E - Fixed Constructions – 04 – C
Patent
E - Fixed Constructions
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C
E04C 2/38 (2006.01) E02D 27/34 (2006.01) E04B 1/10 (2006.01) E04B 1/26 (2006.01) E04H 9/02 (2006.01) E04H 9/14 (2006.01) E04B 1/35 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2421532
A shear wall panel is utilized in building walls to reduce the tendency of the wall from moving relative to a foundation during periods of external forces (e. g. earthquakes, tornados, or hurricanes). The shear wall panel includes a top and a bottom horizontal support, a first and at least a second parallel and vertical support, and a third vertical support parallel to the first and second vertical supports. The top and bottom horizontal supports are parallel to one another and are located proximate the top and bottom of the wall respectively. The first and second vertical supports each have a first and a second end secured to the top and bottom horizontal supports respectively, and are perpendicular to the top and bottom horizontal supports. The third vertical support includes a first end portion, a second end portion, and a connector. The first end portion passes through the bottom horizontal support and is secured to the foundation. The second end portion passes through the top horizontal support and includes a plate secured to a distal end of the second end portion. The a connector joins the first and second end portions of the third vertical support and applies a constant, predetermined force against the foundation and the plate, which in turn applies the force against the top and bottom horizontal supports and the first and second vertical supports.
Lstiburek Joseph W.
Mbm & Co.
LandOfFree
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