In Australia, the standard structural system for residential construction is brick veneer where the stud wall (whether timber or cold-formed steel) is the load-bearing element and an external skin of brickwork is used for weatherproofing, insulation and aesthetic reasons. The stud wall framed structure has plasterboard interior cladding attached (commonly known as lining), brick-veneer exterior cladding, with terracotta or concrete roof tiles or steel sheet roofing. Therefore, the stud frame is lined on only one side with plasterboard material. This differs from the standard practice used in North America where both sides where both sides of the stud frame are usually lined, one with internal plasterboard material and the other with insulated external cladding material and a brick skin is not used. / Thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2006.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/267187 |
| Creators | Pham, Maria Minh-Ha. |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | copyright under review |
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