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Curtain walls (nonbearing walls)

Scope note

Nonbearing walls supported by the members of a rigid frame structure, such as a reinforced concrete or steel frame, and therefore serving to enclose but not to support.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30002563

Broader Terms used

nonbearing walls

Narrower Terms used

wall systems

Equivalent Terms used

curtain wall (nonbearing wall)

Created

13yrs ago

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