Wall construction

Claim 1

In a building wall construction including substantially homogenious load bearing concrete panels of at least single story height, the combination comprising: a. a concrete footing conforming to the outline of the building wall to be constructed; b. a plurality of concrete corner panels disposed on said footing at each of the corners of said building wall, each of said corner panels having substantially a uniform thickness and height, with a groove formed in the upper, lower and one lateral edge thereof and having a cooperating tongue member formed on the other lateral edge thereof; c. a plurality of intermediate concrete panels each of which has substantially the same uniform height and thickness as said plurality of corner panels with a groove formed in the upper, lower and one lateral edge thereof and with a cooperating tongue member formed on the other lateral edge thereof, said plurality of intermediate panels being erected on said footing in spatially disposed tongue and groove confronting relationship forming vertical joints extending substantially the thickness of said concrete panels between said plurality of corner and intermediate panels; d. mastic material disposed in the outer edges of each of said vertical joints forming a seal to contain grouting; e. grouting integrally disposed in said vertical joints between said mastic material and at least said lower grooves of said panels in communication with said footing; f. and locking bar means disposed in said upper grooves of said plurality of intermediate and corner panels, said locking bar means traversing said joints between said panels in cementitious relationship, said combination forming an integral wall construction.