Stackable column assembly and method of construction

摘要

A stackable tubular column assembly and method of assembly in which uniform cross-section column members for adjacent floors are joined by a coupler having a plate that divides the coupler into two compartments. Each compartment telescopingly receives the end of column members so the load of the upper column member is uniformly distributed over the walls of the lower column member through the plate. The lower portion of the coupler has flanges for coupling floor beams. Methods of erecting the column assemblies and a building are disclosed.