MUMBAI, India, Jan. 23 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641001820 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Jan. 7, for 'a reinforced concrete slab withstanding high-intensity impact loading.'
Inventor(s) include A Hemanth Kumar; and Karthikeyan Kothandapani.
The application for the patent was published on Jan. 23, under issue no. 04/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A reinforced concrete slab (100) withstanding high intensity impact loading includes a plurality of zig-zag rods (102) linearly arranged with each other defining at least one ring that is embedded in a rebar mesh (200) within a concrete slab (100) such that each inclined leg of each zig-zag rod (102) makes a predefined angle relative to a plane of the concrete slab (100), each of the plurality of zig-zag rods (102) comprises a predefined dimensions. The at least one ring is configured to establish a mechanical anchorage that is engaged to a corresponding mat of the rebar mesh (200) for redistributing impact induced stresses away from an impact locus across the concrete slab (100) and prevent premature shear crack formation upon receiving a low velocity impact, blast, or projectile loading."
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