Patent ID: 7124545

Claim:
A panel having intrinsic columnar support and intrinsic means for facilitating placement of the panel for tilt-up wall construction of a high strength structure, comprising: a concrete construction panel, including means for securing the panel to a single element footer located at the bottom of the panel; a plurality of intrinsic columnar supports in each panel, comprising means for reinforcing the supports centrally located within the supports, wherein said means for reinforcing the supports terminate in one or more straight-ended generally vertical rod members for placement in complementary voids in the footer, said rod member is adapted for welding attachment to the footer, and said footer allowing voids that correspond to one or more ends coming out of a bottom portion of one or more wall panels to be pre-drilled into the footer; and means for facilitating the placement of the panels in cooperative connection with the means for reinforcing the supports, wherein the means for reinforcement comprises a plurality of vertical reinforcement bars, wherein the means for securing the panel comprises a horizontal structural weld plate on an inside face of the bottom portion of the panel, and an extension of at least a portion of the vertical reinforcement bar below the bottom of the panel, whereby welding of the weld plate to the footer provides structural reinforcement of the panel.