Ultra Frame
Engineering
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Engineering
Engineering was a major focus in the design of Ultra Frame. Transcon Steel found that too many alternative framing systems were focused on being as unique as possible resulting in proprietary testing requirements. Furthermore, Transcon Steel found that engineers were leery in designing structures that were not manufactured to standard construction practices, especially in high-risk zones indicated to the right.
Transcon Steel took the approach with Ultra Frame to remove the reliance on composite testing requirements and to focus on developing a building system that met conventional building and engineering standards. Ultra Frame has simply replaced conventional construction framing with an inorganic highly energy-efficient building system that any engineer can design within any region of the world.
An engineer only needs to design a metal stud framed building with the approapriate gauge, size, and spacing. Transcon Steel will panelize Ultra Frame to the exact engineering specifications. This further reduces construction risks by delivering a pre-fabricated, pre-engineered building system for commercial and residential applications.
Engineered for Global Use
Hurricanes - Steel is recognized as one of the best building components to resist the devastating impacts of hurricane force winds and debris damage. Ultra Frame can resist wind loads over 150 m.p.h.. When flying debris strikes Ultra Frame cladded with sheet steel, the steel stops the debris while the EPS acts as a shock resistant product causing the debris to bounce off of the Ultra Frame wall.
Seismic - Structural EPS in its formed state is a terrific shock absorbing product. Racking load test performed on EPS building products have proven to resist the damaging impacts of the highest zone 4 seismic activities. The system memory of structural EPS can return a building after seismic exposure to 99% of original position.
Multi-Story - Cold formed steel has been approved for up to eight story construction unsupported by concrete or structural steel. Complimented with structural EPS, the encased studs have little to no opportunity to deform under normal stress; providing a greater safety factor. To support extreme shear loads, the Ultra Frame panel can be externally X-Braced with engineered strapping sized to necessary gauges and widths.
Fire - The UL fire testing performed on the Delta Stud in early 2007 showed the best fire resistant results over any other prior tested metal stud. As a secondary step, the EPS in Ultra Frame has also been modified with fire retardants and approved by UL for construction.
Strength-to-Weight Ratio - Ultra Frame is one of the strongest building systems in the global market. Weighing less than 1/3 the weight of conventional lumber construction, a 4 foot by 8 foot 20 gauge panel with studs at 16 inches on center weighs approximately 70 pounds and can support an ultimate axial load of over 36,000 pounds.
