High rise building system using steel wall panels

DETAILED DESCRIPTION It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an improved high-rise building system using steel wall panels.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a lightweight, prefabricated wall panel having left and right ends which is able to resist both vertical and lateral forces for use as a wall in a multi-story building of three or more stories comprising a plurality of spaced vertical cold rolled light gauge sheet metal studs extending between top and bottom steel members to which they are connected.
Bracing means are connected to the studs and members for providing resistance to lateral forces, and a pair of hot rolled steel members are affixed vertically to the left and right ends of said panel including the top and bottom steel members and the bracing means.
The bracing means include a single continuous metal sheet extending over substantially all of the studs of the wall panel and include means for fastening the metal sheet to the studs and steel members.
From another aspect, there is provided a lightweight, prefabricated wall panel which is both load bearing and shear resistant which may be stacked on top of one another for use as a wall in a multi-story building.
Each of the panels have a frame consisting essentially of steel structural members including vertical members and top and bottom steel members which are formed of both cold rolled and hot rolled steel including means for vertically stacking and interlocking the panels.
The cold rolled steel provides lightweight and the hot rolled steel provides for enhanced resistance to vertical forces.
Means for stacking and interlocking include a plurality of discrete steel connectors with the top being welded to one of the top or bottom steel members and with the bottom being welded to the adjacent vertically stacked panel whereby enhanced resistance to shear is provided.
From another aspect, there is provided a prefabricated vertical frame assembly, which may be used as a portion of a wall in a multi-story building comprising a plurality of vertically stacked wall panels consisting essentially of tubular hot rolled steel structural members having a top and a bottom steel members, vertical side members and bracing means to resist lateral forces, the wall panels forming a unitary vertical assembly by the respective top and bottom steel members being fastened together