STRUCTURAL ENHANCEMENT
The nearly limitless possible variations of structural strength, depending specific needs, can be calculated without the need for destructive testing.
Drawing illustrates a panel which utilizes 150 mm. tubes and ladder trusses superimposed on 2 warren trusses, one of which is inverted.
StructaPanel can be engineered for long spans, large loads, and can be assembled on-site
It is important that structural panels act as unitary composites and depending on structural design load requirements it may be necessary to enhance the strength of the connection between the individual shells of the panels to ensure that as a composite it acts as a unitary structural shell. This can be accomplished, when necessary, by integrating ladder trusses superimposed with the warren trusses, that have been shown in previous drawings, and by inverting the warren trusses, as illustrated below.
TYPICAL WARREN TRUSS
LADDER TRUSS
(the distance between the rungs of the ladder truss should equal the distances between the apexes of the warren trusses)
SUPERIMPOSED WARREN TRUSSES
(one inverted)
LADDER TRUSS SUPERIMPOSED ON WARREN TRUSS
LADDER TRUSS SUPERIMPOSED ON WARREN TRUSS AND INVERTED WARREN TRUSS
