Multipurpose composite wallboard panel
OwnerErich Jason Axsominventor
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Abstract
A multipurpose composite wallboard panel is disclosed as having an aluminum sheet (14) attached by means of an adhesive (16) to a wallboard panel (12), such as a gypsum wallboard panel. Such a composite panel can readily be handled and quickly attached to the framework of buildings for the purpose of bracing, finishing, fireproofing, and thermally insulating wall structures in a single wall sheathing procedure.
Claims16
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 multipurpose composite wallboard panels, each multipurpose composite wallboard panel comprising only one wallboard panel and one thin sheet of high strength material attached to and covering one entire side of the wallboard panel, the wallboard panel and attached thin sheet of high strength material forming together the entire multipurpose composite wallboard panel;
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- securing means for attaching the multipurpose composite wallboard panels 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 an aluminum sheet having a thickness within the range of 0.006 and 0.03 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 multipurpose composite wallboard panels, each multipurpose composite wallboard panel comprising only one gypsum type wallboard panel and one thin aluminum sheet having a thickness within the range of 0.006 and 0.03 inches and having a tensile strength of at least 20000 pounds per square inch, attached to and covering one entire side of the wallboard panel, the wallboard panel and attached aluminum sheet forming together the entire multipurpose composite wallboard panel;
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- a plurality of fasteners extending through the multipurpose composite wallboard panels 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.
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 multipurpose composite wallboard panels, each multipurpose composite wallboard panel comprising only one gypsum type wallboard panel and one thin aluminum sheet having a thickness within the range of 0.006 and 0.03 inches and having a tensile strength of at least 20000 pounds per square inch, attached to and covering one entire side of the wallboard panel, the wallboard panel and attached aluminum sheet forming together the entire multipurpose composite wallboard panel;
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- a plurality of fasteners extending through the multipurpose composite wallboard panels and into the framing studs so that the gypsum type wallboard panels 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.