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Concrete block
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 doesn’t need timber framework.
WOODEN PARTITION
▪ Lighter in weight and easy to construct.
▪ Neither sound-proof nor fire-proof.
▪ Not suitable for damp locations.
Are of two types
Stud
Sill
Wooden partition wall
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.
Strawboard Partition( with glass also used)
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.
Incomplete Partition wall of Plaster and expandable metal
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.
Skeleton metal partition
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.
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.
Double glazed window
MOVABLE PARTITIONS
▪ Movable partitions are used where the walls of
a room are frequently opened to form one large
floor area.
There are
three types of
partitions:
▪ Arena’s
▪ Churches/Houses of Worship/Funeral Homes
▪ Conference/Convention Centres
▪ Government/Corporate offices
▪ Hotels/Restaurants
▪ Residences
▪ Salons and Spas
▪ Schools of all levels
REFERENCES:
▪ Dr B.C.Punamia, Building Construction
▪ S.P.Arora and S.P.Bindra, Building
Construction
▪ Robert Jantschek, Portable wall partition with
full panel end members.
▪ www.niceduniya.com,Principles of design of
partitions walls.
▪ Images are taken from google image search