CA2180638A1 - Structural frame - Google Patents

Structural frame

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CA2180638A1
CA2180638A1 CA002180638A CA2180638A CA2180638A1 CA 2180638 A1 CA2180638 A1 CA 2180638A1 CA 002180638 A CA002180638 A CA 002180638A CA 2180638 A CA2180638 A CA 2180638A CA 2180638 A1 CA2180638 A1 CA 2180638A1
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Prior art keywords
struts
frame
cube
structural frame
unicubes
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CA002180638A
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French (fr)
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CA2180638C (en
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Charles R. Owens
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Priority claimed from US08/338,408 external-priority patent/US5615528A/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/19—Three-dimensional framework structures
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/19—Three-dimensional framework structures
    • E04B2001/1924—Struts specially adapted therefor
    • E04B2001/1927—Struts specially adapted therefor of essentially circular cross section
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/19—Three-dimensional framework structures
    • E04B2001/1978—Frameworks assembled from preformed subframes, e.g. pyramids
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04—BUILDING
    • E04B—GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00—Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18—Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/19—Three-dimensional framework structures
    • E04B2001/1981—Three-dimensional framework structures characterised by the grid type of the outer planes of the framework

Abstract

A structural frame is composed of a series of struts (12, 14) which are arranged in a particular fashion that steers the stress applied to the frame so as to minimize development of tension and maximize the resolution of the stress in terms of compression. The frame is composed of a plurality of unicubes (10) which are twelve equal length struts (12) arranged to form the edges of a cube and eight additional equal length struts (14) extending out from each corner of the cube. Each of the eight outwardly extending struts (14) forming an equal angle with each of the three cube edge struts (12) to which it is connected.
The outboard ends (14E) of these outwardly extending struts (14) are connected together so that sets of four such outboard strut ends (14E) are connected to form a network of these unicubes (10), which network constitutes the structural frame.
CA002180638A 1994-11-14 1995-10-20 Structural frame Expired - Fee Related CA2180638C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/338,408 US5615528A (en) 1994-11-14 1994-11-14 Stress steering structure
US338,408 1994-11-14
US399,048 1995-03-08
US08/399,048 US5660003A (en) 1994-11-14 1995-03-08 Structural frame based on plurality of tetrax structures
PCT/US1995/013614 WO1996015333A1 (en) 1994-11-14 1995-10-20 Structural frame

Publications (2)

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CA2180638A1 true CA2180638A1 (en) 1996-05-23
CA2180638C CA2180638C (en) 2007-07-31

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CA002180638A Expired - Fee Related CA2180638C (en) 1994-11-14 1995-10-20 Structural frame

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EP (1) EP0743999B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3773952B2 (en)
CN (2) CN1074490C (en)
AT (1) ATE237044T1 (en)
AU (1) AU700621B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2180638C (en)
DE (1) DE69530287T2 (en)
IL (1) IL115937A (en)
WO (1) WO1996015333A1 (en)

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CN109162347B (en) * 2018-10-12 2023-09-26 北京科技大学 Method for modularly constructing tension integral structure
CN109853725A (en) * 2018-12-12 2019-06-07 南京工业大学 A kind of automatic control dissipative cell suitable for unbonded prestressed reinforced concrete frame

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IL115937A0 (en) 1996-01-31
CA2180638C (en) 2007-07-31
AU700621B2 (en) 1999-01-07
JP3773952B2 (en) 2006-05-10
AU3965895A (en) 1996-06-06
CN1074490C (en) 2001-11-07
CN1140479A (en) 1997-01-15
EP0743999A1 (en) 1996-11-27
ATE237044T1 (en) 2003-04-15
CN1179104C (en) 2004-12-08
JPH09507889A (en) 1997-08-12
DE69530287T2 (en) 2004-02-12
IL115937A (en) 1999-11-30
CN1312419A (en) 2001-09-12
EP0743999B1 (en) 2003-04-09
WO1996015333A1 (en) 1996-05-23
DE69530287D1 (en) 2003-05-15

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