SHEAR WALL

PRESENTED BY:-
ER. SAHIL SHARMA
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
GLOBAL GROUP OF INSTITUTES, AMRITSAR
1
 INTRODUCTION
 Increase in the construction of tall buildings both residential
,commercial and the modern trend is towards more tall
structures.
The effects of lateral loads like wind loads, earthquake loads
and blast forces are attaining increasing importance.
Almost every designer is faced with the problems
of Providing adequate strength and stability
against lateral loads.

2
SHEAR WALL

Shear walls are especially important in high-rise buildings.

In residential buildings, shear walls are external form a
box which provides all of the lateral support for the
building.
Resist : Lateral loads , Seismic loads , Vertical
Forces(gravity)
Reduces lateral sway of the building
Provide large strength and stiffness to buildings in the
direction of their orientation.
Rigid vertical diaphragm transfers the loads into Foundations

3
Shear walls behaviour depends upon :material used, wall
thickness, wall length, wall positioning in building frame
also.

4
 ARCHITECTURAL
ASPECT
Shear walls provides large strength and Stiffness which
reduces lateral sway ,reduces damage to structure and its
contents.
Overturning effects are large Design of foundations requires
special attention.
Moment-resistant frame must be provided along the other
direction to resist strong earthquake effects.
Special design checks are required Inorder to carry the
horizontal earthquake force.

5
APPLICATION
Shear walls are not only designed to resist gravity /
vertical loads but designed for lateral loads of earthquakes
/ wind.
walls are structurally integrated with roofs / floors
(diaphragms)
Other lateral walls running across at right angles, thereby
giving the three dimensional stability for the building
structures.
 Walls have to resist the uplift forces caused by the pull of
the wind.
Walls have to resist the shear forces that try to push the walls
over.
6
Walls have to resist the lateral force of the wind
that push the walls in and pull them away from the
building.
Shear wall structural systems are more stable.
Supporting area with total plans area of building,
is comparatively more, unlike in the case of RCC
framed structures.

7
FUNCTIONS

Strength and Stiffness

 Strength -Shear walls must provide the
necessary lateral strength to resist horizontal
earthquake forces.
When shear walls are strong enough, they will
transfer these horizontal forces to the next element
in the load path below them, such as other shear
walls, floors, foundation walls, slabs or footings.
Stiffness -Shear walls also provide lateral stiffness
to prevent the roof or floor above from excessive
side-sway.
8
 When shear walls are stiff enough, they will prevent floor and roof framing
members from moving off their supports.
 Also, buildings that are sufficiently stiff will usually suffer less nonstructural
damage.

9
ADVANTAGE
S
 Thinner walls.
 Light weight.
 Fast construction time.
 Fast performance
 Enough well distributed reinforcements.
 Cost effectiveness
 Minimized damages to structural and Non structural elements.

10
PICTORIAL VIEW

11
Properties of structure for better
seismic performance
1. Good Structural Configuration
2. Lateral Strength
3. Ductility
4. Deformation
5. Damageability
VIDEO LINK:
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPouzObOmtE

https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEkaIROIsQ4
THANK
YOU

14