Claims
- 1. A building construction using tensional support members comprising: a support structure for bearing a compressive load; a support beam borne by said structure; at least one enclosure cell; and at least one tension member for suspending a said enclosure cell from said support beam.
- 2. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support structure includes a column.
- 3. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support structure includes two columns.
- 4. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support structure includes at least three columns.
- 5. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support beam includes a linear beam.
- 6. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support beam includes an annular beam.
- 7. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support beams includes a number of linear beams.
- 8. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support beam includes an inner and an outer annular beam and an interconnection structure connecting the two.
- 9. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support beam includes a tension member including a cable element.
- 10. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support beam includes a number of cable elements suspending each said enclosure cell.
- 11. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support beam includes a fiber reinforced plastic material.
- 12. The building structure of claim 1 in which said enclosure cell includes a wall and floor.
- 13. The building structure of claim 1 in which said support beam includes fiber reinforced plastic material.
- 14. A method of building using tensioned support members comprising providing a support structure for bearing a compressional load; installing a support beam on said support structure; providing at least one enclosure cell; and suspending each enclosure cell with a tension member from said support beam.
- 15. The method of claim 14 further including suspending additional enclosure cells from said support beam.
- 16. The method of claim 14 in which said support structure includes at least two columns.
- 17. The method of claim 14 in which said support beam includes at least two beams.
- 18. The method of claim 14 in which said support beam includes a linear beam.
- 19. The method of claim 14 in which said support beam includes and annular beam.
- 20. The method of claim 14 in which said support beam includes an inner and an outer annular beam and an interconnection structure between the line.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/281,510 filed on Apr. 4, 2001, entitled METHOD AND PROCEDURE FOR TOP DOWN CONSTRUCTION OF VERTICAL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES USING COMPOSITE MATERIALS.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60281510 |
Apr 2001 |
US |