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WALLS - Coggle Diagram
WALLS
REQUIREMENTS
materials employed (bricks, stones, mortar) must be resistant and quality
masonry units must be joined by mortar
walls must be perfectly vertical and parallel
the base must be level
MORTAR
keep its tensile strength
retain water
join masonry units
function
There are different types depending on their functions
PARTITION WALLS
internal walls, subdivide a building into rooms
LOADBEARING WALLS
support the load of the building and have their foundations
RETAINING WALLS
support or confine a mass of earth
MATERIALS
various materials depending on the local availability
concrete masonry walls
stone walls
specialised masonry walls
cement block walls
STRENGTH of a wall
depends on
how it has been mixed
the quality of mortar
FUNCTIONS
limit a building on the outside
support floors and roofs
subdivide space in a building