Pumpable crib bag
A pumpable crib bag may include a body defining a longitudinal axis, at least one reinforcing wire helically extending about the longitudinal axis and along a length of the body, and at least one pocket configured to hold the at least one reinforcing wire therein. The at least one reinforcing wire may include a first material and a second material.
1. A pumpable crib bag comprising:
a body defining a longitudinal axis;
at least one reinforcing wire helically extending about the longitudinal axis and along a length of the body;
a void mechanism located within the pumpable crib bag and extending along at least a portion of the longitudinal axis and the void mechanism comprises at least one of Styrofoam, foam balls, packing peanuts, water beads, water gel, and a water-absorbing polymer; and
at least one pocket configured to hold the at least one reinforcing wire therein,
wherein the at least one reinforcing wire comprises a first material and a second material.
2. The pumpable crib bag of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reinforcing wire comprises at least one of steel, fiberglass, carbon fiber, rope, and polymer material.
3. The pumpable crib bag of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reinforcing wire comprises a first reinforcing wire having the first material and a second reinforcing wire having the second material.
4. The pumpable crib bag of claim 3 , wherein the at least one pocket comprises a first pocket, and wherein the first reinforcing wire and the second reinforcing wire are held within the first pocket.
5. The pumpable crib bag of claim 3 , wherein the at least one pocket comprises a first pocket and a second pocket, wherein the first reinforcing wire is held within the first pocket and the second reinforcing wire is held within the second pocket.
6. The pumpable crib bag of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reinforcing wire comprises the first material helically extending along a first length of the pumpable crib bag and the second material helically extending along a second length of the pumpable crib bag.
7. The pumpable crib bag of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reinforcing wire comprises a single wire having the first material and a coating material having the second material covering an outer surface of the single wire.
8. The pumpable crib bag of claim 7 , wherein the first material comprises steel and the second material comprises nylon.
9. The pumpable crib bag of claim 1 , wherein the body comprises a continuous piece of fabric with a first edge and a second edge, the first edge being joined to the second edge.
10. The pumpable crib bag of claim 9 , wherein the first edge is joined to the second edge with a vertical weld extending along the longitudinal axis of the body.
11. The pumpable crib bag of claim 9 , wherein the at least one pocket comprises fabric welded to an outer surface of the body.
12. The pumpable crib bag of claim 1 , wherein the void mechanism is configured to create a collapsible void after cementitious grout cures within the pumpable crib bag.
13. A pumpable crib bag comprising:
a body defining a longitudinal axis;
a first reinforcing wire and a second reinforcing wire each helically extending about the longitudinal axis and along a length of the body; and
a pocket receiving the first reinforcing wire and the second reinforcing wire therein,
wherein the first reinforcing wire comprises a first material and the second reinforcing wire comprises a second material.