Cable-Tensioned Modular Metal Panels for Fast Load-Bearing Assembly
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing construction systems lack structural panels that can be assembled on-site and provide tensile compression, limiting their load-bearing capacity and requiring additional support structures.
Innovation Solution
A modular construction system using metal structures joined and tensile-compressed by steel cables, forming rectangular frames with steel cables running through tubes to create a single tensile-compressed structure, incorporating insulating elements and coatings, and anchored at ends for tension and compression.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional construction systems use plasterboard or metal sheets, then installation is simple and fast, but the structures lack tensile compression and load capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines metal structures with steel cables to create a composite construction system. The steel cables are integrated within the metal frame structures and tensioned to provide both tensile and compressive forces, merging the advantages of metal (structural integrity) with cables (tensile strength) to achieve high load-bearing capacity while maintaining modular assembly speed
Solution Approach 2:
The construction system uses composite structures combining metal profiles and steel cables. The metal structures provide the framework while the steel cables provide tensile compression, creating a composite material system that achieves both high strength and rapid installation through pre-engineered components
2Adaptability or versatility
If structural panels are assembled on-site from multiple components, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The construction system divides the structure into modular panels that can be assembled on-site. Each panel is a self-contained unit with standardized dimensions and connection points, allowing flexible configuration for different building requirements while simplifying the assembly process through repetition of standardized components
Solution Approach 2:
The metal structures and connection components are designed with universal features that can be used across different panel configurations. The standardized tubes, connectors, and cable tensioning systems serve multiple functions and can be applied to various wall and ceiling applications, reducing the variety of unique parts needed
3Stability of the object's composition
If traditional systems use separate support structures and interpanel anchors, then structural stability is improved, but the number of components and assembly time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the support structure and panel connection functions into a single integrated metal frame system. The steel cables are tensioned within the metal structures themselves, eliminating the need for separate support structures and interpanel anchors, thereby reducing component count while maintaining structural stability through the tensile-compression mechanism
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The system provides enhanced load-bearing capacity, eliminates the need for interpanel anchors, and allows for rapid assembly of walls and ceilings with improved tensile compression, offering acoustic and thermal insulation.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of steel cables (2) are mounted inside said tubes (3) in such a way as to form a single structure tensile compressed
Implementation Method 2
A plurality of steel cables (2) are mounted inside said tubes (3) in such a way as to form a single structure tensile compressed
Implementation Method 3
Rectangular frames (5) comprise plates (10) of an insulating element framed inside
Implementation Method 4
the ends of the tubes of each frame project vertically and horizontally, fitting inside the ends of the tubes of adjacent frames in such a way as to form joints that form a continuum
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AI summary
An adaptable modular construction system based on metal structures joined and tensile-compressed by steel cables, where the metal structures are made up of rectangular section tubes determining rectangular frames that form individual panels in such a way that the ends of the tubes of each frame project vertically and horizontally fitting inside the ends of the tubes of adjacent frames in such a way as to form joints forming a continuum; a plurality of steel cables are mounted vertically and horizontally inside the rectangular section tubes of the rectangular frames to form a single tensile-compressed metal structure made up of a plurality of frames; the tubes of the metal structures have tensioners mounted at one end and anchor stops at the opposite end for the steel cables that cross through their interior; the rectangular frames comprise plates of an insulating element framed inside them; and optionally, the faces of the individual panels made up of the rectangular frames are coated.