
- the horizontal leg 4 of the support frame 2 forms a support for the old tires 7. In the assembled state, this leg 4 lies on the floor 5, provided that the floor 5 is level and load-bearing, so that the weight of the old tires 7 is held by them Earth 13 and the greenery 12 derived in the soil 5 and the wall 1 is not burdened by it.
- the structure forming a green covering from the old tires 7 will only be arranged on one side of the wall 1.
- this cladding can also be provided on both sides of the wall 1, if this is desired.
- each used tire 7 is divided into two interconnected tire sectors 9, each of which extends over 180 degrees, by only two cuts, only one of which passes through.
- the old tire 7 can also be divided into tire sectors 9 by more than one inconsistent cut, so that more than two tire sectors 9 can be formed from a single old tire 7, which in special cases also have different lengths - measured in the circumferential direction of the old tire 7 - can have.
- the distance between the front surface of the tire sectors 9 and the wall 1 can be set as desired, this distance becoming smaller the more tire sectors 9 are formed from a single old tire 7.
- the tire sectors can be arranged in whole or in part at a distance from the supporting structure 2, with the fastening means 10 then, for. B. are formed by dragon loops.
- each support structure 2 consists of an L-shaped structural steel grid, the two vertical legs 3 of the support structures being arranged adjacent to one another back to back and being firmly connected to one another and to the uprights 21, so that a stable support structure is created.
- the two horizontal legs 4 of the two support frames 2 face away from one another and rest on the floor 5 and each carry a multiplicity of old tires 7, which are divided into interconnected tire sectors 9 in the manner described.
- the two tire flanks 20 (FIG.
- each tire sector 9 are separated by spreading pieces 22 lying between these tire flanks, e.g. B. wooden blocks, stiffened.
- the tire sectors 9 are again fastened to the support structures 2 by means of fastening means 10, but in such a way that only the free ends of the interconnected tire sectors 9 rest on the support structure 2, whereas the parts of the tire sectors in between, in particular the locations 11, at which two tire sectors 9 each interrelated, from the support structure 2 at a distance (Fig. 6).
- existing fasteners for. B. wire loops can secure this distance.
- the soil 13 lying in the tire openings 8 can be arranged more coherently, which is conducive to the growth of the greenery 12.
- the free ends of the tire sectors 9 can also be spaced apart from the supporting structure 2 in order to create even more space for earth. It serves the same purpose if the tire sectors 9 of one side of the structure they form are offset relative to the tire sectors 9 lying on the other side thereof, preferably by half the tire diameter (FIG. 6). If the earth can pass through the supporting structure 2, which is easily possible through the mesh of the same when using a structural steel grating, there is an uninterrupted, serpentine course of the earth 13, seen in plan view (FIG. 6), which improves the sound insulation behavior.
- the spreading pieces 22 ensure that the two side walls 20 of each tire sector 9 are kept at a distance from one another, so that the earth 13 can completely fill the cavities of the tire beads when filling. In addition, the pressure exerted by the higher layers of the tire sectors 9 is thereby discharged downward, without the earth 13 being squeezed out of the tire sectors 9.
- a single support structure can also occur, which, for. B. can be formed by a steel mesh which has at its lower edge two horizontal legs 4 pointing in different directions. The only one of these legs can be bent horizontally from the vertical leg 3, the other horizontal leg 4 is welded to the vertical leg 3 at the attachment point.
- a mesh 23 or a net can be fastened at their apex, on which plants growing through the openings 14 can climb along the greenery 12. This prevents these plants from swinging freely.
- One of such greening sales Formed structure can be used in a particularly advantageous manner as a median of traffic routes, but also as a parcel limit, and wherever a value is placed on a green covering or subdivision of an area.
- the structure formed by the green tire sectors 9 is used to make a roadway boundary 24 shock and noise absorbing and to make it optically more pleasing due to the greening.
- the roadway boundary 24 has a base body formed by a reinforced concrete component 25, which consists of a base part 26 and a web 27 projecting upwards from it in the middle.
- the base part 26 has bevels 28 on its two side surfaces and is used in a known manner to guide a vehicle coming off the roadway 29 back onto the roadway.
- the lane boundary 24 can be arranged in the middle between two lanes, e.g. B. in the manner of a median strip of a highway, and for this purpose be formed symmetrically to a vertical plane.
- the base part 26 forms, with a flat cover surface 30 lying on both sides of the web 27, a support for the tire sectors 9, which are arranged in horizontal layers one above the other and are fastened to the web 27 by means of the fastening means 10. Since considerable stress due to colliding vehicles must be expected, the tire sectors are each attached to the web 27 with the cut surfaces, with the aid of a suitable supporting structure 2, for example in the manner of the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 1 to 3.
- the tire sectors 9 can completely cover the web 27, so that a beautiful appearance is achieved, in the case of use on a central lane strip, an improved glare protection, in particular if the greenery 12 grows above the upper edge of the uppermost tire sectors 9 (FIG. 8).
- the irrigation of the soil 13 located in the cavities of the tire sectors 9 can be achieved either through the perforated pipes 19 in the manner already described or by the water outlet openings of the drip lines 18 being connected to transverse channels 31 or transverse grooves in the web 4, which lead the water from the water outlet openings of the drip lines 18 to the earth 13.
- FIG. 10 to 12 show the use of the structure formed from the tire sectors 9 as a greening support for a guide rail 32 which is usually arranged along the longitudinal direction of a roadway and is anchored in the floor 5 by means of uprights 33 (FIG. 12).
- the exemplary embodiment shown is the median strip of a motorway, two guide rails 32 running parallel to one another (FIGS. 11, 12).
- the space between the floor 5 and the lower edge 34 of the two guide rails is filled by interrelated tire sectors 9 which are produced in the manner described and which, in the exemplary embodiment shown, are arranged in two rows which are parallel to one another and in a plurality of layers lying one above the other and in this position by one the supporting structure 2, which is placed on the floor 5 and fastened thereon, on which the tire sectors 9 are held by the fastening means 10.
- the tire sectors 9 are arranged in three layers between the lower edge 34 of the guide rail 32 and the floor 5 (FIG. 2), whereas the fourth layer - counted from the floor 5 - of the tire sectors 9 is approximately at the height of the guide rail 32, behind it, lies and the top (fifth) layer lies above the guide rail 32.
- the circumference of the visible side of all tire sectors 9 recedes behind the profile of the guide rail 32 facing the road.
- the arrangement can be such (as indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 11 below) that some or all of the tire sectors 9, viewed in plan view, protrude beyond the profile of the guide rail towards the roadway.
- the individual tire sector layers can also be arranged in a graduated manner with respect to the tread facing the road.
- the tire sectors 9 are connected in pairs by the inconsistent cuts, the pairs being connected to one another by additional brackets 35. Additional connections of the packages formed by the tire sectors 9 or the supporting frames 2 carrying them are provided to the floor 5, e.g. B. in the form of anchor bolts 36 (Fig. 11) and or or to the guide rail 32, z. B. also in the form of screw connections 37.
- the structure formed by the tire sectors 9 is used to delimit a floor area, e.g. B. a parking lot used.
- the used tires 7, which are divided into interconnected tire sectors 9 in the manner described, are fastened to a support frame 2 with the concave sides of the tire openings 8 facing them, which support frame 2 is also stiffened by galvanized steel pipes 38 resting on the ground, with which the lowest position of the tire sectors 9 are connected by means of brackets 39.
- Additional connecting means 40 e.g. B. brackets, connect the tire sectors 9 of each layer with each other, as well as individual tire sectors 9 of the same layer, provided that they are not connected to one another in the tread area anyway.
- the tire sectors 9 lying on both sides of the structure are at a predetermined distance from one another, which is filled with soil 13 for the greening 12.
- Tire sectors 9 can also be provided on the end faces of the boundary, which are manufactured in a manner similar to that used for the side walls of the structure.
- the supporting structures 2 In order to be able to hold the tire sectors 9 well on the front sides of the structure, the supporting structures 2 also have legs projecting inwards and resting on the floor 5, to which the lowermost layer of the front tire sectors 9 are fastened. In this way, the soil 13 located within the tire sectors 9 of the entire structure is also held well.
- This soil can be a material that favors the growth of greenery 12, e.g. B. compost, fertilizer, etc. may be added.
- the greening 12 is shown in Fig.
- all tire sectors 9 are the same size. This gives the advantage of essentially vertically extending boundary walls of the structure, in particular on the abutting surfaces, on which adjacent sections of the boundary adjoin one another, so that no or almost no gaps remain between the adjacent sections. Any remaining gaps are covered by the greening 12.
- the arrangement can also be such that the tire sectors 9 of the individual layers or, if appropriate, also within the same layer have different dimensions, as a result of which a predetermined profiling of the structure can be achieved.
- the individual sections of the structure can only be placed on the ground with the steel pipes 38, since the weight of the individual longitudinal sections of the boundary is generally sufficient, due to the filling of the earth, in order to prevent an unwanted shifting when the forces are not too great.
- the egg sections of the structure can also be attached to the bottom 5, for. B. by means of the steel tubes 38 attacking bracket or anchor bolts.
- the L- or T-shaped support structures 2 are then expediently welded to the steel tubes 38.
- the steel pipes together with the supporting structure facilitate the transport of the structure, if necessary element by element, and support the supporting structure 2 resting on them.
- a plastic film rests on the horizontal leg of the structural steel grid forming the support frame 2.
- Preferred areas of application for such boundaries are median strips and side edge boundaries for streets and parking lot boundaries, but such boundaries can advantageously be used wherever a pleasing and robust delimitation of a floor area is desired.
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| AT3015/85 | 1985-10-17 | ||
| AT301585A AT384638B (de) | 1985-10-17 | 1985-10-17 | Begrenzung fuer bodenflaechen |
| AT3014/85 | 1985-10-17 | ||
| AT301785A AT384640B (de) | 1985-10-17 | 1985-10-17 | Laermschluckende, eine begruenung tragende verkleidung fuer eine wand |
| AT301685A AT384639B (de) | 1985-10-17 | 1985-10-17 | Fahrbahnbegrenzung |
| AT301485A AT384637B (de) | 1985-10-17 | 1985-10-17 | Begruenungstraeger |
| AT3016/85 | 1985-10-17 | ||
| AT3017/85 | 1985-10-17 |
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| EP0273911A1 EP0273911A1 (fr) | 1988-07-13 |
| EP0273911B1 true EP0273911B1 (fr) | 1989-09-20 |
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| EP (1) | EP0273911B1 (fr) |
| AT (1) | ATE46551T1 (fr) |
| DE (1) | DE3665746D1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO1987002399A1 (fr) |
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