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Architectural elements > Walls > Cavity walls

Preferred term

Cavity walls  

Definition

  • Walls, usually of masonry and usually exterior, consisting of two wythes separated by a continuous air space, the wythes held together by metal stays or wires [AAT]

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Cavity masonry walls
  • Hollow masonry walls
  • Hollow walls
  • Masonry walls, hollow

Notation

  • 121536

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-TLSZVV2N-M

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