A coupling structure is arranged between a first boundary member and a second boundary member. The coupling structure mainly includes a main coupling unit, a reinforcement unit, and a concrete layer, and the reinforcement unit is arranged on the main coupling unit and surrounds an intermediate area of the main coupling unit, and the main coupling unit and the reinforcement unit are both embedded in the concrete layer. The coupling structure can solve the current design difficulties of short columns and short beams and has excellent seismic performance and higher construction efficiency.

A module, in particular for a building, includes a wall having at least two, preferably parallel, wall outer sides, which are spaced apart from one another. At least one channel is disposed between the two wall outer sides and is filled with a self-curing material. A building including at least one module, a method for producing a module, a method for producing a building wall and a method for producing a building, are also provided.

Techniques for and examples of wall structures of extrudable building material includes forming, with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system, a first portion of a first shell with a first wythe that comprises a first group of stacked elongated beads of an extrudable building material, forming with the 3D printing system a first portion of a second shell with a second wythe that comprises a second group of stacked elongated beads of the extrudable building material and is spaced apart from the first wythe, and installing at least one structural support that comprises a first portion positioned in the first wythe and a second portion positioned in the second wythe.

Techniques of and examples for wall structures of extrudable building material include forming, with a three-dimensional (3D) printing system, a first portion of a first shell that includes a first plurality of stacked elongated beads of extruded building material that forms a first wythe, the first shell forming a first surface of the load-bearing wall structure, forming, with the 3D printing system, a first portion of a second shell spaced apart from the first shell, the second shell having a second plurality of stacked elongated beads of extruded building material that forms at least two second wythes, the second shell forming a second surface of the load-bearing wall structure, and installing at least one structural support that has a first portion positioned in the first shell and a second portion positioned in the second shell.

A tornado resistant/proof residential housing unit that is built to withstand natural disaster conditions resulting from tornadoes, violent storms, and fire. An internal concrete reinforced core layout gives the unit its structural strength, as well as the versatility needed to face natural disaster conditions while providing absolute resistance to heavy winds such as those caused by a tornado. The unit has an external facade which mimics the exterior appearance of a typical subdivision home.

A stud rail system for a reinforced concrete structure defining a column portion and a slab portion comprises at least one stud rail assembly. The at least one stud rail assembly comprises a plurality of rail portions, a plurality of cross portions, a plurality of pin projections, and a plurality of support assemblies. Each rail portion supports at least one of the plurality of pin projections. Each of the support assemblies engages one of the plurality of rail portions such that the plurality of rail portions are rotatably connected to the plurality of cross portions to allow the stud rail assembly to be reconfigured between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.

A building component includes a form that is pre-shaped. The form includes a channel segment, defined, at least in part, by a base region and a wall that extends from the base region. The form is configured for installation as a permanent fixture in a building structure by abutment of the form with a corresponding form having a corresponding channel segment. The abutment is between the channel segment and the corresponding channel segment, and when respective ends of the respective base regions of the channel segment and the corresponding channel segment are in abutment, a beam channel is created between the form and the corresponding form. Further, when respective ends of the respective walls of the channel segment and the corresponding channel segment are in abutment, a column channel is created between the form and the corresponding form.

A construction system definable in terms of an X, Y, and Z coordinate axes which provides a first part having a hollow four-walled web elongate in the Z axis, having a securement flange on the upper XZ base of the elongate Z axis member; and a second part having at least one open end for complemental engagement of the first part wherein the second part may fit over distal ends of said first part in which a cross-section of the second part is generally that of the first part, but wide and tall enough to allow the first part to slip within the second part, and said second part having an opposite end of said opening, wherein said second part securing the first part to a structural support.

A positioning device and method for producing a construction material body. The positioning device holds and orients a reinforcement body consisting of a textile reinforcement within a formwork. The positioning device comprises first and second holding part groups arranged on a main body. At least one of the two holding part groups is movable between holding and release positions. In the holding position, each holding part acts on an associated location of engagement on the reinforcement body. In the release position, the distance between the holding parts is different from the distance between the locations of engagement on the reinforcement body, such that the positioning device is brought into engagement with the reinforcement body or can be removed therefrom. In the release position, independent handling of the positioning device relative to the reinforcement body is possible. To switch between the holding and release positions, an actuation device is provided.

Disclosed are a wall construction system with drywall composite columns and a method for constructing walls using thin sheet steel sections in concrete composite construction for erecting story-high walls with at least one-sided planking with building boards, in particular for residential buildings. Structural loads of solid ceilings and facade walls are absorbed via the composite columns arranged in a modular grid within the wall plane. The joining of the composite columns takes place at the column head over a concrete beam on which the ceiling rests. In-filling wall or facade elements may be arranged between the composite columns. The composite columns include a concrete composite column with a sheet metal reinforcement and a spatially offset thin-walled sheet steel section for mounting drywall thereto even after the metal reinforcement has been filled with concrete. The sheet metal reinforcement and the thin-walled sheet steel section may have different material qualities and thicknesses.