Lightweight insulated concrete wall
First Claim
1. A wall panel having a height and a width and top and bottom edges, said wall panel comprising at least one block of insulative material surrounded by a monolithically poured cementious material, each of said at least one block of insulative material extending through substantially the entire height of said wall panel but for relatively narrow portions of said wall panel located along each of the top and bottom edges of said wall panel, wherein said top edge of said panel has a continuous track formed therein adapted to facilitate the joining of said panel with adjacent structure, and wherein said panel further comprises floor connection means adapted to project into a subsequently cast floor.
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Abstract
A lightweight structural concrete wall panel for house construction, includes a sandwich construction of two thin fiber reinforced concrete faces enclosing vertical panels of insulation material consisting of expanded polystyrene. Vertical structural concrete ribs between the insulation panels are used to interconnect the concrete faces. A continuous track system cast in the upper edge of the panel and projecting connect bars at the lower edge of the wall, connecting this wall to the surrounding structure in such a manner that the floor slab can be poured after erecting the walls. The face of the wall panel can be cast in such a manner as to appear as siding or another desirable building surface. Window and door openings can also be cast into this wall.
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11 Claims
- 1. A wall panel having a height and a width and top and bottom edges, said wall panel comprising at least one block of insulative material surrounded by a monolithically poured cementious material, each of said at least one block of insulative material extending through substantially the entire height of said wall panel but for relatively narrow portions of said wall panel located along each of the top and bottom edges of said wall panel, wherein said top edge of said panel has a continuous track formed therein adapted to facilitate the joining of said panel with adjacent structure, and wherein said panel further comprises floor connection means adapted to project into a subsequently cast floor.
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