Abstract: The invention discloses a building element and system useful in the construction of silos and other compartmentalized structures; the system comprising a first upright elongated plate 1 having a flange 3 along each of two longitudinal edges at approximately 45 degrees from the plate, the included angle between the flanges being approximately ninety degrees; wall panels 4 having a flange adjacent each of two opposing parallel edges adapted to be sandwiched between one flange of a first upstanding elongated plate and an opposing flat surface on a second upright elongated plate; two or more upstanding plates serving to define a column support.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 28, 1988
Date of Patent:
January 16, 1990
Assignee:
M.A.H. Construction & Engineering Ply-Ltd.