Category: Walls

Steel lintels

Most loadbearing brick or blockwork walls over openings, where the cavity insulation is continued down to the head of the window or door frame, are supported by steel section …

Openings in walls

The practical guidance in Approved Document A in regard to openings in walls states that the number, size and position of openings should not impair the stability of a …

Wall ties

Iron ties which were used to tie the leaves of the early cavity walls were later replaced by mild steel ties that became standard for many years. In contact …

CAVITY WALLS

Resistance to weather Between 1920 and 1940 it became more usual for external walls of small buildings to be constructed as cavity walls with an outer leaf of Resistance …

Chases in walls

To limit the effect of chases cut into walls in reducing strength or stability, vertical chases should not be deeper than one-third of the thickness of solid walls or …

Civil Engineering X

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