Shear wall is a vertical element used to resist lateral forces such as seismic forces and wind forces which acts on a building structure. Shear wall works as a vertical cantilever beam. It is supported at the ground carrying vertical load together with columns. Shear walls are mainly used in tall buildings. Shear walls became […]
Retaining means to hold back the masses or loose soil where conditions make it impractical to let those masses assume their natural shape. The retaining walls as the name suggests is a structure that holds or retains the soil, dirt, and earth behind the back. There are many types of retaining wall structures that can
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