Patent ID: 6901713
Filing Date: 2005-06-07
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
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 part of the building; a plurality of multipurpose composite wallboard panels, each multipurpose composite wallboard panel comprising only one wallboard panel and one thin sheet of high strength material attached to and covering one entire side of the wallboard panel, the wallboard panel and attached thin sheet of high strength material forming together the entire multipurpose composite wallboard panel; and securing means for attaching the multipurpose composite wallboard panels to the framing studs such that the thin sheet of high strength material sits directly against the framing studs, the thin sheet of high strength material having properties at least as great as an aluminum sheet having a thickness within the range of 0.006 and 0.03 inches and having a tensile strength of at least 20000 pounds per square inch, the thin 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.