Loadbearing wall

NCC

for the purposes of Part 3.2 in Volume Two, means any wall imposing on the footing a load greater than 10 kN/m.

Standards

wall imposing a load on the footing greater than 10 kN/m, when factored in accordance with Clause 1.4.2

Source - AS 2870-2011: Residential slabs and footings

Standards

a wall designed to support an externally applied vertical load or a load transferred from other components

Source - AS 1530.4:2014: Methods for fire tests on building materials, components and structures

Standards

a wall that supports roof or floor loads, or both roof and floor loads

Source - AS 1684.4-2010: Residential timber-framed construction

HB50

wall providing support for vertical loads in addition to its own weight