PRE-MANUFACTURED FLOOR-CEILING CORRIDOR PANEL FOR A MULTI-STORY BUILDING HAVING LOAD BEARING WALLS
Floor-ceiling corridor panels are provided for a building that includes load bearing walls that are able to withstand vertical loads and lateral loads. The building may be a low-rise building or a mid-rise building. The floor-ceiling corridor panels, as well as the load bearing walls, corridor panels, utility walls, and other parts of the building are pre-manufactured off-site and then installed on-site at the site of the building. The floor-ceiling corridor panels are hung from the load bearing walls and are capable to receive and transfer lateral forces, loads, and drag.
1 . A pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel for a multi-story building having load bearing walls, the floor-ceiling corridor panel comprising:
a plurality of parallel metal studs;
an end member affixed to an end of the studs;
a peripheral angle at least partially surrounding the floor-ceiling corridor panel and having a horizontal section and a vertical section, wherein the horizontal section of the peripheral angle is configured to be placed on top of a corridor support member of a utility wall of the building, and wherein the vertical section of the peripheral angle is affixed to the end member;
wherein the horizontal section of the peripheral angle is formed with first holes for alignment with second holes formed in the corridor support members.
2 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of ceiling layers affixed to transverse edges of the plurality of metal studs.
3 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of ceiling layers comprises at least two layers of board material and at least one layer of sheet metal, and wherein one layer of the at least to layers of board material form a corridor ceiling.
4 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of floor layers affixed to transverse edges of the plurality of metal studs.
5 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of floor layers comprises at least two layers of board material, at least one layer of foam, and at least one layer of sheet metal.
6 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 5 , wherein one layer of the at least two layers of board material form a corridor floor.
7 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 4 , wherein the at least one layer of foam is at least two-inches thick and formed of high-density foam material.
8 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 1 , wherein the end member and peripheral angle define an interior of the floor-ceiling corridor panel, and wherein sheet metal further defining the interior of the floor-ceiling corridor panel is configured to receive, disperse, and absorb drag forces transmitted in a direction of the plurality of parallel metal studs and received from an adjacent horizontal diaphragm.
9 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 8 , wherein the adjacent horizontal diaphragm is formed within an interior of a pre-manufactured floor-ceiling panel having a floor surface, a ceiling surface, and a longitudinal edge arranged perpendicular to the end member of the pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel.
10 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 9 , wherein the adjacent horizontal diaphragm comprises at least one drag anchor welded therein and configured to transmit force through internal members of an adjacent load bearing wall and toward the peripheral angle.
11 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral angle is formed of at least ¼ inch thick hot rolled steel.
12 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 1 , wherein the peripheral angle is configured to mate and fixedly attach to a corner linking brace panel at distal ends of the pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel.
13 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 12 , wherein the corner linking brace panel comprises at least two lengths of hollow structural steel welded to a transverse angle of steel.
14 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 13 , wherein the corner linking brace panel further comprises another length of hollow structural steel welded to distal ends of the at least two lengths of hollow structural steel.
15 . A multi-story building, comprising:
one or more levels formed from prefabricated interior panels, prefabricated exterior panels, and prefabricated floor-ceiling panels, the one or more levels being substantially parallel to a ground plane defined by a foundation; and
a floor-ceiling corridor panel arranged adjacent to at least one of the prefabricated exterior panels, the floor-ceiling corridor panel comprising:
a plurality of parallel metal studs;
an end member affixed to distal ends of the plurality of parallel metal studs;
a peripheral angle at least partially surrounding the floor-ceiling corridor panel and having a horizontal section and a vertical section, wherein the horizontal section of the peripheral angle is configured to be placed on top of a corridor support member of a utility wall of the building, and wherein the vertical section of the peripheral angle is affixed to the end member;
wherein the horizontal section of the peripheral angle is formed with first holes for alignment with second holes formed in the corridor support members.
16 . The multi-story building of claim 15 , wherein the floor-ceiling corridor panel further comprises a plurality of ceiling layers affixed to transverse edges of the plurality of metal studs.
17 . The multi-story building of claim 16 , wherein the plurality of ceiling layers comprises at least two layers of board material and at least one layer of sheet metal, and wherein one layer of the at least to layers of board material form a corridor ceiling.
18 . The multi-story building of claim 17 , wherein the floor-ceiling corridor panel further comprises a plurality of floor layers affixed to transverse edges of the plurality of metal studs, and wherein the plurality of floor layers comprises at least two layers of board material, at least one layer of foam, and at least one layer of sheet metal.
19 . The multi-story building of claim 15 , wherein the end member and peripheral angle define an interior of the floor-ceiling corridor panel, and wherein sheet metal further defining the interior of the floor-ceiling corridor panel is configured to receive, disperse, and absorb drag forces transmitted in a direction of the plurality of parallel metal studs and received from an adjacent horizontal diaphragm.
20 . The pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel of claim 19 , wherein the adjacent horizontal diaphragm is formed within an interior of at least one of the prefabricated interior panels, wherein the at least one of the prefabricated interior panels having a floor surface, a ceiling surface, and a longitudinal edge arranged perpendicular to the end member of the pre-manufactured floor-ceiling corridor panel.