CONSTRUCTION DETAILS-PARTITION WALLS

1. PARTITION WALLS
Building Materials & Construction
Civil Engineering Department
S.V.N.I.T,Surat.

2. IntroductionIntroduction
A partition wall may be defined as a wall or
division made up of bricks, studding, glass or
other such material and provided for the
purpose of dividing one room or portion of a
room from another.
Partition walls are designed as non-load
bearing walls. It may be of folding,
collapsible or fixed type.
If partition walls are load bearing then they
are called as ‘internal wall’.

4. Advantages of partition walls
Divide the whole area into a number of
rooms.
Provide privacy to the inmates from sight
and sound.
Are light in weight and cheaper in cost of
construction.
Occupy lesser area
Easily constructed in any position.

5. Requirements of a Good Partition Wall:Requirements of a Good Partition Wall:
Thin in cross-section so that maximum floor area can
be utilized.
Provide adequate privacy in rooms both in respect of
sight and sound.
Constructed from light, sound, uniform,
homogeneous, durable and sound insulated materials.
Simple in nature, easy and economical in
construction having proper coherence with the type
of building structure.
Offer sufficient resistance against fire, heat,
dampness, white ant or fungus, etc.
Rigid enough to take the vibrations caused due to
loads.
Strong enough to support sanitary fittings and heavy
fixtures.

6. Types of partition walls:Types of partition walls:
Brick partitions,
Hollow block partitions,
Clay block partitions,
Concrete partitions,
Glass block partitions,
Wooden partitions,
Straw board partitions,
Plaster slab partitions,
Metal partitions,
Asbestos cement partitions, and
Double glazed window.

7. Brick partitionBrick partition
Constructed with plain bricks, Reinforced
bricks, bricks-nogged or hollow bricks.
Plain brick partition of half brick thickness is
not more than 2m in height.
In reinforced brick partition of half brick
thickness, reinforcement in the form of wire
mesh or hoop iron or steel bars is provided.

8. Brick nogging partition wall consists of
brickwork built up within a framework of
wooden members.
Brick partition is fire-resistant and sound-
proof.

9. Hollow Block and Clay Block PartitionsHollow Block and Clay Block Partitions
Hollow concrete block partitions are built of
individual units of concrete.
Clay blocks used are well prepared from clay
or terra-cotta, and they are either solids or
hollow.
Hollow clay blocks of section 30*20 cm with
thickness varying from 5 cm to 15 cm can also
be used.
The blocks are provided with grooves on top,
bottom and sides, surfaces are kept glazed in
different colures.

10. They do not change their volume and are in
lighter in weight.
Hollow clay blocks

11. Acoustic Clay Hollow Partition
Wall

12. Concrete partitionConcrete partition
It can be either precast or cast in-situ.
Special concrete posts are used for the
construction of precast concrete partition
walls.
Concrete block

13. Glass partitionGlass partition
Are made from sheet glass or hollow glass
blocks.
Provides good aesthetics and allow light
Are damp, sound and heat proof.
Easy to clean and maintain.
Sheets of glass are fixed in the frame work of
wooden or metal.
Hollow blocks doesn’t need timber
framework.

15. Wooden partitionWooden partition
Lighter in weight and easy to construct.
Neither sound-proof nor fire-proof.
Not suitable for damp locations.

16. Head
Sill
Stud

17. Wooden partition wall

18. Strawboard partitionsStrawboard partitions
Useful where removal of partitions is
frequent.
Made of compressed straw covered thick
paper or hardboard.
Easy to construct.
Heat and sound proof partitions.

19. Strawboard Partition( with glass also used)

20. Plaster slab partitionsPlaster slab partitions
Are made of burnt gypsum or plaster of paris
mixed with sawdust.
5cm to 10cm thick slabs are prepared in iron
or timber moulds.
To form rigid joints suitable grooves are
provided in the plaster slabs.
Nails and screws can be easily driven into
these slabs.

21. Incomplete Partition wall of Plaster and expandable metal

22. Metal partitionsMetal partitions
Are light in weight, fireproof and strong.
Are easy to construct and shift.
Insulated material is filled into hollow
spaces.
Used for office and industrial buildings.
Are also formed of metal lathes supported
and fixed by wires.

23. Skeleton metal partition

24. Asbestos Cement partitionsAsbestos Cement partitions
Light in weight, impervious, durable, water
tight and fire-proof.
Asbestos cement sheets are made of asbestos
cement sheets and fixed into timber
framework.
Sheets are placed in position and joined by
cement mortar.
Are mostly adopted in works of temporary
character.

25. Double Glazed windowDouble Glazed window
Used for acoustic insulation.
Air space between two panes is kept 50mm
or more.
Air contained within narrow cavity is quite
‘stiff’
Transmits vibration at low frequencies.

26. Double glazed window

27. Movable partitionsMovable partitions
Movable partitions are used where the walls
of a room are frequently opened to form one
large floor area.

29. Foldable partition wall

30. Portable PartitionsPortable Partitions
Rolling mobile folding partitions which
provide temporary walls
The portable wall partition has two full panel
end members which provide support,
rigidity, privacy, and noise reduction.
They fold and are on wheels enabling
mobility and ease of storage.

31. Three common uses are:Three common uses are:
To divide space quickly where non-mobile
permanent room dividers may be unavailable
or unpractical.
As a cost effective way to create a classroom
or meeting room in existing space.
Convenient sight divider to conceal door
openings to restrooms, commercial kitchens,
and other backroom areas.

32. Portable Partitions are commonly used in:Portable Partitions are commonly used in:
Arena’s
Churches/Houses of Worship/Funeral Homes
Conference/Convention Centres
Government/Corporate offices
Hotels/Restaurants
Residences
Salons and Spas
Schools of all levels

34. References:References:
Dr B.C.Punamia, Building Construction
S.P.Arora and S.P.Bindra, Building
Construction
Robert Jantschek, Portable wall partition with
full panel end members.
www.niceduniya.com,Principles of design of
partitions walls.
Images are taken from google image search