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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2003
Yasunori Matsufuji, Fukuoka, JP;
Yasunori Matsufuji, Fukuoka, JP;
Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, JP;
Abstract
A wall structure of an architecture is provided, which comprises an outer wall having resistance against earthquakes and wind and an inner wall relatively inferior in the earthquake-resistance and so forth, so that the outer and inner walls are properly combined to share design loads. The wall structure includes the outer wall () of bricklaying structure in which bricks (A˜D) and metal plates () are stacked. Fasteners () extending through the bolt holes () of the bricks are tightened, and the vertically adjacent bricks are integrally connected with each other under prestress of the fasteners. The inner wall () is constructed inside of the outer wall, and the shear reinforcement member () connects the inner and outer walls with each other. The inner wall is constructed by a dry type of construction method, which can support a permanent vertical load such as a roof load. A temporary horizontal load acting on the inner wall, such as a seismic force, is transmitted to the outer wall by the shear reinforcement member.