EP2274490A2 - System and method for modifying existing structures to provide improved resistance to extreme environmental conditions - Google Patents

System and method for modifying existing structures to provide improved resistance to extreme environmental conditions

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EP2274490A2
EP2274490A2 EP09755491A EP09755491A EP2274490A2 EP 2274490 A2 EP2274490 A2 EP 2274490A2 EP 09755491 A EP09755491 A EP 09755491A EP 09755491 A EP09755491 A EP 09755491A EP 2274490 A2 EP2274490 A2 EP 2274490A2
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Raymond W. Hawes
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    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04GSCAFFOLDING; FORMS; SHUTTERING; BUILDING IMPLEMENTS OR AIDS, OR THEIR USE; HANDLING BUILDING MATERIALS ON THE SITE; REPAIRING, BREAKING-UP OR OTHER WORK ON EXISTING BUILDINGS
    • E04G23/00Working measures on existing buildings
    • E04G23/02Repairing, e.g. filling cracks; Restoring; Altering; Enlarging
    • E04G23/0218Increasing or restoring the load-bearing capacity of building construction elements
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/04Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal
    • E04C3/06Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal with substantially solid, i.e. unapertured, web
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04DROOF COVERINGS; SKY-LIGHTS; GUTTERS; ROOF-WORKING TOOLS
    • E04D13/00Special arrangements or devices in connection with roof coverings; Protection against birds; Roof drainage ; Sky-lights
    • E04D13/16Insulating devices or arrangements in so far as the roof covering is concerned, e.g. characterised by the material or composition of the roof insulating material or its integration in the roof structure
    • E04D13/1606Insulation of the roof covering characterised by its integration in the roof structure
    • E04D13/1612Insulation of the roof covering characterised by its integration in the roof structure the roof structure comprising a supporting framework of roof purlins or rafters
    • E04D13/1625Insulation of the roof covering characterised by its integration in the roof structure the roof structure comprising a supporting framework of roof purlins or rafters with means for supporting the insulating material between the purlins or rafters
    • E04D13/1631Insulation of the roof covering characterised by its integration in the roof structure the roof structure comprising a supporting framework of roof purlins or rafters with means for supporting the insulating material between the purlins or rafters the means deriving from the nature or the shape of the insulating material itself
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/24Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of metal
    • E04B1/2403Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts
    • E04B2001/2421Socket type connectors
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
    • E04B1/00Constructions in general; Structures which are not restricted either to walls, e.g. partitions, or floors or ceilings or roofs
    • E04B1/18Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons
    • E04B1/24Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of metal
    • E04B1/2403Connection details of the elongated load-supporting parts
    • E04B2001/2451Connections between closed section profiles
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    • E04B2001/2463Connections to foundations
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04B1/24Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of metal
    • E04B2001/2466Details of the elongated load-supporting parts
    • E04B2001/2472Elongated load-supporting part formed from a number of parallel profiles
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04B1/24Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of metal
    • E04B2001/2466Details of the elongated load-supporting parts
    • E04B2001/2475Profile with an undercut grooves for connection purposes
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04BGENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
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    • E04B1/24Structures comprising elongated load-supporting parts, e.g. columns, girders, skeletons the supporting parts consisting of metal
    • E04B2001/249Structures with a sloping roof
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/04Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal
    • E04C2003/0404Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects
    • E04C2003/0408Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects characterised by assembly or the cross-section
    • E04C2003/0421Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects characterised by assembly or the cross-section comprising one single unitary part
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
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    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/04Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal
    • E04C2003/0404Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects
    • E04C2003/0426Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects characterised by material distribution in cross section
    • E04C2003/0439Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects characterised by material distribution in cross section the cross-section comprising open parts and hollow parts
    • EFIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E04BUILDING
    • E04CSTRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; BUILDING MATERIALS
    • E04C3/00Structural elongated elements designed for load-supporting
    • E04C3/02Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces
    • E04C3/04Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal
    • E04C2003/0404Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects
    • E04C2003/0443Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects characterised by substantial shape of the cross-section
    • E04C2003/0465Joists; Girders, trusses, or trusslike structures, e.g. prefabricated; Lintels; Transoms; Braces of metal beams, girders, or joists characterised by cross-sectional aspects characterised by substantial shape of the cross-section square- or rectangular-shaped

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  • Structures such as houses, schools, stores, governmental, public service and medical facilities and similar structures have also been constructed from modular iron or steel elements fastened together, for example, with metal pins or bolts or by welding. While this type of structure is generally stronger and more rigid in both the elements and joints than wooden or masonry structures, the significantly greater cost and weight of the structures and the fact that such structures are significantly more difficult, complex and time consuming to construct typically renders such structures impractical except in specific, special circumstances. Other implementations of such structures may use somewhat different materials, such as aluminum or plastic, but have all been found to suffer from one or more of the above discussed disadvantages.
  • Fig. 5C is a diagrammatic illustration of an EECR double beam connector
  • roofing components 12 include roofing components 28, which may include ridge chords 28A and double eave sections 28B 1 shown in Figs.2G and 2H, which are respectively used to form a roof peak at a fixed slant angle and to form the eaves of a roof.
  • a ridge chord 28A is comprised of two main elements 14 comprised of chord 14C sections attached at a desired angle and may be constructed with or without a reinforcing gusset 18G in the interior angle between the two chord 14C sections.
  • a double eave section 28B is comprised of main elements 14 comprised of chord 14C sections arranged as shown in Fig. 2H and may or may not include reinforcing gussets in the interior angles between the chord 14C sections.
  • T-bolts 4OT and hex-bolts 4OH exert compressive forces between a chord 14C and a forming strip 14F, thereby resisting tension forces between the chord 14C and forming strip 14F. That is, and as may be seen from Fig.
  • a chord 14C as shown in Fig. 2A is an elongated member having a variable length and the chord 14C cross section illustrated in Fig. 2A while a forming strip 14F is an elongated member of variable length having the forming strip 16FS cross section illustrated in Fig. 2B, although components 12 may include yet other standard structural shapes where such other elements would be more suitable for the intended purpose.
  • Standard purlins 22B of various lengths are comprised of upper and lower horizontal main elements 14 with generally vertical reinforcing elements 18 running between the horizontal main elements 14 and a connection element 16 at each end of each of the main elements 14.
  • the horizontal main elements 14 may be comprised of forming strips 14F or chords 14C
  • the reinforcing elements 18 are typically formed of piping of an appropriate diameter and wall thickness
  • the connection elements 16 are each comprised of a vertical section of forming strip 14F extending between the upper and lower horizontal main elements 14.
  • a single plane, four way EECR double chord connector 54C is comprised of a double ended, double beam connector 54CD comprised of a pair of parallel chords 14C spaced apart by a two or more spacers 54S wherein spacers 54S may, for example, be comprised of a forming strip 14F extending between and attached to the chords 14C by forming strips 14F, reinforcements 18R arranged between the chords 14C or any other form of structural connecting members, such as flat plates attached to the chords 14C ⁇
  • spacers 54S of the single ended, double beam connectors 54CB may be comprised, for example, of a forming strip 14F extending between and attached to the chords 14C ⁇ reinforcements 18R arranged between the chords 14C or any other form of structural connecting members.
  • a modular wall section 58W 1 and in particular an exterior wall section will also typically include of a layer of insulation 1ON, preferably a foam, bonded to the inner surfaces each modular wall 58W section, that is, to the inner sides of base sheathing 6206 and the purlins 22 defining outer surface 600 and the sides of the main structural assemblies 58 forming the inner sides of the modular wall section.
  • Insulation 1ON is preferably "foamed in place" and is composed to bond to the inner sides of outer base sheathing 62OB and the inner sides of main structural assembles 58 and outer purl piping, such as plumbing or gas lines, and wiring ins 22.
  • FIG. 9 therein is shown a diagrammatic isometric view of multiple platform segments 68P assembled into a floor platform assembly 70.
  • Platform segments 68P as illustrated in Fig. 9A are intended for use as the supporting structures for horizontal platforms or decks, such as may be used to form work platforms, stair landings, exterior deck floors, floors between levels of a structure 10, a runway or slanted ramp between level platforms, and so on.
  • a platform segment 68P is comprised of horizontally oriented, parallel upper and lower pairs of horizontally positioned and horizontally spaced apart main elements 14 that are typically comprised of chords 14C but may be comprised, for example, of forming strips 14F.

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US12/061,994 US7637070B2 (en) 2004-02-11 2008-04-03 Modular system and method for constructing structures with improved resistance to extreme environmental conditions and components thereof
US14488009P 2009-01-15 2009-01-15
PCT/US2009/039462 WO2009146129A2 (en) 2008-04-03 2009-04-03 System and method for modifying existing structures to provide improved resistance to extreme environmental conditions

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