Study Of Effects Of Provision And Location Of Shear Walls In Multi- Storey Buildings

Abstract

The basic structural behavior of high rise structure is similar to that of cantilever coming out from ground. The lateral forces generated from wind and Earthquakes are critical in high rise structures. Therefore to resists these lateral forces, lateral load resisting structural systems are required. Shear wall is one of the most effective lateral load resisting system. There are many ways to resist Earthquake forces; shear wall is one of them. Shear wall provides considerable amount of increase in stiffness of structure. Shear wall is having great ability to resist the Earthquake forces and by this it prevents complete collapse of building. It adds additional safety to the structure. It is not only provided to resist Earthquake forces but also to serve for other functional requirements.