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SHEAR WALL [1 record]

Record 1 1993-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
DEF

Loadbearing wall intended to make a significant contribution towards the resistance of horizontal forces acting in its own plane.

CONT

Walls enclose buildings, exclude weather, functionally subdivide floor areas .... As shear walls, they resist the lateral loads caused by seismic forces or wind parallel to the axis of the wall.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
DEF

Mur porteur destiné à résister aux forces horizontales agissant dans son propre plan.

CONT

[Dans un système] structural double composé d'une ossature spatiale ductile résistant aux moments et de murs travaillant en cisaillement ou de contreventements en acier [, les] murs travaillant en cisaillement ou les contreventements en acier doivent résister à l'effort latéral total sans tenir compte de l'ossature.

OBS

mur de contreventement : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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