load-bearing

Examples of load-bearing in the following topics:

• Basic Load-Bearing Construction

  • A load-bearing wall is a wall that bears a load resting upon it by conducting its weight to the foundation of the structure.
  • A load-bearing wall is a wall that supports the weight of a load resting upon it by conducting its weight to the foundation of the structure.
  • In housing, load bearing walls are most common in the construction method known as 'platform framing'.
  • This means each load-bearing wall sits on a wall sill plate, which is the bottom horizontal member of the wall.
  • A load-bearing wall is a wall that supports the weight of a load resting upon it by conducting its weight to the foundation of the structure.

• Architecture in Assyria

  • Consisting of a stone foundation punctuated by seven gates, the fortress housed the emperor's palace and a ziggurat among massive load-bearing walls with regularly spaced towers.
  • As with Dur-Sharrukin, the palace of Ashurnasirpal II was surrounded by fortified load-bearing walls.

• Post-and-Lintel Construction

  • This architectural system has been used for centuries to support the weight of the structure located above the openings created by windows and doors in a bearing wall.
  • A lintel can be a load-bearing building component, a decorative architectural element, or a combined ornamented structural item.

• Architecture in Mesopotamia

  • Existing ruins point to load-bearing architecture as the dominant form of building.
  • Because houses were load-bearing, doorways were often the only openings.
  • Where typical load-bearing walls are not strong enough to have many windows or doorways, round arches absorb more pressure, allowing for larger openings and improved airflow.

• Architecture of Djenne

  • Nearly all of the buildings in the town consist of load-bearing walls made from sun-baked mud bricks coated with mud plaster.
  • Because the walls are load-bearing, doors and windows must be small and few in number, often resulting in dark interiors.

• Art of the Persian Empire

  • The gold rhyton below, which bears a stylized ram's head in relief, dates to the Achaemenid period.
  • The load-bearing tomb, pyramidal-roofed, sits atop a geometric mound that resembles a stepped pyramid of Pre-Dynastic Egypt.

• Norse Timber Architecture in the Early European Middle Ages

  • The other influence was the stave building tradition, which possibly evolved from improvements on the prehistoric long houses that had roof-bearing posts dug into the ground.
  • Typically load-bearing with post-and-lintel entrances, long houses had sharply pitched roofs that bore a curve similar to that of a ship.
  • The load-bearing posts (stafr in Old Norse, stav in Norwegian) have lent their name to the building technique.

• Rome

  • The freedom of concrete also inspired the colonnade screen, a row of purely decorative columns in front of a load-bearing wall.

• Architecture of Great Zimbabwe

  • The load-bearing walls of its structures were built using granite with no mortar, evidence of very skilled masonry.

• The Propylaea and the Erechtheion

  • Their drapery, especially over their weight-bearing leg, is long and linear, creating a parallel to the fluting on an ionic column.
  • Between their heads and this capital is a sculpted cushion, which gives the appearance of softening the load of the weight of the building.