BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD USING TENSION SUPPORT MEMBERS

Title:

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND METHOD USING TENSION SUPPORT MEMBERS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2002086249

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A building construction (10) and method using tension support members includes a support structure (12) for bearing a compressive load; a support beam (24) borne by the structure; at least one enclosure cell (30) and at least one tension member (36) for suspending an enclosure cell (30) from the support beam (24).

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Inventors:

WOOH SHI-CHANG
TESTA PETER

Application Number:

PCT/US2002/010774

Publication Date:

April 17, 2003

Filing Date:

April 04, 2002

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Assignee:

MASSACHUSETTS INST TECHNOLOGY (US)

International Classes:

E04B1/34; E04B1/35; (IPC1-7): E04C5/03

Foreign References:

US4696135A	1987-09-29
US4691485A	1987-09-08
US5644893A	1997-07-08

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