Score another small victory for more-constructible high-rises, especially in seismic zones. Results of recent load tests on a sandwich shear-wall assembly, designed to simplify and speed ...

A radically different shear-wall core system for simpler and speedier construction of steel-framed high-rise office buildings is about to make its debut. The coupled steel-plate composite wall ...

Shear wall technology in 2BHK project First time being used in government sector, says GHMC ... Keesara Mandal is built with shear wall technology, using imported tunnel form work.

The tall shear-wall effort has included research and lab tests of the system by Prof. Amit H. Varma at Purdue ... Time is saved by eliminating installation of rebar and constructing formwork.

Since 1987, MCEER, formerly the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research ( NCEER), has produced over 600 ...

Since 1987, MCEER, formerly the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research ( NCEER), has produced over 600 ...

The document pertains to the nonproprietary concrete-filled composite steel plate shear wall core system that “shaved a whopping 10 months off the erection schedule of Seattle’s 58-story Rainier ...

Shear panels refer to structural panels that make up exterior walls. They provide protection from the lateral forces of earthquakes. They are normally constructed by nailing 1/2-inch plywood to ...