Frame construction for low-rise building

Abstract

A frame construction for a low rise building. In the construction, a wall frame panel is made of thin light-gauge section steel by bonding together a surface member, a lower frame member, vertical frame members and an upper frame member. Roof or floor support girders are made of heavyweight section steel having H-shape or channel shape. The girders are coupled to frame construction panels by bolts or hold-down fasteners.

1 . A frame construction arrangement for a low-rise building having an opening in a wall thereof, comprising: 
 a component being at least one of a construction surface member and a brace;    frame members composed of thin light-gauge section steel coupled to the component to form a wall frame panel; and    a girder provided above the wall frame panel adapted to support at least one of a floor panel and a roof, wherein the girder is formed from section steel and coupled to at least one of a force-resisting panel and the floor panel via bolts, and wherein a section above the opening excludes a lintel so that the opening extends to an area directly beneath the girder.    
   
   
       2 . The arrangement according to  claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcement member provided in a channel of the girder.  
   
   
       3 . The arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein a section of the girder is provided on a surface of the wall having the opening extending parallel to beams, wherein the section is formed of a channel steel disposed so that a web thereof extends in a vertical direction, and wherein a lateral side of at least one of the beams is adapted to contacts a back surface of the web of the channel steel and coupled to the back surface by the bolts.  
   
   
       4 . The arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein a section of the girder is provided on a surface of the wall having the opening and extending parallel to beams, wherein the section is formed of a H-shaped steel disposed so that a web thereof extends in a vertical direction, and wherein a lateral side of at least one of the beams is adapted to contact a web surface of the H-shaped steel and coupled to the web surface by the bolts.  
   
   
       5 . The arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein a section of the girder is provided on a surface of the wall having the opening extending vertical to beams, wherein the section is formed of a channel steel disposed so that a web thereof extends in a vertical direction, and wherein an end of at least one of the beams is placed on an upper surface of an upper flange of the channel steel and coupled to the upper surface by the bolts.  
   
   
       6 . The arrangement according to  claim 1 , wherein a section of the girder is provided on a surface of the wall having the opening extending vertical to beams, wherein the section is formed of a H-shaped steel disposed so that a web thereof extends in a vertical direction, and wherein an end of at least one of the beams is placed on an upper surface of an upper flange of the H-shaped steel and coupled to the upper surface by the bolts.  
   
   
       7 . A frame construction arrangement for a low-rise building having an opening in a wall thereof, comprising: 
 a component being at least one of a construction surface member and a brace;    frame members of thin light-gauge section steel couple to the component to form a wall frame panel; and    a girder provided above the wall frame panel adapted to support at least one of a floor panel and a roof, wherein the girder is formed of a plurality of thin light-gauge section steel members that are arranged in a close proximity, and coupled to at least one of a force-resisting panel and the floor panel via bolts, and wherein a section above the opening excludes a lintel so that the opening extends to an area directly beneath the girder.    
   
   
       8 . The arrangement according to  claim 7 , further comprising a reinforcement member provided in a channel of the girder.  
   
   
       9 . The arrangement according to  claim 7 , wherein a set of the steel members is provided on the wall surface having the opening extending parallel to beams, wherein the set of the steel members is disposed so that a web thereof extends in a vertical direction, and wherein a lateral side of at least one of the beams is adapted to contact an inner surface of the web and coupled to the inner surface by the bolts.  
   
   
       10 . The arrangement according to  claim 7 , wherein a set of the steel members is provided on the wall surface having the opening extending vertical to beams, wherein the set of the steel members is disposed so that a web thereof extends in a vertical direction, and wherein an end of at least one of the beams is adapted to contact an upper surface of a respective upper flange of an assembled member and coupled to the upper surface by the bolts.