Talk:Shear wall

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redundant to the redirect at the bottom of the page? Archtemplar 19:31, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

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Note of changes: 1. I am going to add: a) A subsection “Structural Design” to introduce the load that designed for and other technical issues. b) A subsection "Arrangement in buildings with different functions" to introduce the how engineers should arrange shear walls in building with different functions. c) A subsection "construction method" to introduce some common construction technology that is currently used in shear wall construction. 2. My concerns I am concerning about the current general introduction part may not be that logical although it contains enough information. So I suggest we may use this paragragph in the general introduction part for improvement: "In structural engineering, walls are vertical and inherently stiff plane elements which provide stability to buildings. ‘Shear wall’ is a subset of walls that are adopted to resists only in-plane lateral loads such as wind and seismic loads [1]. In buildings, shear walls are usually coupled together, forming a coupled shear wall system. The requirement for shear walls is specified by many widely adopted building codes, including the International Building Code (where it is called a braced wall line) and Uniform Building Code. All exterior wall lines in wood or steel frame construction must be braced. Within a large building, shear walls are located in the center, thereby forming an enclosed box shape structure known as “shear core”. This core usually encases an elevator shaft and staircase. From the structural perspective, shear walls resist horizontal loads that are uniformly applied along its height. The applied load is generally transferred to the wall by the floor diaphragm or floor beams. In terms of construction materials, shear walls were built with plywood in the past century. Nowadays, with advances in technology and modern building methods, shear walls can be made with reinforced concrete and concrete masonry unit (CMU)." 3. Possible additions that may be helpful a) Include several different real construction projects that have shear walls functioning in various ways. In this way, this article will be more comprehensive. b) Enrich the "modeling technique" subsection and include some algorithms into this part.Chrisphd (talk) 19:53, 16 May 2017 (UTC)


 * Many thanks for the edits. My one suggestion would be to add references for sources on any new material you add or are referencing from for new additions. Keep up the good work! Regards, Shaded0 (talk) 23:13, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

First paragraph: "Wind and seismic[1] loads are the most common building codes," doesn't make sense to me. 105.0.4.244 (talk) 07:03, 18 April 2018 (UTC)


 * I agree that the lead section is not logical. The opening sentence is "In structural engineering, a shear wall is a structural system composed of braced panels (also known as shear panels) to counter the effects of lateral load acting on a structure." In the International Building Code, a shear wall is vertical element of a seismic force resisting system which is part of the structural system. Equating a shear wall with a structural system is misrepresenting the relationship of the two. Saying that a shear wall is "composed of braced panels" is misleading. A shear wall could be composed of braced wall panels, which are wooden, but doesn't have to be. A shear wall could be concrete or metal.
 * In the IBC, a braced wall line is "a straight line through the building plan that represents the location of the lateral resistance provided by the wall bracing". A braced wood panel's length "contributes to the total amount of bracing required along its braced wall line" (IBC 202). In the lead paragraph, the phrase "... IBC (where it is called a braced wall line)" is ambiguous and confusing. Nothing described up to that point in the article is what the IBC would call a braced wall line.
 * There are several other problems ("loads" are referred to as "codes"), and the defunct Uniform Building Code is mentioned. I will try to edit the lead and resolve some of these issues. Please feel free to discuss here if my edits aren't helpful or don't make sense. Romhilde (talk) 19:51, 26 August 2018 (UTC)