1. A system for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings, comprising
at least two modules wherein each one of the at least two modules comprises:
a) database for storage of the data describing elements of the building;
b) visualization software for the visualization of content of the database, wherein the visualization software is in electronic communication with the database; and
c) communication protocol, for digitally dispatching data from one module and automatically updating the database of the other modules, so that the content of the databases of all modules is identical;
and where at least one of the at least two modules further comprises:
d) input software for the input of the data of the structural elements of the building wherein the input software is in electronic communication with the database;
e) calculation software for the calculation of construction details of each structural element wherein the calculation software is in electronic communication with the database; and
f) a unit for the creation of commands for CNC reinforcement cutting machines wherein the unit is in electronic communication with the database.
2. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 1, wherein the visualization software includes software for the virtual representation of reinforcement in two dimensions.
3. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 1, wherein the visualization software includes software for the virtual representation of reinforcement in three dimensions.
4. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 1, wherein the visualization software includes software for the stereoscopic visualization of the building, the structural elements and their reinforcement.
5. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 1, wherein the system comprises table to store the regulations and statutory building codes for structural projects.
6. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings, comprising:
a) a database for storage of the data describing i) the geometry of the building, ii) the structural elements of the building, and iii) the details of the structural elements and their reinforcement;
b) input software for the input of the data of the structural elements of the building, wherein the input software is in electronic communication with the database;
c) calculation software for the calculation of construction details of each structural element, wherein the calculation software is in electronic communication with the database;
d) visualization software for the visualization of the content of the database, wherein the visualization software is in electronic communication with the database; and
e) a unit for the creation of commands for CNC reinforcement cutting machines wherein the unit is in electronic communication with the database.
7. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 6, wherein the visualization software includes software for the virtual representation of reinforcement in two dimensions.
8. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 6, wherein the visualization software includes software for the virtual representation of reinforcement in three dimensions.
9. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 6, wherein the visualization software includes software for the stereoscopic visualization of the building, the structural elements and their reinforcement.
10. System for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 6, wherein the system comprises table to store the regulations and statutory building codes for structural projects.
11. Method for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings comprising of the following steps:
a) selection of parameters describing the building and its structural elements;
b) storing the selected parameters in a database, where data of the building, its structural elements and the reinforcement are kept;
c) retrieval of the parameters of the building and the structural elements from the said database and calculation of the dimensions of structural elements and their reinforcement;
d) storing the dimensions of the structural elements and their reinforcement to the said database;
e) retrieval of dimensions of the reinforcement from the said database and generation of the electronic commands for CNC machines for the production of the reinforcement of the structural elements.
12. Process for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 11, whereby at least a mirror image of the said database is automatically updated via a communication protocol, upon entering, deleting or amending any field of the said database.
13. Process for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 11, whereby the reinforcement material is steel.
14. Process for the design and production of reinforcement for buildings according to claim 11, whereby the reinforcement material is made of composite materials.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. An electronic device comprising:
a first transmission line composed of a first signal line transmitting a given high frequency wave signal and a first ground;
a second transmission line composed of a second signal line transmitting the high frequency wave signal and a second ground; and
a ground-coupling portion coupling the first ground and the second ground,
a phase difference between the high frequency wave signals at both ends of the ground-coupling portion being substantially integral multiple of 180 degrees.
2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the phase difference is 180 degrees plus or minus 5 degrees.
3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first transmission line or the second transmission line is a micro strip line having a dielectric layer between a signal line and a ground.
4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
the first signal line and the second signal line are provided on a dielectric layer;
the ground-coupling portion couples the first ground and the second ground; and
at least a part of the ground-coupling portion goes through on the dielectric layer.
5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least one of the first transmission line and the second transmission line is composed of a ground layer and a signal line provided on a semiconductor chip.
6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first ground and the second ground are coupled to each other through a resistor in parallel with the ground-coupling portion.
7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first transmission line or the second transmission line is a coplanar line composed of a signal line on a dielectric layer and grounds at both sides of the signal line.
8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first signal line and the second signal line are coupled to each other through a signal-coupling portion having a third signal line, a first wire and a second wire,
the first wire-coupling the first signal line and the third signal line,
the second wire-coupling the second signal line and the third signal line.
9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein impedance of the signal-coupling portion is defined so that a characteristic impedance of the first transmission line matches with a characteristic impedance of the second transmission line.