Patent ID: 8683697

Claim:
A large scale structure comprising: a plurality of panels, each said panel of said plurality of panels having opposed edge profiles that are positionable next to adjacent panels of said plurality of panels, and each said panel of said plurality of panels having opposed end profiles that are positionable next to adjacent panels of said plurality of panels, and each said panel of said plurality of panels having at least one panel opening therethrough extending from one said end profile to the other said end profile, and wherein adjacent panel openings are aligned with each other; a plurality of rods extendable through said aligned panel openings; a plurality of coupling nuts, each said coupling nut attachable to an end of one of said rods so as to secure said plurality of panels to one another; and a plurality of inserts, each said insert of said plurality of inserts having an internal eyelet at one end and an extending eyelet at an opposite end, wherein said extending eyelet overlaps said internal eyelet of an adjacent insert such that one of said plurality of rods is receivable through said overlapping eyelets and said aligned panel openings.