Building Construction Part Four Walls Partitions 3 Dr

Building Construction Part Four Walls & Partitions 3 Dr Saad A Salih 1

Walls & Partitions 1. Openings in solid walls Openings are essential functionally (For access), environmentally (Physically and psychologically), and aesthetically, as they are the second most important effective element in the design of buildings after the building mass and form. 2

Walls & Partitions 1. Openings in solid walls 1. 2. There are some considerations to be taken into account in the deign of openings : a. Environmental. b. Structural. c. Economical. 3

Walls & Partitions 1. Openings in solid walls • In terms of environment (Lighting and ventilation), area of windows, their heights, the fix and open parts of the window, way and direction of openings, should be proportional to the space volume, its depth, and ceiling height. 4

Walls & Partitions 1. Openings in solid walls • Doors openings dimensions should be enough to allow the entrance of furniture, other equipments, and people. • Structurally, opening width should be proportional with the jambs width, as the more the opening width the more the vertical loads on the side jambs. So jambs should be strong specially when there are groups of adjacent windows. 5

Walls & Partitions 1. Openings in solid walls • To avoid any distortion and disordering in the top and bottom of the openings and avoid bricks cutting, ( which causes west of time and money), opening height should be related to the bricks courses height in the wall. (Figure p 57) 6

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Walls & Partitions 1. Openings in solid walls Recessed or Rebated Jambe Recessed & Splayed Jambe Plain or Square Jamb TYPES OF JAMBES inside Frame location within Jamb inside ouside 9

Openings Types of Shutters raisable shutter Vertical movement Side moving shutter 1. Openings Horizontal movement Turning over shutter Shutters with hinges axial movement Vertical sliding glass 10