Title: Wall system stitches a Building Together

Author(s): Donald R. Buettner

Publication: Concrete International

Volume: 1

Issue: 3

Appears on pages(s): 26-28

Keywords: bearing walls; connections (mechanisms transfer stress); framing systems; hollow core slabs; pre-cast concrete; shearwalls.

DOI:

Date: 3/1/1979

Abstract:
The patented stitchwall system claims a major advantage that no interior bracing is required before erecting bearing walls. Once the walls are erected, other trades can begin work on the floors below. The techniques and steps of actual construction are outlined and illustrated. [Author]