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AssigneeLendlease Digital IP Pty Limited
InventorsTimothy John Butler, Sindu Satasivam, Robert Francis Van Wanrooy, Mirza Saqib Saeed, William Luke Williams, Jonathan Keith Roebuck, Robert Conlan Murray, Kevin Paul Botman
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A building system is disclosed comprising a beam and column connection particularly suited for mass timber buildings. A first connection arrangement comprises a projection and slot arrangement with the beam being supported on an upwardly facing bearing surface. A second connection arrangement may be provided to tie the column to the beam. The system also discloses arrangements to accommodate greater tolerance at the connection and to provide an ability to accommodate limited rotation under dynamic loading.
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A building system comprising a beam column connection, at least one of the beam or column being formed of mass timber, the beam having a region having an edge face arranged to be in opposing relation with the column, and the column having an upwardly facing bearing surface on which the beam is supported,
A building system comprising a beam column connection, at least one of the beam or column being formed of mass timber, the beam having a region having an edge face arranged to be in opposing relation with the column, and the column having an upwardly facing bearing surface on which the beam is supported and at least one slot, the beam column connection comprising:
A coupling for a beam column connection comprising a body having a first portion for affixing to one of the beam or column, the first portion having opposite upper and lower ends and an attachment region that is disposed in the lower half of the first portion, wherein the attachment region has an inner surface that abuts the beam, the inner surface being profiled to distribute shear force across the attachment region.
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