A load-bearing wall or bearing wall is a wall that is an active structural element of a building, which holds the weight of the elements above it, by...

non-load bearing wall or non-bearing wall is a type of wall used in building construction that is not a load-bearing wall. That is, it is a wall that...

A wall footing or strip footing is a continuous strip of concrete that serves to spread the weight of a load-bearing wall across an area of soil. It is...

interior spaces, yet also non-load bearing, and from the load bearing wall. The latter performs the same functions of the infill wall, hygro-thermically and...

a load-bearing wall. The wall bears the weight of the house and transfers the load to the foundation structure. This is similar to the party walls in...

on load-bearing walls of conventional construction. Some early skyscrapers have a steel frame that enables the construction of load-bearing walls taller...

columns to support large loads. The exterior walls could be non-load bearing, and thus much lighter and more open than load-bearing walls of the past. This gave...

A wall is a structure and a surface that defines an area; carries a load; provides security, shelter, or soundproofing; or, is decorative. There are many...

structural element that primarily resists loads applied laterally across the beam's axis (an element designed to carry a load pushing parallel to its axis would...

in Chicago. It has a unique construction style featuring exterior load-bearing walls and an interior steel frame, providing a transition between accepted...

massive pier far from the wall, and provides most of the load-bearing capacity of a traditional buttress, which is engaged with the wall from top to bottom;...

is a lightweight insulating material, finishing plaster, or a non-load bearing wall, ideal for most climates as it combines insulation and thermal mass...

middle. Truss lift is an issue in wood-frame construction where non-load bearing walls meet ceilings, as the truss lifting it pulls the ceiling drywall up...

concrete modules with load-bearing walls that act to communicate the entire weight of the building to its foundation. "What is Cross Wall Construction? Features...

St Mark's Campanile in Venice, Italy collapsed after its northern load-bearing wall began to separate from the main structure. The cause of the separation...

high in stud..." Studs form walls and may carry vertical structural loads or be non load-bearing, such as in partition walls, which only separate spaces...

In architecture, a free plan is an open plan with non-load-bearing walls dividing interior space.[jargon] In this structural system, the building structure...

or the directions of the loads (forces) applied to the parts. The term "bearing" is derived from the verb "to bear"; a bearing being a machine element...

1946, creating additional office space. By 1948, the residence's load-bearing walls and wood beams were found to be close to failure. Under Harry S. Truman...

1968, only two months after it opened. A gas explosion blew out some load-bearing walls, causing the collapse of one entire corner of the building; four people...

layer is usually laid below all masonry walls, regardless if the wall is a load bearing wall or a partition wall. A damp-proof membrane (DPM) is a membrane...

expensive type of bearing. They are also compact and lightweight, and they have a high load-carrying capacity. The design of a plain bearing depends on the...

shear loads only Volumes: Axial, shear and bending loads for all three dimensions Load-bearing wall Post and lintel Stressed member engine Waddelln Alexander...

colonnade screen, a row of purely decorative columns in front of a load-bearing wall. In smaller-scale architecture, concrete's strength freed the floor...

A plate or wall plate is a horizontal, structural, load-bearing member in wooden building framing. A plate in timber framing is "A piece of Timber upon...

disaster are set in motion by the House Hazards team of scientists. The walls come tumbling down and the furniture reaches a tipping point when the House...

Building was constructed using a steel frame with curtain walls instead of load-bearing walls. For the next century, the world's tallest building was always...

garden type. Blanc describes his vertical garden as follows: On a load-bearing wall or structure is placed a metal frame that supports a PVC plate 10...

any stone used as decorative facing material that is not meant to be load bearing. Stone cladding is a stone veneer, or simulated stone, applied to a building...

completion in 1969, the building was believed to be the tallest pre-cast load-bearing wall building in the world and had more storeys than any other building...