BUILDING

ASSEMBLIES
BUILDING ASSEMBLIES
• An assortment
of devices or
products, that
are linked
together to
have a specific
purpose.
TYPES OF BUILDING
ASSEMBLIES
WALL ASSEMBLY
• The wall assembly consists of a
system of components that fulfill the
support, control, and finish function of
the building envelope.
COMPONENTS OF WALL
ASSEMBLY
• EXTERIOR CLADDING
• EXTERIOR SHEATING MEMBRANE
• EXTERIOR SHEATING
• INSULATION
• STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS
• VAPOUR BARRIER
• INTERIOR SHEATING (DRY WALL)
COMPONENTS OF WALL
ASSEMBLY
• EXTERIOR CLADDING:
The exterior cladding is the
first barrier to prevent bulk
moisture penetration into the
building interior.
COMPONENTS OF WALL
ASSEMBLY
• EXTERIOR SHEATING
MEMBRANE: The
exterior sheathing is the
waterproofing
membrane that protects
the underlying structure
from bulk moisture
ingress.
COMPONENTS OF WALL
ASSEMBLY
• Exterior sheathing: The
flat surface that
receives the exterior
sheathing membrane
around the perimeter of
the building.
COMPONENTS OF WALL
ASSEMBLY
• Insulation: Insulation
is any material used
in the wall assembly
to retard the transfer
of heat through the
wall
COMPONENTS OF WALL
ASSEMBLY
• Structural components: A
variety of structural
support forms are available
to transfer loads through
the wall assembly.
COMPONENTS OF WALL
ASSEMBLY
• Vapour barrier: The air and/or vapour barrier is an
essential component of the wall assembly.
COMPONENTS OF WALL
ASSEMBLY
• Interior sheathing(drywall): The interior
sheathing is the "finished" surface of the
wall assembly that the occupants will
interact with on the the interior of the
building.
WINDOW ASSEMBLY
• The joining, in a common assembly, of several
window units, to form a single entity, for ease
during installation or stability.
DOOR ASSEMBLY
• The joining, in a common assembly, of different
door panels and types, to form a single entity for
ease in installation or stability purposes.
FLOOR/CEILING ASSEMBLY
• Floor/ Ceiling Assembly is the term used to describe
how a floor/ceiling is built. It is important because
each assembly has a different thickness,
components, and more importantly-- fire and sound
rating.
 EXAMPLES OF
FLOOR/CEILING
ASSEMBLY
EXAMPLES:
• The assembly of reinforcing bars
and wire in a foundation walland
load-bearingcolumn.
• Shows a prestressed concrete
“double-tee” presenting the arrayof
steel cable tendons near the bottom
of the load-bearingbeam.
• Shows a composite of concrete on
corrugatedgalvanized sheet steel
with embossing’s to better bind to
theconcrete.
EXAMPLES:
• Shows the underside of this floor, supported by steel
barjoists.
• Wood trusses are engineered frames of lumber joined
together in triangular shape bygalvanized steel
connector plates commonly known as trussplates.
EXAMPLES
• Ceiling Lining System is
used under timber or
concrete flooring with any
proprietaryGypsum
plasterboard and cavities that
contain an insulationmaterial
• Resilient Bar is designed to
offer improved acoustic
insulation when constructing
aconventional ceiling under
timberjoists
COMPRESSION AND
TENSION MEMBERS
COMPRESSION MEMBERS
• Compression members are structural elements that
are pushed together that are subjected to
compressive force.
• 1. Heavytimber
• 2. Dimensonallumber
TENSION MEMBERS
• Are structural elements that are subjected to axial
tensile force.
• 1. Steeltubing
• 2. Rod with smaller dimensions