Composite wall system

摘要

A building structure comprising a support structure having upper portion extending to adjacent a floor structure above the support structure and adapted to receive stand-off fasteners there along, a plurality of stand-off fasteners each having a lower portion and an upper portion, where the lower portion of the stand-off fasteners comprises a self-drilling end portion and an adjacent thread-forming portion and, when installed into the upper portion of the support structure, at least a portion of the upper portion of each stand-off fastener extends significantly above the upper portion of the support structure, a cementitious wall structure formed above the upper portion of the wall structure with the upper portions of the stand-off fasteners encapsulated in the cementitious wall structure.

主权项

1. A building structure comprising:
an upper wall having upper studs; a lower wall having lower studs; at least one joist operatively coupled to the lower wall; a lateral transfer frame operatively coupled to a portion of the upper wall and a portion of the lower wall, wherein the lateral transfer frame is adjacent to an upper stud from the upper studs and a lower stud from the lower studs; decking operatively coupled to the at least one joist; a plurality of stand-off fasteners each having a lower portion and an upper portion, wherein the plurality of stand-off fasteners comprises:
wall stand-off fasteners wherein the lower portion of each of the wall stand-off fasteners is installed into the lower wall, and wherein the upper portion of each of the wall stand-off fasteners extends above the lower wall to a location below the upper wall, anddecking stand-off fasteners wherein the lower portion of each of the decking stand-off fasteners is installed into the at least one joist, and wherein the upper portion of each of the decking stand-off fasteners extends above the decking; wherein at least a portion of the at least one joist, the lateral transfer frame, and the upper portion of each of the plurality of stand-off fasteners that extends above the lower wall and decking are encapsulated in a cementitious structure; and wherein the lateral transfer frame and the plurality of stand-off fasteners are configured to transfer loads between the at least one joist, the upper wall, the lower wall, and the cementitious structure.