Tag: walls

Strength and Stability Up to the middle of the twentieth century the design and construction of small buildings, such as houses, was based on tried, traditional forms of construction. There were …

Sound is transmitted as airborne sound and impact sound. Airborne sound is generated as cyclical disturbances of air from, for example, a radio, that radiate from the source of …

The traditional method of heating buildings was by burning wood or coal in open fireplaces in England and in freestanding stoves in much of northern Europe. The ready availability …

Fires in buildings generally start from a small source of ignition, the ‘outbreak of fire’, which leads to the ‘spread of fire’ followed by a steady state during which …

The durability of a wall is indicated by the frequency and extent of the work necessary to maintain minimum functional requirements and an acceptable appearance. Where there are agreed …

A requirement of the Building Regulations is that walls should adequately resist the passage of moisture to the inside of the building. Moisture includes water vapour and liquid water. …

Strength The strength of the materials used in wall construction is determined by the strength of a material in resisting compressive and tensile stress and the way in which …

The function of a wall is to enclose and protect a building or to divide space within a building. To provide a check that a particular wall construction satisfies …

When {Portland cement} was first continuously produced, towards the end of the nineteenth century, it became practical to cover the site of buildings with a layer of concrete as …