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Panel wall

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means a non- loadbearing external wall , in frame or similar construction, that is wholly supported at each storey .
Standards
a non-loadbearing window wall forming an infill between columns or within a frame and wholly supported at each storey by a beam, slab or structural projection
Source - AS 2047-2014: Windows and external glazed doors in buildings
HB50
<1> non-loadbearing external wall for multistorey buildings, composed of separate infill panels each supported by the adjacent structural members
The difference between a panel wall and a curtain wall is that a panel wall is supported at each storey, and a curtain wall is not.
See also: curtain wall
<2> means a non-loadbearing external wall, in frame or similar construction, that is wholly supported at each storey
Source - BCA Vol 1 terminology