Wall

Wall



A wall is a vertical structure, usually solid, that defines and sometimes protects an area. Most commonly, a wall delineates a building and supports its superstructure, separates space in buildings into rooms, or protects or delineates a space in the open air.

There are three principal types of structural walls:

- **Load-bearing wall: ** Supports the weight of floors and roofs

- **Non-bearing wall: ** Supports its own weight



Basically, load bearing walls must be capable to carry the load of "live" loads that are anticipated to be placed upon the system without deflection that can degrade or negatively impact structural integrity and non load bearing walls provide no structural support and may be interior or exterior walls.

