SUSPENDED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

摘要

A building is dependingly supported from the top of at least one central pier or tower. At the topmost portion the pier is provided with girders which rest on top of the pier and span at their respective ends outwardly and immediately over the sides of the pier. The floors are dependingly supported from the protruding girders at the top of the tower along hanger straps which are disposed immediate the sides of the pier. Floor supporting girders for each successive and depending floor are fastened at preselected intervals to the hanger straps, span outwardly of the towers to support the floors of the building, and provide for pendulous movement of each of the floors with respect to the supporting pier to impart improved earthquake resistance to the structure.