Structural Analysis and Mechanics · Lesson 19 of 27

Shear Walls and Lateral Load Distribution

Find the rigidity of a shear wall from its height to length ratio, split a story shear between walls by relative rigidity, tell rigid from flexible diaphragms, locate the center of rigidity, and add the torsional shear when the mass and stiffness centers do not line up, each carried to a number with units.

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