Building Stud with Foldable Web Member for Utility Services
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing building studs with pre-cut holes face structural integrity issues when additional cuts are made for multiple utility services, leading to potential damage and unsecured installations, which can cause movement and wear, especially in critical facilities like hospitals during natural disasters.
Innovation Solution
A building stud design featuring a foldable member with continuous cuts and apertures in the web, allowing secure conduit or cable fixation without additional modifications, maintaining structural integrity and reducing the risk of damage from movement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If additional cuts are made in the stud to accommodate multiple utility services, then the adaptability for utility installation is improved, but the structural integrity and strength of the stud deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The web of the stud is segmented into multiple apertures distributed along its length, allowing utility services to be installed at various positions without requiring additional cuts. Each aperture is a discrete opening that maintains the overall structural integrity of the web while providing multiple access points for utilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The stud web is designed with multiple apertures that can accommodate various types of utility services (electrical cables, gas cables, plumbing conduits) of different sizes. This multi-functional design allows a single stud configuration to serve multiple utility installation needs without requiring custom modifications.
2Ease of operation
If utility services are not securely affixed to the stud, then the ease of installation is improved, but the reliability and stability of the service deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The stud is pre-configured with multiple apertures and associated securing mechanisms during manufacturing. This preliminary action ensures that when utility services are installed, they can be immediately secured without requiring additional fixtures or complex installation procedures, thereby maintaining both ease of installation and reliability.
3Ease of operation
If pre-cut holes are provided in each stud, then the ease of utility installation is improved, but the structural integrity of the stud deteriorates when additional cuts are made
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of providing a single pre-cut hole, the web is segmented into multiple apertures distributed along its length. This segmentation allows utility services to be installed at various positions without requiring additional cuts, thereby maintaining structural integrity while improving ease of installation.
Solution Approach 2:
Multiple apertures are pre-configured in the stud web during manufacturing, eliminating the need for trade crews to make additional cuts. This preliminary action addresses both the ease of installation (by providing ready-made openings) and structural integrity (by avoiding post-installation modifications).
Data Source
AI summary
A building stud (2) comprising a web (4) and first and second flanges (6, 8) formed with and depending from said web (4); a member (18) formed in said web (4) by a continuous cut (10) made in said web (4) and located in an operable position in which the member (18) is not located in a plane (21) of the web (4); an aperture (24) formed in the web (4) resulting from the member (18) being located in said operable position; wherein at least one conduit or cable (38, 40, 42, 44) is adapted to be secured to said member (18) and extends through said aperture (24).