CONCRETE SHEAR WALL CONSTRUCTION M. Ofelia Moroni, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile BACKGROUND Buildings with cast-in-situ reinforced concrete shear walls are widespread in many earthquake-prone countries and regions, such as Canada, Chile, Romania, Turkey, Colombia, the republics of the former Soviet Union, etc. This type of construction has been practiced since the 960s in urban regions f

Shear Wall Design Guide Publication RG-9804 February 1998 1726 M Street, NW, Suite 601 Washington, DC 20036-4523 1-800-79-STEEL Copyright 1998 by the American Iron and Steel Institute 1 The following publication was developed by R.L. Brockenbrough & Associates for the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), In the production of this publication, due diligence has been exercised in consulting a