INTERIOR WALL CONSTRUCTION
b ) Choose ten unfamiliar expressions from the text, consult the dictionary and use them in your own situations. 13 Look at the text, separate the words to make sense: · Modernbuildingwallsmaybedesignedtoserveaseitherbearingwallsorcurtain wallsorasacombinationofbothinresponsetothedesignrequirementsofthebuildingasa whole. · Bothtypesmayappearsimilarwhencomplete, buttheirsequenceofconstructionisusuallydifferent. · Bearing-wallconstructionmaybemasonry, cast-in-placeorprecastreinforcedconcrete, studsand sheathing, andcompositetypes. · Thedesignloadsinbearingwallsaretheverticalloadingfromabove, plushorizontalloads, bothperpendicularandparalleltothewallplane. · Bearingwallsmustbeerectedbeforesupportedbuildingcomponentsabovecanbe erected. · Curtainwallconstructiontakesseveralformsincludinglighterversionsofthoseusedforbearingwalls · Thesewallscanalsocompriseassembliesofcorrugatedmetalsheets, glasspanels, orceramic-coated metalpanels, eachlaterallysupportedbylightsubframingmembers. · Thecurtainwallcanbeerectedafterthebuildingframeiscompleted, sinceitreceivesverticalsupportbyspandrelbeams, orrelievingangles, atthewallline.
14 Listen to the audio “Wall Construction” twice and be ready to answer the questions below(1-5): 1. What are the three concepts for wind resistant wall construction? 2. What measures should be taken to resist uplift forces? 3. What forces are shear walls subjected to? 4. In which case is the wall subjected to overturning force? 5. How to resist lateral forces in wood frame construction and in concrete masonry?
15 Watch the video and present the main idea of each episode in 4-5 sentences using the expressions from Appendix 2.
16 Render the text in English using the expressions from Appendix 2:
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