Patent ID: 6076319
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A building comprising: a foundation having a steel mesh reinforcement and a plurality of metal connectors welded to the steel mesh reinforcement; a plurality of precast floor slabs; supported by the foundation; a plurality of precast first level corner sections supported by the plurality of precast floor slabs and the foundation and each including a steel mesh reinforcement encased in concrete, a first end surface and a second end surface; a plurality of first level elongated wall sections supported by the plurality of precast floor slabs and the foundation and including a steel mesh reinforcement encased in concrete, window openings through at least some of the wall sections, door openings through at least some of the wall sections, a first end surface on each wall section and a second end surface on each wall section; a metal connector assembly for holding each of the first end surfaces in a substantially fixed position relative to the second end surface on an adjacent section; a plurality of vertical sheebolts extending downward into the metal connectors in the foundation, extending upward through the plurality of precast floor slabs and extending upward into the plurality of first level elongated wall sections.