High-strength shear wall sheathing with pre-formed fastener holes
OwnerErich Jason Axsominventor
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Abstract
A sheet of high-strength shear wall sheathing with preformed fastener holes (10) is disclosed as a steel sheet (12) with uniformly spaced fastener holes (14) dispersed along the boundary of the sheet. Such a sheet can readily be handled and quickly attached to the framework of buildings for the purpose of bracing wall structures in a single wall sheathing procedure.
Claims19
A building shear wall structure for accommodating in-plane or shear loads imposed on the wall structure comprising:
- a plurality of framing studs forming part of the building;
- a plurality of high-strength shear wall sheathing sheets, each sheet of high-strength shear wall sheathing comprising only one thin sheet of high strength material with pre-formed holes dispersed along the boundary of the sheet;
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- securing means for attaching the sheets of high-strength shear wall sheathing to the framing studs such that the thin sheet of high strength material sits directly against the framing studs, the thin sheet of high strength material having properties at least as great as a steel sheet having a thickness within the range of 0.006 and 0.249 inches and having a tensile strength of at least 20000 pounds per square inch, the thin sheet of high strength material being capable of resisting anticipated in-plane or shear loads imposed on the shear wall structure due to environmental conditions such as wind and earthquakes.
A building shear wall structure for accommodating in-plane or shear loads imposed on the wall structure comprising:
- a plurality of framing studs forming part of the building;
- a plurality of high-strength shear wall sheathing sheets, each sheet of high-strength shear wall sheathing comprising only one thin steel sheet having a thickness within the range of 0.006 and 0.249 inches and having a tensile strength of at least 20000 pounds per square inch;
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- a plurality of fasteners extending through the high-strength shear wall sheathing and into the framing studs so that the steel sheets sit flush against the framing studs, each steel sheet being capable of resisting in-plane or shear loads anticipated to be imposed on the shear wall due to wind and earthquakes.
A building shear wall structure for accommodating in-plane or shear loads imposed on the wall structure comprising:
- a plurality of framing studs forming part of the building;
- a plurality of high-strength shear wall sheathing sheets, each sheet of high-strength shear wall sheathing comprising only one thin aluminum sheet having a thickness within the range of 0.006 and 0.249 inches and having a tensile strength of at least 20000 pounds per square inch;
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- a plurality of fasteners extending through the high-strength shear wall sheathing and into the framing studs so that the aluminum sheets sit flush against the framing studs, each aluminum sheet being capable of resisting in-plane or shear loads anticipated to be imposed on the shear wall due to wind and earthquakes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.