|  | E |
SECTION E — FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS

BUILDING

|  | E04 |
BUILDING (layered materials, layered products in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B32B)

|  | E04C |
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS (for bridges Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01D; specially designed for insulation or other protection Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B; elements used as building aids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G; for mining Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E21; for tunnels Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E21D; structural elements with broader range of application than for building engineering Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16, particularly Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16S)

P:20 |  | E04C 1/00 |
Building elements of block or other shape for the construction of parts of buildings (of relatively thin form Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/00; structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/00, e.g. columns or pillars Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/30; manufacture or material of building bricks, stones, or the like Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B28, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C03, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C04; paving elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E01C; general building constructions Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B, e.g. walls Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 2/00, floors Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 5/00, roofs Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 7/00, ceilings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 9/00; structural elements specially designed for built-in conduit shafts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F; special elements for building ovens or furnaces Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F24B, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F27D) [5]

|  | E04C 1/39 |
· | 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

|  | E04C 1/40 |
· | built-up from parts of different materials, e.g. composed of layers of different materials or stones with filling material or with insulating inserts

|  | E04C 1/41 |
· · | composed of insulating material and load-bearing concrete, stone or stone-like material [6]

|  | E04C 1/42 |
· | of glass or other transparent material

P:10 |  | E04C 2/00 |
Building elements of relatively thin form for the construction of parts of buildings, e.g. sheet materials, slabs, or panels (materials or manufacture, see the relevant places, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B27N, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B29, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...D21J; made in situ Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B; specially designed for insulation or other protection Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 1/62; load-carrying floor structures Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 5/02, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 5/16; roofs consisting of self-supporting slabs Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 7/20; roof- or like covering elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04D 3/00; for lining or finishing Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 13/00)

|  | E04C 2/02 |
· | characterised by specified materials (translucent Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/54)

|  | E04C 2/04 |
· · | of concrete or other stone-like material; of asbestos cement (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/26 takes precedence; material or manufacture Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B28, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C04)

|  | E04C 2/06 |
· · · | reinforced

|  | E04C 2/08 |
· · | of metal, e.g. sheet metal (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/26 takes precedence)

|  | E04C 2/10 |
· · | of wood, fibres, chips, vegetable stems, or the like; of plastics; of foamed products (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/26 takes precedence)

|  | E04C 2/12 |
· · · | of solid wood

|  | E04C 2/14 |
· · · · | reinforced

|  | E04C 2/16 |
· · · | of fibres, chips, vegetable stems, or the like

|  | E04C 2/18 |
· · · · | with binding wires, reinforcing bars, or the like

|  | E04C 2/20 |
· · · | of plastics

|  | E04C 2/22 |
· · · · | reinforced

|  | E04C 2/24 |
· · · | laminated and composed of materials covered by two or more of groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/12, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/16, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/20

|  | E04C 2/26 |
· · | composed of materials covered by two or more of groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/04, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/08, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/10, or of materials covered by one of these groups with a material not specified in one of these groups

|  | E04C 2/28 |
· · · | combinations of materials fully covered by groups Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/04 and Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/08

|  | E04C 2/284 |
· · · | at least one of the materials being insulating [6]

|  | E04C 2/288 |
· · · · | composed of insulating material and concrete, stone or stone-like material [6]

|  | E04C 2/292 |
· · · · | composed of insulating material and sheet metal [6]

|  | E04C 2/296 |
· · · · | composed of insulating material and non-metallic or unspecified sheet-material (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/288 takes precedence) [6]

|  | E04C 2/30 |
· | characterised by the shape or structure (translucent Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/54)

|  | E04C 2/32 |
· · | formed of corrugated or otherwise indented sheet-like material; composed of such layers with or without layers of flat sheet-like material

|  | E04C 2/34 |
· · | composed of two or more spaced sheet-like parts (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/32 takes precedence; spacers for cavity walls Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 2/44)

|  | E04C 2/36 |
· · · | spaced apart by transversely-placed strip material, e.g. honeycomb panels (honeycomb or other core members for layered products Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B32B)

|  | E04C 2/38 |
· · | with attached ribs, flanges, or the like, e.g. framed panels (concerned with attaching to other panels or elements to form a structure, see the places for the relevant structure, e.g. Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 2/00)

|  | E04C 2/40 |
· · | composed of a number of smaller components rigidly or movably connected together, e.g. interlocking, hingedly connected

|  | E04C 2/42 |
· · | Gratings; Grid-like panels (reinforcing elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/00; built-in gratings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 19/10; gratings in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...F16S 3/00)

|  | E04C 2/52 |
· · | with special adaptations for auxiliary purposes, e.g. serving for locating conduits (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 2/54 takes precedence; block-shaped elements therefor Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 1/39; floor structures incorporating ducts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 5/48)

|  | E04C 2/54 |
· | Slab-like translucent elements (floors for transmitting light Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 5/46; translucent or open-work ceilings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 9/32, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 9/34; translucent roof coverings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04D 3/06, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04D 3/28)

P:0 |  | E04C 3/00 |
Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting (as building aids Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G)

|  | E04C 3/02 |
· | Joists; Girders, trusses, or truss-like structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/38 takes precedence; for structures characterised by movable, separable, or collapsible parts Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 1/343)

|  | E04C 3/04 |
· · | of metal (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/29 takes precedence; as reinforcing elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/06; manufacture Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...B21)

|  | E04C 3/06 |
· · · | with substantially solid, i.e. unapertured, web (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/10, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/11 take precedence)

|  | E04C 3/07 |
· · · · | at least partly of bent or otherwise deformed strip- or sheet-like material

|  | E04C 3/08 |
· · · | with apertured web, e.g. with a web consisting of bar-like components; Honeycomb girders (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/10, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/11 take precedence)

|  | E04C 3/09 |
· · · · | at least partly of bent or otherwise deformed strip- or sheet-like material

|  | E04C 3/10 |
· · · | prestressed

|  | E04C 3/11 |
· · · | with non-parallel upper and lower edges, e.g. roof trusses (arched girders, portal frames Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/38)

|  | E04C 3/12 |
· · | of wood, e.g. with reinforcements, with tensioning members (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/292 takes precedence)

|  | E04C 3/14 |
· · · | with substantially solid, i.e. unapertured, web (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/17, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/18 take precedence)

|  | E04C 3/16 |
· · · | with apertured web, e.g. trusses (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/17, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/18 take precedence)

|  | E04C 3/17 |
· · · | with non-parallel upper and lower edges, e.g. roof trusses

|  | E04C 3/18 |
· · · | with metal reinforcements or tensioning members

|  | E04C 3/20 |
· · | of concrete or other stone-like material, e.g. with reinforcements or tensioning members (reinforcing elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/00)

|  | E04C 3/22 |
· · · | built-up by elements joined in line

|  | E04C 3/26 |
· · · | prestressed (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/22, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/29 take precedence; prestressing members Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/08)

|  | E04C 3/28 |
· · | of other materials

|  | E04C 3/29 |
· · | built-up from parts of different materials

|  | E04C 3/292 |
· · · | the materials being wood and metal

|  | E04C 3/293 |
· · · | the materials being steel and concrete (concrete with internal reinforcements or tensioning members Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/20)

|  | E04C 3/294 |
· · · · | of concrete combined with a girder-like structure extending laterally outside the element (light-weight girders used as reinforcement Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/065; as part of a floor structure Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04B 5/23)

|  | E04C 3/30 |
· | Columns; Pillars; Struts (not designed for end loading Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/02; posts, masts, as independent structures Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04H 12/00)

|  | E04C 3/32 |
· · | of metal (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/36 takes precedence)

|  | E04C 3/34 |
· · | of concrete or other stone-like material, with or without permanent form elements, with or without internal or external reinforcement, e.g. metal coverings (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/36 takes precedence)

|  | E04C 3/36 |
· · | of other materials

|  | E04C 3/38 |
· | Arched girders or portal frames (straight girders able to be bent Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/02; inflatable tents or canopies, in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04H 15/20)

|  | E04C 3/40 |
· · | of metal (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/46 takes precedence)

|  | E04C 3/42 |
· · | of wood, e.g. units for rafter roofs (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/46 takes precedence)

|  | E04C 3/44 |
· · | of concrete or other stone-like material, e.g. with reinforcements or tensioning members (Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/46 takes precedence)

|  | E04C 3/46 |
· · | of other materials

P:30 |  | E04C 5/00 |
Reinforcing elements, e.g. for concrete; Auxiliary elements therefor (material composition Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C21, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...C22; arrangements of reinforcing elements, see the relevant classes)

|  | E04C 5/01 |
· | Reinforcing elements of metal, e.g. with non-structural coatings [5]

|  | E04C 5/02 |
· · | of low bending resistance, i.e. of essentially one-or two-dimensional extent

|  | E04C 5/03 |
· · · | with indentations, projections, ribs, or the like, for augmenting the adherence to the concrete

|  | E04C 5/04 |
· · · | Mats (bases for plaster Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04F 13/04)

|  | E04C 5/06 |
· · | of high bending resistance, i.e. of essentially three-dimensional extent, e.g. lattice girders

|  | E04C 5/065 |
· · · | Light-weight girders, e.g. with precast parts (light-weight girders in general Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/08, Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 3/294)

|  | E04C 5/07 |
· | Reinforcing elements of material other than metal, e.g. of glass, of plastics, or not exclusively made of metal (metal elements with non-structural coatings Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04C 5/01) [5]

|  | E04C 5/08 |
· | Members specially adapted to be used in prestressed constructions

|  | E04C 5/10 |
· · | Ducts

|  | E04C 5/12 |
· | Anchoring devices (tools or methods for tensioning Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 21/12) [5]

|  | E04C 5/16 |
· | Auxiliary parts for reinforcements, e.g. connectors, spacers, stirrups (tools for connecting reinforcing elements Fulltext... Hierarchy... Expanded...E04G 21/12)

|  | E04C 5/18 |
· · | of metal or substantially of metal

|  | E04C 5/20 |
· · | of other material than metal or with only additional metal parts, e.g. concrete or plastics spacers with metal binding wires