Patent ID: 8863445

Claim:
A monolithic reinforced concrete dense column structure to form part of a building, comprising: a monolithic structure perimeter to form part of the building, comprising: one or more groups of reinforced concrete dense columns along at least part of the structure perimeter; one or more reinforced concrete window structures along at least part of the structure perimeter, each window structure comprising: reinforced concrete window columns; a reinforced concrete short window column between the window columns; and a reinforced concrete window beam between the window columns and over the short window column; a reinforced concrete beam over the one or more groups of dense columns and the one or more window structures along the structure perimeter; a grid of reinforced concrete frame beams including the beam over the dense columns; reinforced concrete frame columns under frame beam intersections, the frame columns having a larger cross-section than the dense columns, wherein each group of dense columns is located between two frame columns and each window structure is located between two frame columns; and prefabricated wall panels along the structure perimeter, the prefabricated wall panels comprising molds that cast the one or more groups of dense columns, the one or more window structures, the beam, and the frame columns, wherein the prefabricated wall panels includes full-height prefabricated wall panels and less-than-full-height prefabricated wall panels fixed between the full-height prefabricated wall panels.