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Load bearing walls

A ROOM OF DIMENSION 10m * 5m


LONG WALL SHORT WALL METHOD

• Length of each LONG wall = 0.3+10+0.3 = 10.6m


0.3m • Length of each SHORT wall = 5m

Area of long walls = 2*10.6* 0.3 = 6.36 m2


0.3m 0.3m Area of short walls = 2 *5*0.3= 3 m2
5m 0.3m 5m

Total area of walls = 6.36 + 3 = 9.36 m2


10m Volume of walls = 9.36 * 3 = 28.08 m3

0.3m

10.6 m
CENTRE LINE METHOD

• Centre line Length of wall along X axis = 0.3/2 + 10 + 0.3/2 =


10.3 m
0.3m
• Centre line Length of wall along Y axis = 0.3/2 + 5 + 0.3/2 =
5.3 m

0.3m 0.3m
5.3 m Total Centre line length of walls = 2 ( 10.3 + 5.3 ) = 31.2 m
0.3m 5m
Area of walls = 31.2 * 0.3 = 9.36 m2
Volume of walls = 9.36 *3 = 28.08 m3
10m
0.3m

10.3 m
Area=0.15*0.3
area=0.15*0.2
area=0.1*0.2

• L junction

• T junction
TYPES OF T JUNCTIONS
1. Main wall to main wall
2. Main wall to partition wall
3. Partition wall to partition wall
CENTRE LINE METHOD
30cm wall to 30 cm wall

• Centre line Length of 30cm wall along X axis = 2(0.3/2 +4+0.3


+2 + 0.3/2) = 13.2 m
0.3m
• Centre line Length of 30cm wall along Y axis = 3(0.3/2 + 5 +
0.3/2) = 15.9 m

0.3m 0.3m 0.3m Total Centre line length 30cm of walls = (13.2 + 15.9) –
5.3 m 4m*5m 2m*5m
0.3m 2*(0.3/2) = 28.8 m

Area of walls = 28.8 * 0.3 = 8.64 m2


Volume of walls = 9.36 *3 = 25.92 m3

6.6 m
CENTRE LINE METHOD • Centre line Length of 30cm wall along X axis = 2(0.3/2 +4+0.3
30cm wall to 20 cm wall +2 + 0.3/2) = 13.2 m
• Centre line Length of 30cm wall along Y axis = 2( 0.3/2 + 5 +
0.3/2) = 10.6 m
• Centre line Length of 20cm wall along Y axis = 0.3/2 + 5 +
0.3/2 = 5.3 m
0.3m

Total Centre line length of 30cmwalls = 13.2+10.6 = 23.8m


Total Centre line length of 20cmwalls = 5.3 – 2*0.3/2= 5m
0.3m 0.2m
5.3 m 4m*5m 2m*5m
0.3m
Area of 30cm walls = 23.8 * 0.3 = 7.14 m2
Area of 20cm walls = 5* 0.2 = 1 m2

Volume of 30cm walls = 7.14 *3 = 21.42 m3


Volume of 20cm walls = 1 *3 = 3 m3
6.6 m
Total volume of walls = 24.42 m3
CENTRE LINE METHOD • Centre line Length of 20cm wall along X axis = 2(0.2/2 +4+0.3
30cm wall to 20 cm wall +2 + 0.2/2) = 13 m
• Centre line Length of 20cm wall along Y axis = 2( 0.2/2 + 5 +
0.2/2) = 10.4 m
• Centre line Length of 30cm wall along Y axis = 0.2/2 + 5 +
0.2/2 = 5.2 m
0.2m

Total Centre line length of 20cm walls = 13 +10.4 = 23.4m


Total Centre line length of 30cm walls = 5.2 – 2*0.2/2= 5m
0.2m 0.3m
5.2 m 4m*5m 2m*5m
0.3m
Area of 20cm walls = 23.4 * 0.2 = 4.68 m2
Area of 30cm walls = 5* 0.3 = 1.5 m2

Volume of 20cm walls = 4.68 *3 = 14.04 m3


Volume of 30cm walls = 1.5 *3 = 4.5 m3
6.5 m
Total volume of walls = 18.54 m3
CENTRE LINE METHOD
20cm wall to 20 cm wall

• Centre line Length of 20cm wall along X axis =


2(0.2/2+4+0.2+2+0.2/2) = 12.8 m
0.2m
• Centre line Length of 20cm wall along Y axis = 3( 0.2/2 + 5 +
0.2/2) – 2*0.2/2= 15.4 m

0.2m 0.2m Total Centre line length of 20cm walls = 12.8 +15.4 = 28.2m
5.2 m 4m*5m 2m*5m
0.3m
Area of 20cm walls = 28.2 * 0.2 = 5.64 m2

Volume of 20cm walls = 5.64 *3 = 16.92 m3

6.4 m
CENTRE LINE METHOD

0.3m

0.3m 0.3m
5.3 m 4m*5m 0.3m 2m*5m
0.3m

6.6 m

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