Question

Load-bearing walls are defined as those walls which carry their own weight only whereas non-load bearing walls are defined as those walls which can carry superimposed loads in addition to their own weight.

(a) True

(b) False

I have been asked this question in an online interview.

Query is from Types of Walls topic in chapter Load Bearing Walls of Construction & Building Materials

Answer 1

Right choice is (b) False

For explanation I would say: There are basically two types of walls – load-bearing walls and non-load bearing walls. Load-bearing walls are those which can support and carry superimposed loads in addition to their own weight whereas non-load bearing walls are those which can carry and support their own weight only.