The document discusses load bearing walls and their characteristics. It defines load bearing walls as walls that support the weight of structural components of a building, like trusses. It lists different types of load bearing walls, including those made of cement, solid concrete blocks, and as fire barriers. It describes the functional requirements of load bearing walls like resisting damp penetration, providing thermal insulation and strength. It contrasts load bearing walls with non-load bearing walls and discusses defects that can occur in load bearing walls.

1. LOAD BEARING WALL
Created by : NURUL NADHIRAH BINTI ZULKEFLI
BUILDING SURVEYOR UITM SHAH ALAM

2. DEFINITION
NON LOAD BEARING WALL
i)loads to be carried and, before the use of cement mortar, the low
strength of the joints.
ii) Modern masonry walls can be made to carry considerable loads by
the use of high-strength bricks and mortar, but often a framed structure
allows more freedom in the design of the facade as well as in the
planning of the interior.
LOAD BEARING WALL
support the weight structural components :
i. Interior and exterior walls that support trusses and
other systems are load-bearing walls.
ii. A party wall is a load- bearing wall shared by two
adjacent structures.
TYPES OF LOAD BEARING WALL
CEMENT
SOLID CONCRETE
BLOCK
FIRE BARRIER
KNOTHOLE
FILLED
W
A
L
L

3. F U N C T I O N A L R E Q U I R E M E N T O F L O A D B E A R I N G W A L L
RESIST DAMP PENETRATION
Using thick layer of material which allows water to pass through slowly
THERMAL INSULATION
To ensures that a reasonable internal temperature is maintained.
STRENGHT
stresses set up by its own weight
FIRE RESISTENCE
that walling materials must retain sufficient strength to stand up long
enough for the people inside to leave the building
WEATHER RESISTENCE
Bad weather can cause disturbed condition of the building such as wind
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DIFFERENCE OF LOAD BEARING WALL AND NON LOAD BEARING WALL
LOAD BEARING WALL
A load bearing wall is a wall that bears
some of the building’s weight in addition
to its own weight
NON LOAD BEARING WALL
A non-load bearing wall is a wall that does
not support any gravity loads from the
building, hence doesn’t bear any weight
besides its own
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4. DEFFECT OF LOAD BEARING WALL
it often happens that the internal walls
have only small doorways, while the
external walls have large windows.
Therefore, most of the load will be taken
directly by the internal
If the building is narrow enough,
the external walls alone can support
the entire floor structure.
brickwork tends to expand, whereas
concrete shrinks. Also, the concrete
slab will deflect and rotate slightly at
the edges when it carries its own load.
Shrinkage cracks causes of concrete
foundation may contain small cracks
because concrete shrinks as it cures.

5. REFERENCES
• http://www.coxhardware.com/-in-solid-
concrete-block.aspx
• http://www.fao.org/docrep/S1250E/S1250E
0j.htm
• http://www.understandconstruction.com/wa
lls
• http://www.nucorbuildingsystems.com/build
er/engineeringtips/1.13.pdf
• http://faculty.arch.usyd.edu.au/pcbw/walls/i
ndex.html
• https://www.coursehero.com/file/p6gf7fd/a-
Load-bearing-walls-Those-that-support-
the-weight-o-structural-components/
• http://www.nucorbuildingsystems.com/b
uilder/engineeringtips/1.13.pdf
• http://www.preservearticles.com/201
2020822946/what-are-the-
advantages-and-disadvantages-of-
masonry.html
• http://inspectorgroup.com.au/structural
-cracks/structural-cracks/crack-
monitoring.html

6. DIFFERENCE OF LOAD BEARING WALL AND NON
LOAD BEARING WALL
LOAD BEARING WALL
A load bearing wall is a wall that bears
some of the building’s weight in
addition to its own weight
NON LOAD BEARING WALL
A non-load bearing wall is a wall that
does not support any gravity loads
from the building, hence doesn’t bear
any weight besides its own
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF LOAD
BEARING WALL
ADVANTAGES FOR BRICK SUPER STRUCTURE
i) Suitable for light ornamental work
(ii) Cheap
(iii) Afford great facility in maintaining
proper bond in the masonary
(iv) Defects of careless brick layer can be
canceled by plastering.
(v) More fire resisting
DISADVANTAGES FOR BRICK SUPER STRUCTURE
(i) Less strength
(ii) Less weather resisting qualities
(iii) Plastering or pointing is necessary
(iv) Gets damp.
(v) Salts present in the sewage react chemically
with exposed brick.
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7. H T T P : / / W W W . C O X H A R D W A R E . C O M / - I N - S O L I D - C O N C R E T E -
B L O C K . A S P X
http://products.tradeindia.com/construction-real-
estate/bricks/page-5.html
solid concrete blocks
http://www.understandconstruction.com/walls
hollow concrete blocks
lightweight aerated concrete blocks
flyash concrete blocks
http://www.ebuildingsupplies.co.uk/product
http://www.websterbuildingsupplies.co.uk/building/bricks_
blocks/
TYPES
OF
LOAD
BEARIN
G WALL

8. ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
• advantages for brick super structure • disadvantages for brick super structure
i) Suitable for light ornamental work
(ii) Cheap
(iii) Afford great facility in
maintaining proper bond in the
masonary
(iv) Defects of careless brick layer
can be canceled by plastering.
(v) hMore fire resisting
(i) Less strength
(ii) Less weather resisting
qualities
(iii) Plastering or pointing is
necessary
(iv) Gets damp.
(v) Salts present in the sewage
react chemically with exposed
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disadvantages-of-masonry.html

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