Wall Systems

Fall 2011

CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION
2 WALL SYSTEMS and TYPES

JIONTS in BUILBINGS

4 SPECIAL TILES AND BLOCKS

5 PRECAST CONCRETE WALLS

Building Construction Systems

ARCH 315

Architectural Engineering Department

BC Committee

Fayez M Fikry

FM

Wall Systems
I INTRODUCTION
1 FUNCTION
Walls are the vertical construction components of a building that enclose, separate, and protect its interior spaces. They may be structural or non structural components. In addition to supporting vertical loads, exterior wall construction must be able to withstand horizontal wind loading. If rigid enough, they can serve as shear walls and transfer lateral forces to the ground foundation. Walls as exterior protective shield, so, in the process of the design we have to consider these factors; 1. Control heat flow; 2. Control air flow; 3. Control water vapor flow; 4. Control rain penetration; 5. Control light, solar and other radiation; 6. Control noise; 7. Control fire and fire resistance; 8. Provide strength and rigidity; 9. be durable; 10. be aesthetically pleasing; and 11. be economical.

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Openings for door and windows must be constructed so that any vertical
loads from above are distributed around the openings and not transferred to the to the door and window units themselves. Their size and location are determined by the requirements for natural light, ventilation, view, and physical access, as well as the constraints of structural system and modular wall material. The interior walls or partitions, which subdivide the space within a building, may be either structural or nonstructural components. Their construction should be able to support the desired finishing materials, provide the required degree of acoustical separation, and accommodate when necessary the distribution of different technical installations. Building codes specify the fire resistance rating of exterior walls, load bearing walls and interior partitions.

Masonry

Arches and Lintels

Ref. Building Construction Illustrated Francis D.K. CHING

Building Construction Systems

ARCH 315

Architectural Engineering Department

BC Committee

Fayez M Fikry

FM

Wall Systems
INTRODUCTION
I FUNCTION Wall Design and considerations:
Thermal properties of material are; Reflectance Emission

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Absorption Resistance Transmittance (U value)

Thermal resistance(R)

is a heat property - and a measure of a temperature difference, by which an object - or material resist a heat flow (heat per time unit or thermal resistance).

U VALUE is a measure of how much heat passes through a given material,

i.e. how much insulation the material provides.

U value = 1 / R
conduct heat.

w/m2k

Thermal conductivity, k, is the property of a material's ability to

Masonry

Wall Construction

Resistivity (R) = material thickness (d) Thermal conductivity coefficient (k) Thermal transmittance (U value) = sum {1/R}

Ref. Building Construction Illustrated Francis D.K. CHING

Note: you have to search for R and U values of construction materials

Building Construction Systems

ARCH 315

Architectural Engineering Department

BC Committee

Fayez M Fikry

FM

Wall Systems

Fall 2011

Glazing Types - Table of U Values

U values of basic construction materials

Building Construction Systems

ARCH 315

Architectural Engineering Department

BC Committee

Fayez M Fikry

FM