1. A load balancing beam [104], comprising:
a longitudinal steel component [110] defining at least a central
5 compartment [120a] between a first longitudinal end portion [110a] and a
second longitudinal end portion [110b], and a support surface [120d]; and
a shape retention and control mechanism [112], including:
one or more retention wires [122] including a first end [122a]
attached to the first longitudinal end portion [110a], a second end
10 [122b] attached to the second longitudinal end portion [110b], and a
middle region [110c] extending within the central compartment
[120a]; and
at least one wire tensioning mechanism [124] engaging with at least middle region [110c] of the one or more retention wires
15 [122], for tensioning the one or more retention wires [122],
wherein tensioning the one or more retention wires [122]
corresponds to imparting a bending moment to the longitudinal steel
component [110], which counteracts a reverse bending moment
caused by the supported slab and/or other supported loads, and the
20 self-weight of the longitudinal steel component [110] and, optionally,
the filling of the concrete material in the longitudinal steel
component [110].
2. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
longitudinal steel component [110] includes: a top plate [116], a bottom
25 plate [118], and a middle structure [120] therebetween, such that the middle
structure [120] defines: the central compartment [120a] entirely disposed
between the top plate [116] and the bottom plate [118]; and at least one
side compartment [120b, 120c] extending from the bottom plate [118] atleast partially towards the top plate [116], and positioned on either side of
the central compartment [120a].
3. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least
5 one side compartment [120b, 120c] includes a first side compartment [120b]
extending from the bottom plate [118] at least partially towards the top
plate [116], and is positioned on one side of the central compartment [120a],
and a second side compartment [120c] extending from the bottom plate
[118] at least partially towards the top plate [116], and is positioned on
10 another side of the central compartment [120a]. 4. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 2, wherein a top of each
of the first side compartment [120a] and the second side compartment
[120b] defines a support surface [120d].
5. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 2, wherein the middle
15 structure [120] includes two vertical parallel plates [120e, 120f], namely a
first vertical plate [120e] and a second vertical plate [120f] attached to and
extending between the top plate [116] and the bottom plate [118], to define
the central compartment [120a] therebetween.
6. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 5, wherein the middle
20 structure [120] further includes two inverted L-shaped structures [120g,
120h], namely a first inverted L-shaped structure [120g] and a secondinverted L-shaped structure [120h], such that the first inverted L-shaped
structure [120g] is attached to and extends between the first vertical plate
[120e] and the bottom plate [120f], to define the first side compartment
25 [120b], while the second inverted L-shaped structure [120h] is attached to
and extends between the second vertical plate [120f] and the bottom plate
[118], to define the second side compartment [120c].
7. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 6, wherein each of the
first vertical plate [120e] and the second vertical plate [120f] defines at least one first cavity [120i] at a section above an overall height of the first side
compartment [120b] and the second side compartment [120c], to receive
liquid concrete material within the central compartment [120a].
5 8. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 7, wherein each of the
first vertical plate [120e] and the second vertical plate [120f] defines at least
one second cavity [120j] at a section below an overall height of the first side
compartment [120b] and the second side compartment [120c], to transfer at
least a portion of liquid concrete material from the central compartment
10 [120a] to each of the first side compartment [120b] and the second side
compartment [120c].
9. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of
strength rods [112] are positioned within each of the central compartment
[120a], the first side compartment [120b], and the second side compartment
15 [120c].
10. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or
more retention wires [122] runs along an entire length of the central
compartment [120a] of the longitudinal steel component [110], and is
positioned along a center equidistant from the top plate [116] and the
20 bottom plate [118] of the longitudinal steel component [110].
11. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 1, wherein the one or
more retention wires [122] runs along an entire length of the central
compartment [120a] of the longitudinal steel component [110], and is
positioned proximal either to the top plate [116] of the longitudinal steel
25 component [110], or the bottom plate [118], or to both the plates.
12. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the at
least one wire tensioning mechanism [124] is a jack mechanism.13. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 1, wherein each of the at
least one wire tensioning mechanism [124] includes a retention plate [124a]
and a bolt arrangement [124b].
5 14. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 13, wherein the one or
more retention wires [122] engages with the retention plate [124a], such
that each of the one or more retention wires [122] are capable of being
tensioned in combination.
15. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 13 and 14, wherein the
10 bolt arrangement passes [124b] through an opening in the longitudinal steel
component [110], to engage with the retention plate [124a], such that the
bolt arrangement pushes/pulls the retention plate [124a] upon rotation
thereof, to impart tension to the one or more retention wires [122].
16. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least
15 one wire tensioning mechanism [124] includes multiple wire tensioning
mechanisms [124], to achieve a parabolic shape of one or more retention
wires [122] for tensioning the same.
17. The load balancing beam [104] as claimed in claim 13, wherein the at least
one wire tensioning mechanism [124] includes a singular wire tensioning
20 mechanism [124], to achieve a triangular shape of one or more retention
wires [122] for tensioning the same.
18. A longitudinal steel component [110] of a load balancing beam [104], the
longitudinal steel component [110] comprising: a top plate [116];
25 a bottom plate [118]; and
a middle structure [120] extending between the top plate [116] and
the bottom plate [118], and includes:two vertical parallel plates [120e, 120f], namely a first vertical
plate [120e] and a second vertical plate [120f], attached to and
extending between the top plate [116] and the bottom plate [118],
5 to define the central compartment [120a] therebetween; and
two inverted L-shaped structures [120g, 120h], namely a first
inverted L-shaped structure [120g] and a second inverted L-shaped
structure [120h], such that the first inverted L-shaped structure
[120g] is attached to and extends between the first vertical plate
10 [120e] and the bottom plate [118], to define the first side
compartment [120b], while the second inverted L-shaped structure
[120h] is attached to and extends between the second vertical plate
[120f] and the bottom plate [118], to define the second side
compartment [120c].19. A method of manufacturing a load balancing beam [104], the method
comprising:
providing a longitudinal steel component [110], wherein the
longitudinal steel component [110] comprises at least a central
compartment [120a];
20 pre-installing one or more retention wires [122] of a shape retention
and control mechanism [112] within the central compartment [120a]
of the longitudinal steel component [110], such that a first end
[122a] of the one or more retention wires [122] is attached to the
first longitudinal end portion [110a], a second end [122b] of the oneor more retention wires [122] is attached to the second longitudinal
end portion [110b], and a middle region [110c] of the one or more
retention wires [122] extends within the central compartment [120a]
of the longitudinal steel component [110]; pre-installing the at least one wire tensioning mechanism [124] onto
the longitudinal steel component [110], such that the at least one
wire tensioning mechanism [124] engages with the one or more
5 retention wires [122];
tensioning the one or more retention wires [122] of the shape
retention and control mechanism [112] by operating the at least one
wire tensioning mechanism [124], to impart a bending moment in
the longitudinal steel component [110]; andfilling the longitudinal steel component [110] with concrete material,
such that a reverse bending moment is generated in the longitudinal
steel component [110] counteracting the bending moment
generated by tensioning of the one or more retention wires [122].