摘要 |
A prefabricated insulated wall panel for building a wall. The wall panel includes one or more outer planar portions, a plurality of rib portions integral therewith and normal thereto and between which insulation is received, a strip of insulation attached to the inner edge of each rib portion for reducing thermal conductivity from the respective rib portion to wallboard attached to the wall panel, and a wallboard nailer strip which extends about the sides of the strip of insulation and has edge portions which are anchored in the respective rib portion. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the nailer edge portions are insulated from the respective rib portion to limit thermal conductivity from the respective rib portion to the nailer. In accordance with another aspect of the invention, a pair of planar portions extend at an angle relative to each other so that the panel serves as a corner wall panel. The corner wall panel is molded by inserting at least one first block-out and at least one second block-out into positions for forming the planar portions respectively, the first block-out is removed from the molded member while holding the molded member stationary, and the second block-out is then removed from the molded member. The mold has a dummy wall portion which is movable along the length of a leg of the mold for adjusting the mold leg length for a desired length of one leg of the corner wall panel. In order to provide a seismic resistant attachment of a wall panel to a floor slab, the nailer for a corresponding horizontal rib portion thereof is nailed to the floor slab, and a cushion material is disposed between the nailer and the floor slab to allow some movement therebetween.
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