Static structures (e.g. – buildings) – Facer held by stiffener-type frame – Self-supporting section attached to nonload bearing framing
Patent
1989-05-10
1990-03-20
Murtagh, John E.
Static structures (e.g., buildings)
Facer held by stiffener-type frame
Self-supporting section attached to nonload bearing framing
52483, 52602, 52704, 52787, E04L 238
Patent
active
049090097
ABSTRACT:
A lightweight wall panel for a building comprises a thin, flat, flexible panel body, a plurality of thin rib portions formed on one surface of the panel body at least at peripheral edges thereof, a plurality of female threaded fasteners embedded in the rib portions, and a plurality of separate reinforcement channels secured to the panel body at least at the peripheral edges thereof by a plurality of male threaded fasteners each extending through one of the reinforcement channels and threadedly engaging the respective female fasteners. The rib portions are only sufficiently thick that the attachment devices can be embedded therein. The reinforcement channels, which can be made of a lightweight material without impairing their strength, stiffen the flexible panel, and bear most of the load, so that the entire wall panel is light in weight and has adequate strength to be used as a load-bearing structure.
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Akihama Shigeyuki
Ogawa Kunihiro
Kajima Corporation
Murtagh John E.
Tilberry James H.
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