| CPC E04B 1/3505 (2013.01) [E04B 1/16 (2013.01); E04B 1/4185 (2013.01); E04B 1/7604 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
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1. A method for constructing a three-dimensional (3D) printer-printable wall system, the method comprising the steps of:
forming a concrete foundation on a substrate, wherein the concrete foundation embeds a plurality of reinforcements;
printing a first inner wythe horizontal layer and a first outer wythe horizontal layer using a construction material mixture from a 3D printer, wherein the first inner wythe horizontal layer and the first outer wythe horizontal layer are separated by an interstitial space;
printing additional inner wythe horizontal layers upward on top of the first inner wythe horizontal layer to form a composite inner wythe;
printing additional outer wythe horizontal layers upward on top of the first outer wythe horizontal layer to form a composite outer wythe;
placing at least one wall tie between the composite inner wythe and the composite outer wythe, across the interstitial space;
installing a sill cap on top of the composite inner wythe and the composite outer wythe; and
inserting an anchor mechanism into the sill cap.
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