Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
2
Shear
Wall
Link
Beam
3
The strength and behavior of short, one or two story shear
wall (as shown in Fig. 18-4a) generally are dominated by
shear.
hw/lw ≤ 2
hw/lw ≥ 3
10
Loading and Failure Mechanisms
Shear wall is stiffer in its principal axis than it is in the other
axis. It is considered as a primary structure which provides
relatively stiff resistance to vertical and horizontal forces
acting in its plane.
12
(a)The thickness of the shear wall should not be less than
150mm to avoid unusually thin sections.
13
NSCP 2015: FIRST EDITION
19