What made a strong gypsum board partition wall ?
1. The metal stud being used for framing of the partition - the thickness, spacing and broadness as illustrated in photo 2 and 4. A broader metal stud with closer spacing will make a stronger frame, hence a stronger partition wall.
2. Suspended ceiling being installed for the partition - suspended ceiling will provide the grip on the partition wall as illustrated in photo 1.
The bigger-than-normal partition room as shown in photo 1 was built without other reinforcement besides the metal stud, hence the necessity of having the suspended ceiling to grip and keep the partition in place.
3. The height and width of the partition as illustrated in photo 3 - partition wall height of not more than 10'0" ( ten feet) and width of not more than 20'0" ( twenty feet ) built within the perimeter of the column turned out to be a strong wall which used normal metal stud as framing.
