All About Shear Wall

PREPARED BY: MAT CHO

18 MARCH 2016
Definition
“Wall”- member, usually vertical, used to
enclose or separate spaces

“Structural Walls”- wall proportioned to resist

combination of shears, moments and axial
forces

“Shearwalls”- walls that primarily resist lateral

loads due to wind or earthquake acting on the
building

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Mechanics & Design
Types of Shear Wall
The Basic Issues
• Modeling and analysis issues
– Transfer of loads to shear walls
– Modeling of shear walls in 2D
– Modeling of shear Walls in 3D
– Interaction of shear-walls with frames

• Design and detailing issues

– Determination of rebars for flexure
– Determination of rebars for shear
– Detailing of rebars near openings and corners

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The Basic Concept
 The dominant mode of failure is shear

 Strength is controlled by shear

 Designed is governed primarily by shear

 Force distribution can be based on relative stiffness

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Shear Wall Behavior

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Major Factors that affect the design of
structural walls:
• The structural function of the wall relative to rest
of the structure.
• The way the wall is supported and braced by
the rest of the structure.
• The way the wall supports and braces the
rest of the structure.
• The types of loads the wall resists
• The location and amount of reinforcement.

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Mechanics & Design
Typical Design Process
1. Define Shear Wall elements ◦
9. Print Design Report
2. Choose the Shear Wall design code and review other
related preferences and revise them if necessary 10. Change Design Section if Required

3. Assign pier and spandrel labels

◦ 11. Re-run Design and Re-analyze if needed
3. Run the building analysis
12. Repeat the Above Cycle
4. Assign overwrites

5. Select Design Combos

6. Start Designing Walls

7. View Design Input and Output Information

8. Design the Member Interactively

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ETABS Output Interpretation

CSI, ETABS
Design Procedure
Design Procedure
How to Define Shear Wall Layout
Avoid Eccentricity in Plan

Or

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Reduce In-plane Bending in Floor

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Sample Detailing

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