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Partition walls :  The walls which divide the floor area of the building into number of rooms to provide privacy to the inhabitants of the building from sound and sight are called partition walls. Generally these are non-load bearing walls and therefore, their cross section is taken thin. Purpose of Partition walls: These walls are made to divide the floor area of the building. For privacy purposes for the inhabitants of the building. Advantages of Partition walls: These walls can be easily constructed because they are thin in cross section . These walls are light in weight. As their cross section is thin so they occupy less area of the floor. Purposes of Partition walls can also be included in advantages of partition walls. ● Our New Android/IOS Application out                      DOWNLOAD ☆ Civil Engineering Online App

Rate Analysis | Factors affecting rate of an item ■ Rate analysis : Rate analysis is the study of principal role played by various constituents, elements of construction such as equipments, cost of labor, number of equipments etc. Rate of an item = Cost of material (A) + Cost of Labor (B) + Cost of scaffolding (C)+ Cost of water charges (D) + Cost of sundries (E)* Sundries mean cost of all small items which cannot be accounted separately. ■ Factors affecting rate of an item : Locality and situation. Size and extent of work. Nature of project. Height/Level of work at which it is being executed. Environmental and climatic conditions.