See Also: cavity wall(encyclopedia)
cavity wall(medicine)
cavity wall(dictionary)
inferior wall of tympanic cavity(medicine)
posterior wall of tympanic cavity(medicine)
medial wall of tympanic cavity(medicine)
anterior wall of tympanic cavity(medicine)
lateral wall of tympanic cavity(medicine)
Cavity(medicine)
cavity(dictionary)

cavity wall (sh)




In architecture, a double wall consisting of two wythes (vertical layers) of masonry separated by an air space and joined together by metal ties.

The cavity allows moisture that penetrates the exterior wythe to drain. Cavity walling is used as both non-load-bearing infill for framed buildings and for bearing-wall construction.