There are several types of masonry used in the exterior bearing walls of joisted masonry buildings.
The concrete walls of a building most likely be classified as a.
Construction of concrete walls is a crucial phase in building construction.
Also known as a brick and joist structure a type iii building has exterior walls built out of noncombustible materials like masonry or concrete and the floors roof and structural framework can be made of any material permitted by the code like wood.
It is constructed as a load bearing structure to transfers loads from floor to the wall below or to the foundation in addition to divide spaces in multi storey buildings.
In concrete or steel buildings engineers will place beams below all masonry walls as their weight is too much for a slab to bear.
Concrete either reinforced or non reinforced.
Shear wall is a structural member in a reinforced concrete framed structure to resist lateral forces such as wind forces.
Other materials for walls include stone or furnace ceramic bricks.
Joisted masonry buildings are buildings with exterior walls of masonry or fire resistive construction rated for not less than one hour and with combustible floors and roofs.
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Shear walls are generally used in high rise buildings subject to lateral wind and seismic forces.