Arcuate Building Panels with Slip Lock Interlock
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional construction methods are inefficient and time-consuming, requiring extensive materials and labor to assemble building structures, with a need for improved materials and accelerated construction processes.
Innovation Solution
The development of prefabricated arcuate building panels with a slip lock slot and tab system, allowing for interlocking to form annular segments and a cohesive tubular structure without the need for additional fasteners, incorporating a moisture barrier, air gap, interior finish support, and ventilation ductwork.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional construction techniques are used with frame members and walls assembled in place, then structural integrity is achieved, but construction time and labor requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The building structure is divided into multiple modular panels, each comprising wall sections, roof sections, or floor sections that can be manufactured separately and then assembled together. This segmentation enables parallel manufacturing and reduces on-site assembly time while maintaining structural integrity through standardized connection mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
Building panels are pre-assembled and pre-configured in a controlled manufacturing environment before delivery to the construction site. This preliminary action includes pre-attaching insulation, wiring channels, and structural connectors, which eliminates time-consuming on-site operations and accelerates the overall construction process.
2Reliability
If traditional construction materials and methods are used, then structural durability is achieved, but material usage and waste increase
Solution Approach 1:
The building panels utilize advanced material compositions and structural parameters optimized through engineering analysis. This includes using high-strength, low-weight materials and optimizing panel thickness, connector design, and joint configurations to achieve maximum durability with minimum material usage, thereby reducing construction waste.
3Strength
If complex assembly procedures are used to ensure structural integrity, then building stability is achieved, but assembly complexity and labor requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The panel connection system incorporates self-aligning features and self-locking mechanisms that automatically ensure proper positioning and secure attachment during assembly. This self-service capability eliminates the need for complex alignment procedures and specialized assembly techniques, reducing labor requirements while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
Traditional mechanical fastening systems are replaced with integrated connection mechanisms built into the panel design itself. This substitution eliminates the need for separate fasteners, welds, or complex joining procedures, simplifying the assembly process while ensuring robust structural connections through precisely engineered interlocking features.
Data Source
AI summary
A building panel is provided. The building panel includes an exterior wall portion, an interior wall portion, a pair of opposing sidewalls, a first end portion and an opposite second end portion. The pair of opposing sidewalls spacing apart the interior wall portion from the exterior wall portion to define a cavity therebetween. The exterior wall portion, the interior wall portion and the pair of opposing sidewalls are arcuate in shape to define the building panel. The first end portion has a slip lock slot extending between the pair of opposing sidewalls. The second end portion has a slip lock tab member extending between the pair of opposing sidewalls. The slip lock slot of the building panel is configured to receive the slip lock tab member of a second building panel to adjoin the first and second building panels in a continuous fashion.