Pultruded Building Casing Framework for Insulation and Plant Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current building casing systems face challenges with static and dynamic load resistance, heat and acoustic insulation, ease of installation, and the integration of building plants without damaging the casing or compromising insulation.
Innovation Solution
A support framework comprising pultruded section bars made of polymer resin with reinforcing fibers, which are lightweight yet offer mechanical strength, excellent heat and acoustic insulation, and can house plant components, connected by constraining elements and stirrups to facilitate easy installation and modification of electrical and hydraulic systems.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Strength
If wet-wall structures are used to achieve monolithic and compact wall construction, then structural strength and stability are improved, but heat insulation and acoustic insulation performance deteriorate, and plant integration becomes problematic requiring invasive wall breaking
Solution Approach 1:
The wall structure uses a composite construction combining a load-bearing framework (steel or concrete) with insulating panels (foam polystyrene, mineral wool, or other thermal insulators). This composite approach allows the structure to simultaneously achieve mechanical strength from the framework and thermal insulation from the insulating panels, resolving the contradiction between structural strength and heat insulation.
2Stability of the object's composition
If wet-wall structures are used to achieve monolithic construction, then structural integrity is improved, but adaptability for plant integration deteriorates requiring destructive interventions
Solution Approach 1:
The wall is segmented into modular components: a load-bearing framework and separate insulating panels with integrated plant housings. The panels can be independently installed, removed, or modified without affecting the structural framework, enabling easy plant integration and future modifications while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The insulating panels serve as intermediary elements between the load-bearing framework and the plant components. These panels can be cut or opened to accommodate pipes and cables, and they provide a protective enclosure for plant elements without requiring invasive interventions in the structural framework itself.
3Adaptability or versatility
If drywall structures with multiple material layers are used to achieve ease of installation and plant integration, then adaptability for plant integration is improved, but mechanical strength and resistance to static/dynamic loads deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The wall assembly uses a composite structure where a load-bearing framework (steel or concrete) provides mechanical strength and stability, while separate insulating panels with integrated plant housings provide adaptability for plant integration. This division of functions allows each component to optimize its specific role without compromising overall performance.
4Ease of manufacture
If drywall structures are used to achieve modular assembly, then ease of installation is improved, but heat insulation performance deteriorates due to high coefficient of heat conductivity
Solution Approach 1:
The wall structure combines a load-bearing framework with insulating panels made of materials with low thermal conductivity (foam polystyrene, mineral wool, wood fiber boards). This composite construction maintains the modular ease of installation while achieving excellent thermal insulation performance through the insulating panel layers.
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 framework provides enhanced resistance to static and dynamic loads, improved heat and acoustic insulation, and allows for simple integration and modification of building plants without invasive procedures, while maintaining structural integrity and reducing thermal bridging.
Implementation Method 1
A support framework (101) for building casings (200), comprising a plurality of uprights (110) made of pultruded section bars of a polymer resin with reinforcing fibres
Implementation Method 2
The framework provides enhanced resistance to static and dynamic loads
Implementation Method 3
improved heat and acoustic insulation, and allows for simple integration and modification of building plants without invasive procedures, while maintaining structural integrity and reducing thermal bridging
Implementation Method 4
improved heat and acoustic insulation
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AI summary
A support framework (101) for building casings (200) using pultruded uprights, a building casing (200) and a building structure (300). Also described are a process for realizing and installation of the building structure (300), as well as manufacturing processes of the various components of the framework.