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NON-BEARING WALL [1 record]

Record 1 2000-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Architecture
DEF

... walls which support their own weight, but do not carry the weight of the floors or the live load.

DEF

A wall that supports no vertical load other than its own weight.

DEF

Any wall of fence that is nonloadbearing -- i.e., that supports only its own weight.

OBS

In opposition to "load-bearing wall".

Key term(s)
  • free-standing wall
  • non-loadbearing wall

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Architecture
CONT

Murs autoporteurs. Ils portent leur poids propre sur un étage au moins, sans porter les charges de la construction.

OBS

Cette notion s'oppose à celle de «mur porteur».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paredes y mamparas
  • Arquitectura
DEF

Muro que soporta su propio peso, pero no el del piso o carga móvil alguna.

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