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A module for building an insulated concrete wall structure by stacking the modules together until the desired configuration of a concrete form is completed, and when the form is filled, a concrete monolithic wall structure having foam insulation permanently attached to the opposed wall surfaces to f

A module for building an insulated concrete wall structure by stacking the modules together until the desired configuration of a concrete form is completed, and when the form is filled, a concrete monolithic wall structure having foam insulation permanently attached to the opposed wall surfaces to form the inner and outer wall surfaces of an enclosure is realized. The module is made of foamed plastic material, such as styrofoam, for example, and is built in a pressure molding apparatus. Each module comprises a rigid foam block of rectangular configuration having a hollow interior of a particular predetermined configuration formed between spaced apart confronting sidewalls. The inner and outer styrofoam walls of the module are secured one to the other by a plurality of spaced tension members. Each tension member is made of a single perforated bent up sheet of thin metal, having opposed faces, with the opposed edges thereof terminating in end flanges arranged perpendicular to the wall faces of the confronting wall members and parallel respective to the inner and outer wall surfaces of the module. The opposed flanges of each tension member are imbedded within the styrofoam plastic and terminate near the wall surface thereof. The module provides a concrete form from which spaced parallel vertical load bearing columns tied together by spaced horizontal shear members can be realized.

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A module comprising: first and second foam panels each having inner and outer surfaces, said panels arranged in spaced parallel relation with their respective inner surfaces facing each other; and at least one tension member extending between and anchored within said panels, the tension member made

A module comprising: first and second foam panels each having inner and outer surfaces, said panels arranged in spaced parallel relation with their respective inner surfaces facing each other; and at least one tension member extending between and anchored within said panels, the tension member made of sheet metal; each said tension member having a polygonal shape, opposed faces, a top, a bottom, and opposed sides; the sides each including a flange anchored within the panels and extending perpendicular to said opposed faces of said tension member, said flanges extending in a first plane parallel to each other and the inner surfaces of said panels, each of the flanges bent 180 degrees back onto itself and extending in a second direction opposite said first direction, each of the flanges terminating in a free end, the free end being a stiffener; the stiffener extending parallel to said opposed faces of said tension member; upper and lower bonding holes formed through said tension member and having a diameter substantially about 1/3the distance measured between said flanges and arranged equidistant said flanges; and spaced tabs formed on said tension member and arranged in vertical rows on either side of said bonding holes and inwardly of said flanges, apertures formed by said tabs.