Multi-storey building structures

Abstract

To provide a multi-story building structure made of engineered wood. The multi-story building includes columns 1 and horizontal structures 5 supported by the columns 1. Each structure 5 has a vertical through hole 3 for the column 1. The structure 5 includes upper / lower horizontal layers 10, 20 made of engineered wood. The horizontal layers 10, 20 are connected by crossed rows of vertical ribs 31, 32 in columns LD / rows TD, opposed and vertically spaced apart, with the column ribs 31 extending in the LD and the row ribs 32 extending in the TD. The horizontal layers 10, 20 are made of glued engineered wood components, providing structural continuity to the LD and TD throughout the structure 5. The structure 5 has a square reinforcement configuration in the square reinforcement area 50 formed around the hole 3. Each square reinforcing structure continuously surrounds the hole 3, and as it approaches the hole 3, the thickness or unit load-bearing value of the horizontal layers 10, 20, as well as those of the column / row vertical ribs 31, 32, increase gradually or in steps, and the spaces between adjacent column vertical ribs 31 and row vertical ribs 32 gradually or in steps approach each other.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a multi-storey building structure, in particular to a building structure having an array of columns and a number of horizontal structures supported on said array of columns, at least the horizontal structures being made of engineered wood.

[0002] According to the invention, the multi-storey building structure is constructed such that the horizontal structures are largely or entirely made of engineered wood elements which are linked / connected (hereinafter referred to as "connected") to one another, preferably with a durable, moisture-resistant structural adhesive (e.g. polyurethane or other resin). [Background technology]

[0003] Concrete or steel frame building construction allows for high rise buildings of over 10 or even 100 floors, with great strength, durability and free space. Concrete and steel construction takes a long time to build, consumes a lot of energy and emits a lot of carbon dioxide.

[0004] Wooden buildings are also known. Wooden buildings have advantages over concrete or steel frame buildings because trees absorb carbon dioxide during their growth and wooden structures retain this carbon dioxide throughout the life of the building. They are also lighter and easier to handle and transport.

[0005] Despite the above advantages, the commonly used wooden construction method, called balloon frame, exclusively uses wooden posts nailed or screwed together with enclosure panels. As a result, only low-rise buildings (4 or 5 stories) are possible. This remains true as wood has low strength compared to concrete and steel frames.

[0006] [Patent Document 1] WO2016 / 191510A1

[0007] Prefabricated wooden buildings are also known and offer the benefits of reduced costs, improved quality, shorter construction times and optimised materials. Known prefabricated wooden buildings are constructed by prefabricating structural elements or structural parts in a factory, transporting them to the building site, and then assembling the structural elements or structural parts to form a complete structure.

[0008] Notwithstanding the above, this system has some limitations. The first limitation is that the size of the prefabricated structural elements or sections is limited by their transportability, usually limited by the size of a truck. The second limitation is the structural connectivity, which is the connection between the individual structural elements or sections made at the construction site, usually by nails, screws or custom metal connections.

[0009] Due to these two limitations, in prefabricated timber structures, the structural elements and sections, once assembled, cannot be treated as a single rigid structure, but must be treated as different independent structural elements connected to each other.

[0010] In terms of mass vs. load capacity, a structure made up of interconnected independent elements is much less efficient than a rigid monolithic structure.

[0011] Prefabricated building structures are also known, usually made from bulk timber or similar types of engineered timber. These structures typically include posts and beams, sometimes with secondary beams supported on the beams, all of which are then covered with a bulk timber slab.

[0012] In these building structures, beams and columns are usually connected with metal connectors. Each beam, secondary beam, and bulk timber slab are not rigidly connected to each other, but are articulated, lowering the load-bearing value of the entire structure and requiring a near-optimal amount of material and weight to bear the structural load.

[0013] In some cases, a layer of concrete is poured to cover the massive timber slabs, maintaining structural continuity in the horizontal structures but at the expense of significant weight.

[0014] It is also known to use flanged joists, which are beams with at least one upper and lower flange attached to a central plate. It is also known to use flanged joists as the beams and secondary beams, but these are not rigidly connected to each other and result in slabs with the same problems as above.

[0015] Known so-called structural insulated panels are constructed of opposing upper and lower layers of engineered wood that are separated but rigidly connected to each other with a rigid insulant material disposed between them.

[0016] This product can be used as a wall or roof, but to use it as a floor in a building, additional beams or secondary beams must be added underneath to increase the resistance of the structure, resulting in the problems mentioned above. Also, the connections between adjacent panels do not allow for the transfer of structural loads between adjacent panels.

[0017] US Patent No. 5,399,633 discloses a prefabricated wood structure including floor sections, each of which is comprised of upper and lower horizontal boards spaced apart from one another by intervening vertical boards to form slab sections that include connecting features on the sides to connect adjacent slab sections.

[0018] Notwithstanding the above, this solution fails to provide structural continuity between adjacent upper and lower horizontal plates, the transfer of horizontal loads is prevented between adjacent upper or lower horizontal plates, and the horizontal structure does not function structurally as a single continuous rigid horizontal structure and is unable to withstand and transfer bending forces to the columns.

[0019] Furthermore, the '610 patent and other similar documents do not disclose a structurally integrated slab that directs and stores loads around the columns that support the slab, nor is it known to optimize the strength of various areas of the slab to support concentrated loads and reduce the weight and cost of the structure. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0020] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT EMBODIMENT It is an object of the present invention to provide an engineered wood building technique that overcomes these and other technical problems. [Means for solving the problem]

[0021] The present invention provides a multi-storey building structure, for example five or more storeys, which solves the above technical problems. This is set forth in claim 1.

[0022] The building structure of the present invention, as is known in the art, comprises columns and one horizontal structure, which are made of engineered wood, one horizontal structure for each floor of the building supported by the columns, each horizontal structure having a vertical through hole into which the column is inserted.

[0023] According to this, the pillar is a continuous, uninterrupted pillar which penetrates the overlapping horizontal structure via said vertical through-hole.

[0024] Each horizontal structure is supported on a number of columns and is connected to the columns via a first pedestal integral thereto.

[0025] Each strut may be, for example, one single vertical strut or a plurality of parallel vertical struts. The single vertical strut is preferably made of engineered wood with fibers oriented vertically. The parallel vertical struts are preferably made of engineered wood with fibers oriented vertically and firmly connected to each other at a horizontal distance.

[0026] These columns can also be made of other materials such as steel or concrete. The horizontal structures are the ceiling or roof slabs of each floor. Horizontal elements are elements whose main surfaces are substantially horizontal and vertical elements are elements whose main surfaces are substantially vertical.

[0027] Engineered wood is a wood-derived product. Wood-derived products are composite materials formed by bonding or fastening wood fibers, particles, fibres, plywood, boards, wood chips, wood flour, or plant products such as bamboo with adhesives. This type of wood is also known as mass timber, composite wood, engineered wood, or manufactured wood blocks.

[0028] Some of the most common types of engineered wood are: (a) polywood, (b) laminated veneer lumber (LVL), (c) oriented strand board (OSB), (d) laminated strand lumber (LSL), and (e) medium-density fiberboard. (a) Polywood is formed by laminating veneer boards in different orientations and bonding them together under heat and pressure with a durable, moisture-resistant adhesive. (b) Laminated veneer is similar to polywood, but the veneers are all stacked in the same direction. (c) Oriented strand board is made by compressing multi-oriented wood flakes. (d) Laminated strand lumber is similar to oriented strand board (OSB), but all the strands are stacked in the same direction. (e) Medium density fiberboard is made from compressed and glued wood fibers or sawdust. Other types of engineered wood products are commonly known as Glulam and Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT).

[0029] Preferably, the main wood components used in the present invention, or at least the wood components for which high loads are to be supported, such as the upper and lower horizontal layers, have a strength of 10 to 40 N / mm 2 Maximum compressive / tensile strength of 8N / mm 2 The adhesive used preferably has, when cured, a maximum compressive strength equal to or greater than the compressive strength and a maximum shear strength equal to or greater than the shear strength of the bonded engineered wood parts.

[0030] Each horizontal structure includes an upper horizontal layer and a lower horizontal layer made of engineered wood that face each other (i.e., opposite each other) and are vertically separated but rigidly connected via an intersecting array of column vertical ribs and row vertical ribs that are elongated strips of engineered wood extending in the horizontal direction in columns and rows, respectively.

[0031] The horizontal directions LD, TD of the columns and rows are two directions that intersect horizontally, and the angle at which they intersect is perpendicular, but this is not necessarily required.

[0032] According to it, the horizontal structure is a rigid slab. This rigid slab comprises two superimposed horizontal layers, made of engineered wood and connected via vertical ribs, also made of engineered wood and oriented in two intersecting horizontal directions (column and row horizontal directions) forming an array of vertical ribs. Additionally, the vertical ribs of the columns and rows are structurally connected to both the upper and lower horizontal layers and primarily resist the shear loads between the upper and lower horizontal layers.

[0033] The upper and lower horizontal layers are each constructed of structurally bonded engineered wood components that provide structural continuity in at least the horizontal column and row directions throughout the horizontal structure.

[0034] The invention further provides for the formation, in a non-known manner, of collar-like reinforcement configurations (also referred to as "square reinforcement configurations") in the horizontal structure, said square reinforcement areas being formed around at least some of the vertical through-holes, each square reinforcement configuration completely surrounding one vertical through-hole in a structurally continuous manner.

[0035] The continuity of the vertical structure of the columns is not interrupted by horizontal structures and contributes to the stability of a multi-storey building.

[0036] The vertical through holes in the horizontal structure allow for vertical structural continuity of the column, but cause localized weakening of the horizontal structure in certain areas, where the loads / loads are concentrated and transfer from the horizontal structure to the column, and between the parts of the horizontal structure located on opposite sides of the column.

[0037] The square reinforcement configuration surrounds the vertical through hole and is implemented by completely structurally surrounding the vertical through hole, thereby providing reinforcement to the engineered wood horizontal structure in the area surrounding the vertical through hole where loads are concentrated.

[0038] The square reinforcement structure has the following measures (a) and / or (b). (a) A gradual or stepwise increase in thickness and / or load-bearing value per unit area (hereinafter referred to as "unit load-bearing value") of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers as they approach the vertical through-hole; and / or (b) The thickness and / or unit load capacity value of the column and row vertical ribs increases as the column and row vertical ribs approach the vertical through hole, and / or the proximity (i.e., density) between successive column vertical ribs and the proximity between successive column vertical ribs increase in a gradual or step-wise manner.

[0039] According to this, each of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers is structurally continuous in both the column and row horizontal directions, thereby withstanding and transmitting tensile and / or compressive loads in at least the column and row horizontal directions throughout the horizontal structure. This, when combined with the arrangement of column and row vertical ribs, allows the implementation of a two-way structurally continuous slab throughout the entire horizontal direction of one floor of a building. This two-way slab is obtained by structurally bonding individual engineered wood components together using a durable moisture-resistant structural adhesive (such as polyurethane or other resin).

[0040] Two-way slabs resist vertical and horizontal bending loads between adjacent gaps across the horizontal structure and reduce peak bending load accumulation at the nodes between the horizontal structure and the columns.

[0041] The structural continuity of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers is given by (a) or (b) below. (a) A continuous base made of engineered wood extending in rows and columns. (b) A plurality of parallel continuous strips of engineered wood extending in columns (to provide structural continuity for the columns) and a plurality of parallel continuous strips of engineered wood extending in rows (to provide structural continuity for the rows). The engineered wood bands are rigidly connected to one another at their intersections and may optionally have lighter openings between the intersecting bands.

[0042] To optimize the structural strength, weight and cost of the horizontal structure, it is preferable to increase the structural strength of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers around the vertical through-holes and / or to increase the structural strength of the array of columns and rows of vertical ribs around the vertical through-holes where the columns are inserted and where the loads are concentrated.

[0043] Increasing the structural strength can be achieved by any one of the following (a) to (d). (a) Increase in thickness of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers. (b) Increasing thickness of vertical ribs in columns and rows. (c) Increasing the proximity between the vertical ribs in the columns and rows around each vertical through-hole. (d) Increase in the load-bearing value per unit area of ​​the engineered wood constituting the upper and / or lower horizontal layers. (e) Using engineered wood with a higher load-bearing value near the vertical through-hole than in other areas.

[0044] A gradual increase in thickness, unit load-bearing value, or proximity between ribs of horizontal layers or ribs means that the horizontal layers or ribs have a gradual increase in unit load-bearing value, thickness and / or proximity throughout the building structure, or a stepwise increase in thickness, unit load-bearing value, and / or proximity between components.

[0045] In at least some of the square reinforcement regions of each horizontal structure, the square reinforcement configuration has a thickness of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers that is greater than the thickness of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers in other regions of the horizontal structure that are not square reinforcement regions, the thickness increasing as it approaches the vertical through hole.

[0046] Similarly, in at least some of the rectangular reinforcement regions of each horizontal structure, the thickness and / or the proximity between the vertical ribs of the columns and / or rows is greater than the thickness and / or the proximity between the vertical ribs of the columns and rows in other non-rectangular reinforcement regions of the horizontal structure, said thickness and / or the proximity increasing as the vertical through-holes are approached.

[0047] The other area of ​​the horizontal structure that is not a rectangular reinforced area is usually an unreinforced area in the center of the horizontal structure, which is away from the vertical through holes and where weight reduction is desired.

[0048] In addition, in at least a part of the rectangular reinforcement area, the load-bearing value of the processed wood constituting the upper and / or lower layers of the rectangular reinforcement area is greater than the load-bearing value of the processed wood constituting the upper and / or lower layers of the other areas of the horizontal structure that are not the rectangular reinforcement area. The load-bearing value may be made to increase as it approaches the vertical through-hole.

[0049] Similarly, the unit load-bearing value of engineered wood that constitutes columns or rows of vertical ribs in a rectangular reinforcement area is greater than the unit load-bearing value of engineered wood that constitutes columns or rows of vertical ribs in other areas of the horizontal structure that are not rectangular reinforcement areas.

[0050] As before, said other region is the central non-reinforced region mentioned above. Additionally or alternatively, in at least some of the rectangular reinforcement regions, the rectangular reinforcement arrangement may further include a ring reinforcement made of engineered wood, which protrudes upwardly and / or downwardly from the horizontal structure around the vertical through-hole, and which is rigidly and structurally connected to the horizontal structure.

[0051] The ring reinforcement is an engineered wood element, preferably a horizontal element, surrounding the vertical through hole, which is firmly and structurally bonded to the horizontal structure, since it protrudes upwards and / or downwards from the horizontal structure, locally increasing the height of the horizontal structure and increasing its bending resistance.

[0052] Preferably, the annular reinforcement is formed from at least two sections of engineered wood with the majority of the fibres oriented vertically and horizontally, which are interconnected by at least two other sections of engineered wood with the majority of the fibres oriented horizontally and thus form a closed enclosure around the vertical through hole.

[0053] The rectangular reinforcement area increases the load-bearing value of the horizontal structure at the intersection with one of the columns and forms a virtual capital. The rectangular reinforcement area also distributes the horizontal load around the vertical through-hole, increasing the stiffness of the horizontal structure.

[0054] According to one embodiment of the present invention, the horizontal structure preferably has at least three, more preferably four to five or more different thicknesses and / or load bearing values ​​and / or (proximities) between elements, so that the following (a) to (c) can be provided: (a) Provide maximum load-bearing capacity for a rectangular reinforcement area around each vertical through-hole, where the thickness of the elements and / or the proximity between the elements are maximized. (b) providing an intermediate load-bearing value for a predetermined area, the predetermined area being included between adjacent pairs of matching vertical through-holes in the same column or row of the row of matching vertical through-holes; (c) Provide a minimum thickness and / or proximity in the central unreinforced area of ​​the horizontal structure away from any vertical through holes and away from any consecutive vertical through holes aligned in columns or rows.

[0055] Optionally, in addition to these three thicknesses and / or load bearing values ​​and / or proximities, other intermediate thicknesses and / or load bearing values ​​and / or proximities may be provided between the three regions.

[0056] Preferably, the group of vertical through holes of each horizontal structure includes (a) a plurality of columns of vertical through holes and (b) a plurality of rows of vertical through holes. The plurality of columns of vertical through holes (a) are aligned with columns formed in the direction of the column vertical ribs. The plurality of rows of vertical through holes (b) are aligned with rows formed in the direction of the row vertical ribs. The posts inserted in the rows of vertical through holes also constitute a row of posts. This row of posts includes a row of posts aligned in columns and a row of posts aligned in rows.

[0057] Alternatively, some or all of the vertical through-holes may be misaligned to correspond to the misaligned posts. Each column comprises at least one first pedestal on each floor of the building, and each horizontal structure is supported on said first pedestal via at least one second pedestal, which is formed on the downwardly exposed portion of the horizontal structure facing the first pedestal, preferably on the downwardly exposed portion of the rectangular reinforcement arrangement or on the downwardly exposed portion of an annular reinforcement projecting downwardly from the rectangular reinforcement arrangement.

[0058] Alternatively, the second seat may be, for example, a downwardly exposed portion of a portion of an elongated reinforcing arrangement that passes through the hollow interior of the post.

[0059] Each second pedestal may be formed on a lower horizontal layer of the horizontal structure or on the downwardly facing exposed portions of vertical ribs of columns and / or rows.

[0060] Depending on the location of the first seat, the second seat is either adjacent to the vertical through hole, formed as a flange that partially penetrates the vertical through hole horizontally, or formed as a bridge portion that completely crosses one or two horizontal vertical through holes to form a plurality of partial vertical through holes, each of which receives one of a plurality of vertical struts that form a single column and are horizontally separated but rigidly connected to each other via spacers.

[0061] The lower horizontal layer and / or columns or rows of vertical ribs, which form the second plinth, are thicker and / or have a higher unit load capacity and / or are closer together than other areas of the horizontal structure which form part of the rectangular reinforcement arrangement.

[0062] Preferably, each first pedestal projects from a post and / or is formed within the housing or hollow interior of the post, and each second pedestal is formed on a lower horizontal layer or on a downwardly exposed portion of a vertical rib of a column and / or row making up the square reinforcement arrangement.

[0063] Furthermore, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, the engineered wood component comprises upper and / or lower horizontal layers that include fibers that are primarily oriented in a vertical horizontal direction and fibers that are primarily oriented in a horizontal direction.

[0064] This can be achieved by using engineered wood elements made of wood fibres oriented predominantly in the horizontal direction at least in columns and rows, or by combining two types of engineered wood elements, one with the wood fibres oriented predominantly in the horizontal direction in the columns and the other with the wood fibres oriented predominantly in the horizontal direction in the rows.

[0065] This combination can be achieved by overlapping the two engineered wood elements, or by placing parts of the two engineered wood elements in the same plane and including additional engineered wood elements at the intersections to create an overlap of the parts of the two engineered wood elements only at the intersections. Other combinations of engineered wood elements with fibres (oriented in one direction or at least two directions) can also be used to achieve similar results.

[0066] Alternatively or additionally, the columns of vertical ribs are made of engineered wood rib sections that contain fibers oriented primarily in columns, and the rows of vertical ribs are made of engineered wood rib sections that contain fibers oriented primarily in rows.

[0067] As mentioned above, engineered wood contains wood fibers that are bonded together. In some engineered woods, the wood fibers are oriented predominantly in a particular direction, providing an anisotropic material, with the unit load-bearing value of the engineered wood being greater in the direction of strain than in other directions.

[0068] Because the upper and lower horizontal layers are structurally continuous with the columns and rows and are used to transfer and resist loads supported by the horizontal structure, constructing at least the upper and lower horizontal layers from engineered wood having fibers oriented in at least said columns and rows improves the overall structural performance of the horizontal structure.

[0069] Similarly, the shear forces borne by the columns and rows of vertical ribs are greater in engineered wood having fibers oriented parallel to the length of the vertical ribs.

[0070] According to another embodiment, each horizontal structure comprises a vertical reinforcing arrangement in an elongated vertical reinforcing area comprising one series of elongated and aligned vertical through holes in a column or row, the vertical reinforcing area being oriented in the horizontal direction of the columns and rows and interconnecting a series of rectangular reinforcing arrangements, each vertical reinforcing arrangement being structurally connected to each of the series of rectangular reinforcing arrangements.

[0071] Additionally, an elongated reinforced region (hereinafter referred to as the "elongated reinforced region") surrounds the non-reinforced region of the horizontal structure of the vertical through hole.

[0072] According to one embodiment of the invention, in at least some elongated reinforcement regions, the elongated reinforcement arrangement has a gradual or stepwise increase in thickness of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers as the elongated reinforcement region is approached, which thickness is typically greater than the thickness of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers in other regions of the horizontal structure that are not elongated reinforcement regions (e.g. the central unreinforced region, etc.).

[0073] That is, the upper and / or lower horizontal strips, which span an aligned series of vertical through holes through which the posts are inserted, are made of thicker engineered wood than the other unreinforced areas of the horizontal structure (typically the central unreinforced area).

[0074] Further, alternatively, the elongate reinforcement arrangement may have a gradual or stepwise increase in thickness and / or proximity between vertical ribs of a column or row parallel to the longitudinal direction of the elongate reinforcement area in which it is included, which is typically greater than the thickness and / or proximity between vertical ribs of a column or row in other areas of the horizontal structure that are not elongate reinforcement areas (usually the central unreinforced area).

[0075] Also, according to the proposed configuration of the invention, as part of the elongate reinforcement configuration, the vertical ribs of a column or row extend completely through the elongate reinforcement region parallel to the longitudinal direction of the region in which they are included, and a series of aligned vertical through holes are included between or interpenetrated by a plurality of said vertical ribs of said column or row. In that case, the pillars include horizontal through holes or hollow interiors, which may for example be constituted by a plurality of horizontally spaced vertical struts.

[0076] In addition, the elongated reinforcement configuration has a gradual or stepwise increase in the unit load-bearing value of the processed wood constituting the upper and / or lower layers of the elongated reinforcement region as it approaches the elongated reinforcement region, and this unit load-bearing value is greater than the unit load-bearing value of the processed wood constituting the upper and / or lower layers in other regions of the horizontal structure that are not the elongated reinforcement region (e.g., the unreinforced region in the center of the horizontal structure).

[0077] Similarly, in the elongated reinforcement configuration, the load-bearing value of the engineered wood pieces forming the columns or rows of vertical ribs parallel to the columns of the elongated reinforcement region in which they are located gradually or stepwise increases as the elongated reinforcement region is approached, and this unit load-bearing value is greater than the unit load-bearing value of the engineered wood pieces forming the columns or rows of vertical ribs in other regions of the horizontal structure that are not the elongated reinforcement region (e.g., the unreinforced central region of the horizontal structure).

[0078] It says that different types of engineered wood have different load-bearing value characteristics, but the same elements can be used in different parts to provide better resistance where needed and reduce cost and weight in other areas.

[0079] According to the invention, the elongated reinforcement strips are made of engineered wood but are contained within a certain elongated reinforcement region.

[0080] The elongated stiffeners project upwardly and / or downwardly from the horizontal structure and extend in the longitudinal direction of the elongated reinforcement region they are contained in. The elongated stiffeners (hereinafter "elongated stiffeners") are rigidly and structurally connected to the horizontal structure, for example by adhesive.

[0081] According to this, the elongated reinforcement strips are engineered wood elements, preferably horizontal structure elements, which extend in columns or rows of elongated reinforcement areas, which are rigidly and structurally connected to the horizontal structure, for example by adhesive, and which project upwards and / or downwards from the horizontal structure, thereby locally increasing the height of the horizontal structure and increasing its bending resistance.

[0082] Preferably, the reinforcing strips are made from engineered wood having fibres which are predominantly oriented horizontally parallel to the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing strips.

[0083] The elongated reinforcement strips may be interrupted by vertical through holes or may be continuous along the entire length of the elongated reinforcement region, for example one or two elongated reinforcement strips bordering a vertical through hole, a elongated reinforcement strip passing through a column, or a wide elongated reinforcement strip that is continuous along the entire length of the elongated reinforcement region through which the vertical through hole passes.

[0084] The elongated reinforcing arrangements of the horizontal structure interconnect successive rectangular reinforcing arrangements therethrough, the elongated reinforcing arrangements forming virtual beams at least partially embedded in the horizontal structure.

[0085] Preferably, a rectangular reinforcement region is the intersection region of two elongated reinforcement regions.

[0086] The strip and / or ring reinforcement is either a processed wood board glued to the upper and / or lower horizontal layer or is rigidly connected to the horizontal structure via spacers inserted and separated from the horizontal structure at a certain vertical distance. The spacers are formed by the extensions of columns and / or rows of vertical ribs and protrude from the openings in the upper and / or lower horizontal layer. The spacers significantly increase the structural effectiveness / strength of the reinforcement.

[0087] Preferably, each column includes at least one first pedestal at each floor of the building, and each horizontal structure is supported on said first pedestal via a second pedestal facing the first pedestal. The first pedestal is formed as an upwardly facing surface, preferably a horizontal upwardly facing surface.

[0088] Each first seat may protrude from the post in the form of a capital or corbel, and / or may be formed within the post housing (e.g. a peripheral groove, step, engraved recess), or may be formed within a horizontal through hole in the post, or may form a hollow interior within the post, for example in the case of multiple vertical posts separated horizontally but rigidly connected to each other via spacers.

[0089] Alternatively, each horizontal structure is supported on said first pedestal via a second pedestal formed on elongated stiffeners and / or ring stiffeners.

[0090] According to another embodiment of the invention, the upper layer and / or the lower layer is or comprises: (a) A continuous pedestal of engineered wood, which covers the entire horizontal structure and is made of continuous, flush engineered wood boards; or (b) Multiple layers of overlapping and structurally bonded coplanar engineered wood boards, each of which constitutes an engineered wood component.

[0091] In this case, when combined with a flanged joist (i.e. a beam made from a central board with upper and / or lower flanges attached), the upper and / or lower flanges of the flanged joist are also glued to the continuous engineered wood base, acting as additional engineered wood elements and providing structural continuity at the intersections between the flanged joists.

[0092] The present invention further proposes that each horizontal structure is composed of a plurality of independent prefabricated horizontal structure components, which are laterally rigidly connected to each other via complementary joint arrangements that are structurally bonded to each other, each horizontal structure component including: (a) a horizontal structure member; (a) Opposing engineered wood upper and / or lower horizontal ply pieces (an upper horizontal ply piece and a lower horizontal ply piece), the two pieces being rigidly joined via an intersecting array of vertical rib sections of engineered wood columns and rows that are vertically separated but extend horizontally in the columns and rows. (b) a predetermined bonding configuration disposed about at least the periphery of the upper horizontal layer component and the lower horizontal layer component and providing a partial overlap between adjacent upper horizontal layer components and lower horizontal layer components;

[0093] According to it, each horizontal structure part is part of a horizontal structure and includes a coupling feature on its periphery, said coupling feature being formed on the edge of the upper and / or lower horizontal layer and being complementary to other coupling features of adjacent horizontal structure parts.

[0094] The bonding features of adjacent horizontal structural components, when connected, overlap to increase the bonding surface area.

[0095] This feature allows horizontal structure components to be prefabricated, transported to the construction site, set into place with the columns, and bonded together via the joining structure and applied structural adhesive, which hardens to create the finished horizontal structure.

[0096] Preferably, the horizontal structure parts are supported on temporary supports (temporary stanchions) while the adhesive of the horizontal structure cures. The temporary supports are removed once curing is complete. Typically, the curing time is 24 to 48 hours.

[0097] Preferably, at least some of the horizontal structural components include at least one vertical through hole.

[0098] As an option, the horizontal structural components with the vertical through holes can be manufactured structurally attached with the prefabricated column components inserted. Examples of coupling or connection configurations include a wrap connection mechanism, a stepped wrap connection mechanism, a double wrap connection mechanism, a strap connection mechanism, a stepped strap connection mechanism, a scarf connection mechanism, a finger connection mechanism, or combinations thereof.

[0099] In a lap connection, the bonding features of both board components to be connected overlap.

[0100] In a stepped lap connection, both joining structures of the board parts to be connected overlap. Each joining structure is formed by one or more stepped localized reduced wall thicknesses (thin wall areas) of the board parts. For example, this is implemented by halving the thickness of each joining structure or by forming two or three stepped thin wall areas in each joining structure. When both joining structures are overlapped, the adjacent board parts are in the same plane (flush).

[0101] In a double wrap connection, one coupling feature is inserted into a groove formed between two opposing portions of the other coupling feature. In a strap connection mechanism, a connector is simultaneously overlapped and structurally bonded to both adjacent board components, said connector either overlapping the board components or flush with the surface of the board components, and inserted into the thin walled areas of both adjacent board components.

[0102] A stepped strap connection is similar to a strap connection, except that both the connector and the adjacent board components have a stepped configuration.

[0103] In a scarf connection mechanism, the two angled ends of two adjacent pole pieces are connected and structurally bonded.

[0104] In a finger connection mechanism, the coupling formations are interconnected with teeth and structurally bonded.

[0105] A particular example of a strap connection mechanism includes elongated link elements made of engineered wood that are simultaneously inserted and firmly attached to adjacent housings that are formed over the ends of adjacent, coplanar upper and / or lower horizontal board components.

[0106] In accordance with the present invention, a gap is formed between the inner surface of each vertical through hole and a post inserted therein.

[0107] At least in some vertical through holes, the gap can be filled with a hardening adhesive or a continuous layer of hardening adhesive and shear transfer inhibitor to provide a strong connection between the horizontal structure and the column.

[0108] A shear transfer inhibitor is a layer of material interposed between the cured adhesive and the column (or horizontal structure) that transmits structural compressive forces but prevents the adhesive from bonding to the column or horizontal structure, allowing relative sliding motion between the column and horizontal structure and preventing the transmission of shear loads through the cured adhesive. Shear transfer inhibitors also prevent the transmission of traction and bending loads through the cured adhesive. Examples of the shear transfer inhibitor are plastic films, paints, and coating agents.

[0109] This rigid connection can be implemented independently of the other features of the horizontal structure described herein, and therefore this particular embodiment is the subject of a divisional patent application.

[0110] At least in some vertical through holes, the gap becomes an air gap and provides an articulated connection between the horizontal structure and the column.

[0111] At least in some vertical through holes, the gap is filled with an elastomeric material or a continuous layer of elastomeric material (EM) and cured adhesive to provide a damped connection between the horizontal structure and the column. This damped connection reduces vibrations transmitted to the horizontal structure during an earthquake, making the entire building earthquake-resistant. An example of an elastomeric material is structural neoprene.

[0112] A curing adhesive providing a rigid connection, or an elastomeric material providing a damped connection, is preferably disposed between the post or a first seat protruding from the post and the end sides of the upper and lower horizontal layers facing the first seat of said post or post, so that structural compressive forces are transmitted to the post, although they are flush with the upper or lower horizontal layers.

[0113] This damping connection can be implemented independently of the other features of the horizontal structure described herein, and therefore this particular embodiment is the subject of a divisional patent application.

[0114] Structural tension forces, which are flush with the top or bottom horizontal plies, are not transferred directly from the top or bottom horizontal plies to the columns through the adhesive or elastomeric material, but the rectangular reinforcement configuration distributes the structural tension forces from the perimeter of the vertical through-hole to the opposite side of the vertical through-hole, where they become structural compression forces and are transferred to the columns through the cured adhesive or elastomeric material.

[0115] Each post is a single vertical post made of engineered timber and is made up of multiple consecutive post sections rigidly connected by complementary adhesive bonding arrangements providing overlap between the multiple consecutive post sections.

[0116] Alternatively, each post comprises a plurality of parallel vertical posts made of engineered wood, the plurality of vertical posts being rigidly connected to one another at a predetermined horizontal distance, the post being made of a plurality of consecutive post sections, the post sections being rigidly connected with complementary adhesive bonding arrangements providing a partial overlap between consecutive post sections, the predetermined horizontal distance being a horizontal column distance and / or a horizontal row distance to provide a hollow interior without increasing the inertia of the post or increasing the mass of the post.

[0117] Preferably, a first seat of the pillar is received within said hollow interior and a second seat of the horizontal structure is received within a vertical through hole of the horizontal structure and passes through said hollow interior.

[0118] At least in certain areas of the horizontal structure, preferably in the central unreinforced area (unreinforced central area), the upper and lower horizontal layers are structurally connected via a rigid lightweight material, such as rigid foam, wood wool, rock wool, honeycomb cardboard, or cork panels, preferably a material selected to have thermal and / or acoustic (i.e. with respect to heat and / or sound) insulating properties and to withstand shear loads between the upper and / or lower horizontal layers and the members structurally bonded thereto.

[0119] The stiff lightweight material creates a lightweight spacer, reducing the number of columns and rows of vertical ribs required, especially in the unreinforced central section, reducing the weight of the horizontal structure, and also providing thermal and / or acoustic insulation between upper and lower floors.

[0120] In addition, at least some of the vertical ribs are provided with openings for reducing weight (referred to as "lightweight openings"), which makes the structure lighter and allows for the passage of machinery and equipment.

[0121] The upper and / or lower horizontal layers of the horizontal structure preferably also include lightening openings formed between the vertical ribs. These lightening openings are usually located in the lower horizontal layers to reduce weight and allow access to machinery.

[0122] Preferably the lightening openings taper off gradually or stepwise as one approaches the vertical through hole, i.e. the lightening openings get smaller and / or more spaced apart as one approaches the vertical through hole. Preferably the lightening openings are not located close to the vertical through hole, e.g. not within 50cm of the vertical through hole.

[0123] The upper and / or lower horizontal layers of the horizontal structure may have lightening openings, preferably at locations not coinciding with the vertical ribs of the columns and rows, to lighten the horizontal structure. Typically, the lightening openings are larger in the unreinforced central portion of the horizontal structure.

[0124] According to one embodiment of the invention, each horizontal structure includes engineered timber flanged joists arranged in rows and columns.

[0125] Each flanged beam consists of a central plate with an upper flange and / or a lower flange attached thereto, the central plate forming the vertical ribs of the columns and / or rows of the horizontal structure, and / or the upper flange and the lower flange being integral with the upper and / or lower horizontal layers of the horizontal structure.

[0126] When a flanged beam has both an upper and lower flange, it forms an I-shaped cross section, and when a flanged beam has only an upper or lower flange, it forms a T-shaped or inverted T-shaped cross section.

[0127] The upper and / or lower horizontal layers of the horizontal structure may be combined with corresponding interconnected engineered wood pieces that include corresponding upper or lower flanges as part of them and form the cover of the horizontal structure, or may be formed of only upper or lower flanges, with engineered wood pieces optionally located at the intersections to ensure structural continuity of the columns and rows.

[0128] According to this, a central plate of the flanged beam is used as a spacer between the upper and lower horizontal layers of the horizontal structure. It uses columns and rows of horizontally oriented intersecting flanged beams.

[0129] In one embodiment, the horizontally oriented upper brims of the columns and rows (vertical and horizontal) and / or the horizontally oriented lower brims of the columns and rows are coplanar and intersect with one another.

[0130] In this case, structural continuity, i.e., structural continuity of the upper and / or lower brims at the intersections in the horizontal direction of the columns and rows, can be provided by engineered wood pieces structurally glued to the upper and / or lower brims at the intersections.

[0131] The engineered wood pieces can be structurally interconnected, completely covering the entire surface of the horizontal structure, forming an upper or lower horizontal structure without openings, completely covering the horizontal structure. Alternatively, the engineered wood pieces can be individual engineered wood pieces, located only at the intersections between the horizontally oriented upper or lower brims of the columns and rows, respectively. The individual engineered wood pieces are connected only to the upper or lower brims, and are not connected to each other between the brims, leaving openings in the upper and / or lower structural elements between the brims to reduce weight. This is particularly effective in the lower horizontal structure.

[0132] In this embodiment, structural continuity, i.e. horizontal structural continuity of the columns and rows of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers, is provided by engineered wood components structurally bonded to the upper and / or lower flanges of the column and row flanged beams at the intersections, which are the intersections of the horizontally oriented upper and / or lower flanges of the columns with the horizontally oriented upper and / or lower flanges of the rows.

[0133] The top and bottom flanges of the flanged beam can be integrated into the top and / or bottom horizontal layers. This is implemented by structurally bonding them to the top and / or bottom horizontal layers. The structural strength of the top and / or bottom horizontal layers is the combined structural strength of all bonded elements (including the top and bottom flanges).

[0134] Alternatively, the upper and / or lower horizontal layers are integrally constructed by upper and / or lower flanges in combination with additional engineered wood elements that are structurally bonded to the intersections between the horizontally disposed / oriented upper flanges of the columns and rows and / or the intersections between the horizontally oriented lower flanges of the columns and rows, thereby providing structural continuity of the columns and rows and rigidity of said intersections via the additional engineered wood elements.

[0135] Typically at each intersection, one flanged beam continues and interrupts the other flanged beam that it crosses, thus disrupting the structural continuity of the upper and lower flanges.

[0136] Additional engineered wood elements or pieces are superimposed or embedded and glued to the interrupted upper and / or lower flanges and to the interrupted upper and / or lower flanges located therebetween via stepped strap connections (stepped alternating recesses). As a result, structural continuity is provided to the interrupted upper and / or lower flanges, providing a rigid connection between the crossed flanged beams, with the engineered wood elements acting as link elements. Similar embodiments can be applied when both the columns and rows of flanged beams are interrupted at the crossing points.

[0137] According to another embodiment, the upper ridges (horizontally oriented in the columns and rows) and / or lower ridges (horizontally oriented in the columns and rows) are not flush with one another, but overlap one another at their intersections and are structurally bonded. The upper ridges and / or lower ridges of the horizontally oriented column or row flanged beams bite into the central plate of the orthogonal column or row flanged beams, providing structural continuity for the horizontally oriented column and row upper ridges and / or lower ridges.

[0138] The solution to achieve structural continuity between intersecting upper and lower brims, whether coplanar or not, can be implemented independently of the other features of the horizontal structures described herein, and these specific embodiments are therefore the subject of divisional patent applications.

[0139] Preferably, the upper and lower brims have fibers oriented in the main direction of the upper and lower brims. Also preferably, the additional engineered wood element has fibers oriented in the main direction of the interrupted upper and / or lower brims bonded thereto.

[0140] According to this particular embodiment, the horizontal structure is or includes intersecting flanged beams, which can be realized regardless of the essential features of the invention and other options, in particular regardless of whether the horizontal structure includes vertical through holes, whether the horizontal structure is supported on columns, whether the horizontal structure has reinforcement areas adjacent to the columns, etc. These particular embodiments are therefore the subject of a divisional patent application.

[0141] Thus, in this particular embodiment, the object of the divisional application is a building structure comprising straight horizontal support members and one horizontal structure, one horizontal structure made of engineered timber and provided for each floor of the building structure, the horizontal structure being supported by the straight horizontal support members. An example of a straight horizontal support member is a wall or beam, which extends in columns and / or rows.

[0142] According to this embodiment, each horizontal structure has a longitudinally extending flanged beam and a transversely extending flanged beam. The longitudinally extending flanged beam is made of engineered wood oriented in a longitudinal horizontal direction. The transversely extending flanged beam is made of engineered wood oriented in a transverse horizontal direction. Each longitudinally extending flanged beam and transversely extending flanged beam includes an upper flange and a lower flange. The flanges are rigidly connected via a vertically separated but central plate disposed therebetween. The central plate and the upper flanges and / or lower flanges of the longitudinally extending flanged beam and transversely extending flanged beam cross each other, interrupting their continuity.

[0143] The horizontal structure further includes engineered wood components that are structurally bonded to the upper and lower brims at the intersections (intersections between the column and row brimmed beams) to provide structural continuity to the upper and lower brims throughout the horizontal structure, at least in the horizontal direction of the columns and rows, to form a continuous building floor.

[0144] The engineered wood pieces can be overlapped with the upper and / or lower flanges at the intersections or can be partially or completely embedded in the recesses of the upper and / or lower flanges of the column and row flanged beams.

[0145] Optionally, the center plank connector is made of engineered wood and is structurally bonded to the center planks of the column and row beams at least at certain intersections (intersections between the column and row beams) so that structural continuity is provided to the center plank at least horizontally in the column and row directions.

[0146] The horizontal structure of this particular embodiment is preferably supported on a plurality of linear horizontal supports, one of which is a central linear horizontal support that supports a peripheral (non-peripheral) region of the horizontal structure away from the periphery, such that the horizontal structure is supported on linear horizontal supports in the peripheral region, the horizontal structure passing uninterrupted over the central linear horizontal support.

[0147] The engineered wood pieces connect the intersecting upper and / or lower ridges of this embodiment, but are part of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers, and are structurally bonded together to provide structural continuity to the upper and / or lower horizontal layers, at least in the vertical and horizontal directions, throughout the entire horizontal structure.

[0148] Preferably, the upper and / or lower flanges are structurally bonded to the upper and / or lower horizontal layers along their lengths, in which case the upper and / or lower flanges become an integral part of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers.

[0149] Optionally, certain embodiments of the horizontal structure include at least a plurality of elongated reinforcement features in the elongated reinforcement region, the elongated reinforcement features being superimposed on one of the linear horizontal supports and extending in a direction parallel to the linear horizontal supports, the elongated reinforcement features including:

[0150] The thickness and / or unit load-bearing value of the upper and / or lower flanges or horizontal layers of the elongated reinforcement structure are greater than those of the upper and / or lower flanges or horizontal layers of other areas of the horizontal structure (portions that are not elongated reinforcement areas).

[0151] The thickness and / or unit load-bearing value and / or proximity between the vertical ribs of any column or row of an elongated reinforcement structure, when measured perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the elongated reinforcement region in which they are included, are greater than those of any other region of the horizontal structure (which is not an elongated reinforcement region).

[0152] This elongated reinforcement configuration can be implemented independently of other features of the horizontal structure described herein, and therefore this particular embodiment is the subject of a divisional patent application.

[0153] Successive linear horizontal supports of a building structure are connected to one another, for example via columns or vertical struts that cross the horizontal structures via vertical through holes.

[0154] The particular embodiment described above may be combined with other features of the invention.With regard to geometric positions such as parallel, perpendicular, tangential, etc., deviations of up to ±5° from the theoretical position are permitted. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0155] [Figure 1] 1 is a perspective view of a building structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention, with the upper horizontal layer and the lower horizontal layer omitted for clarity; [Diagram 2] 1 is a perspective view of a building structure according to a second embodiment of the present invention, in which a part of an upper horizontal layer 10 and a part of a lower horizontal layer 20 are omitted for clarity. [Diagram 3] 1 is a perspective view of a building structure according to a third embodiment of the present invention, in which only a portion of the upper horizontal layer 10 is shown for clarity; [Figure 4]4 is an exploded perspective view of a building structure according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, in which the horizontal structure is formed of multiple horizontal structure parts (floor parts) connected by a coupling arrangement, the lower left figure is an enlarged view of two adjacent horizontal structures separated, and the lower right figure is an enlarged view of the combined state. [Figure 5A] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the connection between intersecting upper flanges 61 and lower flanges 62 of columns and rows of flanged beams 60 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 5B] FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the upper horizontal layer attached to the upper flange 61 of the fifth embodiment shown in FIG. 5A. [Figure 6A] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the connection between intersecting upper flanges 61 and lower flanges 62 of columns and rows of flanged beams 60 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6B] 5B is a perspective view of the upper horizontal layer 10 attached to the upper flange 61 of the sixth embodiment shown in FIG. 5A. [Figure 7] FIG. 13 is a perspective view of a connection between a vertical row of flanged beams 60 and a central plate portion 63 where a horizontal row of flanged beams intersect, according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] A perspective view of the connections between intersecting column and row vertical ribs 31, 32 bonded to the underside of the top horizontal layer, in which the vertical ribs 31 are flanged beams 60 including lower flanges 62, and the lower flanges 62 of the column vertical ribs 31 and row vertical ribs 32 are not coplanar but overlap and are optionally bonded to one another. [Figure 9] FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the connections between intersecting column and row vertical ribs. Each vertical rib is a flanged beam including an upper flange 61 and a lower flange 62. The upper flanges 61 and lower flanges 62 of the vertical ribs of the columns and rows are not flush with each other, overlap, and are optionally glued together. [Figure 10] 10 is an assembly view of the connections between the intersecting column and row vertical ribs 31, 32 shown in FIG. [Figure 11]A perspective view showing the end-to-end connection of consecutive vertical ribs 32 in the same row, with rectangular pieces of engineered wood superimposed at the connection points and glued to the ends of aligned consecutive upper flanges 61 and lower flanges 62 to ensure structural continuity. [Figure 12A] A vertical cross-section of a post passing through a vertical through-hole in a horizontal structure according to one embodiment of the present invention, in which the second seat is the downwardly exposed surface of the thickened portion of the lower horizontal layer 20, and the edges of the upper and / or lower horizontal layers 10, 20 face the post forming a gap between them. This gap provides a rigid connection by a cured adhesive, a damped connection by an elastomeric material, or an articulated connection by an air gap. The figure also shows a close-up of a structural node in the circled area, where an elastomeric (EM) material forms a damped connection. [Figure 12B] 12B is a cross-sectional view of an alternative embodiment of the structural node shown in FIG. 12A. The second pedestal is the downwardly exposed surface of a column of vertical ribs. The end of the lower horizontal layer faces the first pedestal of the column, forming a gap therebetween, providing a rigid connection through the cured adhesive, a damped connection through the elastomeric material, and an articulation connection through the air gap. [Figure 12C] 12B is a cross-sectional view of another embodiment of the structural node shown in FIG. 12A. The second plinth is the downwardly exposed surface of a column of vertical ribs, the lower part of which is made of a different engineered wood and / or engineered wood with a different wood fiber orientation than the upper part of the vertical ribs. The ends of the lower horizontal plies face the vertical ribs forming a gap therebetween, and the vertical ribs face transversely to the columns forming another gap therebetween. One or both gaps provide a rigid connection with a cured adhesive, a damped connection with an elastomeric material (with or without a shear transfer inhibitor), or an articulated connection with an air gap. [Figure 13]Vertical cross-sections of different examples of horizontal structures. Each cross-section shows a central plate 63, which is a vertical rib connected to the upper and lower horizontal layers 10, 20. *In the left column of the figures, the vertical rib of the three examples is a flanged beam, with flanges 61, 62 attached to both sides of the central plate 63. The flanges 61, 62 are of different sizes. *In the middle column of the figures, the vertical rib of the three examples is a flanged beam, with flanges 61, 62 attached to the top and bottom of the central plate 63. *In the right column of the figures, the elongated reinforcement 41 of the top two examples is attached to the top and bottom of the upper and lower horizontal layers 10, 20. The vertical rib 31 of the bottom two examples includes a reinforcement mechanism that increases its thickness by attaching additional engineered wood elements to both sides. In Figures 5A, 6A and 7, the areas of the expanded elements where glue has been applied are hatched. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0156] The multi-storey building structure of the present invention comprises several vertical columns 1 and one horizontal structure 5 made of engineered wood for each floor of the building. Each horizontal structure 5 has a number of vertical through-holes 3 into each of which one pillar is inserted.

[0157] Each column 1 includes at least one first pedestal 2 for each floor of the building, and one horizontal structure 5 is supported on the first pedestal 2 via a second pedestal included in the horizontal structure 5.

[0158] In Figures 1, 2 and 4, each column 1 is a vertical support made of engineered timber with a projecting capital, forming a tier around its periphery as the first plinth 2 of each floor of the building.

[0159] In FIG. 3, each pillar is made up of a number of vertical struts which are horizontally separated but rigidly connected to each other to form a hollow pillar 1 having a first pedestal 2 therein.

[0160] Each of these hollow columns 1 is inserted into one vertical through-hole of the horizontal structure. This vertical through-hole is surrounded by a collar-like (rectangular) reinforcing arrangement, which in this embodiment includes at least a collar. This collar is formed by rows and columns of vertical ribs that surround the vertical through-hole. These vertical ribs are closer together (increased proximity) around the perimeter of the vertical through-hole than in other areas of the horizontal structure.

[0161] In this example, the horizontal structure further includes an elongated reinforcing structure 40 that connects successive rectangular reinforcing structures (hereinafter also referred to as "rectangular reinforcing structures"). The elongated reinforcing structure includes a series of vertical ribs arranged in rows or columns that pass through the rectangular reinforcing structures, the vertical through holes, and the hollow columns. In this example shown in FIG. 3, the elongated reinforcing structure is made up of a number of flanged joists attached side by side (parallel). Other alternatives include using a vertical rib(s) that is thicker than the other vertical ribs of the horizontal structure and / or using flanged joists that are thicker and / or have a higher unit load capacity value than the other flanged beams of the horizontal structure.

[0162] Each horizontal structure 5 is composed of an upper horizontal layer 10 and a lower horizontal layer 20, which are made of engineered wood and are rigidly connected to each other via an array of vertically separated but intersecting columns and rows of vertical ribs 31, 32. The vertical ribs 31, 32 are made of elongated artificial wood and extend in the horizontal directions (LD, TD) of the columns and rows.

[0163] The upper and lower horizontal layers 10, 20 are made of engineered wood segments that are structurally bonded together to provide structural continuity in at least the horizontal column and row directions throughout the horizontal structure.

[0164] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20 are continuous layers of engineered wood, covering the entire surface of the horizontal structure 5 .

[0165] In the embodiment shown in Figure 3, the upper horizontal layer 10 is a continuous layer of engineered wood covering the entire surface of the horizontal structure 5. The lower horizontal layer 20, however, not shown, is formed by a lattice of intersecting lower columns and rows of flanged beams. The flanges of the columns and rows are connected to each other at the intersections via engineered wood pieces that are glued to the flanges and cover the intersections. The lower horizontal layer 20 includes lightening openings between the flanges.

[0166] A similar embodiment is shown in FIG. The left side of the horizontal structure has continuous upper and lower horizontal layers 10, 20 with columns and rows of vertical ribs 31 housed therebetween. The right side of the horizontal structure has a continuous upper horizontal layer 10 with flanged beams attached thereto. Each flanged beam includes a lower flange that is flush with and structurally attached to the other lower flanges of the other flanged beams to form the lower horizontal layer 20 of the horizontal structure, with lightening openings formed in the lower horizontal layer 20 between the lower flanges.

[0167] The horizontal structure is non-uniform and, if necessary, optimizes the load-bearing value and weight in different (various) areas of the horizontal structure, thereby increasing the load-bearing value of the horizontal structure 5 near the columns 1 where the load is concentrated and reducing the weight in other areas of the horizontal structure 5.

[0168] This optimization is shown, for example, in Figures 1, 2 and 3. This is achieved by incorporating square reinforcement configurations in square reinforcement regions 50 formed around at least some of the vertical through-holes 3. Each square reinforcement configuration completely surrounds one vertical through-hole 3 in a structurally continuous manner.

[0169] The square reinforcement configuration provides a gradual or stepwise increase in thickness and / or unit load bearing value of the columns and rows of vertical ribs 31, 32 as they approach the vertical through-hole 3.

[0170] Increasing thickness can be achieved in some areas by side bonding multiple vertical ribs or by using thicker engineered wood parts.

[0171] Unit area (cm 2 Increasing the load-bearing value per unit of wood (hereinafter referred to as the "unit load-bearing value") is possible by using engineered wood with a higher unit load-bearing value in an area as the engineered wood component that constitutes the vertical rib, or by using engineered wood with a higher load-bearing value in an area, thus increasing the thickness and / or the unit load-bearing value in this area.

[0172] 1 and 2, the vertical ribs 31, 32 in the columns and rows surround the vertical through-holes and the pillars 1 but are thicker than other areas. The thicker portions extend in the columns and rows from the vertical through-holes in the surrounding areas close to the vertical through-holes, for example, 1 m or less.

[0173] As a further alternative, each square reinforcement feature gradually or stepwise increases (i.e., moves closer) the proximity between the vertical ribs 31 in the columns and the vertical ribs 32 in the rows as it approaches the vertical through-hole 3.

[0174] In the embodiment of Figures 1, 2 and 3, the distance between the column vertical ribs 31 decreases as the column vertical ribs 31 approach the column of columns of vertical through-holes 3 that are aligned with the columns LD.

[0175] Similarly, the distance between the row vertical ribs 32 also decreases as the row vertical ribs 32 approach the row of vertical through-holes 3 that are aligned with the row TD.

[0176] Each square reinforcement configuration increases the thickness and / or unit load bearing value of the upper horizontal layer 10 and / or lower horizontal layer 20 gradually or stepwise as it approaches the vertical through-hole 3 .

[0177] According to one embodiment of the invention, the horizontal structure 5 is not only reinforced around the vertical through holes 3 in annular reinforcement regions, but also has elongated reinforcement structures in certain elongated reinforcement regions 40 .

[0178] The elongated reinforcing regions 40 extend in columns and rows LD and TD and comprise aligned continua around aligned vertical through holes 3 .

[0179] In order to obtain an elongated reinforcement structure, in the elongated reinforcement region 40, the thickness and / or unit load-bearing value of the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20 are greater than those of the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20 in other regions of the horizontal structure 5 that are not the elongated reinforcement region 40.

[0180] Additionally or alternatively, the elongated reinforcing structure has a thickness and / or unit load capacity (in a direction parallel to the columns of the elongated reinforcing regions 40 in which the vertical ribs 31, 32 are included) that is greater than those of the vertical ribs 31, 32 in other regions of the horizontal structure 5 that are not the elongated reinforcing regions 40, where the other regions refer to an unreinforced (non-reinforced) central region of the horizontal structure 5 that is surrounded by the columns and rows of reinforcing regions 40.

[0181] It is also possible that the vertical ribs 31, 32 of a column or row of the elongated reinforcing structure are closer together (in a direction parallel to the columns of the elongated reinforcing regions 40 in which they are located) than the vertical ribs 31, 32 of a column or row of other regions of the horizontal structure 5 that are not elongated reinforcing regions 40.

[0182] In this regard, in the horizontal structure shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the distance between the vertical ribs 31 extending between the vertical through holes aligned in the columns LD included in the elongated reinforcing regions 40 is closer than the distance between the vertical ribs 31 extending between the vertical through holes aligned in the columns LD included in the elongated reinforcing regions 40.

[0183] In the first embodiment of FIG. 1, the upper horizontal layer 10 has three thicknesses:

[0184] The thinnest point is in the unreinforced central portion of the horizontal structure 5 away from all the vertical through holes 3 . The thickest point is in the upper horizontal layer 10 around the vertical through holes 3 and contained in the rectangular reinforcement area 50 . The intermediate thickness is in the upper horizontal layer 10 which is included in the elongated reinforcement region 40 of the horizontal structure 5 .

[0185] Each elongated reinforcing region 40 extends in a horizontal direction LD, TD in a column or row and includes one continuous line of vertical through holes 3. Each non-reinforced region is completely surrounded by an elongated reinforcing region 40 and has no vertical through holes.

[0186] Said increase in thickness may protrude outwards, increasing the overall thickness of the horizontal structure 5, or may protrude inwards, keeping the external surface of the horizontal structure 5 flat.

[0187] The reinforcing measures taken for the upper horizontal layer 10 can also be carried out for the lower horizontal layer 20.

[0188] In this embodiment, the intermediate thickness is approximately twice the thinnest thickness and the thickest thickness is more than three times the thinnest thickness.

[0189] According to one embodiment, the horizontal structure 5 includes columns and rows of flanged beams 60. Each flanged beam 60 includes a central plate portion 63 and an upper flange 61 and / or a lower flange 62.

[0190] In this case, the central plate portion 63 functions as the vertical ribs 31, 32 of the columns and rows of the horizontal structure 5, and the upper flange 61 and the lower flange 62 constitute or are integrated into the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20 of the horizontal structure 5. FIG. 13 shows several embodiments of various flanged beams 60.

[0191] The left column of Fig. 13 includes three different examples of a flanged beam 60. The flanged beam includes an upper flange 61 and a lower flange 62 bonded to both ends of a central plate 63. The upper flange 61 and the lower flange 62 are bonded to the upper and lower horizontal layers 10, 20, respectively, to increase its load-bearing value. According to these embodiments, the upper flange 61 and the lower flange 62 form a groove. The groove increases the bonding surface between the upper and lower ends of the central plate 63 and the upper and lower horizontal structures 10, 20.

[0192] The center row of Fig. 13 includes three different examples of a flanged beam 60. The flanged beam 60 includes an upper flange 61 and a lower flange 62 bonded to the upper and lower ends of a central plate portion 63. The upper flange 61 and the lower flange 62 are bonded to the upper and lower horizontal layers to increase their load-bearing value. According to these embodiments, the upper flange 61 and the lower flange 62 are disposed between the central plate portion 63 and the remaining portions of the upper and lower horizontal layers 10, 20.

[0193] If the adhesive bond of the material constituting the upper and / or lower horizontal plies is insufficient, the contact surface between said plies and the upper and lower edges of the central board may be insufficient to transfer the shear loads with the adhesive. In such cases, the upper and lower flanges interposed between the central board and the upper and lower horizontal plies can be made of a different type of engineered wood that improves the adhesive bond with the central board and increases the bonding surface with the upper and lower horizontal plies.

[0194] This upper and / or lower flange with improved adhesive bonding properties can be implemented independently of the other features of the horizontal structure described herein, and therefore this particular embodiment may be the subject of a divisional patent application.

[0195] Said optimization of the horizontal structures 5 can be achieved, for example, by decreasing the distance between the column and row flanged beams 60 as they approach the vertical through-holes, as shown in FIG.

[0196] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the distance between the central plate portions 63 of the flanged beams 60 in a vertical row decreases as a particular flanged beam 60 approaches the continuum of vertical through holes 3 aligned in the longitudinal horizontal direction LD.

[0197] Similarly, the distance between the central plate portions 63 of the flanged beams 60 in a row decreases as a particular flanged beam 60 approaches the vertical through hole 3 aligned and continuous with the row TD.

[0198] The intersections of the column and row flanged beams 60 cause interruptions in the structural continuity of the upper flanges 61 and the structural continuity of the lower flanges 62 and / or center plate sections 63. These interrupted upper flanges 61 and lower flanges 62 are reconnected by structurally bonding engineered wood parts or elements that act as linking elements across each intersection, connecting the upper flanges 61 and lower flanges 62 that meet at the column and row flanged beams 60.

[0199] 3, the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20 cover the entire horizontal structure 5, as well as the intersections of the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20. The structural bonding of the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20 to the upper flanges 61 and lower flanges 62 restores structural continuity (between the intersecting upper flanges 61 and lower flanges 62 in columns and rows LD and TD).

[0200] 5A and 6A show another embodiment of the engineered wood parts glued to the upper flange 61 and the lower flange 62. In this case, these engineered wood parts are separate engineered wood parts, one for each intersection of the flanged beam 60. The engineered wood parts are rods or cross pieces made of engineered wood. The rods connect two matching but interrupted parts of the upper flange 61 or the lower flange 62. The cross pieces are cross-shaped engineered wood parts that connect all the upper flanges 61 or the lower flanges 62 that meet at the same intersection. The cross-shaped engineered wood parts can be replaced by square engineered wood parts, for example, by cutting the cross shape.

[0201] In Fig. 5A, the processed wood part is superimposed on an upper flange 61 and a lower flange 62. In Fig. 6A, a recess is formed. The processed wood part is received (fitted) in the recess. As a result, the processed wood part is flush with the upper flange 61 and the lower flange 62.

[0202] Figures 5B and 6B show another embodiment in which, in addition to the engineered wood parts shown in Figures 5A and 6A, additional engineered wood parts are included, with an upper flange 61 covered by engineered wood parts glued at their intersections and a lower flange 62 covered by engineered wood parts glued at their intersections to form a continuous upper horizontal layer 10 and a continuous lower horizontal layer 20.

[0203] In the embodiment shown in Figure 5B, the continuous upper horizontal layer 10 and the continuous lower horizontal layer 20 include a recess that accommodates an engineered wood piece that is glued to the intersection of the upper flange 61 and the lower flange 62.

[0204] The central planks 63 of the intersecting columns and rows of flanged beams 60 are connected via link elements, preferably made of engineered wood, and glued to interrupted central planks and / or central planks that meet at the intersection area between the columns and rows of flanged beams 60 as shown in Figure 7. The link elements connect flush coplanar portions of the two central planks via struts that cross the intervening central planks or are glued to mutually perpendicular central planks.

[0205] 2, the horizontal structure 5 includes an elongated reinforcing strip 41 made of engineered wood. The elongated reinforcing strip 41 is housed in one of the elongated reinforcing areas 40 of the horizontal structure 5.

[0206] The elongated reinforcement region 40 is a region of the horizontal structure 5 extending in the longitudinal or transverse horizontal directions LD, TD and comprising an aligned succession of vertical through holes 3.

[0207] The reinforcing strips 41 are made of processed wood and protrude upwards and / or downwards from the horizontal structure 5 and run along the longitudinal direction of the reinforcing strips 40. The reinforcing strips 41 are rigidly and structurally connected to the horizontal structure 5, thereby increasing the structural load-bearing value of the horizontal structure 5.

[0208] In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2, the elongated reinforcing region 40 extends in column LD, with the elongated reinforcing members 41 also extending in said direction, protruding downwardly from the lower horizontal layer 20 and extending between successive vertical through holes comprised in the elongated reinforcing region 40.

[0209] In this embodiment, the elongated stiffeners 41 are separated from the horizontal structure 5 by a predetermined vertical distance but are rigidly connected to the horizontal structure 5 through intervening spacers. In this case, the spacers are formed by extensions of the columns of vertical ribs 31 projecting through openings in the lower horizontal layer 20.

[0210] Alternatively, the elongated reinforcement strips 41 may be one or two symmetrical elongated reinforcement strips 41 bordering the vertical through holes and extending continuously along the elongated reinforcement strip region 40 .

[0211] Optionally, at least a portion of the rectangular reinforcement area 50 surrounding one of the vertical through-holes may include a ring reinforcement 51 made of engineered wood that projects upwardly and / or downwardly from the horizontal structure 5 surrounding the vertical through-hole and is rigidly and structurally connected to the horizontal structure 5, if necessary at a predetermined vertical distance via an intervening spacer as described for the column reinforcements 41.

[0212] The horizontal structure 5 can be made up of several independent prefabricated horizontal floors 6, which are rigidly connected to each other in rows via complementary joining arrangements 70 that are structurally bonded to each other (FIG. 4).

[0213] Each horizontal structure floor 6 is made up of an upper horizontal layer part 11 and a lower horizontal layer part 21 made of engineered wood, which are opposite each other and vertically separated but rigidly connected via an array of intersecting column and row vertical rib parts 33, 34 made of engineered wood which are elongated in the column and row directions LD, TD.

[0214] The joining arrangement 70 connects the horizontal structure floors 6, but is positioned at least around the outer periphery of each upper horizontal layer component 11 and lower horizontal layer component 21, providing a partial overlap between adjacent upper horizontal layer components 11 and lower horizontal layer components 21.

[0215] When all the upper and lower horizontal layer components 11, 21 are structurally connected via the connecting structure 70, they constitute the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20, ensuring the transmission of vertical and lateral horizontal loads through the upper horizontal layer 10 and the lower horizontal layer 20.

[0216] In the embodiment of FIG. 4, the vertical rib portions 33, 34 of the columns and rows are also the center plates of the flanged beam components of the columns and rows.

[0217] According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 4, the horizontal structure 5 comprises a plurality of first, second and third horizontal structure floors 6 . The first horizontal structure floors 6 (of which there are four in the bottom layer in FIG. 4) each have one vertical through hole 3 in their central area. The second horizontal structure floors 6 (of which there are four in the intermediate layer in FIG. 4) are each contained between two first horizontal structure floors 6 and supported therein via connecting arrangements 70. The third horizontal structure floor 6 is surrounded by and supported between a plurality of second horizontal structure floors 6 (although in FIG. 4 there are two on the top layer).

[0218] In this embodiment, the connecting configuration 70 of the first horizontal structure floor 6 has a stepped structure around the lower horizontal layer component 21 (extending in a cantilever fashion from the end of the first horizontal structure floor 6 and providing support for the second horizontal structure floor 6) and a stepped structure around the upper horizontal layer component 11 (recessed from the end of the first horizontal structure floor 6). The joining configuration 70 of the second horizontal structure floor 6 is an inverted stepped configuration, with the upper horizontal layer component 11 extending in a cantilever fashion at the opposite end and the lower horizontal layer component 21 recessed at the opposite end.

[0219] The connecting arrangement 70 between the second and third horizontal structure floors 6 also operates according to a similar principle, whereby the first horizontal structure floor 6 is first placed in position, then the second horizontal structure floor 6 is placed between the first horizontal structure floors 6 by moving it downwards and the corresponding connecting arrangement 70 is attached, which is completed by means of a structural adhesive, after which the third horizontal structure floor 6 is placed between the second horizontal structure floors 6 by moving it downwards and the corresponding connecting arrangement 70 is attached by means of a structural adhesive.

[0220] The joining feature 70 (having an upwardly facing exposed surface) and a complementary joining feature 70 having a mating downwardly facing exposed surface provide temporary support for the assembly between the horizontal structural components while the structural adhesive cures.

[0221] The ends of the vertical rib section components are preferably located between the ends of the upper horizontal layer component 11 and the lower horizontal layer component 21.

[0222] According to the embodiment of Fig. 12A, there are gaps between the vertical through holes 3 and the pillars inserted therein, which in this embodiment are filled with an elastomeric material EM to provide a damped connection between the horizontal structure and the pillars, which in this embodiment are inserted between the upper horizontal layer 10 and the pillars and between the lower horizontal layer 20 and the pillars.

[0223] The above description is for one embodiment of the present invention, and a person skilled in the art may conceive of various modifications of the present invention, all of which are included in the technical scope of the present invention. The numbers in parentheses following the components of the claims correspond to the part numbers in the drawings, and are provided for easy understanding of the invention, and should not be used to interpret the invention in a restrictive manner (Article 24-4 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Patent Law and Item 14-B of "Notes" in Form 29-2). In addition, the names of parts in the specification and the claims are not necessarily the same even if they have the same number. This is for the reasons described above. "At least one or more," "and / or," and "and / or" are not limited to one of them. For example, "at least one of a, B, and C" may include not only "A," "B," and "C" alone, but also multiple ones such as "A, B, or B, C, and also A, B, and C." "At least one of A, B, and C" may be not only A, B, and C alone, but also a combination of A and B, or a combination of A, B, and C. "A, B and / or C" may include not only A, B, or C alone, but also two of A and B, or all of A, B, and C. In this specification, "including A" or "having A" may include things other than A. Unless otherwise specified, the number of devices or means may be singular or plural. [Explanation of symbols]

[0224] 1: Pillar 2: First pedestal 3: Vertical through hole 5:Horizontal structure 6: Horizontal structure parts 10: Upper horizontal layer 11: Top horizontal layer parts 20: Lower horizontal layer 21: Lower horizontal layer parts 31: Vertical ribs 32: Horizontal vertical ribs 40:Slender reinforcement area 41:Slender reinforcement material 50: Collar-shaped (square) reinforcement area 51: Ring reinforcement 61: Upper brim 62: Lower brim 63: Central plate part 70: Combined configuration LD: Vertical TD: Row

Claims

1. A multi-storey building structure including a column (1) and a horizontal structure (5) supported by the column (1), Each of the horizontal structures (5) is made of processed wood, constitutes a floor of the building, and has a vertical through hole (3) for inserting the column (1); Each horizontal structure (5) has an upper horizontal layer (10) and a lower horizontal layer (20) made of processed wood, The upper horizontal layer (10) and the lower horizontal layer (20) are connected to each other by intersecting rows of vertical ribs (31) and vertical rows (32) made of engineered wood, the rows facing each other and vertically spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction; The column vertical ribs (31) extend in columns (LD) and the row vertical ribs (32) extend in rows (TD); the upper horizontal layer (10) and the lower horizontal layer (20) are made of structurally bonded engineered wood components and provide structural continuity throughout the horizontal structure (5) for at least the columns (LD) and rows (TD); The horizontal structure (5) has a square reinforcement configuration in a square reinforcement area (50) formed around the vertical through hole (3), Each of the rectangular reinforcing structures surrounds the vertical through hole (3) and as it approaches the vertical through hole (3), the thickness or unit load-bearing value of at least one of the upper horizontal layer (10) or the lower horizontal layer (20) increases gradually or in stages; and / or the thickness or unit load-bearing value of at least one of the vertical columns (31) or vertical rows (32) increases gradually or in stages; and / or At least one of the proximity between adjacent column vertical ribs (31) or the proximity between adjacent row vertical ribs (32) increases gradually or in steps. A multi-storey building structure characterized by:

2. In one area of ​​the rectangular reinforcement area (50), the rectangular reinforcement arrangement comprises a circular reinforcement made of processed wood, the circular reinforcement extending upwards or downwards from the horizontal structure (5) around the vertical through-hole (3); The ring reinforcement is connected to each of the horizontal structures (5).

2. A multi-storey building structure according to claim 1, characterized in that it is

3. The column (1) has a first base (2) for each floor of the building, The horizontal structure (5) is supported on the first base (2) via a second base, The second pedestal is formed on the downwardly exposed portion of the horizontal structure (5) or of the rectangular reinforcement arrangement and faces towards the first pedestal (2).

3. A multi-storey building structure according to claim 1 or 2.

4. said first seat (2) protruding from said post (1) and / or formed inside or in a hollow interior of said post (1); and / or The second seat is formed on the lower horizontal layer (20) or on the downwardly exposed portions of the column vertical ribs (31) and row vertical ribs (32) of the horizontal structure (5).

4. A multi-storey building structure according to claim 3, characterized in that it is

5. The horizontal structure (5) has an elongated reinforcement configuration in an elongated reinforcement region (40) extending in the column (LD) or row (TD), the elongated reinforcement region (40) having a continuous portion in which the vertical through holes (3) are aligned, The elongated reinforcement configuration interconnects a series of rectangular reinforcement structures and, approaching the elongated reinforcement region (40), the thickness or unit load-bearing value of at least one of the upper horizontal layer (10) or the lower horizontal layer (20) increases gradually or in stages; and / or the thickness or unit load-bearing value of at least one of the vertical columns (31) or vertical rows (32) increases gradually or in stages; and / or At least one of the proximity between adjacent column vertical ribs (31) or the proximity between adjacent row vertical ribs (32) increases gradually or in steps; A multi-storey building structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

6. In a portion of the elongated reinforcing region (40), each of the elongated reinforcing structures comprises an elongated reinforcing strip (41) made of engineered wood, The elongated reinforcement strips (41) project upwards or downwards from the horizontal structure (5) along the elongated reinforcement area (40); The elongated reinforcement members (41) are connected to each of the horizontal structures (5).

6. A multi-storey building structure according to claim 5, characterized in that it is

7. the elongated reinforcement (41) and / or the ring reinforcement (42) are spaced apart from the horizontal structure (5) by a predetermined vertical distance and are connected to the horizontal structure (5) via a spacer; The spacers are formed by extensions of at least one of the column vertical ribs (31) or row vertical ribs (32) and protrude from openings in at least one of the upper horizontal layer (10) or lower horizontal layer (20). A multi-storey building structure according to claim 2 or 6.

8. Each of the horizontal structures (5) has a flanged joint (60) made of engineered wood extending along each of the columns (LD) and rows (TD), The flanged joint portion (60) includes a central plate portion (63) and at least one of an upper flange (61) and a lower flange (62) bonded to the central plate portion (63), The central plate portion (63) constitutes at least one of the column vertical ribs (31) or the row vertical ribs (32). The upper flange (61) and / or the lower flange (62) are integral parts of the corresponding upper horizontal layer (10) and / or lower horizontal layer (20). A multi-storey building structure according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The upper flange (61) extending in the columns (LD) and rows (TD) and / or the lower flange (62) extending in the columns (LD) and rows (TD) are * are on the same plane, intersect with each other and form an intersection, the structural continuity of the columns (LD) and rows (TD) of the upper flanges (61) and / or lower flanges (62) at the intersection being provided by engineered wood pieces connected to the upper flanges (61) and / or lower flanges (62) at the intersection, the engineered wood pieces completely covering the entire surface of the horizontal structure (5), or * are on the same plane, intersect with each other and form an intersection, the structural continuity of the columns (LD) and rows (TD) of the upper flanges (61) and / or lower flanges (62) at the intersection is provided by engineered wood parts connected to the upper flanges (61) and / or lower flanges (62) at the intersection, the engineered wood parts being separate engineered wood parts, being at the intersection and having openings in the upper and / or lower structural elements, or *They are not on the same plane, but overlap, and are bonded to each other at the intersections, and the upper flanges (61) and / or lower flanges (62) of the flanged beams (60) facing the columns (LD) and rows (TD) penetrate into the central plate portion (63) of the orthogonal flanged beams (60), providing structural continuity of the upper flanges (61) and / or lower flanges (62) in the columns (LD) and rows (TD).

9. A multi-storey building structure according to claim 8, characterized in that it is

10. The upper horizontal layer (10) and the lower horizontal layer (20) each have a continuous base made of processed wood or a layer made by stacking and gluing a plurality of flush processed wood boards together; The base is made of a flush engineered wood board and covers the entire horizontal structure (5); Each of the bonded layers constitutes one of the engineered wood parts. A multi-storey building structure according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. Each of the horizontal structures (5) is made up of a number of prefabricated horizontal structure parts (6), The horizontal structure part (6) comprises an upper horizontal layer part (11) and a lower horizontal layer part (21) connected to each other at their sides by complementary connecting structures (70); the upper horizontal layer part (11) and the lower horizontal layer part (21) are made of engineered wood and are connected to each other through rows of vertical rib sections (33, 34) made of engineered wood that are vertically spaced apart from each other and extend in the columns (LD) and rows (TD); The joining structure (70) is disposed on the outer periphery of the upper horizontal layer component (11) and the lower horizontal layer component (21) and provides a partial overlap between the adjacent upper horizontal layer component (11) and lower horizontal layer component (21). A multi-storey building structure according to any one of claims 1 to 10.

12. A gap is formed between the inner surface of each of the vertical through holes (3) and the column (1) inserted into each of the vertical through holes (3), and in at least some of the vertical through holes (3), (A) the gap is filled with a continuous layer of hardened adhesive or hardened adhesive and shear transfer inhibitor to provide a connection between the horizontal structure (5) and the column (1); or (B) the gap is an air gap and provides an articulation connection between the horizontal structure (5) and the column (1); or (C) the gap is filled with a continuous layer of elastomeric material or elastomeric material and cured adhesive, providing a damping function between the horizontal structure (5) and the column (1); A multi-storey building structure according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

13. Each of the columns (1) is either a single vertical column or a group of multiple vertical columns arranged in parallel, the single vertical post being formed from a plurality of adjacent post sections made of engineered wood, the plurality of post sections being connected by complementary adhesive bond configurations that provide overlap between the post sections; The vertical posts are made of engineered wood and are a plurality of adjacent vertical posts connected to each other at a horizontal distance apart. A multi-storey building structure according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that

14. the upper horizontal layer (10) and the lower horizontal layer (20) of a portion of the horizontal structure (5) are connected by a rigid lightweight material that withstands shear loads between the upper horizontal layer (10) and the lower horizontal layer (20); The rigid lightweight material is selected from the group consisting of rigid foam members, wood wool, rock wool, corrugated honeycomb structures, and coke panels. A multi-storey building structure according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

15. some of the column vertical ribs (31) and / or some of the row vertical ribs (32) have a first lightening opening; and / or The upper horizontal layer (10) and the lower horizontal layer (20) have a second lightening opening, the second lightening openings are formed between the columns of vertical ribs (31) and / or between the rows of vertical ribs (32); or The size or number of the first and second lightening openings decreases gradually or in a step-like manner as the vertical through hole (3) is approached. A multi-storey building structure according to any one of claims 1 to 14.

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