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Wallboard structure

  • US 5,768,841 A
  • Filed: 07/26/1996
  • Issued: 06/23/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A building shear wall structure for accommodating in-plane or shear loads imposed on the wall structure comprising:

  • a plurality of framing studs forming a part of the building;

    a plurality of composite wallboard panels, each composite panel comprising only one wall board panel and one thin sheet of high strength material attached to and covering one entire side of the wallboard panel, the panel and attached thin sheet of high strength material forming together the entire composite wallboard panel; and

    securing means for attaching the wallboard panels to the framing studs such that the thin sheet of high strength material sits directly against the framing studs with the securing means penetrating the composite panel underlying the sheet of high strength material and the studs, the thin sheet of high strength material having a strength at least as great as a steel sheet having a thickness within the range of 0.015 to 0.060 inches, the sheet of high strength material being capable of resisting anticipated in-plane or shear loads imposed on the shear wall structure due to environmental conditions such as wind and earthquakes.

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