Shear Wall definition
Shear Wall means walls used for structural support but not structurally joined or enclosed at the end (except by breakaway walls). Shear walls are parallel or nearly parallel to the flow of the water.
Shear Wall means a wall of reinforced concrete, reinforced masonry or timber construction, specifically designed and constructed to resist the horizontal design loads, applied to it in a direction parallel to the longest plan dimensions of the wall, as well as any other design loads assigned thereto;
Shear Wall means walls used for structural support but not structurally joined or enclosed at the end (except by breakaway