TYPES OF PARTITION WALLS

 The walls which divide the floor area of the building into number of rooms to provide
privacy to the inhabitants of the building from sound and sight are called partition
walls.
 Generally, these are non-load bearing walls and therefore, their cross section is taken
thin.

Types of partition walls:

Depending upon the material used partition walls may be divided into the following
different types:
1. Brick Partition Wall
2. Clay Block Brick Partition Wall
3. Glass Partition Wall
4. Concreate Partition Wall
5. Straw Board Partition
6. Plaster Slab Partition Wall
7. Metal Lath Partition Wall
8. A.C. sheet or G.I. sheet Partition wall
9. Wooden Partition Wall
10. Lumber Partition
11. Asbestos Cement Partition
12. Double Glazed Window
13. Plywood Partition Wall
14. Gypsum board Partition Wall
15. MDF and HDF Board Partition Wall

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 16. Portable Partition Wall
17. Bison Panel Partitions Wall

1. Brick Partition Wall

There are three types of brick partition walls;

1. Plain brick partition wall

Plain Brick Partition Wall

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  It is constructed from plain bricks, and it is common and cost effective.
 The bricks are laid as stretchers in cement mortar.
 Thickness of plain brick partition wall is 10cm or half a brick.
 Recommended height is maximum 2m for construction in a day.
 It is plastered on both sides.
 Strong and fire resistant if the brick wall is constructed properly.

Reinforced Brick Partition Wall:

 It is similar to plain
brick partition but reinforced brick is much stronger due to the placement of
reinforcements.

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  Reinforcements, which is in from of wire mesh strips or iron bare, are placed at
every third or fourth course.
 Reinforced wire strip width ranges from 25mm to 28mm and thickness is
1.6mm.
 Steel bar diameter is 6mm to 8mm.
 The thickness of the wall equal to 10cm or half a brick.
 This type of partition wall used when better longitudinal bond is need and when the
partition wall has to support other super imposed loads.

Brick Nogging Partition Wall:

 Brick nogging partition wall consists of brickwork built within a framework of

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  The wooden framework provide stability to the partition against lateral loads and
vibrations caused due to opening the adjoining door and windows.
 The bricks are commonly laid flat, but they also may be laid on edge.
 The brickwork is plastered from both sides. Cement mortar proportion 1:3 is used.
 The size of the studs and nogging depends upon the thickness of partition wall.
 For 10cm thick partition wall, the studs and nogging should be 15 cm wide so
that after the brickwork is plastered from both the faces, the timber framework
may finish flush with the wall face.
 The surfaces of the timber frame work coming in contact with brick work are
coated with coal tar.
 This type of partition wall suffers from the drawback of the timber getting
delayed.

 The mortar used may not stick well to the timber members and thus the brickwork
is likely to become loose after sometime.

2.Clay Block Brick Partition Wall:

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  The blocks which are used for clay brick partition wall, is manufactured from clay
or terracotta.
 Blocks may hollow or solid
 Hollow clay bricks are commonly employed for light partition wall
 The blocks are placed in mortar
 Hollow brick partition walls are rigid, economical, strong, fire resistant, and good
heat sound insulator.
 The sizes of the hollow blocks differ with the texture of the material.
 The thickness of this type of partition wall varies between 6 cm to 15 cm.
 Grooves are provided on top, bottom, and sides of block to improve the bond
between the block and plaster.

3.Glass Partition Wall:

A glass partition wall is lightweight, easy, and economical in construction and provides
reasonable privacy and sound insulation. This partition wall is constructed from glass
sheet or hollow glass blocks as discussed below:

Glass Sheet Partition Wall:

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 ass sheet partition wall is constructed by fixing a sheet of glass in a wooden
framework and Metal Framework.
 In this type of partition wall, the glass sheets are fixed in a timber framework
using timber beadings or putty.
 The timber framework consists of a number of horizontal and vertical posts,
suitably spaced, to divide the entire area into a number of panels.
 The panels used in this type of partition walls can be rectangular or square. They
come in various sizes depending on one’s choice.
 Glass sheet partition wall is lightweight, vermin-proof, dampness-proof, and
soundproof.
 The wired glass, bulletproof glass, and three-ply glass are examples of strong
glass sheets which are suitable for glass sheet partition wall construction.

Hollow Glass Block Partition Wall:

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 Hollow glass block partition wall is constructed from hollow glass blocks. Hollow
glass blocks are translucent glass units which are lightweight and manufactured in
various thicknesses, shapes, and sizes.
 The standard size of square hollow glass blocks, which is widely used, is 14 X
14cm or 19 X 19cm with a thickness of 10cm.
 The jointing edges are painted internally and sanded externally to help the bond
between mortar and glass block.
 The front and back faces of walls are either decorated or left plain.
 Block of glass is laid in cement– lime mortar-fine sand (1:1:4)
 All joints shall be filled adequately
 Metal strip reinforcement is placed at every third or fourth course for block height
up to 15.
 Reinforcement is placed at every course if the blocks height exceeds 25cm
 There is another type of glass block with joggles and end grooves as well.

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Crystal Glass Pillars:

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 
Decorative Glass Solid Bars.
These are made out of solid
glass and used mainly in the
interiors for decoration
purpose.
 Glass pillars are mainly used as decorative solids in between any two walls. 
 Glass pillars will look better with Led lights and different color Led lights can be
given.
 One Led Light is enough if the glass pillar size is less than 600mm, in case if the
glass pillar is more than that size, we have to provide one led in the top and one
led in the bottom.

4.Concreate Partition Wall:

Cast in Situ Concrete Partition Wall:

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  The reinforcement in this partition wall type consists of steel bars or BRC fabric,
placed in the center of the wall thickness.
 Its thickness ranges from 80mm to 100mm
 It is poured monolithically with intermediate columns.
 It is rigid and stable both in vertical and horizontal directions. But the framework
is costly.
 The concrete grade used for these partitions is M15 (1:2:4)
 It helps in resisting horizontal loads like earthquake to a great extent.

Precast Concrete Slab Partitions Wall:

 A precast
concrete slab partition wall is constructed from precast concrete slab units.
 precast unit thickness ranges from 25mm to 40mm.
 precast units are secured to precast posts.

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  Joints between the precast unit shall be filled with mortar.
 The concrete mix grade used is M15 (1:2:4).

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