(Ïðîäîëæåíèå. Íà÷àëî â óïðàæíåíèè 4 óðîêà 3.3, ñòð.14 )
The high walls, which form the hall space, are (1)… by the roof and the wall panels on either side. The floor slab is 125mm thick concrete having (2)… footings where there are significant loads from the internal masonry walls.
Vertical movement joints are provided in the external walls at (3)… of about 9m and positioned where weakening occurs because of (4)… openings. As a result the building (5)… like a series of individual units. The principal problems are in (6)… the stability of individual walls and the overall resistance of the building to horizontal (7)… . In this case the individual walls are stabilised by the other walls to which they are attached and by their (8)… to the ground floor slab and roof. The (9)… resistance of the building is assured by shear walls, which are in one of two directions at (10)… angles to each other.
(ïðîäîëæåíèå òåêñòà â óïðàæíåíèè 4 óðîêà 3.9 ñòð. 48)