Corrugated shear panel and anchor interconnect system

Abstract

A system for inhibiting unwanted movement between a building and an underlying foundation, the system including at least one shear panel assembly including corrugated portions and configured to resist bending and twisting distortion and at least one hold-down assembly configured to attach to the at least one shear panel assembly and to attach to at least one anchor member rigidly engaged with an underlying building foundation so as to resist uplift, downward movement, and lateral movement of the at least one attached shear panel assembly, the at least one hold-down assembly configured to provide a range of vertical attachment adjustment to accommodate a range of extended length of the at least one anchor member.

1 . A system for inhibiting unwanted movement between a building and an underlying foundation, the system comprising: 
 at least one shear panel assembly including corrugated portions and configured to resist bending and twisting distortion and    at least one hold-down assembly configured to attach to the at least one shear panel assembly and to attach to at least one anchor member rigidly engaged with an underlying building foundation so as to resist uplift, downward movement, and lateral movement of the at least one attached shear panel assembly, the at least one hold-down assembly configured to provide a range of vertical attachment adjustment to accommodate a range of extended length of the at least one anchor member.    
   
   
       2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one shear panel assembly is further configured for attachment to other building structure to provide resistance to bending and twisting distortion of attached other building structure.  
   
   
       3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one shear panel assembly comprises at least one corrugated panel defining opposed flutes.  
   
   
       4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one shear panel assembly comprises two connected corrugated panels, each corrugated panel defining inner and outer flutes with webs interposed between the inner and outer flutes.  
   
   
       5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the inner and outer flutes connect with the webs at an angle selected to increase at least one of ease of fabrication of the corrugated panels and the structural properties of the at least one shear panel assembly.  
   
   
       6 . The system of  claim 5 , wherein the angle is selected to be approximately 120°.  
   
   
       7 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the at least one shear panel assembly comprises two connected corrugated panels which together define a plurality of elongate box structures.  
   
   
       8 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the elongate box structures are configured to extend in a generally horizontal direction in an installed condition of the system.  
   
   
       9 . The system of  claim 7 , wherein the elongate box structures define a generally hexagonal cross-section.  
   
   
       10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the hold-down assembly is further configured to provide a range of horizontal adjustability.  
   
   
       11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the hold-down assembly comprises a compression plate having an elongate opening dimensioned to receive the anchor member over the range of horizontal adjustability.  
   
   
       12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the hold-down assembly comprises a screw and a coupler dimensioned to engage with the screw and with the anchor member such that the coupler can be manipulated to provide the vertical adjustment of the system.  
   
   
       13 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the hold-down assembly comprises a hold-down bracket configured such that the screw extends through the hold-down bracket and wherein the hold-down assembly defines a three-dimensionally extending box structure for increased resistance to bending and torsional distortion.  
   
   
       14 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the hold-down bracket comprises slots and the hold-down assembly further comprising slotted plates dimensioned to engage with the slots of the hold-down bracket to thereby in combination define the three-dimensionally extending box structure.  
   
   
       15 . The system of  claim 13 , wherein the hold-down bracket comprises an inner bracket and an outer bracket.  
   
   
       16 . The system of  claim 13 , further comprising compression plates dimensioned to engage at an upper end and a lower end of the hold-down bracket and to engage with the screw such that upwards and downwards forces imparted to the system are transferred to the respective anchor member.  
   
   
       17 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the system is at least partially formed of steel components and wherein the system is adapted to engage with steel framed buildings.