PLAIN CONCRETE

WALL

Load Bearing Wall

A load-bearing wall or
bearing wall is a wall that
bears the weight of the
house above said wall,
resting upon it by
conducting its weight to a
foundation structure.
The materials most often
used to construct loadbearing walls in large
buildings are concrete,
block, or brick.

Types of Structural Concreted Walls

Further Classification of Walls

Design of Plane Concrete Wall

Design Steps
Step-1 Check Whether the Empirical design is
applicable.

Step -2 Determine the slenderness of

the wall

Step 3-Design Axial Strength of Wall

Step-4: Determine the Minimum

Reinforcement in the wall

Step-5: Design for Shear Strength

Nominal Shear Stress

Design Shear Strength of

Concrete