Wall panels, the name of furniture components in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in ancient times. The vertical panels located on the left and right sides of the furniture are collectively called "side panels" or "wall panels". Now refers to a building material. It is a house structure with a load-bearing system composed of walls and floors. The load-bearing wall of the wall panel structure can be made of bricks, blocks, precast or cast-in-place concrete. According to different materials and construction methods, it can be divided into three types: mixed structure, fabricated large panel structure, and cast-in-place wall panel structure.
A house structure with a load-bearing system composed of walls and floors.
Walls are used as load-bearing components and partitions of rooms. They are the most commonly used and economical structural form in residential buildings. The disadvantage is that the flexibility of indoor layout is poor. To overcome this shortcoming, it is developing in the direction of large bays.
Wall panel structure is mostly used in residences, apartments, and can also be used in public buildings such as office buildings and schools. The load-bearing wall of the wall panel structure can be made of bricks, blocks, precast or cast-in-place concrete. Prefabricated reinforced concrete or prestressed concrete hollow slabs, trough-shaped slabs, solid slabs; prefabricated and cast-in-situ composite floor slabs; fully cast-in-situ floor slabs.