MOULDING OF CONCRETE ARTICLES

摘要

A plant for moulding and curing elongated concrete products such as poles piles and pipes which includes at least one vertical mould, support means above the mould to suspend the reinforcing material in the mould, pump means to fill the mould with concrete so that the elongated product forms around the reinforcing material. A vertical curing carousel adapted to vertically suspend the moulded elongated product is associated with each mould. A lifting apparatus is used to lift reinforcing material into the vertical mould, to remove the formed product from the mould, to place it on the curing carousel and to remove it from the carousel when the product is sufficiently cured for storage. The products incorporate a reinforcing mesh which is suspended in the mould from at least two attachment points so that a portion extends from the top of the mould. A flexible link is used to attach the reinforcing mesh to the attachment points to reduce the likelihood of relevant movement between the reinforcing and the moulded concrete during removal and transfer from the mould.