Walls Fire safety
Fires in buildings generally start from a small source of ignition, the ‘outbreak of fire’, which leads to the ‘spread […]
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Walls
A wall is a continuous, usually vertical structure, thin in proportion to its length and height, built to provide shelter as an external wall or divide buildings into rooms or compartments as an internal wall.
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Walls Durability and freedom from maintenance
The durability of a wall is indicated by the frequency and extent of the work necessary to maintain minimum functional
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Dense aggregate blocks for general use
The blocks are made of {Portland cement}, natural aggregate or blastfurnace slag. The usual mix is 1 part of cement
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Sulphate attack on mortars and renderings of bricks
When brickwork is persistently wet, as in foundations, retaining walls, parapets and chimneys, sulphates in bricks and mortar may in
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Bricks Compressive strength
This is a property of bricks which can be determined accurately. The compressive strength of bricks is found by crushing
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Walls Resistance to weather and ground moisture
A requirement of the Building Regulations is that walls should adequately resist the passage of moisture to the inside of
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Walls functional requirements
The function of a wall is to enclose and protect a building or to divide space within a building. To
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Prime function
The prime function of an external {wall} is to provide shelter against wind, rain and the daily and seasonal variations