In the room to increase the partition, closed balcony, is an increase in line load, how should we consider?
Closed the balcony, around the balcony to do the lockers, flower pots, these practices is equivalent to the top of a cantilever component to increase the continuous line load, which is extremely detrimental to the cantilever structure. The size of the overturning moment of the cantilever member depends on the magnitude of the applied force and the point of action of the force to the bearing. The balcony mentioned above is in line with this situation, therefore, the safety and stability of the balcony is extremely unfavorable, should be avoided in the balcony around the increase in load. - A Grade 1 Constructionist "Construction Management and Practice" in 2011
In addition, it is important to note that the upper part of the partition wall and the bottom of the floor should be left with gaps or elastic cushion (such as mineral wool), the purpose is to prevent the wall on the floor to produce negative moments, causing the upper plate cracking.
Add partitions in the room, and all the loads are delivered to the floor or beam. Under normal circumstances, when the use of light materials (such as gypsum board) for the partition, the impact on the structure is not great; when the use of block wall, it is very significant. Especially the weight of the partition all passed to a floor, the floor will make the deformation of a larger impact on the structure of security. The usual approach is to allow all floors to bear the weight of the partition as much as possible or to insert the support into the structural wall by means of the counterweight of the section steel or reinforced concrete before adding the partition wall. Load.
