Precast wall panels and method of erecting a high-rise building using the panels
US8074414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 20, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE04G21/26
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A precast wall system and a method for constructing a high-rise building using the precast wall system is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of interconnected precast panels. Each precast panel has a top end plate, a bottom end plate, a plurality of vertical bars disposed between and attached to the end plates and a cementitious material encasing the vertical bars and defining a plurality of sides of the respective panel. A first group of the interconnected precast panels are arranged vertically on a second group of the interconnected precast panels and the top end plate of each panel corresponding the first group is connected to the bottom end plate of a respective one of the panels corresponding to the second group. Methods for horizontally and vertically connecting the precast panels to each other are also disclosed.
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