shearwall

noun

shearwall

noun

Etymology From shear + wall.

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Architecture An element of a wall that resists lateral shear on a building

Lake Point Tower, world's tallest apartment building, concrete shearwall.1988 January 22, Robert B. Johnson, “Great Moments in Structural Engineering”, in Chicago Reader:

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