Concrete deck for an integrated building system assembly platform

Abstract

Embodiments of a deck assembly module for a steel framed building include a modular concrete deck platform. The platform includes a concrete slab having a top major surface and a bottom major surface and a structural grid pattern of reinforcing bar within the concrete slab. The concrete slab further includes a shear connector opening on a side surface of a side of the concrete slab. The shear connector opening is a recess on the side surface of the concrete slab. The platform further includes an integrated attachment assembly within the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab. The integrated attachment assembly includes a shear connector rebar including an extension of continuous reinforcing bar extending out of the shear connector opening and back into the shear connector opening. The shear connector rebar and the shear connector opening form a closed loop.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A deck assembly module for a steel framed building, the deck assembly module comprising:
 a modular concrete deck platform comprising:
 a concrete slab having a top major surface and a bottom major surface; 
 a structural grid pattern of reinforcing bar within the concrete slab; 
 wherein the concrete slab further comprises a shear connector opening on a side surface of a side of the concrete slab, wherein the shear connector opening is a recess on the side surface of the concrete slab; 
 an integrated attachment assembly within the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab, the integrated attachment assembly comprising a shear connector rebar comprising an extension of continuous reinforcing bar extending out of the shear connector opening and back into the shear connector opening, wherein the shear connector rebar and the shear connector opening form a closed loop. 
   
     
     
         2 . The deck assembly module of  claim 1 , wherein the shear connector rebar protrudes from the concrete slab within the geometry of the shear connector opening. 
     
     
         3 . The deck assembly module of  claim 1 , wherein the modular concrete deck platform is a polygonal shape, wherein the concrete slab further comprises shear connector openings on each side of the concrete slab, wherein each shear connector opening comprises a corresponding shear connector rebar comprising an extension of continuous reinforcing bar extending out of each corresponding shear connector opening and back into each corresponding shear connector opening, wherein each shear connector rebar and each corresponding shear connector opening form a corresponding closed loop. 
     
     
         4 . The deck assembly module of  claim 1 , wherein the shear connector rebar is separate from the structural grid pattern of reinforcing bar. 
     
     
         5 . The deck assembly module of  claim 1 , wherein the shear connector rebar is integrated into the structural grid pattern of reinforcing bar. 
     
     
         6 . The deck assembly module of  claim 1 , wherein the modular concrete deck platform has a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building, wherein the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab extends from the top major surface to the bottom major surface of the concrete slab and wherein the shear connector opening would expose a portion of a beam or girder of the steel framed building when the modular concrete deck platform is placed to cover the bay of the steel framed building. 
     
     
         7 . The deck assembly module of  claim 1 , wherein the modular concrete deck platform has a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building, wherein the bay is a location in the steel framed building that includes a vertical support column and wherein the perimeter shape copes at least partially around the vertical support column, wherein the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab extends from the top major surface and the bottom major surface of the concrete slab and wherein the shear connector opening would expose a portion of a beam or girder of the steel framed building when the modular concrete deck platform is placed to cover the bay of the steel framed building. 
     
     
         8 . The deck assembly module of  claim 1 , wherein the modular concrete deck platform has a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building, wherein the perimeter shape is rectangular, and wherein the concrete slab further comprises at least one shear connector opening on each side of the rectangle and an integrated attachment assembly within each shear connector opening, wherein the bay is a location in the steel frame building that does not include a vertical support column, and
 wherein the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab extends from the top major surface and the bottom major surface of the concrete slab, and wherein the shear connector opening would expose a portion of a beam or girder of the steel framed building when the modular concrete deck platform is placed to cover the bay of the steel framed building.   
     
     
         9 . The deck assembly module of  claim 1 , wherein the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab comprises a rectangular geometry extending from the top major surface to the bottom major surface 
     
     
         10 . A steel framed building comprising:
 a structural frame defining a footprint of the steel framed building, the structural frame comprising vertical columns and horizontal beams and girders, wherein the horizontal beams and girders define bays within the steel framed building;   modular concrete deck platforms attached to the structural frame, the modular concrete deck platforms comprising:
 a concrete slab having a top major surface and a bottom major surface; 
 a structural grid pattern of reinforcing bar within the concrete slab; 
 wherein the concrete slab further comprises a shear connector opening on a side surface of a side of the concrete slab, wherein the shear connector opening is a recess on the side surface of the concrete slab; 
 an integrated attachment assembly within the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab, the integrated attachment assembly comprising a shear connector rebar comprising an extension of continuous reinforcing bar extending out of the shear connector opening and back into the shear connector opening, wherein the shear connector rebar and the shear connector opening form a closed loop. 
   
     
     
         11 . The steel framed building of  claim 10 , wherein the modular concrete deck platforms are supported on edges of the modular concrete deck platforms by beams and girders of the steel framed building. 
     
     
         12 . The steel framed building of  claim 11 , wherein the modular concrete deck platforms have a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building, wherein the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab extends from the top major surface and the bottom major surface of the concrete slab, and wherein the shear connector opening exposes a portion of a beam or girder of the steel framed building. 
     
     
         13 . The steel framed building of  claim 11 , wherein the modular concrete deck platforms have a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building, wherein the bay is a location in the steel framed building that includes a vertical support column and wherein the perimeter shape copes at least partially around the vertical support column, wherein the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab extends from the top major surface and the bottom major surface of the concrete slab and wherein the shear connector opening would expose a portion of a beam or girder of the steel framed building. 
     
     
         14 . The steel framed building of  claim 11 , wherein the modular concrete deck platforms have a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building, wherein the bay is a location in the steel frame building that does not include a vertical support column and wherein the perimeter shape is rectangular, wherein the shear connector opening on the side of the concrete slab extends from the top major surface and the bottom major surface of the concrete slab, and wherein the shear connector opening would expose a beam or girder of the steel framed building when the modular concrete deck platform is placed to cover the bay of the steel framed building. 
     
     
         15 . The steel framed building of  claim 10 , wherein the modular concrete deck platforms interface with shear connections, wherein the shear connections interface with the shear connector rebar, and wherein the shear connections extend out of a beam or girder of the steel framed building and within the closed loop. 
     
     
         16 . The steel framed building of  claim 15 , wherein the shear connector opening is filled with grout after attachment of the modular concrete deck. 
     
     
         17 . A method for constructing a floor in a steel framed building, the method comprising:
 placing a modular concrete deck platform on horizontal beams and girders of a steel framed building, the modular concrete deck platform having a perimeter shape that corresponds to dimensions of a bay of the steel framed building, wherein the beams and girders outline the perimeter of the bay,   wherein the placing the modular concrete deck platform comprises placing perimeter edges of a bottom surface of the modular concrete deck platform on a portion of a top surface of the beams and girders, and wherein shear connector openings on sides of the modular concrete deck expose a portion of the top surface, wherein the shear connector openings are recesses on side surfaces of the modular concrete deck platform, and wherein a shear connector rebar comprising an extension of reinforcing bar extending out of each shear connector opening and back into each shear connector opening and the shear connector openings forms a closed loop; and   attaching shear connections to the horizontal beams and girders of the steel framed building in the exposed portion of the top surface and within the closed loop.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , the method further comprising filling the shear connector openings with a grout after attaching the shear connections to the horizontal beams and girders of the steel framed building. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 17 , the method further comprising placing a second modular concrete deck platform adjacent to the modular concrete deck platform, wherein the placing the second modular concrete deck platform comprises placing perimeter edges of a bottom surface of the second modular concrete deck platform on a portion of a top surface of the beams and girders, wherein an edge of the modular concrete deck platform and an edge of the second modular concrete deck platform each rest on portions of the same beam.