Patent classifications
E04B5/046
Grid deck with shear-resisting plates
The present invention relates to a grid deck with shear-resisting plates and the assembly of the grid decks. The shear-resisting plates are pre-cast in the grid deck and protrude from the side surfaces thereof. When the grid decks with shear-resisting plates are assembled, they are laid on the beams with the shear-resisting plates contacting the beams and without the grid decks contacting the beams.
GRID DECK WITH SHEAR-RESISTING PLATES
The present invention relates to a grid deck with shear-resisting plates and the assembly of the grid decks. The shear-resisting plates are pre-cast in the grid deck and protrude from the side surfaces thereof. When the grid decks with shear-resisting plates are assembled, they are laid on the beams with the shear-resisting plates contacting the beams and without the grid decks contacting the beams.
Building assemblies and methods for constructing a building using pre-assembled floor-ceiling panels and walls
A building system may include at least one diaphragm beam having opposite ends connected to an external structural frame of a building, at least one pre-assembled floor-ceiling panel adjacent to a vertical side of and coupled to the diaphragm beam, and at least one pre-assembled wall adjacent to a horizontal side of and coupled to the diaphragm beam, The diaphragm beam may be filled with a mineral-based material, such as concrete. The one or more pre-assembled floor-ceiling panels may each include a plurality of joists extending perpendicular to the diaphragm beam, a floor-panel including at least one metal layer attached to the joists on a floor side of the pre-assembled floor-ceiling panel, and a ceiling panel including at least one layer comprising mineral-based material attached to the joists on a ceiling side of the pre-assembled floor-ceiling panel. The one or more pre-assembled walls may include interior and/or exterior walls of a building.