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TYPES OF WALL
INTRODUCTION;
Wall simply means a vertical component of a building that serve as
enclosure for the building and separate one space from another.
Cavity wall
A wall constructed from two skins of masonry, the outer skin of which
can be brickwork or blockwork and the inner skin of which is generally
of blockwork, separated by a cavity to prevent the penetration of moisture
and to allow for the installation of thermal insulation .

Curtain wall
A non-structural cladding system for the external walls of buildings.
See Curtain wall for more
information.

External wall
A wall forming the external
enclosure of a building.

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Internal load-bearing wall

A wall providing separation between the internal spaces of a building
where the wall is also required to transfer loads from other parts of the
structure to the foundations .

Load bearing wall

A load - bearing wall or
bearing wall is a
wall that bears the weight
of the house above said
wall , resting upon it by
conducting its weight to a
foundation structure.

Partition / non load bearing

wall
A non-load bearing wall
that separates the internal
spaces of a building.
See Partition wall for more
information.

Party / separating wall

A wall that stands on the
lands of 2 or more owners
or a wall that is on one
owner's land but is used by
2 or more owners to
separate their buildings.

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Solid wall / Monolithic

A wall constructed of one skin of masonry which can consist of brick or
blockwork and does not include a cavity between the interior and exterior.

Trombe
wall
A

construction that uses a combination of thermal mass and

glazing to
collect and
store solar
radiation so that
it can be used to
heat

buildings.

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See Trombe wall for more information.

Retaining wall
A retaining
wall is a
structure that
holds or
retains soil
which goes beyond it angle of repose.

Masonry
wall
Masonry
is

commonly used for walls and buildings. Brick and concrete block are the
most common types of masonry in use in industrialized nations and may
be either weight-bearing or a veneer.

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Dwarf
wall
Any
wall
less
than
one
story
in

height, such as a subwall for a crawl space or a wall that supports sleepers
for the floor above. They are also used in the construction of timber
ground floor

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