FEET OF SOLAR COLLECTOR SUPPORT STRUCTURES, JOINTS BETWEEN FEET OF SOLAR COLLECTOR SUPPORT STRUCTURES AND CONCRETE, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME

1 . A method for installing a solar collector, the method comprising:

slip-forming a concrete track including a groove;

curing the concrete track;

placing a foot of a support structure of a solar collector in the groove, the foot comprising at least one of an aperture and a tab; and

applying adhesive between the foot and the groove such that the adhesive flows through the aperture or around the tab.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the adhesive mechanically locks the foot of the support structure into the groove via the aperture or tab.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the foot comprises a back wall, a first side wall including the tab, a second side wall including a second tab, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and a bottom wall.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein an upper surface of the adhesive flows above the tab and the second tab.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the foot comprises a sheet having the aperture provided therethrough;

the adhesive is applied between a first side of the sheet and the groove; and

the adhesive flows through the aperture to a location between a second side of the sheet and the groove.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the foot further comprises a chamber and a second aperture provided through the chamber; and

the adhesive fills the chamber and flows through the second aperture to the second side of the sheet.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein curing the concrete track comprises maintaining wetness of the concrete track for a sufficient period of time after slip-forming the concrete track.

8 - 10 . (canceled)

11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising applying a mask to at least a portion of the groove at which the adhesive is to be applied, wherein said maintaining wetness comprises:

spraying the concrete track with the mask applied thereto with a first curing compound;

removing the mask to expose at least the portion of the groove; and

spraying the exposed at least the portion of the groove with a second curing compound.

12 - 14 . (canceled)

15 . A foot of a support structure of a solar collector, the foot configured to be inserted into a groove and comprising a back wall, a first side wall including a first side tab, a second side wall including a second side tab, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and a bottom wall.

16 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . A foot of a support structure of a solar collector, the foot configured to be inserted into a groove and comprising a sheet including a lower edge and first and second ends, a chamber, a first plurality of apertures through the sheet, and tabs disposed at the first and second ends.

22 . (canceled)

23 . A method for installing a solar collector, the method comprising:

slip-forming a concrete track including a groove;

curing the concrete track,

wherein curing the concrete track comprises maintaining wetness of the concrete track for a sufficient period of time after slip-forming the concrete track;

placing a foot of a support structure of a solar collector in the groove; and

applying adhesive between the foot and the groove such that the adhesive surrounds the foot.

24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said maintaining wetness comprises repeatedly spraying water on the concrete track or on a permeable blanket over the concrete track over the sufficient period of time.

25 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said maintaining wetness comprises covering a surface of the concrete track with a vapor-impermeable membrane for the sufficient period of time.

26 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said maintaining wetness comprises spraying the entire concrete track with a curing compound, the method further comprising removing residue from the curing compound from at least a portion of the groove at which the adhesive is to be applied.

27 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising applying a mask to at least a portion of the groove at which the adhesive is to be applied, wherein said maintaining wetness comprises:

spraying the concrete track with the mask applied thereto with a first curing compound;

removing the mask to expose at least the portion of the groove; and

spraying the exposed at least the portion of the groove with a second curing compound.

28 - 29 . (canceled)

30 . The method of claim 23 , further comprising installing control joints along the concrete track.

31 . The method of claim 23 , wherein the adhesive is colored so as to facilitate confirmation as to whether the adhesive completely surrounds the foot.

32 . A joint comprising:

a foot of a solar collector, the foot comprising at least one of an aperture and a tab;

a concrete track comprising a groove, the foot being disposed in the groove; and

adhesive disposed between the foot and the groove such that the adhesive extends through the aperture or around the tab.

33 . The joint of claim 32 wherein the adhesive mechanically locks the foot of the support structure into the groove via the aperture or tab.

34 . The joint of claim 32 , wherein the foot comprises a back wall, a first side wall including the tab, a second side wall including a second tab, a third side wall, a fourth side wall, and a bottom wall.

35 . The joint of claim 32 , wherein the foot comprises a sheet including a lower edge and first and second ends, a chamber, a first plurality of apertures through the sheet, and tabs disposed at the first and second ends.

36 . The joint of claim 32 , wherein the joint is formed using the method of claim 23 .