The present disclosure relates to a construction system, and in particular to a construction system including modular components with interconnected lateral force collectors.
Modular construction is a process in which a building is constructed off-site, under controlled plant conditions, using the same materials and designing to the same codes and standards as conventionally built facilities, but in a much reduced time effort, typically half the time. Buildings are produced in “modules” or “components” that when put together on site, reflect the identical design intent and specifications of the most sophisticated site-built facility without compromise.
Buildings that are subjected to lateral forces, e.g. caused by natural phenomenon, such as wind or earthquakes, may need shear walls as part of a lateral force resisting system. A shear wall is a structural panel that can resist lateral forces, i.e. forces that are parallel to the plane of the wall, to prevent damage to the building's components.
An object of the present disclosure is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide modular building components that include shear force collectors that may be easily connected to enable lateral forces to be transferred between modular building components and the shear wall.
According to a first aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter, there is provided a modular construction system comprising:
a first prefabricated building component including:
a second prefabricated building component including:
a connector extending between the first lateral force collector and the second lateral force collector configured to transfer the lateral forces therebetween.
The first and second prefabricated building components may be ceiling components, floor components, roof components, or wall components, in particular shear wall components.
The first and second prefabricated building components of the presently disclosed subject matter can be provided as closed components, i.e., with minimal access to their interior due to coverings attached thereto. The first and second prefabricated building components can also have various configurations of their support members, but irrespectively of that, their force collectors are connectable to each other via the connector, to provide a continuous force collector for transferring later forces along an entire structure of a building, to properly absorb these forces with minimal risk to the building and its infrastructure.
The modular construction system may also include that the first lateral force collector and the second lateral force collector are colinear.
The modular construction system may also include that the first lateral force collector and the second lateral force collector extend along parallel axes.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the first plurality of support members comprises a first plurality of trusses, each of the plurality of trusses including a first top chord, a first bottom chord, and first web members extending therebetween; and wherein the first lateral force collector extends perpendicular to the first plurality of trusses, and is mounted on top of the first bottom chords of the first plurality of trusses.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the first lateral force collector includes a first extender extending down to a level even with a bottom of the first bottom chord.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that each of the second plurality of trusses including a second top chord, a second bottom chord, and second web members extending therebetween; and wherein the second lateral force collector extends perpendicular to the second plurality of trusses, and is mounted on top of the second bottom chords of the second plurality of trusses.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the second lateral force collector includes a second extender extending down to a level even with a bottom of the second bottom chord.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the connector extends between the first extender and the second extender.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the connector is configured to connect the first extender and the second extender along bottom surfaces of the first and second extenders.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the second lateral force collector extends parallel to the second plurality of support members.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the second plurality of support members comprises a second plurality of trusses, wherein each of the second plurality of trusses including a second top chord, a second bottom chord, and second web members extending therebetween; and wherein the second lateral force collector comprises one of the second bottom chords.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the first lateral force collector extends parallel to the first plurality of support members.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the first plurality of support members comprises a first plurality of trusses, wherein each of the first plurality of trusses including a first top chord, a first bottom chord, and first web members extending therebetween; and wherein the first lateral force collector comprises one of the first bottom chords.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the first lateral force collector extends out one side of the first floor component; and wherein the second lateral force collector extends out one side of the second floor component; and wherein the connector includes a first mating connector on the first lateral force collector, and a second mating connector on the second lateral force collector configured to interconnect with the first mating connector.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include a first wall;
wherein the connector comprises:
a first wall mounting member configured to mount on a first side of the first wall and configured to receive a first end of the first lateral force collector;
a second wall mounting member configured to mount on a second side of the first wall configured to be to receive a first end of the second lateral force collector; and
a wall collector configured to mount in the first wall and connected to the first wall mounting member and the second wall mounting member.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include a second wall; and a first L-bracket mounted on a first side of the second wall configured to receive ends of the first plurality of support members or one of the first plurality of support members.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include a first bottom layer on the first plurality of support members, and a first top layer of mounted on the first plurality of support members.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the first bottom layer comprises drywall.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the first top layer comprises concrete.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include a second bottom layer on the second plurality of support members, and a second top layer of mounted on the second plurality of support members.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the second bottom layer comprises drywall.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the second top layer comprises concrete.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include first bridging members extending between adjacent ones of the first plurality of support members, the first lateral force collector and the first top layer.
In any of the above embodiments, the modular construction system may also include that the first prefabricated building component or the second prefabricated building component comprises a shear wall.
According to another aspect of the presently disclosed subject matter, there is provided a modular construction system comprising:
a first prefabricated building component including:
a first plurality of support members extending parallel to each other in a first direction; and
a first lateral force collector configured to transfer lateral forces.
The first prefabricated building component may be a ceiling component, a floor component, a roof component, or a wall component.
The first prefabricated building component of the presently disclosed subject matter can be provided as closed component, i.e., with minimal access to its interior due to coverings attached thereto. The first prefabricated building component can also have various configurations of its support members, but irrespectively of that, its force collectors is connectable to a later force collector of another building component via a connector, to provide a continuous force collector for transferring later forces along an entire structure of a building, to properly absorb these forces with minimal risk to the building and its infrastructure.
Accordingly, modular construction system may include a connector connected to the first lateral force collector, and configured to connect the first lateral force collector to a second lateral force collector for transferring the lateral forces therebetween.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include that the first plurality of support members comprises a first plurality of trusses, wherein each of the first plurality of trusses including a first top chord, a first bottom chord, and first web members extending therebetween; and wherein the first lateral force collector extends perpendicular to the first plurality of trusses, and is mounted on top of the first bottom chords of the first plurality of trusses.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include that the first lateral force collector includes a first extender extending down to a level even with a bottom of the first bottom chord.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include that the connector is configured to connect the first extender to a second extender in an adjacent floor component along bottom surfaces of the first and second extenders.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include that the first plurality of support members comprises a first plurality of trusses, wherein each of the first plurality of trusses including a first top chord, a first bottom chord, and first web members extending therebetween; and wherein the first lateral force collector extends parallel to the first plurality of trusses.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include that the first lateral force collector comprises one of the first bottom chords.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include that the first lateral force collector extends out one side of the first building components; and wherein the connector includes a first mating connector on the first lateral force collector configured to mate with a second mating connector on the second lateral force collector.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include a first wall;
wherein the connector comprises:
a first wall mounting member configured to mount on a first side of the first wall and configured to receive a first end of the first lateral force collector;
a second wall mounting member configured to mount on a second side of the first wall configured to be to receive a first end of the second lateral force collector; and
a wall collector configured to mount in the first wall and connected to the first wall mounting member and the second wall mounting member.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include a first L-bracket for mounting on a first side of a second wall configured to receive ends of the first plurality of support members.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include a first bottom layer on the first plurality of support members, and a first top layer of mounted on the first plurality of support members.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include that the first bottom layer comprises drywall.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include that the first top layer comprises one or more of concrete, insulation, RPG, PV cells.
In any of the above embodiments the construction system may also include a shear wall connected to the first lateral force collector.
In order to better understand the subject matter that is disclosed herein and to exemplify how it may be carried out in practice, embodiments will now be described, by way of non-limiting example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
While the present teachings are described in conjunction with various embodiments and examples, it is not intended that the present teachings be limited to such embodiments. On the contrary, the present teachings encompass various alternatives and equivalents, as will be appreciated by those of skill in the art.
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A plurality of building components, e.g. ceiling/floor component 22a and 22b, may be connected together in a same room to form a uniform wall or ceiling, and in a same building to form a composite wall or ceiling. In order for lateral forces, e.g. caused by natural phenomenon, such as wind or earthquakes, to be transferred from each of the wall components, e.g. wall components 11, 12, 13 and 14, and each of the ceiling/floor components 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b and 23, to the one or more shear walls, e.g. shear wall component 31, lateral force collectors may be provided in each of the building components. The lateral force collectors may include a parallel lateral force collectors 41, a wall lateral force connector 42, perpendicular lateral force collectors 43, and a wall lateral force collector 44, as hereinafter described in greater detail. The lateral force collectors, e.g. lateral force collectors 41, 42, 43 and 44, may be aligned collinearly or one or more of the lateral force collectors may be at angle thereto. The lateral force collectors may extend along parallel axes with an additional shunt lateral force collector therebetween.
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A panel connector 61 may be provided for connecting a perpendicular lateral force collector 43 on a first ceiling/floor component 22a to another perpendicular lateral force collector 43 on a second ceiling/floor component 22b (See
The internal lateral bridging 27 may extend between adjacent support members 25, and from the perpendicular lateral force collector 43 to the outer cover 29, thereby enabling any lateral forces generated in the room above the ceiling/floor component 22a or 22b to be transferred to the lateral force collector 43.
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Since the parallel lateral force collector 41 already extends along the lower portion, e.g. chord 52, of the support members 25, e.g. the trusses, an extender 62 is not necessary. Accordingly, the parallel lateral force collectors 41 of adjacent ceiling/floor components 23 may be connected together with a panel connector 61, as defined above.
When a ceiling/floor component 22a or 22b with a perpendicular lateral force collector 43 or a ceiling/floor component 23 with a parallel lateral force collector 41 meets a wall, a wall lateral force connector 42 may be provided for transferring the lateral forces from one lateral force collector through the wall to another lateral force collector. For example, with reference to
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Ceiling/floor components 21a, 21b, 22a, 22b and 23 may include both parallel lateral force collectors 41 and perpendicular lateral force collectors 43, since the perpendicular lateral force collectors 43 extend across the tops of the bottom chords 52, while the parallel lateral force collectors 41 extend along the bottom chords 52. Accordingly, lateral force collector systems with a plurality of shear wall components 31 may be arranged in perpendicular directions for the modular building system 1.
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The prefabricated shear wall component 31 may be lowered onto the base support element 322 while receiving the first anchoring element 324, the first end 326A of the second anchoring element 326, and the coupler 328 within an anchor pathway through a bottom opening of the shear wall component 31. As best seen in
The shear wall component 31 may include a second alignment element 330B positioned at the top opening of the anchor pathway, such that a through-opening formed in the base portion 331 of the first alignment element 330A is aligned with the top opening. The second end 326B of the second anchoring element 326 passes through the through-opening and is locked at the top opening by a locking element 325. The locking element 325 may include a washer plate placed over a base portion of the second alignment element 330B, a lock nut and a jam nut 325A. The second end 326B of the second anchoring element 326 may constitute a first anchoring element for another top prefabricated shear wall component 31 to be received on the top of the prefabricated shear wall component 31, and the other alignment element 330 positioned at the top opening may be configured to align the bottom opening of the anchor pathway of the other top prefabricated shear wall component 31. The second end 326B of the second anchoring element 326 may include a guiding tip 326C removably connected thereto and configured to assist the guiding of the second end 326B through the anchor pathway, the top opening, and the through-opening.
The foregoing description of one or more example embodiments has been presented for the purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed. Many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teaching. It is intended that the scope of the disclosure be limited not by this detailed description.
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289522 | Dec 2021 | IL | national |