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SHEAR WALL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1993-10-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Walls and Partitions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shear wall
1, record 1, English, shear%20wall
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loadbearing wall intended to make a significant contribution towards the resistance of horizontal forces acting in its own plane. 2, record 1, English, - shear%20wall
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, English, - shear%20wall
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term and definition standardized by ISO. 4, record 1, English, - shear%20wall
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Murs et cloisons
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mur travaillant en cisaillement
1, record 1, French, mur%20travaillant%20en%20cisaillement
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- mur de contreventement 2, record 1, French, mur%20de%20contreventement
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mur porteur destiné à résister aux forces horizontales agissant dans son propre plan. 3, record 1, French, - mur%20travaillant%20en%20cisaillement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - mur%20travaillant%20en%20cisaillement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
mur de contreventement : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - mur%20travaillant%20en%20cisaillement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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