摘要 |
593348 A composite tilt-up wall panel assembly (10) is disclosed. The assembly comprises a deck (12) formed from a plurality of metal sheets and a layer of hardened settable material cast on the deck. Each sheet has an intermediate section (32) and side margins that are turned out of the intermediate section to form stiffening formations (34) that extend between opposite ends of the sheets. The panel assembly (10) further comprises a peripheral edge (14) that extends around the deck (12), the deck (12) and the edge (14) form a cavity to receive the settable material. The side margins (34) of adjacent metal sheets overlap and are fixed together by nails with profiled shanks that extend through the overlapping side margins (34).
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