Yes. That's what they're designed for.
The standard concrete building block for load-bearing walls is 8 x 8 x 16
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This is a continuous strip of concrete which support load bearing walls which sit on the centre of the foundation.
A wall bearing no load.
LOAD BEARING WALLS Walls that must support the dead load of their own weight and the weight of subsequent bearing structural members placed upon them. In addition, load bearing walls must be capable to carry the load of "live" loads that are anticpated to be placed upon the the system without deflection that can degrade or negatively impact structural intergrity. NON LOAD BEARING Walls that are only intended to support themselves and the weight of the cladding or sheathings attached. Non load bearing walls provide no structural support and may be interior or exterior walls. Non load bearing walls must be braced to resist minimum 5 psf lateral loads.
The standard concrete building block for load-bearing walls is 8 x 8 x 16
5N/mm2
by using the universal testing machine, you can get the actual max load needed to fracture the hollow block and by using the formula, Compressive strength =load(lb)/Areaofcrosssection(in2) u can get the psi rating..
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A footstep bearing is essentially a cast-iron block with a gunmetal bush that has a hollow collar fitted on its top. This bearing is used to keep the shaft upright in a vertical position. The shaft is fixed in place and not allowed to rotate by a pin.
This is a continuous strip of concrete which support load bearing walls which sit on the centre of the foundation.
A wall bearing no load.
This question is not clear. A slab alone shouldn't support a load bearing wall, except for a shed type of building.
Load Bearing - something that bears a load. Like a load bearing wall in a house. The wall is holding something up like the roof, another floor, etc.
The placement of steel reinforcing is dependent on the requirements of the strength and load-bearing of the concrete. A structural engineer should be contacted in this regard.
If the concrete roof is on a brick load bearing wall you cannot open up the wall unless you have a concrete-steel beam below it . If you want a small door or window as opening you can open up the wall (not completely) but lay a beam under the wall for strength .
Usually, a load bearing wall will be perpendicular to the roof ridge.