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A prefabricated structural system uses wall panels having a combination of cold rolled light gauge sheet metal and hot rolled tubular steel. Panels are stacked one on top of each other to form vertical wall assemblies and may be welded directly with their top and bottom members or include intermedia

A prefabricated structural system uses wall panels having a combination of cold rolled light gauge sheet metal and hot rolled tubular steel. Panels are stacked one on top of each other to form vertical wall assemblies and may be welded directly with their top and bottom members or include intermediate shear connectors. Shear resistance or resistance to lateral forces is provided by a single continuous metal sheet either flat or corrugated (a deck-type sheet) fastened to the steel studs or alternatively diagonal or V-shaped bracing. Connectors between the wall panels provide a gap for a continuous concrete floor. Vertical wall assemblies can be constructed with individual wall panels either on-site or off-site and then tilted up to form a completed building. The vertical assemblies are then connected together by connector beams or ladder frames. As an alternative to the use of connectors between panels to provide a gap, bracing frames may be provided with diagonal beam bracing and a horizontal cross member where all of the various braced frames are tied together by single continuous left and right vertical tubular members.

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[ What is claimed is:] [3.]3. A prefabricated vertical frame assembly which may be used as a portion of a wall in a multi-story building comprising a plurality of vertically stacked wall panels consisting essentially of tubular hot rolled steel structural members having top and bottom steel members,

[ What is claimed is:] [3.]3. A prefabricated vertical frame assembly which may be used as a portion of a wall in a multi-story building comprising a plurality of vertically stacked wall panels consisting essentially of tubular hot rolled steel structural members having top and bottom steel members, vertical side members connecting said top and bottom steel members of each panel and bracing means to resist lateral forces, said wall panels forming a unitary vertical assembly by said respective top and bottom steel members being fastened together.