Structural Floor and Roof Joists

A floor includes structural floor joist that includes a flange and tabs punched out of the flange (forming holes in the flange). Flooring material of the floor that extrudes through at least one of the holes is bonded to some of the tabs and the flange of the structural floor joist, forming a bonded...

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Main Authors Valls, Kenneth, Medina, Jose, Guajardo, Abdiel, Valle, John, Ford, Trevor, Chatham, Gary
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 17.03.2022
Subjects
BUILDING
BUILDING MATERIALS
CEILINGS
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FLOORS
GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS
INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS
ROOFS
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS
WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS
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Summary:A floor includes structural floor joist that includes a flange and tabs punched out of the flange (forming holes in the flange). Flooring material of the floor that extrudes through at least one of the holes is bonded to some of the tabs and the flange of the structural floor joist, forming a bonded composite assembly of the structural floor joist and the forming material, that has a centroid that is located in or near the forming material, placing some of the forming material in compression and placing at least 90% of the structural floor joist in tension.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202017024689