Framed Members and Building Structures - Introduction to Construction
As part of construction education this article discusses framing versus solid construction.
For example the timber framing of a house that is clad with an external and internal covering such as timber boarding and drywall versus the construction of solid concrete walls.
Framed members and structures are often used in lieu of solid structure for economic, cost saving, or weight saving benefits.
An solid external wall may be too heavy for the ground and sink, or a solid floor slab may be too heavy and fail under its own weight.
In other situations such as tilt panel or pre cast concrete walls the cladding framing and structural elements may be all as one with a reinforced concrete wall.
