PARTITION WALLS

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Title: PARTITION WALLS

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PARTITION WALLS

Building Materials Construction
Civil Engineering Department
S.V.N.I.T,Surat.

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Introduction

A partition wall may be defined as a wall or
division made up of bricks, studding, glass or
other such material and provided for the purpose
of dividing one room or portion of a room from
another.
Partition walls are designed as non-load bearing
walls. It may be of folding, collapsible or fixed
type.
If partition walls are load bearing then they are
called as internal wall.

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Advantages of partition walls

Divide the whole area into a number of rooms.
Provide privacy to the inmates from sight and
sound.
Are light in weight and cheaper in cost of
construction.
Occupy lesser area
Easily constructed in any position.

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Requirements of a Good Partition Wall

Thin in cross-section so that maximum floor area
can be utilized.
Provide adequate privacy in rooms both in respect
of sight and sound.
Constructed from light, sound, uniform,
homogeneous, durable and sound insulated
materials.
Simple in nature, easy and economical in
construction having proper coherence with the
type of building structure.
Offer sufficient resistance against fire, heat,
dampness, white ant or fungus, etc.
Rigid enough to take the vibrations caused due to
loads.
Strong enough to support sanitary fittings and
heavy fixtures.

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Types of partition walls

Brick partitions,
Hollow block partitions,
Clay block partitions,
Concrete partitions,
Glass block partitions,
Wooden partitions,
Straw board partitions,
Plaster slab partitions,
Metal partitions,
Asbestos cement partitions, and
Double glazed window.

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Brick partition

Constructed with plain bricks, Reinforced bricks,
bricks-nogged or hollow bricks.
Plain brick partition of half brick thickness is
not more than 2m in height.
In reinforced brick partition of half brick
thickness, reinforcement in the form of wire mesh
or hoop iron or steel bars is provided.

Brick nogging partition wall consists of
brickwork built up within a framework of wooden
members.
Brick partition is fire-resistant and sound-proof.

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Hollow Block and Clay Block Partitions

Hollow concrete block partitions are built of
individual units of concrete.
Clay blocks used are well prepared from clay or
terra-cotta, and they are either solids or
hollow.
Hollow clay blocks of section 3020 cm with
thickness varying from 5 cm to 15 cm can also be
used.
The blocks are provided with grooves on top,
bottom and sides, surfaces are kept glazed in
different colures.

They do not change their volume and are in
lighter in weight.

Hollow clay blocks
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Acoustic Clay Hollow Partition Wall
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Concrete partition

It can be either precast or cast in-situ.
Special concrete posts are used for the
construction of precast concrete partition walls.

Concrete block
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Glass partition

Are made from sheet glass or hollow glass blocks.
Provides good aesthetics and allow light
Are damp, sound and heat proof.
Easy to clean and maintain.
Sheets of glass are fixed in the frame work of
wooden or metal.
Hollow blocks doesnt need timber framework.

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Wooden partition

Lighter in weight and easy to construct.
Neither sound-proof nor fire-proof.
Not suitable for damp locations.

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Head
Stud
Sill
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Wooden partition wall
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Strawboard partitions

Useful where removal of partitions is frequent.
Made of compressed straw covered thick paper or
hardboard.
Easy to construct.
Heat and sound proof partitions.

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Strawboard Partition( with glass also used)
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Plaster slab partitions

Are made of burnt gypsum or plaster of paris
mixed with sawdust.
5cm to 10cm thick slabs are prepared in iron or
timber moulds.
To form rigid joints suitable grooves are
provided in the plaster slabs.
Nails and screws can be easily driven into these
slabs.

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Incomplete Partition wall of Plaster and
expandable metal
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Metal partitions

Are light in weight, fireproof and strong.
Are easy to construct and shift.
Insulated material is filled into hollow spaces.
Used for office and industrial buildings.
Are also formed of metal lathes supported and
fixed by wires.

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Skeleton metal partition
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Asbestos Cement partitions

Light in weight, impervious, durable, water tight
and fire-proof.
Asbestos cement sheets are made of asbestos
cement sheets and fixed into timber framework.
Sheets are placed in position and joined by
cement mortar.
Are mostly adopted in works of temporary
character.

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Double Glazed window

Used for acoustic insulation.
Air space between two panes is kept 50mm or more.
Air contained within narrow cavity is quite
stiff
Transmits vibration at low frequencies.

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Double glazed window
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Movable partitions

Movable partitions are used where the walls of a
room are frequently opened to form one large
floor area.

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Foldable partition wall
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Portable Partitions

Rolling mobile folding partitions which provide
temporary walls
The portable wall partition has two full panel
end members which provide support, rigidity,
privacy, and noise reduction.
They fold and are on wheels enabling mobility and
ease of storage.

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Three common uses are

To divide space quickly where non-mobile
permanent room dividers may be unavailable or
unpractical.
As a cost effective way to create a classroom or
meeting room in existing space.
Convenient sight divider to conceal door openings
to restrooms, commercial kitchens, and other
backroom areas.

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Portable Partitions are commonly used in