摘要 |
<p>Building frame construction comprising upper and lower wall plates (11) and wall studs (12), each wall plate (11) having a cross-section of general channel shape defined by two side flanges (15) joined by a web (20), each flange having an inturned rib (21), the wall studs joining the upper and lower wall plates, each said wall stud also having a cross-section of general channel shape defined by two side flanges (15) joined by a web (20), the flanges of each stud having surfaces defining grooves (22) adjacent at least one end which inter-engage the inturned ribs (21) of a plate upon erection and thereby firmly retain that stud end to that plate, said studs and wall plates being of metal.</p> |