Typical detail of parapet reinforcement.

This Architectural drawing is of Typical detail of parapet reinforcement. Construction of parapet walls can be observed in buildings, bridges, and roads. In general, there will be parapet walls in almost all the buildings. Whether it is low rise building or high rise building, we need parapet walls as mostly there will be roof slabs, terrace need protection. There are different reasons discussed in the latter part of this article, for this type of construction. Safety, aesthetic appearance, roof termination, etc are some of the key factors that make us construct the parapet walls. Basically, it is a masonry wall constructed in the above-mentioned locations. We can not keep the boundary of the roof, terrace, balcony, walkway, etc. open without any protection or any barrier to the movement.  This is the main reason that we construct walls around the areas discussed in this article.  For more details and information download the drawing file.