LOAD-BEARING PANEL USING ROUND STEEL PIPE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that a lot of restrictions are imposed on a plan on ground that a bearing force of a load-bearing panel is determined by local buckling strength of a steel material because a local load is applied to the steel material due to the concentration of a force on a brace end in the application of a load to a building though a brace material is generally fixed to a lightweight steel frame by welding in the case where a brace is mounted on a diagonal line of a frame body having four sides composed of the lightweight steel frame, and on ground that planning has to be performed in such a manner that a location for the arrangement of the load bearing panel has no opening, because an opening can be hardly provided in the panel due to the provision of the brace on the diagonal line of the panel frame body. SOLUTION: The load bearing panel is composed of the frame body 2 which has the four sides composed of the lightweight steel frame, and the round steel pipe 3 which is arranged in the frame body 2. The load bearing panel is arranged in the frame body 2 by connecting the outer peripheries of the round steel pipes 3 together and connecting the round steel pipe 3 and the lightweight steel frame 2 together. Additionally, a lightening member can also be incorporated into a part of the round steel pipe. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT