Building construction with lost shuttering and construction method

摘要

A plurality of pre-formed panels are provided. Each panel comprises construction boards held apart from each other by spaced apertured metal strength members (2) to form a sandwich construction. Each strength member is provided with at least one bar (10) extending beyond an edge of the construction boards. Each strength member has a bar receiving portion (63) associated with its end opposite the at least one bar. To construct a wall, a first such panel is first erected with its strength members (2) extending vertically and with the bars (10) projecting above the remainder of the panel. The void between the construction boards is then filled with a settable material. A second panel is located vertically above the first by slotting the bars of the first panel into bar receiving portions of strength members in the second panel. Thereafter, the void between the construction boards of the second panel is filled with the settable material.

主权项

1. A method for constructing reinforced, filled and set walls, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a plurality of unitary pre-formed panel structures, each panel structure comprising two construction boards fixedly held apart from each other by a pre-set distance to form a hollow sandwich construction by a plurality of apertured strength members and with a void defined between the construction boards, the strength members being spaced from each other, each strength member comprising a vertically extending web and a pair of flanges, each flange being directly joined to the web along a vertically extending edge of the web, with one said flange being coupled to one construction board, the second said flange being coupled to the other construction board, and the web extending between the construction boards, and at least one bar joined to a first portion of the strength member and extending beyond an edge of the construction boards to form a stabbing bar, and each strength member having a bar receiving portion located adjacent to the end of the strength member opposite the first portion; placing a first said panel structure in an erect position with the first said panel structure's strength members extending vertically and with the stabbing bars projecting above the remainder of the panel structure; filling the void between the construction boards with a settable material; before, during or after said filling step, locating a second said panel structure vertically above the first by lowering the second said panel structure on to the first such panel structure so that respective stabbing bars of the first panel structure slot into bar receiving portions of strength members in the second panel structure; and thereafter filling the void between the construction boards of the second panel structure with said settable material.