Patent ID: 6735914
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: E04B,E04C

Abstract:
A load bearing composite building wall structure comprising:a plurality of spaced-apart stud members, each of said stud members comprising an exterior bar member that is disposed along an exterior face of said wall structure, an interior bar member that is disposed along an interior face of said wall structure, and a plurality of wall ties connected between said exterior bar member and said interior bar member; interstitial blocks disposed between adjacent pairs of stud members and spaced inwardly of the exterior and interior faces of said wall structure, said interstitial blocks each being comprised of a generally self-supporting material; a plurality of transverse rod members extending between adjacent pairs of stud members, said transverse rod members generally being disposed between the exterior and interior faces of said wall structure and outwardly of said interstitial blocks; and a surface coating material disposed along the exterior and interior faces of said wall structure and in contact with the interstitial blocks, said interior bar members, said exterior bar members, and said transverse rod members generally being embedded in said surface coating material, wherein a portion of the surface coating material has an increased thickness in an area adjacent to one or more stud members, said increased thickness providing an increased load bearing capacity to the wall structure.