BUTT JOINT OF BEARING PANELS OF BUILT-UP BUILDING SHELL Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: construction engineering, in particular, butt joint of bearing panels of built-up building shell consisting of flat pentagonal and hexagonal three-layered bearing panels of several standard sizes, with angle inserts and triangular non-bearing translucent panels. SUBSTANCE: butt joint consists of pentagonal and hexagonal flat three-layered bearing panels of several standard sizes, with angle inserts and triangular non-bearing translucent panels. The joint is made in the form of a ball- and-socket joint consisting of two similar segments of a sphere with collar studs welded to the convex section, hemispherical members of the enclosure with a flange joint between them with the aid of bolts and nuts with washers and just the ball members, the members of the ball-and-socket joint are built in the angle coupling inserts. EFFECT: enhanced reliability of the butt joint, rate of assembly and improved static operation of the shell structure. 5 dwg