Patent ID: 7458187
Filing Date: 2008-12-02
Classification: E04H,F16F

Abstract:
1. A force resistant building system, comprising: at least two structural members, a first vertical structural member of a shear panel opposing a second vertical structural member of the shear panel; at least one shear member, the at least one shear member formed from a sheet of structural material, and at least one active element, the at least one active element formed within the shear member, wherein the at least one shear member has, when viewed in cross-section, a first edge region and a second edge region separated by the at least one active element, the at least one active element including surfaces that are out-of-plane with each of the first edge region and the second edge region, wherein the at least one active element is between the first edge region and the second edge region along a first dimension, wherein the at least one active element extends at least partially along a length of the first edge region and the second edge region, the length direction perpendicular to the first dimension, wherein the at least one shear member interconnects two structural members with the first edge region fastened to a first of the two structural members and the second edge region fastened to a second of the two structural members, and wherein one of the first edge region and the second edge region extends at least partially along the length of the respective structural member to which it is fastened, the length direction perpendicular to the first dimension.